Are there any dual-screen emulators that are powerful enough to handle GameCube games, or single screens that have a screen ratio that can handle 3ds games?
Is there a portable hardware emulator that handles 3DS and GameCube games?
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https://www.androidauthority.com/asus-zenbook-duo-3401199/ with Dolphin And Citra emulators installed.
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Aw, could at least link my post on it ;O;
https://gbatemp.net/threads/a-brief-hands-on-with-asus-latest-dual-screen-laptop.645973/
As for the question asked by the OP, there's some decent options either already out or coming soon. If you want a Windows handheld, the upcoming AYANEO Flip DS will definitely be able to handle both GameCube and 3DS and comes with a small second screen that will hopefully make playing 3DS that bit better.
If you don't care about Windows, you could definitely look into the Surface Duo too. The Surface Duo 1 doesn't have perfect GameCube or 3DS compatibility from memory since it's just got a SD855 inside, but it does do well enough. It has no issues playing Pokemon Colosseum on the GC side and Ocarina of Time 3D on the 3DS side at least. It's pretty affordable at this point, but your big struggle will be finding a controller to go with it that's really comfortable. Worth noting the Surface Duo 2 is also a thing and is basically the same package with a better CPU (a SD888 iirc).
Looking at the single-screen options, you have a huge amount that can play GameCube and 3DS, especially if you're willing to settle for having "Swap Screen" mapped to a button. I found it pretty easy to play a lot of games like this, but I do understand it not being for everybody. The KT-R1 has probably become my favourite device in this niche, but it should be noted that it is expensive for what it is, and definitely isn't perfect in either being able to play the full 3DS/GC library or in its build quality. The big perk that carries it is a 3:2 aspect ratio screen though. You get minimal black bars on 4:3 content and have enough buttons available to have one spare for the "Swap Screen" function I was talking about. 3:2 is also a perfect aspect ratio if you wanted to rotate the device and have both DS screens visible, but with the screen being 4.something inches it's probably a bit small for that.
In the future the iPad Mini 6 might be exactly what you want thanks again to a 3:2 screen (this time in a more workable size for both DS screens). It already has a pretty great DS emulator in Delta, as well as a Dolphin port, but you're restricted by how awkward sideloading is at the moment. 3DS emulation is also coming along on iOS but I don't think it's quite there yet.
For other dual-screen devices on the market, you can also look into the current Zenbook/Zephyrus Duos with their ultrawide second screens. I think that's all the major players at the moment (Lenovo do have a double screen laptop but it's a good chunk more expensive than the upcoming ASUS one so I'd probably wait on reviews for the ASUS before deciding if that was the route you wanted).
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TwoSpikedHands:
I just found out that the EU version is better in literally every way, better sound quality, better lighting, and there's even a patch someone made to make the text look nicer -
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Do I restart now using what i've learned on the EU version since it's a better overall experience? or do I continue with the US version since that is what ive been using, and if someone decides to play my hack, it would most likely be that version?
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Sicklyboy:
@TwoSpikedHands, I'll preface this with the fact that I know nothing about the game, but, I think it depends on what your goals are. Are you trying to make a definitive version of the game? You may want to refocus your efforts on the EU version then. Or, are you trying to make a better US version? In which case, the only way to make a better US version is to keep on plugging away at that one
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Sicklyboy:
I'm not familiar with the technicalities of the differences between the two versions, but I'm wondering if at least some of those differences are things that you could port over to the US version in your patch without having to include copyrighted assets from the EU version
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TwoSpikedHands:
@Sicklyboy I am wanting to fully change the game and bend it to my will lol. I would like to eventually have the ability to add more characters, enemies, even have a completely different story if i wanted. I already have the ability to change the tilemaps in the US version, so I can basically make my own map and warp to it in game - so I'm pretty far into it!
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TwoSpikedHands:
I really would like to make a hack that I would enjoy playing, and maybe other people would too. swapping to the EU version would also mean my US friends could not legally play it
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TwoSpikedHands:
I am definitely considering porting over some of the EU features without using the actual ROM itself, tbh that would probably be the best way to go about it... but i'm sad that the voice acting is so.... not good on the US version. May not be a way around that though
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The Real Jdbye:
@TwoSpikedHands just switch, all the knowledge you learned still applies and most of the code and assets should be the same anyway -
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and realistically they wouldn't
be able to play it legally anyway since they need a ROM and they probably don't have the means to dump it themselves -
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Karma177:
do y'all think having an sd card that has a write speed of 700kb/s is a bad idea?
trying to restore emunand rn but it's taking ages... (also when I finished the first time hekate decided to delete all my fucking files
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Karma177:
@The Real Jdbye it hasn't given me any error trying to write things on it so I don't really think it's faulty (pasted 40/50gb+ folders and no write errors)
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DinohScene:
when SD cards/microSD write speeds drop below a meg a sec, they're usually on the verge of dying+1 -
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