This is a SNK Neogeo Pocket (Color) emulator for the Nintendo DS(i)/3DS.

1. Create a folder named "ngpds" in either the root of your flash card or in the data folder. This is where settings and save files end up.
2. Now put game/bios files into a folder where you have (NGP) roms, max 768 games per folder, filenames must not be longer than 127 chars. You can use zip-files (as long as they use the deflate compression). CAUTION! Games that require SLOT-2 RAM can not be used with zip-files!
3. Depending on your flashcart you might have to DLDI patch the emulator.

Note! You need a bios to be able to save in game. The save file should be compatible with most other NeoGeo Pocket emulators.

When the emulator starts, you can either press L+R or tap on the screen to open up the menu. Now you can use the cross or touchscreen to navigate the menus, A or double tap to select an option, B or the top of the screen to go back a step.

To select between the tabs use R & L or the touchscreen.

Since the DS/DS Lite only has 4MB of RAM you will need a SLOT-2/GBA cart with RAM on these devices to play games larger than 2MB.

• Load Game: Select a game to load.
• Load State: Load a previously saved state of the currently running game.
• Save State: Save a state of the currently running game.
• Load Flash: Load flash ram for the currently running game.
• Save Flash: Save flash ram for the currently running game.
• Save Settings: Save the current settings.
• Eject Game: Remove the game, can be used to enter bios settings.
• Reset Console: Reset the console.
• Quit Emulator: (If supported.)

• Controller:
  • B Autofire: Select if you want autofire on button B.
  • A Autofire: Select if you want autofire on button A.
  • Swap A-B: Swap which NDS button is mapped to which NGP button.
• Display:
  • Gamma: Lets you change the gamma ("brightness").
  • B&W Palette: Here you can select the palette for B & W games.
• Machine:
  • Language: Select between Japanese and English.
  • Machine: Select the emulated machine.
  • Change Batteries: Change to new main batteries (AA/LR6).
  • Change Sub Battery: Change to a new sub battery (CR2032).
  • Cpu Speed Hacks: Allow speed hacks.
  • Z80 Clock: You can underclock to get better speed on the DS.
  • Select BnW Bios: Load a real NGP Bios, recommended.
  • Select Color Bios: Load a real NGPC Bios, recommended.
• Settings:
  • Speed: Switch between speed modes.
    • Normal: Game runs at it's normal speed.
    • 200%: Game runs at double speed.
    • Max: Games can run up to 4 times normal speed (might change).
    • 50%: Game runs at half speed.
  • Autoload State: Toggle Savestate autoloading. Automagically load the savestate associated with the current game.
  • Autoload Flash RAM: Toggle flash/save ram autoloading. Automagically load the flash ram associated with the current game.
  • Autosave Settings: This will save settings when leaving menu if any changes are made.
  • Autopause Game: Toggle if the game should pause when opening the menu.
  • Powersave 2nd Screen: If graphics/light should be turned off for the GUI screen when menu is not active.
  • Emulator on Bottom: Select if top or bottom screen should be used for emulator, when menu is active emulator screen is allways on top.
  • Autosleep: Doesn't work.
• Debug:
  • Debug Output: Show FPS and logged text.
  • Disable Foreground: Turn on/off foreground rendering.
  • Disable Background: Turn on/off background rendering.
  • Disable Sprites: Turn on/off sprite rendering.
  • Step Frame: Emulate one frame.

Some dumb info about the game and emulator...

• NDS A & B buttons are mapped to NeoGeo Pocket B & A.
• NDS Start & X is mapped to NeoGeo Pocket Option.
• NDS Select & Y is mapped to NeoGeo Pocket Power.
• NDS d-pad is mapped to NeoGeo Pocket d-pad.
• NDS L button is mapped to NeoGeo D (debug).

• Memories of - Pure: Glitches everywhere.
• Neo Poke Pro Yakyuu: Sprite multiplexing doesn't work.
• Pachi-Slot Aruze Oukoku Pocket - Azteca (J): Palette glitches.
• Pachi-Slot Aruze Oukoku Pocket - Dekahel 2 (J): Palette glitches.
• Pachi-Slot Aruze Oukoku Pocket - Delsol 2 (J): Palette glitches.
• Pachi-Slot Aruze Oukoku Pocket - e-Cup (J): Palette glitches.
• Pachi-Slot Aruze Oukoku Pocket - Hanabi (J) (v1.02): Palette glitches.
• Pachi-Slot Aruze Oukoku Pocket - Hanabi (J) (v1.04): Palette glitches.
• Pachi-Slot Aruze Oukoku Pocket - Oohanabi (J): Palette glitches.
• Pachi-Slot Aruze Oukoku Pocket - Porcano 2 (J): Palette glitches.
• Pachi-Slot Aruze Oukoku Pocket - Ward of Lights (J): Palette glitches.
• Sonic The Hedgehog: First boss sometimes disappear, try to use a save state soon before the boss and reload and try again.
• Super Real Mahjong - Premium Collection: Sprite multiplexing & palette updates doesn't' work, game play locks up.

Huge thanks to Loopy for the incredible PocketNES, without it this emu would
probably never have been made.
Thanks to:
Flavor & Koyote for NGP info.
Dwedit for help and inspiration with a lot of things.

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