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Kirsdarke
07-26-2006, 04:34 PM
I have been thinking about getting a DS emulator for a while, but I need to know something. How does playing a DS emulator compare to the actual experience? I mean a DS is touch screen. How could you play games like meteos without a touch screen? How!?
Crazed Dragon
07-26-2006, 04:43 PM
I have been thinking about getting a DS emulator for a while, but I need to know something. How does playing a DS emulator compare to the actual experience? I mean a DS is touch screen. How could you play games like meteos without a touch screen? How!?as far as i know you can't get a DS emu. sites may say they have one, but they are lieing. it will most likely just send you threw a endless voting loop or tell you it isn't posible to emulate
pizzaman
07-26-2006, 05:19 PM
I have been thinking about getting a DS emulator for a while, but I need to know something. How does playing a DS emulator compare to the actual experience? I mean a DS is touch screen. How could you play games like meteos without a touch screen? How!?
With your mouse....
Well most games aren't really emulated enough to play well, but they will soon. It's just a matter of time.
pizzaman
07-26-2006, 05:20 PM
as far as i know you can't get a DS emu. sites may say they have one, but they are lieing. it will most likely just send you threw a endless voting loop or tell you it isn't posible to emulate
No no, there are DS emus and there are DS ROMs. Most ROMs don't work too well, and the ones that do are slow.
Kirsdarke
07-26-2006, 05:31 PM
Huh playing ds games with your mouse... yeah that makes sense...
But I thought that you could only play with either your keyboard or your mouse, not both?
pizzaman
07-26-2006, 05:49 PM
Huh playing ds games with your mouse... yeah that makes sense...
But I thought that you could only play with either your keyboard or your mouse, not both?
You can, heck I have a PC controller, and I can use all three at the same time.
harger
08-25-2006, 10:18 PM
heh i have an ds emulator called ideas and all the nintendo ds roms but threre torrents so i need to start doing the ds torrent huh?So i can even test them out
pizzaman
08-25-2006, 11:08 PM
I'm not gonna bother with them for at least a couple of months. They run slow and buggy.
A DS emulator is *nothing* like the real thing. They're useful devices, however, for trying out games you think you'd like to buy. Too bad the compatability lists are so short with them. I think the top emulator can only fully play about twenty-thirty games. Still, they're advancing pretty fast, so we can expect better versions in the near future.
BlueDragonMan
08-26-2006, 01:13 AM
Huh playing ds games with your mouse... yeah that makes sense...
But I thought that you could only play with either your keyboard or your mouse, not both?
You can, heck I have a PC controller, and I can use all three at the same time.
I have a controller that doubles as a mouse. So that would make it easier for me to play DS games probably if I could set it up right lol! Though I have yet to figure out how to get it to work on the mouse setting besides moving the cruser around.
pizzaman
08-26-2006, 01:16 AM
A DS emulator is *nothing* like the real thing.
Now what's wrong? Do you actually NEED the physical thing? A game is a game, no matter where you put it.
Now what's wrong? Do you actually NEED the physical thing? A game is a game, no matter where you put it.What? No, it's just that you can't use your computer moniter as a touch screen. :rolleyes:
pizzaman
08-26-2006, 01:19 AM
What? No, it's just that you can't use your computer moniter as a touch screen. :rolleyes:
Like I said, you can use your mouse. I played a DS before, and the touch screen is the worst part. You have to try and play a game with that pen/stick thing in your hand... OR you can take it out and put it back in every 10 seconds. It's annoying!
Crazed Dragon
08-26-2006, 01:21 AM
Now what's wrong? Do you actually NEED the physical thing? A game is a game, no matter where you put it.well no. Kurt is right here. the real things is alls ways better. I myself perfer to pay for games I enjoy playing. if I have the money and can fiind the game in store, I'll buy it. and what about the touch screen? I remeber hearing something about the mouse being use for touch screen features, is that ture?
Like I said, you can use your mouse. I played a DS before, and the touch screen is the worst part. You have to try and play a game with that pen/stick thing in your hand... OR you can take it out and put it back in every 10 seconds. It's annoying!That's funny, it works fine for me and all my friends and everyone I know and their friends and everyone who owns a DS and plays it regularly.
