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Delta vs Pilas-melonDS

Delta

deltaemulator.com

Pilas-melonDS

github.com

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FigureDeltaPilas-melonDS
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
Web—Yes
macOSYes—
iOSYes—
Plans published11
Spec score · Nintendo DS Emulators7.7 (#6)7.2 (#13)

Plans

Delta

  • DeltaFree

Delta pricing →

Pilas-melonDS

  • FreeFree

Pilas-melonDS pricing →

In their own words

Delta

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Pilas-melonDS

Pilas-melonDS is a free HTML5 and WebAssembly browser frontend for the melonDS Nintendo DS emulator. It opens.nds,.dsi, and.srl files, runs in DS mode by default, and offers experimental DSi mode. Controls include keyboard, Gamepad API, touch, and DS touchscreen input. Users can choose Canvas 2D, WebGL 2, or WebGPU rendering, with audio through WebAudio. Cartridge saves and browser save states use IndexedDB, with as many as six save-state slots per ROM. The frontend can install DSiWare.cia files into DSi NAND or virtual SD storage. Camera and microphone input for DSi require browser media permission and a localhost or HTTPS origin. Browser internet mode provides a compatibility shim for DHCP, DNS, ARP, and basic TCP/HTTP, but it cannot provide arbitrary raw UDP/TCP internet or decrypt HTTPS traffic within the browser sandbox. DSi menu boot requires legally dumped BIOS files and a writable NAND dump; normal DS direct boot can use the built-in FreeBIOS fallback. The project is licensed under MPL-2.0.

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