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Moza January 29th, 2013 1:14 PM

How does everyone play?
 
Do you guys play on your actual Ds/gameboys or on emulators mainly? I'm considering doing a couple challanges and I want to know the best way to present it to the forums.

Kitrigar January 29th, 2013 1:23 PM

I normally play on my handheld because it's easier to play on-the-go and there's no sitting around on the computer.
If you're looking to do challenges, I highly recommend using an emulator. It's faster and you can screen cap your progress without having to type too much.
And (Absol FTW!) ;)

Moza January 29th, 2013 2:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitrigar (Post 7515270)
I normally play on my handheld because it's easier to play on-the-go and there's no sitting around on the computer.
If you're looking to do challenges, I highly recommend using an emulator. It's faster and you can screen cap your progress without having to type too much.
And (Absol FTW!) ;)

I figured that was the way to go. I've just had some bad experiences with them. :( I can never find a good working one. And yes Absol ftw favorite pokemon since i first tried him :)

Kitrigar January 29th, 2013 3:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Moza (Post 7515347)
I figured that was the way to go. I've just had some bad experiences with them. :( I can never find a good working one. And yes Absol ftw favorite pokemon since i first tried him :)


The best working emulators that most people use are VBA and DeSMUME.
They've never failed me.
But if you're having problems, it could be a bad ROM.

Gyardosamped January 29th, 2013 3:13 PM

I play the main games (created by Nintendo) on my handhelds, and if I'm ever in the mood to play a hack, I'll play it on an emulator.

I assume that you're interested in filming some videos of you battling? In that case, I suggest playing the game on an emulator for quality purposes. If not, you would have to be recording yourself holding your handheld and the quality/sound/everything probably wouldn't be that great. xD

blue January 29th, 2013 3:25 PM

If I'm doing a challenge it's usually on an Emulator, although I'm doing a Wedlocke challenge on my Heart Gold which is on my DS Lite. In any other case I use my DS/3DS.

atie January 29th, 2013 3:29 PM

I used to play mainly on my DS
Diamond (13 Pokemons left before I caught them all) so can't quit just yet
quited Platinum after the E4 (I was to far with Diamond to continue
Heartgold mainly battle frontier
and with White I only do online battles with a team that fails

But since my DS is broken I hadn't had the chance to play B2
Now once I'm bored I play some GBC/GBA Pokemon games on my phone(Mainly hacks)

4th-5th gen Challenges I use Desmume I think it's better then VBA overal only on both Emulator 5th gen games seem to lagg at times thats why I fastforward "Cheat" those..

Captain Gizmo January 29th, 2013 3:39 PM

I'm not really too fond of emulators. I prefer doing my challenges on my FireRed cartridge and then when I'm done with the challenge, transfer my Pokemon from that game to either my Heart Gold or Diamond version.

Seth Rollins January 29th, 2013 4:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitrigar (Post 7515409)
The best working emulators that most people use are VBA and DeSMUME.
They've never failed me.
But if you're having problems, it could be a bad ROM.

Tbh, DeSMUME works only to strong computer such as Mac...etc. If your using a computer, like a laptop DeSMUME's going to be sooooooooooooooooooooooo slow and lags every time. I use DeSMUME, only for you to know. Anyways, I play mainly on DS, I use Emulators to games that aren't in sale anymore, very old games I mean or some new games to play directly. I play Black and White 2 on the Emulator, you know?

Moza January 29th, 2013 6:52 PM

Any idea why the emulators run really slowly and lag a lot? Trust me my computer has the specs, I dont get it.

PlatinumDude January 29th, 2013 6:55 PM

I play on the actual console, sometimes on battle simulators.

Firox January 29th, 2013 7:54 PM

I starting to get out of Emulators and playing on an actual console I have both Nintendo DS Lite and a Nintendo 3DS XL. I'm saving cash to buy a Game Boy Advanced. I use my 3DS XL the most.

I only use VBA to play ROM that other have made.

Hikamaru January 29th, 2013 8:08 PM

I mainly play my 4th and 5th Gen games on my DS Lite right now, but I might start using my 3DS XL when X & Y come out.

I don't use emulators, I only play legit copies of the game.

Starry Windy January 29th, 2013 8:23 PM

I personally played 4th and 5th Gen Pokemon Games on actual Nintendo DS Lite.

