You now have two fresh options for Nintendo DS emulation
Nintendo DS emulation has come a long way. If you grew up gaming on the retro handheld, you already know just how unique it was thanks to its two screens (one with touch input), a stylus, and games d…
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Nintendo DS emulation has come a long way. If you grew up gaming on the retro handheld, you already know just how unique it was thanks to its two screens (one with touch input), a stylus, and games designed to be played on both screens at once. This same uniqueness, however, also makes it especially tricky to recreate the Nintendo DS experience on modern devices. That’s where developer Sapphire Rhonodite comes in with updates for two Nintendo DS emulators.
The two projects, which are looking to fill the gap left by DraStic, are SeedlessDS and WatermelonDS (via RetroHandhelds ). The former is based on DraStic r2.6.0.4a, while the latter is a fork of melonDS .
Both emulators focus on dual-screen gaming, so handhelds like the Anbernic RG DS and the AYN Thor are ideal pieces of hardware for trying out these updates.
WatermelonDS is the more ambitious of the two. According to its developers, it retains DraStic’s goal of providing “a powerful Nintendo DS emulator experience on Android, with modern Android features.”
The latest release is version 0.7.0, and it adds a new launcher icon and splash screen, complete with UI changes and a more consistent identity. It also improves the way the emulator’s ROM list and RetroAchievements interface are presented.
In addition to the fresh coat of paint, the update also begins experimenting with Vulkan FastPath to potentially improve performance in the future.
More information and download links for WatermelonDS can be found on its GitHub page.
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