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Are there any DS emulators that have an overclocking feature? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 week ago by vortexal@lemmy.ml to c/emulation@lemmy.ml
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There is a mod for the DSi/3DS called "Twilight Menu" and it allows DS games to use the DSi's better clock speeds. Given that overclocking is a common feature for emulators, I was wondering if there were any DS emulators with this feature. I have seen discussions on other websites about this topic and how it would be possible but none of the emulators are listed as having an overclocking feature. All of the documentation and discussions about this seem to be at least a few years old and I know a lot can happen in a few years.

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[–] vortexal@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not sure why you would be confused by my post but I'm basically looking for an emulator that can mimic what it's like to run DS games through Twilight Menu. The DSi's main CPU was about twice as fast and given that the DS didn't have a GPU, that means a lot of the games that aren't DSi enhanced can perform significantly better on a DSi. I think the most well know example I can give is Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, as it constantly has performance issue during normal gameplay.

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To be more specific. Why do you want to do that in particular? Not being an asshole. I just want to know why

[–] vortexal@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Because when I play games, I like to be able to get the best possible experience. For DS games, it's having them run using the better hardware that the DSi has. I also do something similar for PSP games, where I have PPSSPP's emulated CPU running at 333 MHz because you can mod PSPs to allow all games to use that clock speed instead of just the games that supported that clock speed.