Full credit for this goes to YouT uber Trav is D , who created a tutorial video shown below and a detailed set of instructions on how to get it working. Essentially what you need to do is use the Android phone emulator BlueStacks to run the game from your PC, but it's not quite that simple.
You then have to root that virtual android device so you can install an app that allows you to fake your GPS location, thus being able to take advantage of the core mechanic of Pokemon Go—real world movement. It's not quite as complex as it all sounds and looks—getting it up and running took me about 20 minutes—but let me be abundantly clear when I say that it's not a perfect solution. While all the functionality is there and for the most part working, it's still not the way the game was meant to be played.
For one thing, you have to tab out of the game and reload the GPS faker every time you want to move. For another, playing Go without actually walking around outside undermines the vast majority of what makes the game so appealing. Please log in with your username or email to continue. No account yet? Create an account. Edit this Article. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy.
Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Method 1. All rights reserved. This image may not be used by other entities without the express written consent of wikiHow, Inc. This is one of many websites that has ROMs and emulators for download.
The search bar is in the upper-right corner of the website. Games are listed by their box cover on the website. It's the button to the right, below the "Download ROM" button.
This loads the game in a window within the website. This loads the game and initializes it in the web browser. This may take a few minutes. Click icon that resembles a game controller. It appears in the lower-left corner of the emulator window when you hover your mouse cursor over it.
This displays the keyboard controls for the game. To change the keyboard controls, click a button you want to assign, and press the keyboard key you want to assign to that button. Then scroll down and click Update in the window. Click the "X" button in the upper-right corner of the keyboard controls window to exit the keyboard controls without saving. Click the icon that resembles two arrows pointing outward. It's in the lower-right corner of the ROM game window when you hover your mouse cursor over it.
This allows you to play the game in full-screen mode. Click the music note icon to toggle sound on or off. It's in the lower-left corner of the ROM window when you hover the mouse cursor over it. Click the download button to save the game state to your computer. It's the icon of an arrow pointing down over a bar. A save state can be uploaded to resume a game in the exact state it was saved in.
Click the upload button to upload a saved game. It's the icon of an arrow pointing up over a bar. To upload a save state, select a save state. Method 2. Find your computer's bit number. In order to download the Nintendo DS emulator, you need to know whether your computer uses a bit processor or a bit processor.
Select a download link. Beneath the "DeSmuME v0. DeSmuME will begin downloading after a brief ad. You may need to click the direct link link if DeSmuME doesn't begin downloading. Double-click the zip file to open it. By default, you can find downloaded files in your Downloads folder, or in your web browser. Double-click the downloaded ZIP folder to do so.
Click Extract , Extract To or similar. Click the option to extract the contents of the zip file. This may be a little different depending on which archive program you are using.
Navigate to the location you want to save the emulator too. It's recommended that you create a folder to store all of your video game ROMs to. You may even want to create a separate sub-folder for each game console. You can save the emulator to one of these folders, or any folder of your choice. Click Ok. This extracts the contents of the zip file to your computer.
Type "Pokemon" in the search bar in the upper-right corner and press "Enter". Click Download Game. Open the zip file containing the ROM. Extract the contents of the zip file to a folder on your computer. Open DeSmuME. Double-click the DeSmuME application file to do so. The DeSmuME emulator will open. Click File. It's a tab in the top-left corner of the DeSmuME window. A drop-down menu will appear.
Click Open ROM…. After installing the emulator, players will need to find the ROM of the game s they want to play. A ROM is essentially a digital copy of a game loaded onto the cartridges and discs consumers buy. To play a ROM, the user must have a compatible emulator installed. This is probably one of the most popular ways to play Pokemon on PC. This method is also best for people who have devices such as Google Chromebooks, where there is not a lot of native software development.
The simplest method on this list, playing online, does sometimes have drawbacks. Players who play online receive low framerates depending on their internet connection. This method is a favorite amongst players because not only is it free, but it gives players the option to play a variety of games made for a variety of consoles, from Nintendo DS to the Nintendo Once they reach the search results page, all they have to do is click on the Pokemon game they want, and it will take them to the next page.
Once the game file gets downloaded to the online emulator this may take a while , it will be playable. After that, players are recommended to click the small controller icon on the bottom left-hand corner of the game window and customize their controls to what works best for them.
If players want to play the Pokemon games on their computer locally, rather than the simplicity of playing online, there are a few more steps that need to occur before gameplay can begin. This method begins with picking the right emulator. Unlike playing online, all the Pokemon franchise games cannot be played on one seamless software. Whether it was a Gameboy Advance or Nintendo DS game, the game release platform determines what kind of emulator players will need.
It also plays all Nintendo DS games from DesmuMe is available for download on Windows, Mac, and Linux-based computers and is available for download here.
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