SNES Emu for NDS

[poloplayr]

Anyone actually tried the newly released SNES emu? Even though it's very early, I heard Super Mario World and others work almost perfectly. The authors are hard at work and doing major improvements by the hour...

Thank god, my only reason for buying a PSP is now gone. :)

[McBacon]

I'm hoping Nintendo themselves will re-release SNES classics for it, with some added compat. Imagine playing SMRPG, and flipping through items and attacks via. the touch screen! :P

I havn't personally tried this yet, as I don't have a PassMe, SlapMe, Compatable Network Card or Christmas Card.

But it does interest me!

[demen999]

Whoa wait a tick! emu for DS? Ok I'm lost...

[poloplayr]

How on EARTH can this thread get so few replies? This emu is looking AMAZING...and on a piece of hardware with perfect button/control layout too.

[dcware]

cos there's no link

[poloplayr]

http://www.insertcredit.com/archives/ds.jpg


http://boards.pocketheaven.com/viewtopic.php?t=2398&sid=82c5150c4e2df4f6266773e72e49b7d6

http://home.utah.edu/~u0422123/snesDS/

http://www.insertcredit.com/

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[buttasuperb]

I'm not familiar with the DS at all, what does it play off of?

[Cmosfm]

I'm not familiar with the DS at all, what does it play off of?

Third Party flash cards.

I still think the PSP emulation is easier, better and more exciting overall.

[poloplayr]

Here's the simplified rundown...

first of all you need to update the firmware, which is done by flashing i using either PassMe or WifiMe (google it). Then you use GBA flashcarts with the snes emu and roms injected into to play.

[zmweasel]

I'll check it out later today, but for anyone who's tried it, how's the speed? Is it running SNES games at full speed with sound?

EDIT: You've gotta mess with the DS firmware to run 'brews? Never mind.

-- Z.

[Cauterize]

I still think the PSP emulation is easier, better and more exciting overall.

Its a matter of personal taste my FF1 hoarding demon/friend!
LOL

Does anyone on the boards have one of the DS cards like PassMe or whatever.. i was wonderin how reliable they are/how good

[Jive3D]

Honstly I thought that I would have been all over this by now. And if I did NOT have a PSP, I would totally have modded out my DS.

Fact is that PSP emu is taking alot of my time and the DS scene -
1.) has not been bursting with anything until only very recently and 2
2.) it requires that ugly looking pass-me thing right now and on top of that you need to have another regular ds game stuck in it (that is if you are going to play DS roms too - it needs a regular ds game in there so it has a save bank for your game). So the pass me and the game while stick out of the top, looks like having a game genie stuck in the top of your DS! Ugly!

Plus you've gotta upgrade your firmware and I don't know if I want to do that b/c NO ONE knows if that will interfere with the DS going online later this year - since that's the only reason that I bought the DS, I be waitin' foo!

but if you have gone through with it, then I hope you are enjoying your DS roms more than your SNES roms.

[-hellvin-]

Hmm...doesn't look solid enough for me to want to try out yet. Maybe when something more convincing is released.

[Zubiac666]

As I reading MUCH bullcrap in this thread I'm trying to clear this:

1) The emu runs full-speed and has sound(like the new NES emu for DS).
2) You need a PassMe and a Flash-card OR a WifiMe compatible wireless card and a flash card.....NOT both.
I bought my wireless card(sitecome) for 15 euros.
3) with the setup above you can flash the hacked firmware which gets rid of the health screen and let you boot DS files from gba slot(via Flash card).
NOTE: The hacked firmware will NOT harm your DS in any way(exept you mess up the flashing itself) because the hacked firmware does NOT replace the original firmware....it just co-exists.
4) for all of those who saying it's not worth:
It is worth as you are not only able to run the emus(NES,SNES,MSX,Chip8,GAMEKING(!!) ) but also all the homebrew stuff which is out for DS.And that is VERY impressive stuff:
DS Bonga (a Donkey Konga port....no joke)
Battleship DS
Pong
DS Paint
Minesweeper
Nibbles DS
Tetris DS
Wall Break (arkanoid clone)
Duckhunt (yes the original NES game with stylus instead of lightgun)
Musk (great looking shmup)
several calculators (all with touchscreen input)
the upcoming DOOM DS (http://dual-soft.com/doomds/) (with updated graphics etc)
2 different OS (winDS and another one)
Darkstar (painting programm)
PocketSPC (plays SNES sound files!)
JPEG viewers
MOD player
and and and ....

5) you can play just with a wireless network card all the official Nintendo downloadable Demos! You don't even need a flash card for this.You don't even need to hack the firmware cause they are official demos.

Demos out so far:
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
DS Training for Adults: Work Your Brain
Ganbare Goemon
Guru Guru Nagetto
Submarine Tech
Electroplankton
Meteos
Table Hockey
Zelda Gallery
Zelda Preview Trailer
Advanced Wars DS

I have them all on my laptop and when I go to toilet I take my DS with me and load the demos wirelessly from laptop to toilet(or better:DS) and start playing while having business with my butt.

[dethink]

Zubiac666 - where can I find more info on this?

Sounds very interesting...interesting enough that I might have to pick up a DS (again).

[gamegirl79]

I found this site that seems to have good step-by-step instructions. I gotta do this! :D

http://www.aaronrogers.com/nintendods/wifime.php

[poloplayr]

Just wanted to add that you do NOT need to have that Passme sticking out of your DS. Once you have flashed the DS it's done.

