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While we know that emulating Nintendo consoles can be a bit of a risky business, but the further you get from the current gen, the more comparatively safe it is. So, as we reach back into the DS era, you get a few pretty sturdy choices. To help you, we\u2019ve made this guide on the best Android DS Emulator. <\/p>\n

If you also want to play Nintendo 3DS games, you\u2019ll also need the best Android 3DS emulator<\/a>. Of course, we have you covered there as well.<\/p>\n

Best Android DS Emulator<\/h2>\n

Here we\u2019ll detail our pick for the best emulator, and give a few honorable mentions, too!<\/p>\n

melonDS<\/a> \u2013 4.3 On Google Play<\/h3>\n
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The current wearer of the crown is none other than melonDS. It\u2019s free, it\u2019s open source, and it\u2019s regularly updated with new features and performance enhancements.<\/p>\n

The emulator comes with a host of options to make your experience your own. melonDS has solid controller support, customizable to your liking. There are different themes to suit light mode fans, and dark mode enjoyers. You can scale up the resolution of titles with resolution settings and find your happy place between performance and visual fidelity.<\/p>\n

It comes with built-in support for Action Replay too, so it\u2019s never been easier to cheat a little. <\/p>\n

Keep in mind the Google Play<\/a> version is an unofficial port, though it is linked from the GitHub, so it seems to have the developers\u2019 full blessing. The GitHub version<\/a> is the most up-to-date. <\/p>\n

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Emulator DS-PSX2 by EmuBox<\/a> \u2013 Score On Google Play Pending<\/h3>\n
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EmuBox is free to download, and funded by ad revenue. This does mean that ads display while it\u2019s in use. This also means that the emulator can only be used on a device that is online, with is a bit of a downer.<\/p>\n

While there are some negatives, there is a big positive to EmuBox stuff. While this appears to have split off the PS2 and DS emulation from the main emulator it is still a multipurpose emulator, and isn\u2019t restricted to only DS ROMs. You can run ROMs from several different consoles, including the DS, PS1 and PS2. A lot of players also aren\u2019t overly impressed with the amount of ads you need to trawl through in order to actually play the original app, and we suspect it won\u2019t we wildly different. This is also relatively new compared to the original Emubox<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Super NDS Pro<\/a> \u2013 Free Version Rated 4.5 On Google Play<\/h3>\n
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This is the premium ad-free version of Super NDS. The free version is also functional, though we didn\u2019t feel we could quite recommend it as the ads are a bit too intrusive for our liking. If this one catches your eye, we\u2019d probably suggest that you do try the free version first to test that things run okay on it. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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