DSx86 is freeware but copyright (c) 2010-2012, Patrick Aalto.
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First you need the actual DSx86 PC emulator for Nintendo DS, which is here.
| File | Size | Date | Info | Release notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSx86.nds | 807KB | July 1st, 2012 | Version 0.43 Beta. See the release notes for a full change log! | DSx86.txt |
| DS2x86.zip | 2.94MB | Mar 25th, 2012 | Version 0.36 Beta. The latest beta version of DS2x86 (a version of DSx86 for the SuperCard DSTwo flash cart). See the release notes for a full change log. | DS2x86.txt |
| DSx86.ini | 3KB | May 23rd, 2010 | Example configuration file. Rename this to /data/dsx86/DSx86.ini on your SD card. | See file itself |
| DSx86ConfigManager.zip | 485KB | Aug 16th, 2011 | A new DSx86 configuration manager by The Fifth Horseman. See the readme page for usage info. | readme page |
| DSx86Cfg | ~15KB | July 4th, 2010 | DSx86 INI file configuration program by RyouArashi that runs in DOS, so you can actually configure DSx86 while running DSx86! Hosted on Google Code, so check the link for the latest version. | DSx86Cfg |
| dsx86config.zip | 17KB | July 5th, 2010 | Windows configuration utility v0.31 for DSx86, by bob_fossil. Extract this to the same folder you put DSx86.ini on your Windows PC, run the utility to configure the ini settings, then copy the updated DSx86.ini to your SD card. | dsx86config.txt |
| DSx86042.nds | 798KB | Apr 22nd, 2012 | The previous version of DSx86, in case the latest version has a severe bug that makes it not run some games that used to run in this version. | N/A |
| DS2x86025.zip | 3.40MB | Oct 16th, 2011 | The previous version of DS2x86, in case the latest version has a severe bug that makes it not run some games that used to run in this version. | N/A |
| DSx86023.nds | 715KB | Aug 15th, 2010 | The last version built with libNDS 1.3.4, in case the latest version built with libNDS 1.5.3 makes it not run some games that used to run in this version. | N/A |
| DSx86_LW2.nds | 627KB | Nov 7th, 2009 | DSx86_LW2 is a technical demonstration of my PC emulator for Nintendo DS. See the release notes for more info. | DSx86_LW2.txt |
| AdLibSrc.zip | 42KB | July 13th, 2010 | Source code for my AdLib emulation as used in DSx86 (with sources for a demo program). Free to use in your own projects! | N/A |
| ds2_firmware.zip | 71KB | Nov 5th, 2011 | Source code for the SuperCard DSTwo SDK 1.2 NDS side (firmware), suitable for building with a recent DevKitPro version. The original sources released by SuperCard need a very old DevKitPro version to build. NOTE! This is not a complete implementation, only a (mostly) working starting point for your own enhancements! | N/A |
DSx86 does not have an inbuilt command interpreter (or shell), so you need to also download a DOS program that provides the command shell features. Currently the only supported shell is 4DOS version 7.50, freeware by Rex Conn & JP Software. The only file you absolutely need is the 4DOS.COM program, but if you have space on your SD card you can download the auxiliary files as well.
The recommended place to put these files on your SD card is /data/dsx86/4dos/ directory, but also /data/dsx86/, /4dos/ and root directory will work.
| Link | Info |
|---|---|
| ftp://jpsoft.com/4dos/files/ | JP Software's FTP site. Select the files you want. |
| 4dos750b130.exe | Windows installer for the whole package. NOTE! Unless you want to install 4DOS on your PC, do not run the installer, instead use any unzip utility to extract the separate files from this archive. |
See the DSx86 Compatibility WIKI for the most up-to-date list of games currently working in DSx86.