4w ago

Are there any DS emulators that have an overclocking feature?

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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I am reasonably certain DeSmuME allows you to, or perhaps even automatically enables the higher clock speeds you are looking for. On which host platforms this may be the case other than desktop, I do not know. YMMV.
- If DeSmuME is the only emulator that does this, I'll have to try it again later. I'm not seeing an option for it and I'm unable to tell if it does it automatically because the emulator is lagging on every device I own.
  
  What devices are you trying to run it on our of interest?
  Are you tunning the emulator directly or running it through something like retroarch?
  I've noticed RA has some settings missing on certain emulators, and lower end or older hardware can see a performance drop in comparison between the two options.
  Apologies that I can't provide a more direct and useful answer.

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

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