Sweets Witch January 29th, 2013 9:43 PM

Oh man, this is a really fun question.

I have an Acekard and an inferior different type of flash card with a GBC emulator on it. The Acekard has White on it, the other one has Blue and Crystal. I have an actual copy of Pearl (which I play more than anything else) and Sapphire (which I play on my older DS), but I tend to use VBA on my computer for 3rd gen games because I like random encounter mods. So technically I play most via DS, but they're emulated.

Caelus January 29th, 2013 11:08 PM

I lost my DS and I haven't been able to find it since I came back from Europe (About a year and a half), so If I ever have an urge to get pack to playing Pokemon again I just use an emulator.

Urugamosu January 30th, 2013 1:50 AM

I just play on my DS.
I'll play on my R4 when I'm addicted to the game, like HG/SS, the translation project. (Back Then.)

Kikaito plush January 30th, 2013 1:57 AM

It depends on what version I want to play.

I'll play on GBA player if it is an GBA one
I'll play on emulater if it is an GB/GBC one
I'll play on an DS if it is an DS one.

Correspondence January 30th, 2013 1:59 AM

I emulate most of my games and it goes same for pokemon games.

Mark Kamill January 30th, 2013 5:12 AM

The DS ones on my 3DS, the older ones in my GB. I have no GBA, so I have to use an emulator for that.

bionics January 30th, 2013 6:20 AM

I actually gave my DS away to my little cousin a few years ago; I wanted to focus more on schoolwork so I figured she could use it more than I could. The genuine happiness I saw light up in her eyes when I told her she could have "all the Pokemon that came with it," was worth it though.

So these days I just do some messing around on emulators. Can't wait to get a 3DS for Pokemon X and Y though.

Synerjee January 30th, 2013 7:36 AM

I play both on my DS Lite and emulators. These days, I play only on emulators as my DS isn't with me at the moment.

Sydian January 30th, 2013 8:08 AM

I only play actual carts. I used to have some files on emulators just to goof around on, but I don't use my PC anymore and Mac emulators are terrible from what I understand. Even then, I played mainly on carts. I like to keep my teams and be able to carry my games wherever I go. Laptops are portable and all, but not as portable as my DS.

HeracrossIsBoss January 30th, 2013 8:13 AM

I'm always playing on my DS. Though I don't know if I will purchase a 3DS because I don't know if a 3DS is worth the money.

mozartm99 January 30th, 2013 11:16 AM

I always play on my handheld (never even heard of emulators unti now). But I was wondering, are the emulators free of charge?

Sydian January 30th, 2013 11:39 AM

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I always play on my handheld (never even heard of emulators unti now). But I was wondering, are the emulators free of charge?
Yes. You can download them as well as ROMs (the games), however it's against the rules to ask for emulators and ROMs here so if you're interested, you'll have to use Google. It's illegal though, but from what I understand, it is legal if you have the actual game. So say I had Red for my emulator, which I also have the cart, that's apparently legal. lol That's just how I've understood it as, so don't quote me on it.

Kitrigar January 30th, 2013 3:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moza (Post 7515818)
Any idea why the emulators run really slowly and lag a lot? Trust me my computer has the specs, I dont get it.

There's VBA, NO$GBA and DeSMUME
VBA requires almost nothing and can be played without lag.
NO$GBA and DeSMUME may require some setting tweaks in order for it to lag less.
For the best settings, you can easily YouTube and find whichever fits your specs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultimate PKMN Trainer Red (Post 7515541)
Tbh, DeSMUME works only to strong computer such as Mac...etc. If your using a computer, like a laptop DeSMUME's going to be sooooooooooooooooooooooo slow and lags every time.

I used DeSMUME with a Windows XP notebook (such a bad investment) a few years back and had no problem. It just requires some setting to be changed/fixed. Most laptops can handle it. The only ones that can't are ones from the dinosaur ages.

BlueShellBeast January 30th, 2013 5:30 PM

I use a mixture between Game Carts and Emulators. If I'm trying to rush through a challenge, I will use VBA for Gen 1-3 Games with the speed button, however, I find things the most fulfilling when you can use your Challenge Pokemon afterwards, more so if I want to take one of those Pokemon and use it on Pokemon Stadium 1&2, or if I'm playing on one of my Japanese carts, battle myself with the link cable. When it comes to the DS games, all of the ones I owned have vanished, and I play those on my AceKard (of course, I plan to rebuy them eventually).

