*Edit* Thanks to whichever mod moved this to the proper section; I wasn't sure if it belonged in tech help since I technically don't have the emulator yet, but I guess it's as good a place as any. Since I'm not tech-savvy at all, I figured maybe you guys might know about what kind of emulator I should be looking into for a DS emulator.[I'm sick of missing out because I can't afford anything. The economy sucks] Anyways, to aid you all, I figured I'd post my dxdiag info here and let you tell me what you think. BTW, I'm running everything off of a laptop. It runs N64, SNES, and GBA emulators and games just fine, so its power is decent. I can delete other programs to make room, though. Okay, here's the info. I'll also include the display and sound device data, just in case it helps, and I'll put spoiler tags around it so that it doesn't unnecessarily clog up everyone's screen: System info: Spoiler System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 2/5/2011, 11:30:09 Machine name: BTGPC Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_qfe.100427-1650) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: Dell Inc. System Model: Latitude D610 BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A06 Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.86GHz Memory: 1016MB RAM Page File: 735MB used, 1718MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode Display Devices info: Spoiler Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family Manufacturer: Intel Corporation Chip type: Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset DAC type: Internal Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2592&SUBSYS_01821028&REV_03 Display Memory: 128.0 MB Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200 Driver Name: ialmrnt5.dll Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4693 (English) DDI Version: 9 (or higher) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 9/15/2006 16:09:00, 45694 bytes WHQL Logo'd: n/a WHQL Date Stamp: n/a VDD: n/a Mini VDD: ialmnt5.sys Mini VDD Date: 9/15/2006 16:16:48, 1173468 bytes Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-66D2-11CF-CD61-8821A2C2CB35} Vendor ID: 0x8086 Device ID: 0x2592 SubSys ID: 0x01821028 Revision ID: 0x0003 Revision ID: 0x0003 Video Accel: Deinterlace Caps: n/a Registry: OK DDraw Status: Enabled D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Not Available DDraw Test Result: Not run D3D7 Test Result: Not run D3D8 Test Result: Not run D3D9 Test Result: Not run Sound Device info: Spoiler Description: SigmaTel C-Major Audio Default Sound Playback: Yes Default Voice Playback: Yes Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266E&SUBSYS_01821028&REV_03 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Type: WDM Driver Name: STAC97.sys Driver Version: 5.10.4255.0000 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: n/a Date and Size: 3/10/2005 07:56:06, 273168 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: SigmaTel HW Accel Level: Full Cap Flags: 0x0 Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0 Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0 HW Memory: 0 Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No Registry: OK Sound Test Result: Not run I've owned one DS emulator before[I forget what it was called], but I tried running Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier on it and it was just sooooooo sloooooow. But since one has worked on this laptop before, I know it can at least handle it. I dunno if it was just a bad emulator or if there were some options in it I could have tweaked to help it run faster. Anyways, any help I could get from the more experienced people here would be greatly appreciated.^_^[Oh, and if this is in the wrong section, please feel free to move it to the appropriate one.]
No$GBA is probably the best DS Emulator, add No$Zoomer on it and your on your way onto playing DS games in Full-Screen (even though that sucks) and use filters, plug-ins and more!
Okay, I got the No$GBA, and downloaded Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. I'm stuck. There are too many files in the unzipped folder to choose from; I don't know what I should be looking for. The only NDS file in the one I downloaded was the one labeled rk-gsddu.nds. I get a blue screen when I tried to load it up, and that was it.
For GSDD, run the game through BIOS mode, and use the full package from the links found at the bottom of the page. You won't be able to gain much speed with your current specs, but you may try changing the Update Interval value to 60fps from the No$Zoomer settings.
I tried double-clicking on the No$Zoomer start icon and all it did was freeze my computer for about 30 seconds before giving me a little error beep. Nothing worked on my laptop afterwards. I couldn't even pull up the Task Manager. Had to reset the laptop to get it to open programs again. However, I started using DeSmuME0.9.7x86 and the game runs. The problem with it now, aside from the slow running speed, is that all sound effects are replaced by one long, loud buzzing sound. I had to use the "shut up" command[it literally says shut up; I'm still laughing about that] in the Emulation menu. Now the only thing I hear is the music, and even it is slowed down.
