How to run SNES games on the Nintendo DS with R4DS?

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Short of GBA games, a Nintendo DS and R4DS combination can be used to run (on emulation) games from a myriad of other platforms such as the NES and the SNES.

Here's a guide on how to run SNES games on the Nintendo DS with an R4DS:

1. First, you'll need a SNES emulator that can run on the R4. I would recommend SNEmulDS, by archeide. You can grab the zip file at his website located here.
   
   
   
2. Unzip the file to a convenient location in your Desktop. The file contents should look something like the screenshot below.
   
   
   
3. Copy the two files: SNEmulDS.nds and snemul.cfg to the root directory of your MicroSD card.
   
   
   
4. Once this is done, create a folder called SNES in the root directory of your MicroSD card. This is the location where you store all your SNES roms.
   
   
   
5. Place some roms inside the SNES folder.
   
   
   
6. Start the Nintendo DS, with the R4 and MicroSD card inserted and run the SNEmulDS.nds file. From here onwards it's just selecting the SNES ROM that you wish to run.
   

Pretty simple right? This technique should work on the M3 and CycloDS as well. Next up is a guide to running NES roms on the R4DS.