The best Nintendo 3DS emulator on Android just got even better

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Azahar version 2122 Alpha 1 brings huge performance and compatibility gains to 3DS emulation. Significant improvements have been made to Luigi’s Mansion 2, Star Fox 64 3D, and The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The update is in alpha, so it may have minor bugs. Just last week the leading Nintendo 3DS emulator Azahar pushed an update to fix a security vulnerability, but over the weekend another update dropped with huge performance and compatibility gains. Azahar version 2122 Alpha 1 brings a long list of optimizations, but the end result is that all games should play more smoothly. One specific implementation of SIMD operations has reduced GPU processing time, but it also removes compatibility for older x86_64 CPUs. Android is unaffected by this, and unless you’re still using a CPU from 2011 or earlier, you should be fine. The update brings performance and compatibility gains on all platforms. A few other changes are listed as improving performan ... Read full article.