Homebrew Official Citra - New 3DS Emulator

[dubbz82]

There were a couple updates pushed to github, but nothing that screams "awesome new feature"

 

[hippy dave]

There were a couple updates pushed to github, but nothing that screams "awesome new feature"

Apparently it fully plays Pokemon Z but no other games.

 

[master801]

Apparently it fully plays Pokemon Z but no other games.

Let's not troll, shall we?

 

[hippy dave]

Aw, fine.

 

[Lycan911]

Damn, cool! Keep up the good work!

 

[nasawqq]

liuig mansion 2 hope someday i can emulate it on pc

 

[ash_k]

With pokemon omega ruby and alpha sapphire coming out i want this even more now!

 

[Abcdfv]

With pokemon omega ruby and alpha sapphire coming out i want this even more now!

Well, by the time this can play games, it'll probably be "Pokemon Awesome Y" and "Pokemon eXtreme X" coming out.

 

[ash_k]

How long after the nintendo ds came out was the nintendo ds emulator made?

 

[Snailface]

How long after the nintendo ds came out was the nintendo ds emulator made?

Seems like about a year and a half.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS_emulation#History

It's taking longer with the 3ds (3 yrs & counting) due to the complexity of the machine and its security. Another issue is the amount of talent drain from console homebrew to the mobile scene.

 

[Abcdfv]

How long after the nintendo ds came out was the nintendo ds emulator made?

I mean, it's a whole different system entirely, and fairly more complex than the extremle low spec DS. Things like this will take a long time, possibly even until the 3DS succesor comes out.

 

[dubbz82]

With pokemon omega ruby and alpha sapphire coming out i want this even more now!

I wouldn't count on this or any other games being playable for a good long time...and a game that's not yet released depending on the games complexity may take YEARS before it works properly. Castlevania 3 for NES rings a bell as it took over a decade for it to get up and running properly in most emulators.

 

[ash_k]

I wouldn't count on this or any other games being playable for a good long time...and a game that's not yet released depending on the games complexity may take YEARS before it works properly. Castlevania 3 for NES rings a bell as it took over a decade for it to get up and running properly in most emulators.

Do you think X and Y will be playable by this time next year? What's the percent chance that a working emulator will eventually be created at all?

 

[gamesquest1]

Do you think X and Y will be playable by this time next year? What's the percent chance that a working emulator will eventually be created at all?

99.9% sure an emulator will exist at some point in time could be tomorrow (very unlikely) could be in 37 years, nobody can really say atm
Ps. its only 99.9% just in case the Apocalypse happens

pps this is already a "working" emulator i assume you mean a emulator that runs retail games though

 

[Arras]

Do you think X and Y will be playable by this time next year? What's the percent chance that a working emulator will eventually be created at all?

Seriously, just save up for a 3DS unless you don't mind waiting several years.

 

[VashTS]

Seriously, just save up for a 3DS unless you don't mind waiting several years.

Even then you will need a high end PC which probably costs 2-3x as much as a 3DS.

I thought this was the general idea of emulation? If you want to play it, buy the hardware. If you just want to benefit from this, you gotta wait it out. That's the way I always looked at it.

Satisfaction = buy hardware
Benefit = wait for developers to emulate

 

[Kalker3]

Even then you will need a high end PC which probably costs 2-3x as much as a 3DS.

lolwut

 

[neobrain]

He's right. If we ever get as far as releasing something that can actually play games, it will need a high end PC.

 

[Abcdfv]

He's right. If we ever get as far as releasing something that can actually play games, it will need a high end PC.

Yes, but a LOW END PC already costs 3x as much as the 3DS. A high end PC is more like 6x as much.

 

[Skelletonike]

Playing on a real system is usually a much better experience than playing it on a computer, sure, some PSX and Wii games can look much nicer with the proper filters, however, handheld games don't usually fit into those.

While the 3D might be a gimmick, so is the gyroscope and a lot of 3DS games actually use it.