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Emulated Games: 75 game machines (Amidars, Arkanoid, Cosmic Avenger, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Lady Bug, Phoenix, Pooyan, Scramble, Super Cobra, etc...).
Emulated Games: 75 game machines (Amidars, Arkanoid, Cosmic Avenger, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Lady Bug, Phoenix, Pooyan, Scramble, Super Cobra, etc...).


MarcaDS Arcade Emulator v2.5 was participated in the NEO Spring Coding Competition 2006 and ranked 2nd.
MarcaDS Arcade Emulator v2.5 was participated in the [https://www.neoflash.com/forum/index.php?topic=1875.0 NEO Spring Coding Competition 2006] and ranked 2nd.


==Features==
==Features==
*Ability to play arcade games on the Nintendo DS
* Ability to play arcade games on the Nintendo DS.
*Limited range of compatible games
* Limited range of compatible games.
*Slightly lagged sound
* Slightly lagged sound.


[[File:Marcads.jpg]]
[[File:Marcads.jpg]]


==Installation==
==Installation==
#Download and extract file
'''Note:''' In order to use this emulator, you will need to obtain MAME rom  (require Mame 0.116 compatible romset). Also you cannot have more than 255 ROMS at the same time.
#[http://chishm.drunkencoders.com/DLDI/ DLDI patch] it and copy it to the root directory of the card
#Create a folder called 'mame' in the root of your card
#Copy the .zip (ensure they use no compression) files containing the mame files to your mame folder


You can't have more than 255 ROMS at the same time.
Download and extract file.
 
[[DLDI|DLDI]] patch it and copy it to the root directory of the card.
 
Create a folder called mame in the root of your card.
 
Copy the .zip (ensure they use no compression) files containing the mame files to your mame folder.
 
==User guide==
===FAQ===
'''Game does not run.'''
* Ensure the game is in the below Compatibility List. Games other than those will not show up in the menu and will not run. Also ensure the .zip file does not use compression (Set WinRAR to Store, WinZip to No Compression).
 
'''No sound in game.'''
* Ensure the Compatibility List says there is sound in that title. If not, game will still work, just without the sound.
 
'''Where is the Compatibility List? All I see is foreign words.'''
* [http://www.portabledev.com/pages/ds/jeuxdev.-perso/marcads.php Jeux émulés] is the Compatibility List, which means Emulated Games in French.
 
'''EFS failed.'''
* You cannot rename MarcaDS.nds. And put it in root.


==Controls==
==Controls==
When the emulator starts, use Up/Down to select game, then use A to start the game
'''Menu:'''
selected.


'''Both Player 1 and 2:'''
Up/Down - Select game


D-pad and DS Motion - the joystick
A - Launch selected game


Select- insert coins
'''In game (player 1 and 2):'''


A - fire (if the game need it, like Pengo)
D-Pad/DS Motion - Joystick


B - fire (if the game need it, like Ping Pong)
Select- Insert coins


R - fire , only for Arkanoid (easier if we play with stylus)
A - Fire (if the game need it, like Pengo)


START - start game
B - Fire (if the game need it, like Ping Pong)


R and L - pause game, return to MarcaDS menu
R - Fire , only for Arkanoid (easier with stylus)


==Known Issues==
Start - Start game
Partial sound and no auto scrolling. If your zip don't work rezip it with a other zip software. Mame 0.116 compatible romset needed.


==Compatibility==
R/L - Pause game, Return to MarcaDS menu
*G6DS Real (firmware 2.2)  (with marcads.nds file, WITHOUT DLDI patching)
*DS-X (firmware 1.1.2) (with marcads.nds file, WITHOUT DLDI patching)
*M3 DS Simply (firmware 1.06) (with marcads.nds file, WITHOUT DLDI patching)
*NinjaDS (firmware 1.05)  (with marcads.nds file, WITHOUT DLDI patching)
*CycloDS Evolution (firmware 1.12)  (with marcads.nds file, WITHOUT DLDI patching)
*G6 Lite (firmware 4.6c) and M3DSS as passkey (with marcads.nds file, dldi driver v0.19 patching g6fl.dldi)
*MK5 (firmware 2.45) (with marcads.nds file, WITHOUT DLDI patching)


==Known issues==  
==Known issues==
Game does not run.
Partial sound and no auto scrolling.  
*Ensure the game is in the below Compatibility List. (Games other than those will not show up in the menu and will not run.) Also ensure the .zip file does not use compression. (Set WinRAR to Store, WinZip to No Compression.)


