PicoDriveDS

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PicoDriveDS is a Genesis emulator ported from the mobile device platform to the Nintendo DS by Ryan FB. The latest version of v0.1.7 which features the following:

  • DLDI support to work on all DLDI-capable devices
  • Software emulation that allows for accurate graphics
  • Several scaling options
  • One savestate per game
  • Compatibility with GBA flash carts - if DLDI is not found, it checks for an appended rom image
  • Large rom compatibility when used with slot-2 devices with GBA compatibility

However, many games run at a slow speed despite the forced frameskip of 2, and PicoDriveDS does not support sound. The other main option for Genesis emulation on the DS is jEnesisDS.

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Compatibility Lists (deprecated and out-of-date)

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Version 0.1.1

  • After Burner II working
  • Aladdin working
  • Alicia Dragoon : Working.
  • Alien Storm working
  • Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle : Working (slow)
  • Animaniacs : Working.
  • Another World (smaller screen) working
  • Aquatic Games : Working.
  • Art of Fighting : Working.
  • Asterix and the Great Rescue (Crashes at SEGA logo)
  • Asterix and the Power of The Gods (Top screen is black)
  • Bart VS The Space Mutants : Working.
  • Bart_vs_Mutants working
  • Barts Nightmare (Smaller screen) working
  • Bart's Nightmare : Working. <= (The screen size is smaller, need to check if it's the same on PC Emus)
  • Batman Returns : Working.
  • Beavis and Butt-Head (Smaller screen) working
  • California Games working
  • Cannon Fodder working
  • Clay Fighter working
  • ECCO - The Tides of Time working
  • ECCO working
  • Fatal Fury (smaller screen) working
  • Flashback - The Quest for Identity working
  • Garfield : Main sprite is dissapearing most of the times when playing.
  • Ghostbusters working
  • Golden Axe : Working.
  • Golden Axe II working
  • Golden Axe working
  • Goofy's Histerical History Tour : Working.
  • Gouls 'N Ghosts : Working.
  • Greatest HeavyWeights : Working.
  • Gunstar Heroes : Working.
  • Gunstar Heroes working
  • Gynoug : Working (The score value is bugged).
  • HellFire : Working.
  • High Seas Havoc : Working.
  • Hit The Ice : Working.
  • Hokuto no Ken : Working.
  • International Superstar Soccer Deluxe : Freeze on Konami's Screen.
  • James Pond (U) working
  • James Pond : Working.
  • James Pond 2 - Codename Robocod : Working.
  • James Pond 2 - Codename RoboCod working
  • James Pond 3 - Operation Starfish (Boots but crashes on EA intro)
  • Jungle Strike : Working.
  • Jungle Strike working
  • Klax : Working.
  • Mega Bomberman working
  • Mega SWIV (E)(smaller screen) working
  • Mega Turrican : Working.
  • Michael Jackson's Moonwalker working
  • Mickey Mouse - Castle of Illusion working
  • Mickey Mouse - Fantasia working
  • Mickey Mouse - Great Circus Mystery(Black top screen)
  • Mickey Mouse - World of Illusion working
  • Mortal Kombat (White shadows on sprites but runs fine) working
  • Mortal Kombat II working
  • New Zealand Story (smaller screen) working
  • Ninja Gaiden (Top screen black)
  • Olympic Golds : Don't Work.
  • OutRun working
  • Pac-Man 2 - The New Adventures (smaller screen) working
  • Primal Rage(No rom info displayed on lower screen top screen black)
  • Prince of Persia working
  • Quack Shot : Working.
  • Quack Shot Starring Donald Duck working
  • Ren and Stimpy's Invention working
  • Revenge of Shinobi working
  • Robocop vs The Terminator working
  • Samurai Shodown (SMALL SQUASHED SCREEN) working
  • Samurai Shodown : Working. (Some glitches in the bottom of the screen, but that like 2 pixels of height, so near nothing)
  • Sensible Soccer - International Edition : Working.
  • Shinobi 3 - Return of the Ninja Master working
  • Sonic & Knuckles : Working.
  • Sonic 3D : Does not Work.
  • Sonic Crackers : Working.
  • Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knucles : Dosn't Work.
  • Sonic The Hedgehog 3 : Working.
  • Space Harrier 2 working
  • Spider-Man and Venom - Maximum Carnage (Small screen) working
  • Spider-Man and X-Men - Arcade's Revenge (Small screen) working
  • Splatter House 3 : Working. <= (The screen size is smaller, need to check if it's the same on PC Emus)
  • Splatterhouse 2 working
  • Splatterhouse 3 working
  • Street Fighter 2' : Doesn't Work.
  • Streets of Rage : Working.
  • Streets of Rage 2 working
  • Streets of Rage 3 : Working.
  • Streets of Rage 3 working
  • Streets of Rage working
  • Sunset Riders : Working. <= (The screen size is smaller, need to check if it's the same on PC Emus)
  • Super Hang-On (Grabled GFX in game) working
  • Super Hang-On : Working.
  • Super Mario World - no idea what it is working
  • Super VolleyBall : Working.
  • Talespin : Working.
  • Taz-Mania working
  • Tecmo Super Bowl : Working.
  • Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles - The Hyperstone Heist (Small screen) working
  • Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles - Tournament Fighters working
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Hyperstone Heist : Working. <= (The screen size is smaller, need to check if it's the same on PC Emus)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Tournamen Fighters : Working. (Shadows are blank instead of the transparency color. Somes graphics problems (transparency again ?) in the Character Select screen, with the texts).
  • Tetris : Working.
  • The Adventures of Batman & Robin : Working.
  • The Jungle Book : Working.
  • Thunder Force 3 (Tawain Rip): Working/Don't Work. (Intro Screens glitched. Seems not be able to pass through Title Screen)
  • Thunder Force 4 (With Trainer) : Working/Dosn't Work. (Freeze after the Trainer Screen)
  • Tiny Toons Adventures - Acme All Stars : Working.
  • Tiny Toons Adventures : Working.
  • ToeJam & Earl : Working.
  • ToeJam & Earl 2 : Working.
  • Toejam & Earl in Panic on Funcotron working
  • Toejam & Earl working
  • Top Gear 2 : Working. <= (The game have some bigs problems : "When you accelerate, after 50 MPH, the value drop to 0 and the car stop, etc..." .The screen size is smaller, need to check if it's the same on PC Emus)
  • Toughman Contest : Doesn't Work.
  • Truxton : Working. (The screen isn't centered, when you go to the right, the screen goes to the left, etc...)
  • Two Crude Dudes working
  • Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 : Don't Work.
  • Urban Strike (Top screen stays black)
  • V.R Fighter vs Taken2 working
  • Virtua Fighter 2 : Doesn't Work.
  • Virtua Fighter VS Tekken 2 (Pirate) : Working.
  • Wiz 'N' Lize : Working.
  • WonderBoy 3 (WonderBoy 5 in Japanese) : Don't Work.
  • WonderBoy 6 : Working. (Title Screen bugged).
  • World Heroes : Working.
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Version 0.1.2

