As a one-of-a-kind and once the most popular handheld gaming console, Nintendo DS was loved by gamers at the time for its touchscreen gameplay and dual-screen display. DraStic is a fast Nintendo DS emulator for Android devices. It enables you to play any of your favorite Nintendo DS video games on your smartphones or tablets without restrictions, and without having to buy an expensive and outdated Nintendo DS console.

DeSmuME (formerly known as YopYop DS) is the first Nintendo DS emulator that can run both homebrew and commercial game ROM at a playable level for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It was written in C++ and released as open source freeware.

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (AKA: 悪魔城ドラキュラ ギャラリー オブ ラビリンス, Akumajō Dracula: Gallery of Labyrinth, Devil's Castle Dracula: Gallery of Labyrinth) is the second work of Castlevania series for Nintendo DS console, released by KONAMI in 2006.

Since Nintendo entering the N64 platform, the orthodox Super Mario series games had stepped into its 3D era, the graphics and gameplay were all converted to the stereoscopic 3D from the previous plane 2D.