To be good with the touch screen (which is, by the way, the DS's most appealing feature) you have to have at least a basic knowledge of handwriting, and pretty advanced fine motor skills. With the mouse, you don't get the same kind of exact precision you get with the actual thing. If you can control the stylus well, it's going to be a lot cooler than the emulator. That, and the DS is portable.
Depending on what game I'm playing, I usually a. leave the stylus in it's mold until I need it, or b. keep it in my hand. It's not really that hard. Plus, with the emulator, you need to continually move your hand from the keyboard to mouse, so it's not that different. </sleepy>
pizzaman
08-26-2006, 01:28 AM
well no. Kurt is right here. the real things is alls ways better. I myself perfer to pay for games I enjoy playing. if I have the money and can fiind the game in store, I'll buy it. and what about the touch screen? I remeber hearing something about the mouse being use for touch screen features, is that ture?
Yes the real thing is better, but not by much. What difference does it make if you have to take the extra 2 minutes to start the computer to play the game? I'd rather sacrifice those 2 minutes and get the game for free instead of working like hell to get almost the exact same thing. I do understand what you mean. It's like renting a car. You might not pay taxes on it, but it's not really yours. :/
Now sorry I got off-topic. I had to say that! But yes the DS is emulated really crappy. I would wait a year til all/almost all the games are playable.
Crazed Dragon
08-26-2006, 01:29 AM
That's funny, it works fine for me and all my friends and everyone I know and their friends and everyone who owns a DS and plays it regularly.
To be good with the touch screen (which is, by the way, the DS's most appealing feature) you have to have at least a basic knowledge of handwriting, and pretty advanced fine motor skills. With the mouse, you don't get the same kind of exact precision you get with the actual thing. If you can control the stylus well, it's going to be a lot cooler than the emulator. That, and the DS is portable.
Depending on what game I'm playing, I usually a. leave the stylus in it's mold until I need it, or b. keep it in my hand. It's not really that hard. Plus, with the emulator, you need to continually move your hand from the keyboard to mouse, so it's not that different. </sleepy>using the stylus is fun to use, but is to small and I end upn using a bal point pen insted(carefuly), plus I have lost all of mine stylus and I'm not playing $5 to get three little tooth pick sized stylus.
using the stylus is fun to use, but is to small and I end upn using a bal point pen insted(carefuly), plus I have lost all of mine stylus and I'm not playing $5 to get three little tooth pick sized stylus.Yeah, Nintendo tries to shaft you into buying new styluses, so I end up using random crap around the house. They're too small and easy to lose, but they serve their purpose fine. I think I still have one left... let me go look for it. I want to play Lost Magic.
BlueDragonMan
08-26-2006, 01:52 AM
Like I said, you can use your mouse. I played a DS before, and the touch screen is the worst part. You have to try and play a game with that pen/stick thing in your hand... OR you can take it out and put it back in every 10 seconds. It's annoying!
I never had a problem with using the stylus when I had my DS. I actually enjoyed the fact that it had a touch screen. Thats why I like it over the PSP which is just a portable version of the PS.
Yeah, Nintendo tries to shaft you into buying new styluses, so I end up using random crap around the house. They're too small and easy to lose, but they serve their purpose fine. I think I still have one left... let me go look for it. I want to play Lost Magic.
I never had a problem with losing styluses either, but thats because I always put it up when I was done or I just used my finger.
Kirsdarke
08-26-2006, 05:40 PM
Yeah, Nintendo tries to shaft you into buying new styluses, so I end up using random crap around the house. They're too small and easy to lose, but they serve their purpose fine. I think I still have one left... let me go look for it. I want to play Lost Magic.Ha! I just took a piece of dowel rod and a drum sander and voila, a stylus! True I lost the first 4 I made but I still have 2 left. As far as the stylus being very annoying when you play, I just hold it in my teeth until I need it. Playing w/ the stylus is not a big deal at all.
