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5 Best Nintendo DS Emulators for PC

5 Best Nintendo Emulators for Gaming Laptop
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The Legend of Zelda, Fire Emblem Fates, and Pokemon X and Y; these are few of the best games you can play on Nintendo 3DS. However, some of us never liked playing on handheld devices. And that’s where emulators come into play.

Emulators enable your system to run programs designed for another system. One of these emulators is the Nintendo 3DS emulators. This program allows a person to play a Nintendo 3DS game on his PC. With this emulator installed on your PC or gaming laptop, you can freely play any 3DS game of your choice.

1. Citra 3DS Emulator

Citra 3DS Emulator

Citra is a user-friendly program that allows you to play Nintendo 3DS games on your computer. It is an open source DS emulator compatible with PC, Linux, and OSX. You can download it here for free.

2. No$GBA

No$GBA

No$GBA is a Nintendo DS / DS Lite and GameBoy Advance emulator for Windows XP, and Windows VISTA. This program is initially a freeware. You can buy its latest upgrades for $2.50. You can check its complete features here.

3. DeSmuME

DeSmuME

DeSmuME is a free Nintendo DS emulator for Windows PC. It is the first Nintendo DS emulator to run some commercial games. You can check its official site for more information.

4. NeonDS

NeonDS

Neon DS is a Nintendo DS game emulator that runs on any Windows platform. It already runs on a few commercial game, and its compatibility is fairly good. You can download it for free at Softonic.com.

5. iDeaS

iDeaS

iDeaS is an emulator that on a Windows PC with OpenGL. It can run a lot of commercial games including Super Mario 64 DS and Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. You can download it free at Coolrom.com.