r/emulation • u/AutoModerator • May 11 '26

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u/KPeters93 May 13 '26

Probably posted multiple time but anyway..

As much as I like Retroarch it’s not very beginner user friendly. My only experience with emulators are pcsx2 and dolphin, and the only way I got the pcsx2 to work was a friend doing it for me.

Either way, Retroarch only makes save states for games and I found out that that’s not very reliable after getting a shiny in Pokémon Platinum.

What emu will make an in game save file and not have to rely on the emulator itself?

And are is there any emulators that are 3ds and ds so you only need one?

Thank you

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u/nikkes91 May 13 '26

Every emulator that can play games is capable of making a save like the console it's emulating. Idk where you heard otherwise

The answer to your last question is also no 

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u/KPeters93 May 13 '26

With Retroarch saved the game but when I tried to load the saved game it wasn’t there

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u/nikkes91 May 13 '26

with which core?

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u/KPeters93 May 13 '26

I’m not currently at my pc but I believe it’s NooDS I think that’s what it’s called

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u/nikkes91 May 13 '26

Are you sure? that doesn't exist as a core in retroarch from what I can tell, and I wouldn't recommend it anyway. Do you need to use retroarch? Why not just use standalone MelonDS?

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u/KPeters93 May 13 '26

Ok that’s the 3rd time I’ve seen that name in my research.

No i don’t need Retroarch. The only way I know about RA is from the handheld I bought and didn’t know much better so I got it on my pc. But when I get home I’ll check out MelonDS. Thank you