harger
08-26-2006, 11:13 PM
i found a great site with both Nintendo Ds roms and GBA roms,and there not torrents,sadly you have to register to download them,and i registered today,i'm gonna test Super Mario 64 Ds tonight,i can't give the link here,or at least i think i can't,i can give the link to you in instant messager though
Kirsdarke
08-27-2006, 05:00 PM
i found a great site with both Nintendo Ds roms and GBA roms,and there not torrents,sadly you have to register to download them,and i registered today,i'm gonna test Super Mario 64 Ds tonight,i can't give the link here,or at least i think i can't,i can give the link to you in instant messager thoughI think I know which site you are refering to. All it needs is a quick register (screen name/e-mail) and all of the GBA roms work fine. I haven't tried the DS though (take too long to download on AOL) so tell us how those roms are.
harger
08-27-2006, 05:11 PM
i just downloaded Super Mario 64 Ds and it is slow,it starts out around 30 FPS,and does an error report if too slow, i got to the touch screen,i tried all emulators for ds and there still slow,but i'll keep trying it,or wait till another one come out
i just downloaded Super Mario 64 Ds and it is slow,it starts out around 30 FPS,and does an error report if too slow, i got to the touch screen,i tried all emulators for ds and there still slow,but i'll keep trying it,or wait till another one come outI'm not sure if that game is emulated for the DS. There's a few compatability lists floating out there somewhere, I'll try to find one and PM it to you, Meanwhile, you might want to try Google.
EDIT: Found one. This emultaor seems to be the most widely used, from what I've seen. http://www.desmume.com/nds-roms-compatible.htm
harger
08-27-2006, 05:58 PM
i already have that emul;ator,lol,tried super mario ds already and still slow unless its emulated wrong for me
What PC are you running and what ROM are you using? I've only emulated the game a few times and it seemed to work fine for me, except for a few graphic scrambles.
harger
08-27-2006, 06:45 PM
i'm using a windows XP,512MB,160GB,processer3400.and the rom i'm using is,
0037-Super Mario 64 DS (U) (Trashman).nds
i'm using a windows XP,512MB,160GB,processer3400.and the rom i'm using is,
0037-Super Mario 64 DS (U) (Trashman).ndsI'm stumped. You should probably get another verison of that ROM, and if that doesn't work, ask an expert. I have a couple of Trashman creations for the GBA, and about half of them work, but I don't have that particular one.
wamario
09-04-2006, 08:15 AM
i want some nds ROMS i downloaded a emu but no games, the same with gba
pizzaman
09-04-2006, 11:43 AM
i want some nds ROMS i downloaded a emu but no games, the same with gba
Don't ask those things here! It's against the rules!
But you could always use google. ;) There are plenty of sites that give out GBA games. And there are some sites that give out NDS games.
Kameo
09-04-2006, 12:47 PM
You can, heck I have a PC controller, and I can use all three at the same time.
Really?? Can U tell me which of the DS emulators has an option for a joystick?? Because I haven't seen one so far, keyboard/mouse only :) ....
Mjshl2
09-04-2006, 01:03 PM
All NDS Emulators run like crap. They run very few commercial games. The ones that do run, dont run very good at all. You will all have to wait awhile. One game that I did get working good with Desmume was that Princess Peach Platforming game.
pizzaman
09-04-2006, 03:19 PM
Really?? Can U tell me which of the DS emulators has an option for a joystick?? Because I haven't seen one so far, keyboard/mouse only :) ....
Oh, sorry, I didn't mean that. I meant that you can play with a joystick, mouse, and keyboard on emulators, IDK if any DS ones have that option though.
wamario
09-05-2006, 01:33 PM
ohh sorry my baddy it wont happen again:(
MalaKi
10-01-2006, 12:09 PM
Give it a couple more months Ideas has been around since Ds emulating started 3-6 months i think most games will be compatible
pizzaman
10-01-2006, 12:15 PM
Give it a couple more months Ideas has been around since Ds emulating started 3-6 months i think most games will be compatible
A couple more months? Maybe a couple more seasons, but not months. It's been going REALLY slow, and bearly any games work. Maybe in half a year or in that range, but I don't think they'd go too far in a couple of months.
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