  • Addams Family : Working. [*] [-]
  • Aero Blasters : Working. [*] <= (The emulator crash when you use the "select" button to go back to the rom list)
  • Aero The Acrobat : Working.
  • Aladdin : Working. [*]
  • Alex Kidd In The Enchanted Castle : Working.
  • Alicia Dragoon : Working. [*]
  • Altered Beast : Working.
  • Animaniacs : Working.
  • Arrow Flash : Working. [-]
  • Art of Fighting : Working.
  • Bart VS The Space Mutants : Working.
  • Bart's Nightmare : Working. [-]
  • Batman Returns : Working. [*]
  • BattleToads : Working.
  • Blaster Master 2 : Working.
  • Block Out : Working.
  • Body Count : Working.
  • Boogerman : Working.
  • Bubsy : Working. [-]
  • California Games : Working.
  • Castle of Illusion : Working. [*]
  • Castlevania The New Generation (Castlevania Bloodlines in US) : Working. Some minors glitches on the water in the first level. The main sprite is dissapearing when he's got a weapon option or when he's hit by an ennemi, also during a long part of the second "room" of the first level. There's also some stairs invisible after, but they can be used though (not sure if it's a bug or the speed problem)
  • Championship Bowling : Freeze at the Sega screen.
  • Chuck Rock (with trainer) : Don't Work. <= (Though the "Select" button can be used to go back to the rom list, so the emu don't crash. But my rom have a trainer, so if someone can check if there's one without, and if yes, if the rom work, thanks)
  • Chuck Rock 2 : Don't Work.
  • Cluedo : Working. [-]
  • Columns : Working.
  • Columns 3 : Working.
  • Combat Cars : Working.
  • Comix Zone : Freeze after the "Episode 1" screen. (waited 10 minutes and nothing, so I don't think it's a "really slow speed problem" lol. Though the "Select" button can be used to go back to the rom list, so the emu don't crash.)
  • Shining Force : Working(very little testing done).
  • Zero Wing : All your work are belong to us.
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Notes

Working : The game is working without problems.
Doesn't Work : The game doesn't load.
Working/Doesn't Work : The game is loading fine, but there is a problem during the game, like a freeze.


Note : The tests don't consider the speed.
Note 2 : If you get a smaller screen than the others games in scaled mode, use the unscaled mode. (Some games use a lower resolution, and so, if you use scaled more, they will look smaller than the others)
Note 3 : I didn't consider the fact that in some games, the sprite disappears for a few seconds when the it is hit by an enemy. (I suppose that's because picodrive isn't running at full speed, so the "flickering" of most games when the main sprite is hit is longer here). In case it's really a bug, I put a [*] after the name (to avoid having to test all the games again later)
Note 4 : I tested the three modes in each game (Old Scaling/New Scaling/Unscaled), to be sure the three work and don't cause some bugs in some games.
Note 5 : Some games use an even smaller resolution than the others, which makes the 2 current scaling modes "too small" and sometimes the Unscaled Mode a bit "too big".

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See Also

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Links

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