SRL files exist as 2 different types. Please find information about each of them below.
Type 1: Nintendo DS ROM
SRL is Nintendo's ROM format. SRL is the same as NDS. You can rename SRL to NDS. Then emulate SRL in Nintendo DS emulators. For example, DeSmuME, iDeaS, and OpenEmu. To play, first change the extensio...
SRL is Nintendo’s ROM format. SRL is the same as NDS. You can rename SRL to NDS. Then emulate SRL in Nintendo DS emulators. For example, DeSmuME, iDeaS, and OpenEmu. To play, first change the extension to NDS. So the emulator recognizes the ROM.
Nintendo used SRL for Wii U Virtual Console. To see inside SRL ROMs, use ninfs. Mount the SRL. Then view the contents. NDS is the standard navigation database format. Car manufacturers and suppliers developed it. NDS helps vehicles navigate.
To edit NDS games, use Tinke. Convert and see NDS files with it. To play ROMs on a DS, get a flashcard. Copy the ROM to the card. Search to find DS ROMs. Commercial ROM dumps are SRL files. They have an NDS file plus a file system. Sometimes shared as NDS. Since both use the same header.
DeSmuMe runs DS games well. Open the EXE file. Then click Run. Pick your ROM. Delta Emulator plays DS games too. It uses melonDS. You need DS BIOS files. To boot into the DS menu. Nintendo’s tools use SRL. Not NDS format. SRL is encrypted NDS format.