> DeSmuME is the most seasoned open source Nintendo DS emulator. It
> sports tools designed for hackers, speedrunners, youtubers, and
> casual gamers. Homebrew programs are supported and can even be
> debugged through GDB.
>
> The Windows and OS X versions are both relatively feature rich, and
> there is a small universe of forks and mods that add even more
> features for casual gaming.
>
> DeSmuME is the origin of RetroArch and OpenEmu Nintendo DS support
> and is used by several mobile Nintendo DS emulators, with the
> notable exception of DraStic.
>
> Mac users should use this kinda-sorta release build that works with
> any Mac that can run macOS v10.5 Leopard or later (PowerPC 32-bit,
> Intel 32-bit/64-bit, and M1 are all supported). We don?t update this
> build often, but it does have all of its optimizations enabled and
> it should run stable. ~ [DeSmuME Developers][1]
Download 1 ? The latest Cocoa-based DeSmuME build for all Macs running
OS X 10.5 and up, from May 23, 2022. Has better performance and game
compatibility than the last stable build from 2015, and also leverages
AltiVec.
A high-end G5 or Intel-based Mac is required.
Compatibility
Architecture: PPC x86 (Intel:Mac)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and up
[1]:
http://desmume.org/download/