How to Play Pokemon Platinum on Your PC

 
 1. 1locate your computer's bit number. In order to obtain the Nintendo DS emulator, you have to know if your computer uses a 32-bit chip or a 64-bit chip. 
 2. Two Go to desmume.org in your browser. DeSmuME is a Nintendo DS emulator made for both Windows and Mac computers. 
 3. 3Select a downloading link. Beneath the"DeSmuME v0.9.11 Binaries for Windows" heading, click on Windows 32-bit (x86) (32-bit system) or Windows 64-bit (x86-64) (64-bit system). DeSmuME will begin downloading after a brief advertisement.

• You might  want to click the direct hyperlink link if DeSmuME does not begin downloading. 

   
 4. 4Open the DeSmuME ZIP file. In order to start a zip file, you need an archive program, such as WinZip, WinRAR, or even 7-zip.
  Double-click the zip file to open it. By default, it is possible to discover downloaded files in your Downloads folder, or in your internet browser. Double-click the downloaded ZIP folder to do so. Click Extract, Extract To or comparable. Click the choice 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 place you need to save the emulator too. It's recommended that you make a folder to store all your video game ROMs to. You might even want to create a separate sub-folder for every game console. You can save yourself the emulator to these folders, or some other folder of your own choice. Click Ok. This extracts the contents of this zip file into your computer.
  1. Pokemon Platinum games for Nintendo DS include Pokemon Platinum: HeartGold Version, and Pokemon Platinum: Black Version. Use the following steps to   download a Pokemon Platinum ROM:

• Go to in a web browser. 
• Sort"Pokemon Platinum ROM" from the search bar in the upper-right corner and then press"Enter". 
• Click on a Pokemon Platinum name for Nintendo DS. 
• Click Download Game. 
• Extract the contents of this zip file into a folder in your PC.

  Double-click that the DeSmuME application file to do so. The DeSmuME emulator will start.

• You might have to click on Yes when prompted to confirm that you want to open DeSmuME.

 2. 10Click File. It is a tab at the top-left corner of the DeSmuME window. 
 3. 11Click Open ROM…. This option is at the top of the drop-down menu. Click on the ROM which you downloaded. You might   need to click on the Downloads folder on the left-hand side of this window to find the ROM. This will start the ROM from   the Nintendo DS emulator, at which stage your game should start. View and change keyboard controllers. Use the following   steps to view and change the keyboard controls:

• Click Config from the menu bar at the top. 
• Click a button and press on the keyboard key you want to assign the button. 
• Click Okay . 
• Save a rescue state. You can save the game at any time and load the game in the exact save state. Use the following steps to save the game as a rescue state:
• Click Document 
• Click Save State. 
• Click on a number 0 – 9. 
• Load a save state. Use these steps to load a save state:
• Click Document 
• Click Load Nation . 
• Click on a number 0 – 9.