No sound in game.
If your zip don't work rezip it with a other zip software.  
*Ensure the Compatibility List says there is sound in that title. If not, game will still work, just soundless.


Where is the Compatibility List? All I see is foreign words!
==Compatibility==
*'''[http://www.portabledev.com/pages/ds/jeuxdev.-perso/marcads.php Jeux émulés]''' is the Compatibility List. It means '''Emulated Games''' in French.
Tested on:


EFS failed: You cannot rename MarcaDS.nds. And put it in root.
G6DS Real (firmware 2.2) (ssing marcads.nds file, without DLDI patching) <br>
DS-X (firmware 1.1.2) (using marcads.nds file, without DLDI patching) <br>
M3 DS Simply (firmware 1.06) (using marcads.nds file, without DLDI patching) <br>
NinjaDS (firmware 1.05) (using marcads.nds file, without DLDI patching) <br>
CycloDS Evolution (firmware 1.12) (using marcads.nds file, without DLDI patching) <br>
G6 Lite (firmware 4.6c) and M3DSS as passkey (using marcads.nds file, dldi driver v0.19 patching g6fl.dldi) <br>
MK5 (firmware 2.45) (using marcads.nds file, without DLDI patching) <br>


==Changelog==
==Changelog==
'''V4.0E : 30/07/2007 BUG FIXED?'''
'''V4.0E 30/07/2007 BUG FIXED?'''
*You must now put marcaDS.nds in the root directory of your flashcard
* You must now put marcaDS.nds in the root directory of your flashcard.
*Recompile with last libnds
* Recompile with last libnds.
'''V4.0 : 13/07/2007'''
'''V4.0 13/07/2007'''
*New design (thanks again Lobo) and new logo (thanks to you too DayDream)
* New design (thanks again Lobo) and new logo (thanks to you too DayDream).
*Add SN76496 and AY-8910 sound emulation, lots of games have now sound.
* Add SN76496 and AY-8910 sound emulation, lots of games have now sound.
*Solomon's key do not have any more background pb.
* Solomon's key do not have any more background pb.
*Add Video Hustler, The Billiards, DigDug (2 sets), Hexa, Bank Panic.
* Add Video Hustler, The Billiards, DigDug (2 sets), Hexa, Bank Panic.
*Galaga (and clones) is playables.
* Galaga (and clones) is playables.
*Pinball Action is now playable.
* Pinball Action is now playable.
*The background pb in Phoenix (and clones) is fixed.
* The background pb in Phoenix (and clones) is fixed.
*Also for 1942 background pb  
* Also for 1942 background pb.
*Add compressed ZIP support.
* Add compressed ZIP support.
*Add CRC checking to avoid compatibility problems.
* Add CRC checking to avoid compatibility problems.
*Add Hish score management.
* Add Hish score management.
*SELECT to add coins (A becomes the main shoot button).
* SELECT to add coins (A becomes the main shoot button).
*No more "Player 2" mode.
* No more "Player 2" mode.
*No more clones (less games but only the originals ;)).
* No more clones (less games but only the originals).
*Mario becomes Masao to have the sound.
* Mario becomes Masao to have the sound.
*Ms Pacman becomes Ms Pacman (bootleg) and the zip file mspacmab.zip.
* Ms Pacman becomes Ms Pacman (bootleg) and the zip file mspacmab.zip.
*Piranha becomes Piranha (hack) and the zip file piranhah.zip.
* Piranha becomes Piranha (hack) and the zip file piranhah.zip.
*Jr Pacman becomes playable.
* Jr Pacman becomes playable.
*Fire pb in Arkanoid fixed.
* Fire pb in Arkanoid fixed.
*Using now EFSLIB, thanks Noda.
* Using now EFSLIB, thanks Noda.
'''V3.0 : 02/12/2006'''
'''V3.0 02/12/2006'''
*Sorry, no high score saving in this version ...:( ... I have too much work on another emulator to implement it now.
* Sorry, no high score saving in this version (have too much work on another emulator to implement it now).
*The engine was completly remade so all the games engines too
* The engine was completly remade so all the games engines too.
*Scramble, Galaxian, Solomon's Key, Penguin Kun was are playables
* Scramble, Galaxian, Solomon's Key, Penguin Kun was are playables.
*Add too much others games (more than 100...) to talk about them
* Add too much others games (more than 100) to talk about them.
*New graphic engine for sprites and tiles (direct access to memory=
* New graphic engine for sprites and tiles (direct access to memory).
*Sound, at least ..., in pacman and clones
* Sound, at least, in pacman and clones.
'''V2.6 : 23/03/2006'''
'''V2.6 23/03/2006'''
*Add again GBFS management for Flashcards users (G6, MK1, and so on ...)
* Add again GBFS management for Flashcards users (G6, MK1, and so on).
*Add 16 bits bitmap mode for some games (like Arkanoid)
* Add 16 bits bitmap mode for some games (like Arkanoid).
*Arkanoid is playable , with stylus too  
* Arkanoid is playable, with stylus too.
*Add 1942, Scramble, Green Beret, Solomon's Key, Penguin Kun Wars, not playables for now
* Add 1942, Scramble, Green Beret, Solomon's Key, Penguin Kun Wars, not playables for now.
'''V2.5 : 20/03/2006'''
'''V2.5 20/03/2006'''
*NeoFlash MK2/MK3 Special Spring Compo Edition
* NeoFlash MK2/MK3 Special Spring Compo Edition.
*Add LadyBug Game
* Add LadyBug Game.
'''V2.0 : 26/12/2005'''
'''V2.0 26/12/2005'''
*Completly rewrote game engine with mode 0 and sprites
* Completly rewrote game engine with mode 0 and sprites.
*Add lots of games (see the gamelist.txt file)
* Add lots of games (see the gamelist.txt file).
'''V1.0 : 26/09/2005'''
'''V1.0 26/09/2005'''
*Initial release
* Initial release.


