The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Nintendo DS · Settings and results
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass runs at reported full speed with SeedlessDS high-resolution rendering on Lite. The reviewer reports substantial fast-forward headroom early on; not every touch or lid-close puzzle was tried.
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Game screenshot via Libretro thumbnails. Not taken on a Duo.
Reported settings and results
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass runs at reported full speed with SeedlessDS high-resolution rendering on Lite. The reviewer reports substantial fast-forward headroom early on; not every touch or lid-close puzzle was tried.
More detail
- Tested on a Duo Lite; the regular Duo may differ.
The reviewer finds melonDS responsive in a Phantom Hourglass stylus sample; the fork and latency are unmeasured.
- emulator
- melonDS, fork/build unconfirmed
Software used in these tests
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Card screenshots come from Libretro, not from a Duo.
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