Developer Masterfeizz updated his port of the popular Nintendo DS emulator DeSmuME for the PS Vita. Version 0.2 brings sound and homebrew support.

Sound support in the emulator was one of the most requested features so far, so it’s awesome to see it here. There are also options for frameskip or to disable sound if you’re looking for performance. Some games already run at 30fps with the right settings.

Additionally, to showcase homebrew working, Masterfeizz shared a screenshot of Smealum‘s Aperture Science game (an adaptation of popular game portal, for the Nintendo DS).

You can download Smea’s Aperture Science here.

Download and Install DeSmuME-Vita 0.2

you can download the DeSmuME Nintendo DS emulator for PS vita on the developer’s github here.

Note: If you already had a former version of the app, you should be able to install version 0.2 over it. If you run into issues, try uninstalling the other version first.

Roms must go in ux0:/data/desmume/. (Please no discussion this blog or in the forums on where to acquire roms!)

To install & run, please note that you will need to have a PS Vita running firmware 3.60 with the HENkaku hack. To install HENkaku, please check our PS Vita CFW page.

Looking for more? We have a full list of Emulators for the PS Vita, an up to date list of Homebrews for the PS Vita, and an All in one guide for Vita 3.60 describing everything you can do with your hacked PS Vita.

Source: Masterfeizz on twitter