Here, in this download section, you can download all versions of DeSmuME 0.9.11 for Mac OSX as well as WinXP, Windows 7, and Vista.
With the release of the new version Cocoa frontend, it is helpful to design make the choosing the ROMs as well as playing more smoothly for the users of Mac OSX and finally, the DeSmuME 0.9.9 version has compatibility with Mountain Lion and both video, as well as sound, works well under this.
Go to Desmume - Preferences - Input. DeSmuMe is one of the best emulators for the handheld console Nintendo DS (and Game Boy Advance) that you can find. It lets you use your PC to play the majority of the games in the console's catalog.
Apart from this, they have also implemented a lot of fixes to eliminate the bugs in the last release. It improves compatibility.
Mac users can visit this link if they want to download DesMuME 0.9.9 version, then they can use the following link to fix it up: 2019/03/18 – git#be2735bMac Cocoa (x86, x86-64).
For Windows users, they can patch up the latest cocoa version with an auto-build from here. Just visit the URL and download it as given below.
Stable Releases for DeSmuME
Here are some latest releases that do not have any reason to use: DeSmuME Version 0.9.11.
These stable releases are used and downloaded to have constant stability, improved performance, and usability. But they are no longer updated and are not supported now.
Binaries for Windows: DeSmuME v0.9.11
- Windows 32-bit (x84) Download
- Windows 64-bit (x86-64) Download
- Windows 32-bit for older systems (x86 with no SSE2) Download
Binaries for Macintosh: DeSmuME v0.9.11
- Mac (x86, x86-64, PowerPC) Download
Source Code for other platforms: DeSmuME v0.9.11
- DeSmuME source tarball Download
Other releases of DeSmuME
If in case, you need to download the older releases of DeSmuME, then you can download the same from Sourceforge.
DesmuME X432R
There is another alternative that can enhance the ability of 3D resolution such as nightly builds but they are only restricted to 2x, 3x, or 4x as the native sizes are, it is named Japanese X432R. It works well with Windows 32-bit x86 and Windows 64-bit x86-64.
Till now, DeSmuME has released its unlimited versions, and now, its speed has improved along with the compatibility. They are working on other releases and more focus will be on graphics.
Nintendo DS is one of the largest selling Handheld Gaming consoles ever, and has great graphics and game titles such as Pokemon Black & White, The Legend of Zelda, Mario Cart etc. Now, since the NDS is discontinued a large number of games from the NDS world still remain playable due to the Nintendo NDS emulators. Here, are the Best 3 Nintendo DS or NDS emulators for Mac OS X to Play NDS Games on your Mac OS / MacBook or iMac.
Top 3 Free NDS Emulators for Mac OS X –
NDS Emulator # 1 – Open Emu
Open Emu is an all-in-one package with cores for almost all gaming consoles. Naturally, it has core for NDS too which allows you to play Nintendo DS games on your Mac.
Though, the core is powered by DeSmuMe which itself is an emulator but features such as –
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- External Gamepad or Joystick controller support.
- Loading and Saving of game state
- Easy to use interface as compared to DeSmuMe gives it the first position.
NDS Emulator # 2 – DeSmuME
DeSmuME is the original developer of Nintendo DS Emulation for Mac OS X and is really light-weight and feature rich. However, we would like it to be more user-friendly with a FAQ to understand the vast number of features it provides.
It allows you to rotate the screen, scale your display.
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Also, it has Microphone support of original NDS ROMs to play Mike based games and even allows Speed up incase emulation is slow or laggy. Along with support for wired and wireless controllers.
NDS Emulator # 3 – Retro Arch
Retro Arch is pretty much based on the same concept of Open Emu, but its an app in development phase and has lots of bugs.
Desmume Mac Controls
Like Open Emu, Retro Arch too uses DeSmeMU core for NDS emulation and supports external joypads.
Desmume Emulator For Mac
So, these are the best NDS emulators for Mac OS X which will let you play any Nintendo DS games on your Mac OS X. DeSmuME is compatible with almost all Mac OS X (Power PC , x86, x86-64 versions such as Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra, Mountain Lion)
Note – The emulators are meant to play NDS Games or ROMs and do not come with any copyright Games, however a simple google search for NDS ROMs will give you many Nintendo DS Games or ROMs which can be used in the emulators.