Proof-of-concept shows 3DS emulator Citra running on the Nintendo Switch

masagrator · May 25, 2020

weatMod said:
so why couldn't he or someone else do the same thing with dolphin?
they both are android how hard would it be to port dolphin to run native on horizon ?

So much ignorance overflows from your post.
Read on Wikipedia why 3DS is more feasible than Dolphin.
Protip: "ARM"

Teletron1 · May 25, 2020

x65943 said:
Omg if I could play Majora's Mask 3D on the switch I would probably have a heart attack

I’m keeping the fingers crossed for Zelda HD remaster collection for next year’s anniversary

weatMod · May 25, 2020

masagrator said:
So much ignorance overflows from your post.
Read on Wikipedia why 3DS is more feasible than Dolphin.
Protip: "ARM"

ok no need to be rude i just asked the question i mean it runs in lakka , and in linux and in Android switch and it runs well on the shield
so why couldn't it be ported to run under horizon

raxadian · May 25, 2020

DS emulation already strains the Switch quite bad.

So who wants to melt their Switch?

Stealphie · May 25, 2020

Prans said:
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Just a few days after Citra, the popular 3DS emulator, was officially released for Android devices, we report on new developments about the software. Yes, as the title suggests, someone has been working on getting Citra to work on the Nintendo Switch. Fellow GBAtemp member @m4xw shared his progress a couple of hours ago on Twitter showing Citra running natively with dynarec, under Horizon, on the Nintendo Switch. He does clarify that there are several issues to be fixed. For instance, he admits to the presence of many bugs and that it needs to be rebased onto the recent release. Moreover, there is a significant frame deviation that still needs looking into.

https://twitter.com/m4xwdev/status/1264885041345318912

However, as you can see in the videos they uploaded, this proof-of-concept does show promise. Indeed, m4xwdev further mentioned that the videos are from the first compiled build and that "nothing big broke so far". These developments strongly suggests that it's only a matter of time before we can decently play 3DS titles on the Switch.

https://twitter.com/m4xwdev/status/1264896381426323457

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I wish DS emulation on Switch was this good.
Stuff like Apollo Justice runs like crap on Desmume switch and MelonDS just doesn't boot the game

Billy Acuña · May 25, 2020

raxadian said:
DS emulation already strains the Switch quite bad.

So who wants to melt their Switch?

Did you actually saw the videos?
Also Idk what are you talking about, melonDS is mostly fullspeed.

Rahkeesh · May 25, 2020

As I've been told the dealbreaker for Dolphin on Horizon is that Dolphin requires shaders to be compiled during runtime.

masagrator · May 25, 2020

Rahkeesh said:
As I've been told the dealbreaker for Dolphin on Horizon is that Dolphin requires shaders to be compiled during runtime.

I don't think issue lays just there. Most emulators are compiling shaders at runtime.

Stealphie · May 25, 2020

x65943 said:
Omg if I could play Majora's Mask 3D on the switch I would probably have a heart attack

if it supports patches (like the MM3D restoration patch) it could be the best way to play MM portably

Billy Acuña · May 25, 2020

Stealphie said:
if it supports patches (like the MM3D restoration patch) it could be the best way to play MM portably

Yes it does

Ty_ · May 25, 2020

Stealphie said:
if it supports patches (like the MM3D restoration patch) it could be the best way to play MM portably

I've been praying for a Switch port of the 3DS OoT with the quick switching of iron boots. 60fps and motion controls would be a bonus but I'd settle for just that.

RedBlueGreen · May 25, 2020

Looks like I'll be getting a second Switch after all. Once prices drop a bit of course.

Maq47 · May 25, 2020

@Prans It's still not displaying...

Goku1992A · May 25, 2020

Looks good. Maybe I'm the only one who is going to say this but I rather keep my OG 3DS I'm not too sure if the 3DS is going to have 100% playability considering the Melon3DS/Retroarch DS still has some problems

Keep up the good work I hope 1 day I can play Gamecube/Wii games off the horizion than using Lakka

Prans · May 25, 2020

MarcusCarter said:
@Prans It's still not displaying...
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yeah I know, it has to do with the cache and apparently could take a while :/

RednaxelaNnamtra · May 25, 2020

Bedel said:
Lakka would be better for those who don't like bans

Or don't do something stupid like pirating or installing nsp homebrew, and you also won't be banned in atmosphere.
I'm using it since shortly after it's release on two switches online, and multiple friends also use it, nobody got banned yet, since atmosphere does quite a few things to prevent bans, without the need to use emunand or blank out anything.

On topic:
Really nice, this will expand the retro capabilities of the switch even more.

Blasingame · May 25, 2020

Perhaps next they should get a Switch emulator running on the switch

matias3ds · May 25, 2020

Can't wait :-)

HideoKojima · May 25, 2020

Bedel said:
Lakka is far more easy to prepare and use

Does it run all games well?

YBLP · May 25, 2020

3ds on the go, finally

Edit: oh wait, someone already made this joke, damn

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