There are a handful of DS emulators for your PC out there, but the most active one is homebrew developer Lino's iDeaS. How active? Dev Lino has just released iDeaS beta version 1.0.2.4 today.

Last February, we reported the previous build which covered bug fixes and improvements. Today's iDeaS beta version 1.0.2.4 still features bug fixes and enhancements. But we can't go wrong with that as it only means improved gameplay. Here's the entire changelog:

• Fixed a bug in POWCNT1 register.
• Fixed a bug in BLX opcode.
• Fixed a bug in Character Base Block.
• Fixed a bug in Textures Management.
• Fixed a bug in 0xE AR opcode.
• Fixed a bug in LDRH Post Index Opcodes.
• Fixed a bug in free textures.
• Fixed a bug in Alpha Blending Effects.
• Fixed a bug in bind textures.
• Fixed a bug in Texture Coordinates Transformation.
• Fixed a bug in Textures Blending.
• Added advanced Textures Management.
• Added support for GdiPlus for scaling operations.

To know more about controls, the emulator status specifics, and credits, kindly check the readme file which is included in the download.

Download: iDeas v1.0.2.4 beta