An interesting Nintendo DS emulator with support for homebrew roms.
DeSmuME is a small and free Nintendo DS emulator which supports different types of ROMs from the system such as those in GZ, 7Z, GS.GBA and NDS format.
The program has different features for customizing your playing experience and can change certain aspects of the emulation like aspect ration, rotation, window size and screen separation parameters.
Other things that DeSmuME can do is configure all types of options while emulating a rom like keyboard input, hotkeys, microphone settings, firmware settings and more.
After loading a supported ROM file with DeSmuME, the emulation will start just as it does on Nintendo DS devices. Unfortunately the experience won't be the same as running a real handheld console due to hardware constraints with a PC but it does offer some other options not available on the console with screen recording and can also take still screenshots.
Overall, DeSmuME doesn't offer the same experience as running your games on a real Nintendo DS console, but it does offer some other options that may be useful, especially for people wishing to upload their game playing to online video services like YouTube.
Features of DeSmuME
- Audio: Adjustable frequency and volume.
- Cheats: Code breaker and Action Replay support.
- Compatibility: Play games from all regions.
- Debugging: Debugger and Profiler tools.
- Emulation: High-level emulation of Nintendo DS hardware.
- Input: Mouse and keyboard support.
- Multiplayer: Wi-Fi connection and local wireless support.
- Netplay: Online gaming experience with other players.
- Recorder: Record and playback of game sessions.
- Save: Ability to save anywhere in game.
- Screenshot: Ability to capture screenshots.
- User Interface: Skinnable, configurable interface.
- Video: Capture video of game session.
- Visuals: 3D rendering, anti-aliasing, custom resolutions and textures.
Compatibility and License
DeSmuME has been released under the open source GPL license on Windows from console emulators. The license provides the options to freely download, install, run and share this program without any restrictions. The source code for DeSmuME should be freely available and modifications are certainly permitted as well as the option to inspect the software.
What version of Windows can DeSmuME run on?
DeSmuME can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
Other operating systems: The latest DeSmuME version from 2024 is also available for Mac.
Filed under:
- DeSmuME Download
- Free Console Emulators
- Open source and GPL software
- Nintendo DS Emulation Software
