Nintendo DS Emulators

BizHawk is a multi-system emulator focused on Tool-Assisted Speedruns (TAS). It supports over 30 consoles, offers frame-by-frame rewind, RAM watch, Lua scripting, and is the go-to tool for the TASVideos community.

Delta is the best free multi-system emulator for iPhone and iPad. Available on the App Store, it supports NES, SNES, N64, GBA, GBC, and DS — no jailbreak required.

DraStic is the fastest Nintendo DS emulator for Android. It features 2× fast-forward, resizable dual screens, cheat code support, and hardware controller compatibility.

melonDS is a modern, open-source Nintendo DS emulator aiming for accuracy and performance. It supports Wi-Fi simulation, DSi emulation, and OpenGL rendering.

OpenEmu is the best all-in-one emulator for macOS, unifying multiple cores in one polished Mac-native app. It supports a huge range of consoles with automatic ROM organization, artwork fetching, and iCloud saves.

RetroArch is an all-in-one frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players. It brings hundreds of emulator cores under one roof with a unified interface, shader support, and cross-platform availability.

DeSmuME is one of the oldest and most feature-complete Nintendo DS emulators, with support for a wide range of games and a long list of enhancement options.