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Seedless and WatermelonDS Drop Their Latest Updates at Once
Retro Handhelds • • technology
Key Points:
- Sapphire Rhonodite is developing two Nintendo DS emulators, SeedlessDS and WatermelonDS, targeting dual screen gaming and low-end devices, with recent updates announced on their Patreon.
- WatermelonDS, an upstream fork of MelonDS, features a major UI refresh, added external display support, OpenGL/Vulkan renderers, RetroAchievements integration, and experimental Vulkan FastPath in its 0.7.0 update.
- SeedlessDS serves as a lightweight alternative optimized for low-power Android handhelds with physical controls, incorporating a new Kotlin-based UI, RetroAchievements support, save states with screenshots, cheat databases, and controller mapping.
- Both emulators aim to provide options for different user needs, with SeedlessDS planning a future Linux version targeting devices like the RG35XX SP to expand compatibility on low-end hardware.
