​​DraStic DS Emulator: Your Nintendo DS, But Better​​

Remember blowing into those old DS cartridges when they wouldn’t work? Yeah, you don’t have to do that here. DraStic DS Emulator takes everything you loved about the Nintendo DS—Pokémon, Mario Kart, Zelda—and stuffs it into your Android phone. No fuss, no weird setup. Just tap and play.

​​Why It’s Good​​

• ​​Runs stupid smooth​​ – None of that laggy, stuttery nonsense. Even Mario 64 DS feels like it’s running on the real thing.
• ​​Makes old games look less ugly​​ – Upscaled 3D graphics mean Metroid Prime Hunters doesn’t look like a pixelated mess anymore.
• ​​Play how you want​​ – Touch controls work shockingly well, but if you’ve got a Bluetooth controller lying around? Even better.

​​Stuff You’ll Use​​

• ​​Save states = no rage quits​​ – Stuck on Dark Souls levels of unfair in Castlevania? Save mid-fight. Cheat? Maybe. Satisfying? Absolutely.
• ​​Cloud saves, because phones die​​ – Drop your phone in a toilet (it happens), and your Animal Crossing town isn’t gone forever.
• ​​Built-in cheats​​ – Want infinite Poké Balls in Platinum? Go nuts. No judgment.

​​Zero Hassle​​

Other emulators make you jump through hoops—BIOS files, weird settings, crashes. DraStic? Download it, open a ROM, and boom. You’re playing New Super Mario Bros. in line at the DMV like it’s 2006 again.

​​Bottom line:​​ If you’ve ever thought, “Man, I wish I could play [insert DS game] right now,” this is how. No magic, no BS. Just games.

(Legality side-eye: Only use ROMs you own. Don’t be that guy.)