==Credits==
==Credits==
Kasimir2007, Noda, nyuk1998 and Pitt, Lobo, Neil Bradley, Marat Fayzullin, MAME team, Brian Lewis, Mame and Vantage, Chism, Scarta (http://www.scarta.info), L_Lamas (http://www.nintendomax.com), Phaeton (http://www.nds-toolz.de),Panardi, Mollusk.
Kasimir2007, Noda, nyuk1998 and Pitt, Lobo, Neil Bradley, Marat Fayzullin, MAME team, Brian Lewis, Mame and Vantage, Chism, [http://www.scarta.info Scarta], [http://www.nintendomax.com L_Lamas], [http://www.nds-toolz.de Phaeton],Panardi, Mollusk.
[[Category:Homebrew applications]]
 
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[[Category:DS homebrew emulators]]
[[Category:Homebrew arcade emulators on DS]]

Revision as of 08:31, 30 Mayıs 2021

MarcaDS
File:Marcadscover.jpg
General
Author(s)Alekmaul
TypeEmulator
Version4.0e
LicenceMixed
Links
[Media:MarcaDS40e.zip Download]
Website
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MarcaDS is an arcade emulator. It use the same principle than Mame but it's not using its code. To use this emulator, you must have compatibles ROMS with NO COMPRESSION ZIP format.

Emulated Games: 75 game machines (Amidars, Arkanoid, Cosmic Avenger, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Lady Bug, Phoenix, Pooyan, Scramble, Super Cobra, etc...).

MarcaDS Arcade Emulator v2.5 was participated in the NEO Spring Coding Competition 2006 and ranked 2nd.

Features

  • Ability to play arcade games on the Nintendo DS.
  • Limited range of compatible games.
  • Slightly lagged sound.

File:Marcads.jpg

Installation

Note: In order to use this emulator, you will need to obtain MAME rom (require Mame 0.116 compatible romset). Also you cannot have more than 255 ROMS at the same time.

Download and extract file.

DLDI patch it and copy it to the root directory of the card.

Create a folder called mame in the root of your card.

Copy the .zip (ensure they use no compression) files containing the mame files to your mame folder.

User guide

FAQ

Game does not run.

  • Ensure the game is in the below Compatibility List. Games other than those will not show up in the menu and will not run. Also ensure the .zip file does not use compression (Set WinRAR to Store, WinZip to No Compression).

