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Dekopon - (Mostly) Fullspeed 3DS Emulation on Nintendo Switch

PalindromicBreadLoaf · 2026-07-16T19:11:42+00:00

Credit goes to StickyMangoRice for the logo. Dekopon is a port of Azahar to the Nintendo Switch. The current release is version 2.2.1. Performance is very title dependent, and will be improved with time, but many games can be played fullspeed right now, sometimes even with stock handheld clocks. (I do recommend at least bumping the CPU up to dev unit clocks in handheld just to reduce shader compilation stutter and smooth out some rough frame pacing.) Depending on the game, you can get up to 4x resolution scaling at full speed in docked/handheld charging (although really 3x is all you need in handheld). If you want to try any new3ds exclusive games, they won't run well. All four of the 3DS' cores run on a single emulation thread, so we're at a 1.2GHz difference (2GHz single core where as the 4 3DS cores each run at 804MHz) from what we would need (and architecture changes from 3DS to Switch cannot account for that much raw clock speed loss). The solution would be to split the emulation threads on new3DS games, but that's a ton of work for very very little gain. See here for a full compatibility chart: Dekopon Compatibility Chart Feel free to share your own compatibility findings here and I'll update the sheet accordingly. Also share any issues you have and I'll do my best to fix them. Downloads can be found here: Releases Along with the source code here: Source ROMs default location is /switch/dekopon/roms/ All formats that Azahar natively supports are supported here too. Different screen layouts can be cycled through via pressing the right stick. Pressing '+' on a game shows information about it, including updates and dlc. Enjoy! Also if someone wants to make a better UI for this I wouldn't be offended. I can't make a good UI to save my life, but the one included at least kinda functions to get you into a game.

Thread starter Keylogger
Start date Apr 23, 2021
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Keylogger

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Apr 23, 2021

I want to try Dolphin emu on switch
What is the best for it? Android or Ubuntu?
Does it support both docked/handheld mode? Bluetooth controllers? How well games are running?

Adamos_22

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Apr 23, 2021

i`ve tried dolphin on android (switchroot 10) - works fine on handheld and dock mode, little dropdown depend of game.

mrcroket

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Apr 23, 2021

I tried both and I think that in ubuntu is a bit better on performance, but pretty similar anyway.

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mathew77

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Apr 24, 2021

It's better with Snapdragon 888 or Exynos 2100 or A14 Bionic, etc.

On a Switch, it's near 99,9999% the same, IMHO.

Last edited by mathew77, Apr 24, 2021

Basketto

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Apr 25, 2021

If they are running at the same settings(cpu speed) it is basically the same.
With ubuntu though it is easier to access the 2ghz cpu boost.
With android you need to either build your own kernal patch to allow a modified 2ghz cpu, or acquire the patches from another user.