melonDS Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• help with bw roms

  Use MelonDS instead, it's the most recommended DS emulator. Source: 10 months ago

• Pokémon emulators

  You mean emulators running on PC? It took some doing, but I finally got DS Download Play to work on MelonDS. First you need to get DS firmware files. I found one on Retrostic that did not work for me. Melon told me it was an old hacked dump, and trying to boot it just got me a white screen. I found another on the Internet Archive that works. Source: 10 months ago

• I feel like people put down MelonDS too much here

  MelonDS is actually doing a lot of really cool stuff. I can't speak too much on the Android build, but on PC they have actually gotten multiplayer too work flawlessly and they are currently working on implementing netplay. You can keep up with their progress here. Source: 11 months ago

• Hi, new to emulators. I had a question, can I run gba and nds games on this?

  No, you can use mGBA for GBA games, and MelonDS for NDS games. Source: 11 months ago

• Completely new to emulation

  AFAIK randomizers are usually romhacks, and so they should work on most DS emulators, I personally use melonDS, however you can find a list of DS emulators here. Source: about 1 year ago

• my mii disappeared

  You should use MelonDS, it's faster and more accurate than DeSmuME. Source: about 1 year ago

• Help with Pokemon HeartGold and DeSmuMe in-game save error

  If it's possible, I recommend using MelonDS instead; it's more stable in general, so I think it'll fix any weird issues. Source: over 1 year ago

• is melon ds really safe?

  I just installed it (it was from this website) and I want to know if its really safe, I dont want to get a virus. Source: over 1 year ago

• Questions about DS stuff:

  MelonDS is a core and a standalone emulator. There's no way a Wii can emulate a DS, at most it can emulate PS1 games; here's a list of available RetroArch cores for the Wii system. Source: over 1 year ago

• Best way to emulate Gen 5?

  You'll want a good DS emulator, like melonDS. You'll need to look up the ROM and some DS keys on your own. I can't link them here because of copyright laws. They've got an FAQ / tutorial to help you through it. Be sure that you've got anti-virus protection and, if possible, a VPN. Do not torrent anything! You could get a cease-and-desist from The Pokemon Company; they monitor some torrenting sites. Source: over 1 year ago

• The glitchiest game I've ever seen

  Emulation! Use MellonDS On Android or PC and Google around for the DS BIOS and roms! Source: over 1 year ago

• hi I'm just getting in to digimon and want to get one of the games

  DS (first four Digimon Story titles): There is a correct answer and it is melonDS. While other emulators, like DeSmuMe (which I used to use) do exist, they are worse. The first two games' English translations were, for some reason, rebranded. Digimon Story became "World DS," and Digimon Story Sunburst/Moonlight became "World Dawn/Dusk." The third game, Lost Evolution, was not officially published in English, and... Source: over 1 year ago

• volunteer in comments rule

  Desmume is awful, old and built on game specific patches, use melonDS instead https://melonds.kuribo64.net/. Source: over 1 year ago

• What would the best emulator be for emulating Nintendo DS games?

  Otherwise, there are two great alternative. MelonDS is a newer emulator that has simpler configuration compared to Desmume. I only use this due to its official support on Linux. You do need a DS firmware which you can get from a real Nintendo DS (which are cheap nowadays). Source: over 1 year ago

• This emulator is amazing

  For the DS I highly reccomend MelonDS. Blows the others out of the water. Doesn't have GBA slot capability yet but they're working on it. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Emulating the mystery dungeon games.

  I don't know about iPhone but there are millions of option if you are on Laptop. You can play on [Desmume](https://desmume.org/) or [MelonDS](https://melonds.kuribo64.net/) if you are on Windows or Linux. If your laptop is a Mac, [openemu](http://openemu.org/) is a godsend for Mac users. Source: almost 2 years ago

• What website do I download emulators off? I just downloaded Citra to my PC, and trying to figure out how to add games, mainly Pokemon Games from DS and 3DS

  Can’t say anything about 3ds but here’s what I do know, these are the best I’ve tried for each console Gameboy Advanced - mGBA DS - melonDS I actually get most of my roms from the mega thread, otherwise romsgames or emulatoroms work as well. I don’t even have windows defender on and I haven’t gotten anything weird in the last couple months so I’d say they’re all safe options. Some have more than others of course.... Source: about 2 years ago

• I laggy

  Well I would recommend that you specifically download an emulator from the makers official websites as noted above. Try either [Desmume ](www.desmume.org) or melonDS. And try the games from there. As far as safe site to get the game I can’t help you there. Source: about 2 years ago

• How can i fixe framerate probleme on my DS émulator

  You can also try the other emulator, melonDS. Source: over 2 years ago

• What's the current state of DS emulation like? What are the best emulators out right now?

  DS emulation actually has a rather hopeful future with the ongoing development of melonDS, which is a W.I.P. DS emulator that can also (sort of) do local wireless and online connectivity emulation as well as DSi emulation for DSiWare / DSi Exclusive titles (though these aspects are still a work in progress but in my experience the DSiWare emulation portion has worked rather well thusfar). Source: over 2 years ago

• Is there any possible way to find DS roms, that are have little to no touch input?

  If you're talking about the emulator itself to play games with: MelonDS would be your best bet for multiple reasons. Source: over 2 years ago