Hacking What all exactly does DSTWO do?

[TheCasketMan]

does the dstwo play snes games at full speed with sound. I been told that the gba games lags

 

[JulietStMoon]

does the dstwo play snes games at full speed with sound. I been told that the gba games lags

You can get MOSTLY perfect GBA emulation (like 90%) with the CPU set to 4, and frameskip set to 1 or 2, though the audio is just a TAD off. Definitely playable though.

There is an ok SNES emulator that operates under the same circumstances (but with a bit more imperfect performance, more like 65%, and say goodbye to any games that use the special graphics chip), but it looks like crap and can be hard to read text because of the way the screen is smooshed.

 

[TheCasketMan]

I wish I had a dstwo, but I have no $. I will be even willing to give my Kid Icarus Uprising game for the dstwo, but I can't access the trading forums

 

[JulietStMoon]

I will be even willing to give my Kid Icarus Uprising game for the dstwo

Trust me, it's not worth THAT much

 

[TheCasketMan]

I will be even willing to give my Kid Icarus Uprising game for the dstwo

Trust me, it's not worth THAT much

well im more of a retro gamer, so being able to play snes and gba games(best console and handheld for me) is worth it. I also already beat Icarus, and I'm playing 3d Classics KI now

 

[JulietStMoon]

well im more of a retro gamer, so being able to play snes and gba games(best console and handheld for me) is worth it. I also already beat Icarus, and I'm playing 3d Classics KI now

So am I. I guess since I've been doing retro gaming almost exclusively for so long (my 3DS this year was the first system i've bought since my gamecube in 2004), I kinda played through most of the retro games I like. lol

 

[Ace Overclocked]

well im more of a retro gamer, so being able to play snes and gba games(best console and handheld for me) is worth it. I also already beat Icarus, and I'm playing 3d Classics KI now

So am I. I guess since I've been doing retro gaming almost exclusively for so long (my 3DS this year was the first system i've bought since my gamecube in 2004), I kinda played through most of the retro games I like. lol

play online KI

 

[Supernova741]

Beside playing DS roms and homebrew, it can also be used to put under a table, if it's not stable. You should try it, works great!

 

[elisherer]

Also,
(some more information)
GBA was the last console which roms where needed to be loaded as-is to the RAM.
(The DS reads the game from the cart, or file)
GBA games are bigger than any former console games... and the DS didn't come with a big enough RAM to load some GBA games (because it didn't need to).
This is where DSTWO comes with it's own RAM to compensate on the lack of RAM. (although the 3DS has enough RAM just not in DS-Mode)
Another thing is that emulation needs cpu-power (ds roms runs natively and are not emulated). the DS mode doesn't give enough so DSTWO has its' own
cpu to emulate the GBA games...
All of that and it's still not perfect.. I guess 3DS homebrew will solve everything (even N64 I think).

 

[Rydian]

Well, that depends on how powerful it really is.

And I'm not talking the level of graphics for games, that's not an accurate method of comparing CPU power at all.

 

[JulietStMoon]

Well, that depends on how powerful it really is.

And I'm not talking the level of graphics for games, that's not an accurate method of comparing CPU power at all.

Good Luck, Rydian. I've been saying this ever since I joined the Temp, and no one believes me.

 

[Notshane]

Okay, so you wish to know what the DSTWO can do? I can help you there my friend as I just recently got it. Though the emulators I have may differ from what you get as yours may not have these options. If you wish, you can message me about what emulators I got on mine in case you can't find any yourself.
It can run GBA games at an average speed, DS or 3DS; though you can change this in the menu to set it to 0 frame skips (though it might drain your power more; I'm not sure). It might change it back to at least 1 or 2 if it knows it cannot handle it (my 3DS could so it's all good). A DS could handle GBA games as it had the GBA slot (so then again, why are you using DSTWO? Maybe for the other games I suppose; or maybe you just have a 3DS and we all know that doesn't have the GBA slot so that sucks), though sometimes, maybe because of all the other roms and emulators on the cartridge, that could cause it to have to slow down in order to keep power and gameplay at hand. So it is decent with GBA games I suppose.
It can run SNES games at average speed also, though you can change the processing power to 4 (yeah, processing power - not frame skips - as it is different with the SNES emulator); though this, in return, will drain your DS battery significantly; DS or 3DS. Because running the game at full speed takes power of course! That isn't a problem for a computer though; so it just seemed more easier at the time. I recommend keeping the processing power at at 2.
And finally, the DS games themselves; it can run those at a great speed. Though I don't remember how the games ran on an original DS, it seems to emulate them pretty well. There are no problems with it, and it can support wifi as well! Just be sure to flip the wireless switch before booting up the cartridge as it cannot be turned on once you're in there (though it can be turned off - which is weird - as I cannot turn it on but off). Though as a source told me, it does not support wifi for the new Pokémon Black & White games (as the cartridge itself contained a separate processor for this; I do not know why).
Oh, I almost forgot. It can support GB games too; both Original and Color. So you could play like Pokémon Red, Blue or perhaps another GB game of your choice. It runs at a great speed and you will most likely not encounter any problems with it.
That is all I have to share with you today. If you have any further questions about DSTWO you can send me a message if you like; I will be more than happy to answer it when I find the time. Though I have a lot of time on my hands, so I might be able to answer it quickly too if I can.

 

[steve007]

Way kool I did A search and seen A Sega plugin for the cart Sweet I wish there was A way to play Sega CD


Hears the Wiki Page of plug in's ----- > http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/DSTwo_Plugin_Emulators

 

[MelodieOctavia]

You have your answer, though I would greatly appreciate it if you did some research of your own, even using the search function on the forum or a quick google search before you post topics like this.