Homebrew WIP melonDS for Switch

[Ginger OfOZ]

Emulating a handheld on a newer handheld always makes me laugh. Great work! This looks really nice.

 

[Hydr8gon]

I love this project, how can i support you?

No need to support me, I'm just doing this for fun. If you want to support melonDS, it has a Patreon here. StapleButter is the main developer behind the emulator, and she'll be the main one bringing us improvements like the hardware renderer and such. I'm just here to port everything over to the Switch.

Emulating a handheld on a newer handheld always makes me laugh. Great work! This looks really nice.

Lol, the way I see it, it'll eliminate the need to carry around both my Switch and my DS. Well, at least somewhat. It still can't play 3DS games

 

[Hydr8gon]

Wow, I love how easy it is to overclock the Switch with the new libnx update. I've now learned that my audio output is a little crispy even when the emulator is running full speed. Also, I actually need to implement a frame limiter now! I've gotta take care of these things, along with adding a menu option, before a release. In the meantime, because I know everyone will ask for it, here's a quick build that will automatically overclock to 1912mhz when you load a game. Just... be careful, don't go overheating your Switches! (Seriously, if you run it for too long it might have some consequences)

 

[Stoned]

Wow, I love how easy it is to overclock the Switch with the new libnx update. I've now learned that my audio output is a little crispy even when the emulator is running full speed. Also, I actually need to implement a frame limiter now! I've gotta take care of these things, along with adding a menu option, before a release. In the meantime, because I know everyone will ask for it, here's a quick build that will automatically overclock to 1912mhz when you load a game. Just... be careful, don't go overheating your Switches! (Seriously, if you run it for too long it might have some consequences)

Pokemon in Full Speed? Or Smooth Speed?

 

[Hydr8gon]

Pokemon in Full Speed? Or Smooth Speed?

Testing with SoulSilver, battles seem to be full speed, overworld is a little slow but it's bearable.

 

[Stoned]

Testing with SoulSilver, battles seem to be full speed, overworld is a little slow but it's bearable.

Year Nice

 

[spotanjo3]

I think I will wait a little bit more until it is much improvement for the most games.

 

[Hydr8gon]

Hey, I've released the overclocking build! Here it is. Full changelog:

-Added Switch CPU overclocking; default off (1020 MHz), max 1785 MHz
-Added framerate cap to prevent games that now reach full speed from going too fast

So yeah, max overclock will get you some decent speeds. Less intensive stuff (gen 4 Pokemon battles, Ace Attorney, etc.) will run full speed. Unfortunately I still haven't completely figured out the audio (read: I still have no idea what I'm doing) so even at full speed it doesn't sound perfect. If it's too annoying, I guess you could just mute it for now. Or wait until I figure it out. Anyways, have fun with the overclock!

 

[FanNintendo]

Wow, I love how easy it is to overclock the Switch with the new libnx update. I've now learned that my audio output is a little crispy even when the emulator is running full speed. Also, I actually need to implement a frame limiter now! I've gotta take care of these things, along with adding a menu option, before a release. In the meantime, because I know everyone will ask for it, here's a quick build that will automatically overclock to 1912mhz when you load a game. Just... be careful, don't go overheating your Switches! (Seriously, if you run it for too long it might have some consequences)

does it have to install .nsp? im still on 3.0.0

 

[Hydr8gon]

does it have to install .nsp? im still on 3.0.0

Nope, it's a .nro. Run it with the homebrew menu. There's an optional .nsp forwarder for those who would prefer to launch it directly from the home screen.

 

[FanNintendo]

Nope, it's a .nro. Run it with the homebrew menu. There's an optional .nsp forwarder for those who would prefer to launch it directly from the home screen.

SWEET!

 

[Broduskii]

Awesome, thank you so much!

 

[mustafag32g]

any video to showcase the emulator ?

 

[Hydr8gon]

any video to showcase the emulator ?

None that I'm aware of. I don't have a capture device so I wouldn't be able to make a decent video (recording the screen with a phone is gross) but if anyone wants to make one they're welcome to do so.

 

[normal19]

i kickstarted flip grip and it shipped last night, this will be awesome to use with it, especially when hw rendering is in

 

[Admiral-Purple]

Is there any way to get back to the main menu while in a game? For example to change roms or to change screen layout or clock speed?

 

[ferrums]

Nice, I was waiting for a NDS emulator in active development.
Thank you!

 

[proffk]

great work btw. I 've tested super princess peach with overclocking but it still slow and no audio. The hardware render will fix any speed issues.

 

[Tomobobo]

Woah, you don't even have to overclock your switch, oh my bad I guess you do.

 

[Nevercholt]

Thanks for all the work