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There are many emulators present for the DS and DSi. This page provides a comprehensive explanation on the many emulators and loaders bundled into TWiLight Menu++.

List of systems supported by TWiLight Menu++

Format	Loader	Extensions	Save file
ARGV1	Native	.argv
Atari 2600	StellaDS	.a26
Atari 5200	A5200DS	.a52
Atari 7800	A7800DS	.a78
Atari XEGS	XEGS-DS	.xex, .atr
ColecoVision	S8DS, ColecoDS	.col
DS	nds-bootstrap, flashcard kernel, native	.nds, .dsi, .ids, .srl, .app	saves/[rom name].sav2
DSiWare	Unlaunch, nds-bootstrap	.nds, .dsi, .ids, .srl, .app	saves/[rom name].pub, saves/[rom name].prv
DSTWO Plugin	DSTWO3	.plg
Game Boy (Color)	GameYob	.gb, .sgb, .gbc	[rom name].sav
Game Boy Advance	GBARunner24, native5	.agb, .gba, .mb	[rom name].sav
Game Gear	S8DS	.gg	[rom name].gg.sav
Genesis/Mega Drive	jEnesisDS, PicoDriveTWL	.gen	[rom name].srm6
Intellivision	Nintellivision	.int
Master System	S8DS	.sms	[rom name].sms.sav
Neo Geo Pocket (Color)	NGPDS	.ngp, .ngc	/data/ngpds/[rom name].ngp.fla
Fast Video	Coming Soon	.fv
NES/Famicom	nesDS	.nes, .fds	[rom name].sav
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16	NitroGrafx	.pce
Rocket Video	Rocket Video Player	.rvid
SG-1000	S8DS, ColecoDS	.sg
Sord M5	ColecoDS	.m5
SNES	SNEmulDS	.smc, .sfc	[rom name].srm
WonderSwan (Color)	NitroSwan	.ws, .wsc	???
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These are just recommended emulators and loaders that are present in TWiLight Menu++. There are other emulators for these consoles (such as lolSnes, Gbaemu4ds, etc.)

Other emulators for the DS

Format	Loader	Extensions	Save file
Neo Geo	neoDS	.neo	(unknown)

Notes on specific emulators

RAM Disks

• In order for jEnesisDS or neoDS to work on the DSi SD card, you'll have to use a RAM disk with nds-bootstrap
  • A RAM disk maker for jEnesisDS is built into TWiLight Menu++. You will need to create your own RAM disk for neoDS. See Creating RAM Disks on how to do so
  • The reason why RAM disks are used is because these emulators' ARM7 hooks don't work properly

Comparison between PicoDriveTWL and jEnesisDS

• PicoDriveTWL

  • Was made for DSi
  • Does not require nds-bootstrap RAM Disks
    • Saving is supported on DSi SD cards
    • Quicker load times between TWiLight Menu++ to the emulator on the DSi SD card
  • Supports arguments
  • Limit is 2.5 MB on a Flashcard
    • Takes advantage of the DSi extra RAM or DS Memory Pak to extend this limit
  • No sound emulation
  • Framerate is extremely choppy

• jEnesisDS

  • DS Mode
    • Requires nds-bootstrap's RAM disk to be used for DSi SD cards
    • Saving is unavailable for DSi SD cards
  • Takes a while to load
  • No argument support
  • Limit is 3 MB on all platforms (due to roms loading in RAM)
    • No DS Memory Pak or DSi Extended Memory support
    • There is a patch for Sonic 3 & Knuckles that removes the multiplayer, getting the size count down
  • Sound Emulation
  • Framerate is smooth

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1. Text files containing the path to a DS homebrew app and arguments to launch it with, see nds-hb-menu's README for more info ↩︎

2. Only for retail ROMs, homebrew do not have specific save files ↩︎

3. Only works from a SuperCard DSTWO flashcard as it has additional processing power and RAM inside the flashcard ↩︎

4. When running in DSi Mode, it can use the DSP for better sound ↩︎

5. Requires a Slot-2 flashcart and thus only works on DS Phat and DS Lite ↩︎

6. jEnesis can only save when running from a flashcard, but PicoDriveTWL can save from SD and flashcard ↩︎