What Emulators Work With Max Media Player?

What is Max Media Player?

• Max Media Player is an expansion system for the Nintendo DS, which adds 4 gigabytes of storage for games, media and other software. It includes a slot-1 card expansion that allows you to import files via a sub connection to their PC. This system enables the DS to play MP3s and videos, and run home brew software of all types. Through home brew capability, you can add a variety of emulators to your DS gaming system.

Arcade Machine Emulators

• The PC has long been capable of emulating a number of classic arcade machines, but the relatively slow processor of the DS posed a daunting challenge to early programmers who wished to accomplish the same process. Several recent programs have added various arcade emulations to the DS. With DS Pack, for example, you can run the various incarnations of Pac Man arcade machines, including Ms. Pacman. Other emulators, such as Marca DS, allow you to emulate many classic arcade boxes, such as Ghosts N Goblins or Galaga.

PC Emulators

• Aside from the lowliest Timex Sinclair emulation (which is little more than a glorified calculator), few people thought the DS would be capable of reasonable emulation of a computer platform. However, programmers have created emulation software for computers, ranging from the early Apple Macintosh to relatively modern x86-based DOS and Windows machines. These computer emulators can actually run software, including a number of popular games such as Blocks, Hextris and Minesweeper.

Console Emulators

• For the retro-gaming community, no feature invokes more interest than the possibility of using your DS to emulate other gaming consoles. The Max Media Player, via home brew software, places many classic consoles right in the palm of your hand. Unsurprisingly, you can find software to run games from the entire Atari line, including favorites such as Adventure and Tanks. However, through emulation you can reproduce the capabilities of more resource-tapping consoles, such as the NES and SNES or even Sega home systems and portables. Such capability adds virtually thousands of potential games to your DS library.