DraStic DS Emulator

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About this game

DraStic is a fast emulator for Android that emulates a popular 2004 handheld console with two screens. In addition to being able to play its games full speed on many Android devices it has the following features:

- Enhance the game's 3D graphics to 2 by 2 times their original resolution (this optional feature works best on high end quad core devices)
- Customize the placement and size of the screens, for portrait and landscape modes
- Fully supports add-on controllers and physical controls
- Save and resume your progress anywhere with save states
- Tweak your gaming experience with a database of thousands of game enhancement codes
- Increase emulation speed with fast-forward

DraStic is only intended for play of private backups of legally acquired games. This product is not affiliated with or endorsed by the company that made the handheld it emulates in any way. Do not ask us for ROMs or help getting them - any request will be ignored.

NOTE: WiFi/multiplayer emulation is not supported at this time.

If you need assistance please e-mail us at [e-mail]
For more information see the readme here: http://drastic-ds.com/drastic_readme.txt
For a changelog see here: http://drastic-ds.com/help_changelog.txt

Ratings and reviews

The best performance out of any DS emulator on any platform, that's for sure. But it's showing its age elsewhere, with open source projects now considerably ahead in terms of features and user experience, including wifi multiplayer support and per-game configuration files, both of which I find sorely missing in this app. Still, the performance is unmatched, so it's still the best option, especially for lower end devices.

Doesn't work on newer phones. The virtual controller is designed for 16:9 screens, but the visuals for the virtual controller are always locked to the bottom of the screen, so whenever I try to press a button, it always thinks I'm either not pressing a button or that I'm pressing the wrong button. No matter how much I mess with the settings, it is always like this.

Recently, an update seemingly erased all data from the app; saves, shaders, layouts and all. Thankfully, by going into the general settings, choosing the "Scope Storage Folder" option under the system directory and selecting the entire DraStic folder, I was able to restore everything. I do feel like it's unforgivable to suddenly have things be this way, but I'm grateful nothing is completely lost. Beyond my gripes with this recent update, this still remains the best DS emulator performance wise.

What's new

- Fix for savestates from previous versions not loading properly