[Zubiac666]

I found this site that seems to have good step-by-step instructions. I gotta do this! :D

http://www.aaronrogers.com/nintendods/wifime.php

great find gamegirl
it explains(step by step with screenshots) everything you need to run the official demos
it's like a 5min job once you have the wireless card(make sure you get one from the list) for your PC.
if you have a flash card too than you are a lucky girl/man cause you will be able to run all the homebrews once you flashed the new firmware.
ROXOROX indeed.
here are some homebrew-screenies:
DS Bonga
http://www.mymateo.com/DSBonga.jpg

WinDS
http://nintendo-ds.dcemu.co.uk/wins.JPG

Gorilla DS (remember the old PC game?)
http://nintendo-ds.dcemu.co.uk/gorilla.JPG

JW Pool (bad screenshot...looks far better(3D) in real)
http://nintendo-ds.dcemu.co.uk/pool.JPG

TI calculator emu
http://ds.rorexrobots.com/calc/calc3.jpg
http://ds.rorexrobots.com/calc/calc2.jpg

Duckhunt DS
http://www.pocket-dev.org/DS/DuckHunt/duckhunte.PNG

There is also a homebrew DS game named "Abalone" (http://omalone.free.fr/features.html) which looks so good that it could be easily an official DS game.

[DoubleJJ]

Ok, I'm sorta lost here. Do I NEED a wireless card, and why? And do I need a blank SD Card?

[poloplayr]

you do NOT need a WireLess card. it is one alternative. You can either update the firmware via the wifi (and then send the games that way too) OR update the firmware via a PassMe device and then play the games off a gba flashcart.

[Zubiac666]

Ok, I'm sorta lost here. Do I NEED a wireless card, and why? And do I need a blank SD Card?

what? sd card?

you need a wireless PC card(or a PassMe card) and a GBA flash card for updating the DS firmware so you can play homebrew stuff from GBA-flash card.

You will JUST need a wireless card when you want to play the official Nintendo demos(no need for updating the firmware here).

You will need the wireless card for sending code from your PC to your DS. The DS will save the demo in his ram and dada you can play.

Read gamegirls link above.It explains everything nicely

[midgey]

This is extremely exciting to me. I'm definitely going to buy this and would like to get set up as soon as possible. If I could get this before Thursday next week, I know what I'll be doing on the 5 hour train trip from St. Louis to Chicago.

I'm at work, so I can't do much web browsing, otherwise I wouldn't bother asking these questions. How big are these apps/roms? What flash cart would you suggest? What's the cheapest wireless nic available that works with this? (preferably PCMIA, but PCI will work too). Best place to buy all of this?

Is there a dedicated forum/site for DS emulation?

Thanks for answering any of these questions.

[jezt]

Wait...you can download nintendo ds demos NOW? I thought this feature was not in full effect yet. Where is the official info on this? i would go buy a wi fi card right now if i thought I could do anything remotely online with my ds. @_@

[Zubiac666]

Wait...you can download nintendo ds demos NOW? I thought this feature was not in full effect yet. Where is the official info on this? i would go buy a wi fi card right now if i thought I could do anything remotely online with my ds. @_@

the demós are indeed official ones.
In japan you can download those demos to your DS from special kiosks and test them.
A few months ago a smart mind went out and captured those downloadable demos on his wireless-ready laptop.

So, those demos are not meant to be downloadable over internet but it's indeed a nice feature cause you can test the games before buying them.I don't even think that there's anything illegal about it so rock on and buy a wireless card for your PC.

Just make sure that it's a card from THIS LIST (http://ralink.rapla.net/) cause they will work for sure(I've bought the Sitecome WL-112 for my laptop).

Then you have to install some hacked drivers(and NOT the original ones which come with the card).Just follow THESE INSTRUCTIONS STEP BY STEP (http://www.aaronrogers.com/nintendods/wifime.php)

After that you will be able to download all the official demos(which you can get HERE (http://www.akkit.org/DS/E3/)) directly to your DS and play them.

For further info about the frigging awesome DS homebrew scene go HERE (http://forum.gbadev.org/viewforum.php?f=18).

HERE (http://www.mymateo.com/roms.htm) are some homebrew games for DS.

[segagamer4life]

Anyone running Mame, or any other emu on their DS? I have been googling and thusfar comming up empty, anyone?

[TheRedEye]

Anyone running Mame, or any other emu on their DS? I have been googling and thusfar comming up empty, anyone?

Yeah? What terms have you been googling?

[MarioMania]

Can you play a Genesis Emulator on the GBA as well the DS, Only 3 Button Games

[rbudrick]

How do I back up the DS games I have and play them? Do any devices out there allow you to dump you games yet? Is Passme et al necessary for this? I hate carrying around an extra thingy for my DS cards whenever I want to switch a game. Yet, I hear the flash devices out there won't play commercial roms. Pain in the ass! LOL

And when are the flash devices going to allow you to leave your GBA slot open? For games that use the rumble cart or whatever, I can see that would be a pain. I think there's two devices that will do it (I'm sorta uninformed)...one's out and doesn't do commercial roms (afaik), and one isn't out yet (NinjaDS I think), and it is unknown if it will.

Yeah, yeah, say all you want that I just want to pirate roms, but I don't need to, as I've got so many DS games. I just don't want to carry around a bunch of DS cards and lose them.

-Rob