This is a version which is forked from https://github.com/rafaelvcaetano/melonDS-android, but add some special features.
Add auto save An auto save will be stored in a new save slot, and it will be automatic loaded when a game is loaded.
Add save import function You can import save file from other emulators now(from Drastic or Desmume).
Merge from original project
- Add Chinese translation
- Support usrcheat.dat cheat system
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- Usage:
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- Put usrcheat.dat file into the ROM folder.
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- Enable the cheat function in emulator.
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- Open the game, press back button, choose "usrcheat.dat" option
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- Unfinish parts:
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- The single choosen folder does not split, it means some cheats will show as mutilple choosen.
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- All cheats in root folder will be placed in a folder named "root"
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- Device scanning for ROMS
- Games can boot and run
- Sound
- Input
- Mic input
- Game saves
- Save states
- Rewind
- AR cheats
- GBA ROM support
- DSi support (experimental)
- Controller support
- Customizable layouts
- Settings
- Wi-Fi
- OpenGL renderer
- Customizable button skins
- More display filters
Performance is solid on 64 bit devices with thread rendering and JIT enabled, and should run at full speed on flagship devices. Performance on older devices, specially 32 bit devices, is very poor due to the lack of JIT support.
It's possible to launch melonDS from third part frontends. For that, you simply need to call the emulation activity with the absolute path to the ROM file. The parameters are the following:
- Package name:
me.magnum.melonds - Activity name:
me.magnum.melonds.ui.emulator.EmulatorActivity - Parameters:
PATH- a string with the absolute path to the NDS ROM (ZIP files are supported)
To build the project you will need Android SDK, NDK and CMake.
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Clone the project, including submodules with:
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/rafaelvcaetano/melonDS-android.git -
Install the Android SDK, NDK and CMake
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Build with:
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./gradlew :app:assembleGitHubRelease - Windows:
gradlew.bat :app:assembleGitHubRelease
- Unix:
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The generated APK can be found at
app/gitHub/release