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Hi, this is a port of "NesterDC for SDL" (which is part of a port of Nester for the Sega Dreamcast).

Yes, another NES emulator for OpenDingux, but I think this one is the best (all credits to Nester and NesterDC developers).

EDIT: Maybe it's not the best in all aspects , I found some games with problems (Battletoads & Double Dragons doesn't work, for example), but give it a try!

Release 0.1:
- Based on NesterDC 7.1
- Almost fullspeed without frameskip at 336Mhz
- Really good sound at 44100Mhz
- Save/Load states
- SRAM support
- Support for a LOT of mappers (~130)
- Added support for .zip files

Release 0.2:
- Added a pretty simple GUI with some options
- Added Fullscreen mode with good speed
- Fixed zapper, now it's supported
- FDS tested, it works, but read the notes below
- Icon

For FDS games:
- You need disksys.rom file in the same folder as nester.od, it's not included. The roms must have the FDS header, "*NINTENDO-HVC*" header won't work (if the header is wrong you'll see a message in the Log Viewer of OD).
- When the game asks for another disk, press R and change the Disk number in the "Disk N°" option, then press B to return to game and wait. Disk A is N°0, Disk B is N°1, etc.
- I'm not sure how does the FDS works with SRAM (I tried Castlevania and my character is gone after a reboot), but Save States seem to work.

For Zapper games:
- Load the game and press Power+B to switch to mouse mode. You won't see the mouse pointer, you'll see a little white square.
- You can enter the GUI while on mouse mode, but you have to disable it (press Power+B again) to move through the options.

Not tested:
- Tested on OpenDingux first end-user release, but maybe it works in older versions.

Plans for the next release:
- Optimizations (if possible)
- Save/load current settings
- Try to fix some games (like Battletoads & Double Dragon), but I'm not even sure if that's possible.
- Try to add new mappers

Controls:
D-Pad, A, B, Select and Start - NES controller
D-Pad (mouse mode) - Aim Zapper
A, B (mouse mode) - Shoot Zapper
Y - Save State
X - Load State
Hold - Pause nester (Hold again to resume)
R - Open GUI

Downloads:
NesterDC 0.2 (add a link to nester.od on GMenu2X and use the "selector browser" option)
0.2 Source

Old:
NesterDC 0.1 (put nester.od wherever you want, add a link on GMenu2X and use the "selector browser" option)
0.1 Source

Nice so far looking forward to the next release 

great work!
there have some question...some chinese rom cant run,can add mapper 195,193,191?and can make these chinese rom run?thx

Nice!

Nice so far looking forward to the next release 

I like it better than FCE320, so far!  --just my opinion

Thanks!

great work!
there have some question...some chinese rom cant run,can add mapper 195,193,191?and can make these chinese rom run?thx

I'll see what I can do, I'll take a look on those mappers, but I'm not sure if I can write them from scratch. Do you know any open source nes emulator with those mappers implemented? Maybe I can take some code from them, but I can't promise anything =/.

Thanks Diego! Any instructions in how to play games designed for Zapper, like Duck Hunt?

I haven't tested that, maybe using the mouse, but I think the cursor is hidden. I'll take a look for the next release.

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I've almost finished the menu, but I'm really busy with other projects (work and university) so it'll take a while, sorry.

Great!
Could anyone test it on GCW-Zero?

The sound skips really bad on the GCW but the scaler works well. FDS games don't seem to work though. I have the bios in the right directory but maybe my roms dont have the header.