You can run macOS on a Nintendo DS - and here's how to do it

Date:
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:41:31 +0000

Description:
If youve got a Nintendo DS lurking about, you can run macOS on it and use MacPaint!

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The Nintendo DS holds a special place in many of our hearts, and if youre lucky enough to still have one today that may be collecting dust, weve found
a fun little project you could try with the popular handheld console.

YouTuber Michael MJD specializes in vintage tech and often makes videos with older computers and game consoles, running contemporary software on much older, whackier hardware just for the fun of it.

Recently, he put out a video explaining how to run macOS on a Nintendo DS , which was too delightful for me not to share. There are quite a few steps involved, but if youve got the time and determination, you can even start creating doodles with MacPaint! The video below goes into more detail as to how exactly youd achieve this, and we do recommend watching it a few times to get a handle on how everything is supposed to look if youre going to attempt it yourself.

Youll need your Nintendo DS, an SD card , a Macintosh Plus emulator and Mini vMac DS . Once you download the Mini vMac DS files youll then have to put
them on the SD card and install the appropriate version of macOS (Michael
uses 6.0.8, as newer versions wont run). With that done, you can plug that
bad boy into the console and wait for it to boot up macOS.

In the video, you can see that the bottom screen on the Nintendo DS is used
as the keyboard and mouse tracker once macOS boots up, with Michael using the stylus to type on the keyboard and move the mouse around on the top screen.

Michael MJD also shows how if you press the start button on the DS it pivots between using the touch screen and using the D-pad to manipulate the mouse
and select the apps available on the operating system.

The process may seem a bit complicated at first, but its still rather rewarding in the end if youve been hanging onto your old gaming console and looking for something to do with it instead of just leaving it to collect dust. You wont be editing videos or drafting the next best selling novel on your DS, but this is definitely a fun weekend project worth trying if youre a Nintendo and Apple fan.

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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/mac-os/you-can-run-macos-on-a-nintendo-ds- and-heres-how-to-do-it


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