Delta vs DSperate
Delta
deltaemulator.comDSperate
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| Figure | Delta | DSperate |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Nintendo DS Emulators | 7.7 (#6) | 7.3 (#11) |
| Product | Delta is an all-in-one emulator for iOS and iPadOS and the successor to GBA4iOS. | DSperate is a Nintendo DS and DSi emulator that aims to reimplement DraStic-level performance with modern features. |
| Save states | Delta supports manual, automatic, locked, and preview save states, and its guide recommends in-game saves as more reliable than save states. | It provides ten save-state slots plus a hidden automatic slot, and DSi states also carry NAND and SD card changes. |
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In their own words
DSperate
DSperate is a free, public-source Nintendo DS and DSi emulator for Linux on AArch64 and ARMhf. Its CPU emulation includes ARM946E-S and ARM7TDMI interpreters, plus ARM-to-AArch64 and ARM-to-ARMv7 recompilers. Graphics include complete 2D engines, a software 3D rasteriser and optional Vulkan GPU rendering. Experimental DSi support covers DSiWare, NAND boot, an SD card folder, microphone, Wi-Fi, PictoChat and Download Play, but the DSi DSP is not emulated and DSi-enhanced cartridges run as DS games in DSi mode. Local multiplayer and Download Play work over a LAN; internet access uses a user-mode TCP/IP stack. It has ten save-state slots and a hidden automatic slot, configurable screen layouts, cheats, and remappable keyboard and controller input with stylus support. Games can run with built-in FreeBIOS and generated firmware; user dumps allow firmware boot and exact timing. It loads .nds files and .zip files containing an .nds, but not zip64, 7z or rar. The project is licensed under GPLv3 and describes its implementation as clean-room work.