Cerberus87 January 30th, 2013 5:56 PM

I used to play only on emulators.

However, Desmume can't play HGSS (my favorite game) without bugs. You need the anti-piracy patch, and even then the game might freeze after a while. Since the Desmume devs are like "we don't support Pokémon games" and "we don't care enough about Pokémon games to fix the bugs", I decided to support Nintendo instead and bought a DSi XL.

Apparently, a Supercard DSTwo with the proper updates can run HGSS flawlessly, too, so it's better than Desmume. I prefer the flashcart to the actual games because trade evolutions annoy me greatly and with a flashcart I can get around them. I really don't like DS emulation, it looks like crap on a PC because of the dual-screen and with Desmume I can't even use the highest magnification filter because the screen ends up bigger than my monitor, which is funny because I have a 23" monitor.

But! I'm thinking about getting second-hand 4th gen games, since they don't have the battery problems GBA games had.

Brendino January 30th, 2013 6:55 PM

Not quite exclusively, but I almost always play on the handheld console itself rather than an emulator. The only time I can really say I use an emulator is if I want to play a hack or something like that (might also be easier to do challenges on emulators than physical games themselves).

mozartm99 January 30th, 2013 9:24 PM

So when you say it is "illegal" to use emulators, does that mean I could get tracked and fined for it? Also, is there some software that I could install on my ds to do lets plays without having to point a camera at my ds?

Sydian January 30th, 2013 9:28 PM

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So when you say it is "illegal" to use emulators, does that mean I could get tracked and fined for it? Also, is there some software that I could install on my ds to do lets plays without having to point a camera at my ds?
I haven't heard of any cases where someone got in trouble for it, so do it if you really want lol. And I don't know. If you have more questions, please Google them. I don't need the thread going off topic. YouTube may even have some video tutorials, which are useful if you are very cautious or just not knowledgeable on the subject and need to see someone do something before you try it yourself.

Treecko January 30th, 2013 9:41 PM

I usually play games on the handheld consoles instead of an emulator. The only time I play on an emulator is if I want to try a hack, do a challenge, or if I'm bored on my computer and want to waste sometime.

Seki January 31st, 2013 12:35 AM

I play on the my DS lite for DS and GBA Pokemon games, play my Gameboy Colour games on emulators cos my Gameboy Colour isn't really working perfectly, and some buttons are spoilt.

Cerberus87 January 31st, 2013 4:20 AM

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Originally Posted by mozartm99 (Post 7517508)
So when you say it is "illegal" to use emulators, does that mean I could get tracked and fined for it?

Actually I don't think the emulators themselves are illegal, or else Nintendo and other console companies would've already shut them down. What is illegal is the use of the emulator to play commercial games (and their derivatives) without having paid for them. An emulator is just software that recreates a console in a different hardware and doesn't have to be used to play commercial games. It can also play indie games and software (called homebrew), which is perfectly legal.

Being in possession of a ROM (read-only memory) copy of a game is only illegal if you don't own the game, because it can be used as a backup copy. Of course, this site and many others forbid ROM distribution because you can't tell whether the person who downloads the ROM actually has the game or not, therefore distributing ROMs is illegal. However, you don't need to download a ROM from the internet - you can copy it from your legit cart using homebrew software and certain hardware, which creates a digital copy of the game for you to edit to your heart's content.

It's so easy to find ROMs on the internet that it's very unlikely you'll ever get in trouble for downloading them.

Autaven January 31st, 2013 5:08 AM

I always played on my DSi until I got a 3DS XL for Christmas and now I play all my DS cartridge Pokemon on there. My bf has inherited my DSi and started playing Pokemon, so ofc I'm thrilled.
I played on Emulators when I was younger and poor. But I never enjoyed it as much as the actual games.

Turnip February 2nd, 2013 3:09 PM

I usually play on Gameboid on my note, so that I have save states, fast forward and hand-heldedness... that a word? Eh.
If you're wanting to present it to forums, though, VBA is the way to go. Just screen cap whenever and go through it.


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