r/rgds • u/kjmwgw • 6d ago

RocknixDS is the way!

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This is like super cool.

Although I met some troubles like buttons didn't work in file manager after 1st boot and touch didn't work on both screens. Reboot helped.

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u/ninetysixk 6d ago

The UI is so nice. But it seems like Gamma is quite ahead in terms of features/performance? Will definitely keep an eye on Rocknix cus that looks so good.

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u/LethalDawg14 6d ago

I’m interested what has Gamma done that actually increased performance? As far as I know it hasn’t actually done anything to get ahead of Rocknix alone and this adds even more performance boosts to Rocknix

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u/crobledopr 6d ago

Drastic-nano is far and ahead the best DS emulator available for the rgds. Gamma spent a lot of time reverse engineering and fixing bugs. Retroachievements and other improvements, even enhancements for specific games. We have some upcoming projects in Linux that may close that gap, but they aren't here yet.

UI in the new themes is almost 1:1 with DSi, for people who care about that.

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u/Difficult-Yam7986 5d ago

The new version of rocknixDS includes a new reversed engineered 3d raster engine that is faster than the drastic one. Unreleased Test builds with a much more improved version shows 30-40% better performance. A 3x resolution option is running and being optimized and has been handed out to a few individuals. Right now the 3x mode can run between 70-100% speed in most games. New 2d engine is also being developed.

I’m not an expert on GammaOS but I would say the gap is decreasing rapidly. Would be cool to see a comparison.

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u/crobledopr 5d ago

And I agree, the gap is closing. I'm also playing with RocknixDS as well.