Top 15 iDeaS Alternative and Similar Games | Sep 2024

iDeaS is a plugin-based Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS emulator for Microsoft Windows and Linux, using the GTK+ toolkit.

The touch screen is fully emulated with a mouse cursor instead of a stylus, and a keyboard can be used to emulate the DS buttons.

iDeaS uses a plugin system so that further support can be achieved without looking at the source code of the emulator.

Support for the DS microphone was added in version 1.0.3.0, with a plugin downloadable from the main page.

1. No$GBA

No$GBA NO$GBA is a Nintendo DS emulator for Microsoft Windows. It is capable of running commercial and homebrew Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS games, such as Pokémon Diamond which the latest version is able to run at full speed with no graphical glitches. It was considered by many communities the best......

2. BoycottAdvance

BoycottAdvance BoycottAdvance is a free and portable emulator for the Nintendo Gameboy Advance handheld. Program is available on Windows, Macintosh, BeOS, Linux, FreeBSD and there is even a Java port, playable online.......

3. VisualBoyAdvance

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4. WinDS PRO

WinDS PRO WinDS PRO contains the best emulators for the consoles Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS for PC. It contains the latest version of the emulator iDeaS , DeSmuME , the complements of No$GBA and the new version of VBA ( VisualBoyAdvance ).......

5. higan

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6. GameBoid

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7. Drastic

Drastic DraStic is a fast Nintendo DS emulator for Android. In addition to being able to play Nintendo DS games full speed on many Android devices it has the following features:- Enhance the game's 3D graphics to 2 by 2 times their original resolution (this optional feature works best on high......

8. DroidEmu

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9. DeSmuME

DeSmuME DeSmuME is a freeware emulator for the NDS roms & Nintendo DS Lite games created by YopYop156. DeSmuME is also known as YopYop DS is written in C++ for Microsoft Windows and can play Nintendo DS homebrew and commercial nds roms. The emulator its self is in French (with user......

10. gpSPhone

gpSPhone gpSPhone is a Nintendo Gameboy Advance emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It has been ported by ZodTTD from the original source code of gpSP (made by Exophase). They are now both working together on this project.......

11. My Boy!

My Boy! My Boy! is an emulator to run GameBoy Advance games on the broadest range of Android devices, from very low-end phones to modern tablets. It emulates nearly all aspects of the real hardware correctly.Highlights:- Fastest emulation, therefore saves your battery to the MAX.- Very high game compatibility. Run nearly all......

12. DS-Rom Organizer

DS-Rom Organizer DS Rom Organizer is a tool for Windows that is designed for making management and organization of your Nintendo DS Games easier (as well as PSP, GBA and PSN roms despite the application name). It allows you to easily store your games in the application, view all of its information,......

13. KiGB

KiGB KiGB is the most accurate and free portable emulator for Gameboy, Gameboy Color and Super Gameboy for Windows, Linux and MS-DOS.......

14. nds4droid (discontinued version)

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15. mGBA

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