No sound in game.

  • Ensure the Compatibility List says there is sound in that title. If not, game will still work, just without the sound.

Where is the Compatibility List? All I see is foreign words.

  • Jeux émulés is the Compatibility List, which means Emulated Games in French.

EFS failed.

  • You cannot rename MarcaDS.nds. And put it in root.

Controls

Menu:

Up/Down - Select game

A - Launch selected game

In game (player 1 and 2):

D-Pad/DS Motion - Joystick

Select- Insert coins

A - Fire (if the game need it, like Pengo)

B - Fire (if the game need it, like Ping Pong)

R - Fire , only for Arkanoid (easier with stylus)

Start - Start game

R/L - Pause game, Return to MarcaDS menu

Known issues

Partial sound and no auto scrolling.

If your zip don't work rezip it with a other zip software.

Compatibility

Tested on:

G6DS Real (firmware 2.2) (ssing marcads.nds file, without DLDI patching)
DS-X (firmware 1.1.2) (using marcads.nds file, without DLDI patching)
M3 DS Simply (firmware 1.06) (using marcads.nds file, without DLDI patching)
NinjaDS (firmware 1.05) (using marcads.nds file, without DLDI patching)
CycloDS Evolution (firmware 1.12) (using marcads.nds file, without DLDI patching)
G6 Lite (firmware 4.6c) and M3DSS as passkey (using marcads.nds file, dldi driver v0.19 patching g6fl.dldi)
MK5 (firmware 2.45) (using marcads.nds file, without DLDI patching)

Changelog

V4.0E 30/07/2007 BUG FIXED?

  • You must now put marcaDS.nds in the root directory of your flashcard.
  • Recompile with last libnds.

V4.0 13/07/2007

  • New design (thanks again Lobo) and new logo (thanks to you too DayDream).
  • Add SN76496 and AY-8910 sound emulation, lots of games have now sound.
  • Solomon's key do not have any more background pb.
  • Add Video Hustler, The Billiards, DigDug (2 sets), Hexa, Bank Panic.
  • Galaga (and clones) is playables.
  • Pinball Action is now playable.
  • The background pb in Phoenix (and clones) is fixed.
  • Also for 1942 background pb.
  • Add compressed ZIP support.
  • Add CRC checking to avoid compatibility problems.
  • Add Hish score management.
  • SELECT to add coins (A becomes the main shoot button).
  • No more "Player 2" mode.
  • No more clones (less games but only the originals).
  • Mario becomes Masao to have the sound.
  • Ms Pacman becomes Ms Pacman (bootleg) and the zip file mspacmab.zip.
  • Piranha becomes Piranha (hack) and the zip file piranhah.zip.
  • Jr Pacman becomes playable.
  • Fire pb in Arkanoid fixed.
  • Using now EFSLIB, thanks Noda.

V3.0 02/12/2006

  • Sorry, no high score saving in this version (have too much work on another emulator to implement it now).
  • The engine was completly remade so all the games engines too.
  • Scramble, Galaxian, Solomon's Key, Penguin Kun was are playables.
  • Add too much others games (more than 100) to talk about them.
  • New graphic engine for sprites and tiles (direct access to memory).
  • Sound, at least, in pacman and clones.

V2.6 23/03/2006

  • Add again GBFS management for Flashcards users (G6, MK1, and so on).
  • Add 16 bits bitmap mode for some games (like Arkanoid).
  • Arkanoid is playable, with stylus too.
  • Add 1942, Scramble, Green Beret, Solomon's Key, Penguin Kun Wars, not playables for now.

V2.5 20/03/2006

  • NeoFlash MK2/MK3 Special Spring Compo Edition.
  • Add LadyBug Game.

V2.0 26/12/2005

  • Completly rewrote game engine with mode 0 and sprites.
  • Add lots of games (see the gamelist.txt file).

V1.0 26/09/2005

  • Initial release.

Credits

Kasimir2007, Noda, nyuk1998 and Pitt, Lobo, Neil Bradley, Marat Fayzullin, MAME team, Brian Lewis, Mame and Vantage, Chism, Scarta, L_Lamas, Phaeton,Panardi, Mollusk.


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