Overall, is marketed as a “plug‑and‑play” experience that still preserves the core emulator’s accuracy, while delivering modern conveniences that were previously only available in community patches.
To use the DSi features in melonDS, you must provide several dumped files from a real console: BIOS Files bios9i.bin bios7i.bin firmware.bin NAND Image Configuration : In the emulator's Emu Settings , navigate to the tab, point to these files, and change the Console Type Security Warning nandbin melonds new
If you do not want to use your physical NAND dump (or want a clean slate), modern versions of melonDS and external tools can technically generate a "virtual" NAND structure. However, the most stable method is still using a hardware dump. navigate to the tab