LunaDS Alternatives

Apps similar to LunaDS include RetroArch, which is free and open source. Other options are Citra, DeSmuME, Azahar and melonDS. Game Emulators like LunaDS are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. RetroArch icon
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    A fast, modular emulator frontend offering portability and extensive support for systems from arcade consoles to mobile platforms, featuring game engines like Doom and Quake, and capabilities for real-time rewinding and shader support on a variety of devices.

    168 RetroArch alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Haiku
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  2. Citra icon
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    An experimental open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator/debugger written in C++. At this time, it only emulates a very small subset of 3DS hardware, and therefore is only useful for booting/debugging very simple homebrew demos. Citra is licensed under the GPLv2. Refer to the license.

    19 Citra alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Android
    • Flathub
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  3. DeSmuME icon
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    DeSmuME is a 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Azahar icon
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    An open-source 3DS emulator project based on Citra.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Android
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. Panda3DS icon
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    Panda3DS is an HLE, red-panda-themed Nintendo 3DS emulator written in C++ which started out as a fun project out of curiosity, but evolved into something that can sort of play games!

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    • Android
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  6. Mikage icon
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    Mikage is a Nintendo 3DS emulator made to replicate an authentic console experience on PC and Android. Mikage is an early stage of development, but it fully emulates the HOME Menu and can play many commercial games already.

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Android
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  7. No$GBA icon
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    NO$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.

    40 No$GBA alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  8. Mandarine Neo icon
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    A Citra fork with new features and hacks which are experimental and may not be present in Azahar. Continuation of Mandarine 3DS emulator.

    13 Mandarine Neo alternatives

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  9. WatermelonDS icon
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    A Nintendo DS and DSi emulator for Android, built on top of melonDS and the melonDS Android port by rafaelvcaetano.

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    • Android
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    3Beans emulates the 3DS at a low level, which means that it runs the entire OS as if it were on real hardware. It can boot the home menu and launch some games, but it's still young and has plenty of issues.

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    • Windows
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  11. Borked3DS icon
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    Borked3DS is yet another Citra-derived project that aims to continue Nintendo 3DS emulation development work after that project shut down. Its lineage is directly derived from PabloMK7's now archived fork, but also incorporates elements from Lime3DS (also now defunct) and...

    13 Borked3DS alternatives

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