DeSmuME Alternatives
DeSmuME is described as 'freeware emulator for the NDS roms & Nintendo DS Lite games created by YopYop156. DeSmuME is also known as YopYop DS is written in C++ for Microsoft Windows and can play Nintendo DS homebrew and commercial nds roms' and is a popular Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are eight alternatives to DeSmuME for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and Online / Web-based. The best alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DeSmuME are melonDS, No$GBA, Drastic and WinDS PRO.
RetroArch
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Game Emulator
138 alternatives to RetroArch- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Blackberry
- iPad
- OpenPandora
- Steam
- Raspberry Pi
- Playstation
- Xbox
RetroArch is a graphical frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players.
RetroArch Features
melonDS
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
8 alternatives to melonDS- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
A Nintendo DS emulator with support for commercial games.
melonDS Features
No$GBA
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo25 alternatives to No$GBA- Freemium • Proprietary
- Game Emulator
- Windows
NO$GBA is a Nintendo DS emulator for Microsoft Windows. It is capable of running commercial and homebrew Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS games, such as Pokémon Diamond which the latest version is able to run at full speed with no graphical glitches.
No$GBA Features
Drastic
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo9 alternatives to Drastic- Paid • Proprietary
- Game Emulator
- Android
DraStic is a fast Nintendo DS emulator for Android. In addition to being able to play Nintendo DS games full speed on many Android devices it has the following features:
Drastic vs DeSmuME opinions
much better frame rate and emulation
-1WinDS PRO
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo27 alternatives to WinDS PRO- Free • Proprietary
- Game Emulator
- Windows
WinDS PRO contains the latest versions of the emulators for the Nintendo, Sega and Playstation consoles for PC including:
WinDS PRO Features
nds4droid
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo12 alternatives to nds4droid- Free • Open Source
- Game Emulator
- Android
nds4droid is a free, open source Nintendo DS emulator written for Android smartphones. It is based off of the excellent emulator DeSmuME. The source code can be found on sourceforge.
iDeaS
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Proprietary
- Game Emulator
22 alternatives to iDeaS- Windows
- Linux
iDeaS is a plugin-based Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS emulator for Microsoft Windows and Linux, using the GTK+ toolkit.
Discontinuedlast update: February 12, 2012
CD-i Emulator
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo14 alternatives to CD-i Emulator- Paid • Proprietary
- Game Emulator
- Windows
The CD-i emulator program (cdiemu) provides a fairly complete emulation of the hardware of an actual physical CD-i player.
CD-i Emulator Features
It's the best DS emulator for Android. Well worth the price. Has every feature you can ask except multiplayer/link feature.