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DS
Gen 7 2004 Nintendo

Nintendo DS

Dual-screen gaming on a single screen. Most handhelds handle it, but the layout takes getting used to.

27
Devices Tested
9
Perfect
25
Playable
DeviceBrandPriceChipsetRating
Anbernic RG CubeXXAnbernic$85Allwinner H700Good
Anbernic RG353MAnbernic$110Rockchip RK3566Great
Anbernic RG353VAnbernic$90Rockchip RK3566Great
Anbernic RG353VSAnbernic$70Rockchip RK3566Great
Anbernic RG35XXAnbernic$55Allwinner H700Good
Anbernic RG35XX HAnbernic$60Allwinner H700Good
Anbernic RG35XX PlusAnbernic$65Allwinner H700Good
Anbernic RG35XX ProAnbernic$70Allwinner H700Good
Anbernic RG35XXSPAnbernic$75Allwinner H700Good
Anbernic RG405MAnbernic$120Unisoc Tiger T618Great
Anbernic RG505Anbernic$130Unisoc Tiger T618Great
Anbernic RG556Anbernic$150MediaTek Dimensity 1100Perfect
AYANEO Pocket Air MiniAYANEO$120MediaTek Dimensity 6020Great
AYANEO Pocket SAYANEO$300Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2Perfect
Mangmi Air XMangmi$160MediaTek Dimensity 900Perfect
Miyoo FlipMiyoo$70Actions Semi 7039SGood
Miyoo Mini PlusMiyoo$55Allwinner Sigmastar SSD202DNone
Powkiddy RGB30Powkiddy$65Rockchip RK3566Great
R36SGeneric$35Rockchip RK3326Limited
Retroid Pocket 4 ProGoRetroid$175MediaTek Dimensity 1100Perfect
Retroid Pocket 5GoRetroid$150MediaTek Dimensity 1100Perfect
Retroid Pocket 6GoRetroid$244Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Perfect
Retroid Pocket ClassicGoRetroid$149Qualcomm Snapdragon 865Perfect
Retroid Pocket G2GoRetroid$219Qualcomm Snapdragon 865Perfect
Steam DeckValve$399AMD APU (Zen 2 + RDNA 2)Perfect
Trimui Smart ProTrimUI$65Allwinner A133PGood
TrimUI Smart Pro STrimUI$110Unisoc Tiger T618Great
Perfect All games full speed Great 90%+ full speed Good Most work, some need tuning Limited Experimental None Not supported
melonDS
Windows · Linux · Mac · Android
The leading DS emulator. Accurate with WiFi emulation support.
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DeSmuME
Windows · Linux · Mac
Mature and stable, though melonDS has surpassed it in accuracy.
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RetroArch (melonDS / DeSmuME)
All
melonDS core preferred. Various screen layout options available.
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The DS's dual-screen design creates unique emulation challenges — fitting two screens on one display requires layout compromises. That said, emulation accuracy is excellent and most mid-range handhelds run DS games without performance issues.