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3DS:Emulators: Difference between revisions

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(→‎Nintendo DS: remove mentions of medusa and desmume; these were either only proof-of-concepts or will not actually be ported to 3DS, they are not useful compared to existing methods to run DS games)
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== Handheld video game consoles ==
== Handheld video game consoles ==
=== PlayStation Portable, Vita ===
Not possible, due to computing power requirements.


=== Nintendo DS ===
=== Nintendo DS ===
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== Home video game consoles ==
== Home video game consoles ==
=== PlayStation 2/3/etc ===
Not possible, due to computing power requirements.
=== All Xbox consoles ===
Not possible, due to computing power requirements.


=== GameCube/Wii/Wii U/Switch ===
=== GameCube/Wii/Wii U/Switch ===
Not possible. While some 3DS games are ports of GameCube games, these consoles require too much computing power to be emulated by the 3DS.<br>
Not possible. While some 3DS games are ports of GameCube games, these consoles require too much computing power to be emulated by the 3DS.<br>
Also note that due to these computing power requirements, ports of Wii/Wii U/Switch games are also extremely unlikely.
Also note that due to these computing power requirements, ports of Wii/Wii U/Switch games are also extremely unlikely.
=== Dreamcast ===
Not possible, due to computing power requirements.


=== PlayStation 1 ===
=== PlayStation 1 ===
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== Home computers ==
== Home computers ==
=== Windows NT (XP/Vista/7/etc) ===
Not possible, though you can stream a computer's screen to a 3DS with a program like [[udb:3ds/tinyvnc|TinyVNC]].


=== DOS / Win9x ===
=== DOS / Win9x ===
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== Overview chart ==
== Overview chart ==
WIP
WIP
== Emulators that don't exist ==
These are consoles or devices that will not work on the 3DS, usually due to computing power requirements.
* PlayStation 2 and newer
* PlayStation Portable and Vita
* All Xbox consoles
* Dreamcast
* Windows NT (XP/Vista/7/etc)


[[Category:Nintendo 3DS information]]
[[Category:Nintendo 3DS information]]