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How to Get Emulators on the DSi

Emulators are designed to make modern video game systems and computers run older console games. The games are converted to ROM files and are played through the emulator. The Nintendo DSi is no longer backward compatible with older Gameboy, Gameboy Color, and Gameboy Advance games. The only way to run these games is to set up an emulator on the DSi and install game ROMs on a memory stick to play these games.

Things You'll Need

Nintendo DSi
GBA ROMs
DS iPlayer Adapter or DSTWO SuperCard
SD card writer for PC
MicroSD card
GBADSI emulator

Instructions

- 1
  Purchase the DS iPlayer or DSTWO SuperCard.
- 2
  Download GBADSI_v1.zip. Unzip the folder to the desktop.
- 3
  Place the SD micro card into the iPlayer/DSTWO card. Slide the iPlayer/DSTWO card into the SD Card reader on the computer.
- 4
  Copy the entire GBADSI/plugins folder from the GBADSI_v1 folder into the "system" folder of the iPlayer/DSTWO card.
- 5
  Copy GBA ROM files into the "system/plugins/NDSGBA/gamepack" folder in the iPlayer/DSTWO card and disconnect from SD card writer.
- 6
  Place iPlayer/DSTWO card in the DSi and turn it on. Select Homebrew from the iPlayer/DSTWO menu.
- 7
  Click on GBA.PLG. This will start the GBA emulator.
- 8
  Select "New" and choose the ROM you would like to play.

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