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If you want to play older games with achievements there are a couple ways. Either by playing with a modified emulator and fan-created achievements, or games that have been re-released on Steam.
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If you want to play older games with achievements there are a couple of ways. Either by playing with a modified emulator and fan-created achievements, or games that have been re-released on Steam.
  
 
==Retroachievements.org==
 
==Retroachievements.org==
 
This is the [http://retroachievements.org/download.php download page] for customized emulators made by folks at Retroachievements.org based on GPL-licensed emulators with achievement support included. They will appear as overlays during gameplay. The source code is available [http://github.com/RetroAchievements/RASuite here].
 
This is the [http://retroachievements.org/download.php download page] for customized emulators made by folks at Retroachievements.org based on GPL-licensed emulators with achievement support included. They will appear as overlays during gameplay. The source code is available [http://github.com/RetroAchievements/RASuite here].
  
Shame however that the achievements proper that can be got from the site aren't that interesting (supposedly due to limitations with the emulator's achievement system), but you can develop ones yourself. The list of achievements are [http://retroachievements.org/gameList.php here].
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Shame however that the achievements proper that can be got from the site aren't that interesting (supposedly due to limitations with the emulator's achievement system), but you can develop ones yourself. The list of achievements is [http://retroachievements.org/gameList.php here].
  
 
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: '''RAFCEUx''' - NES emulator, note RANES has changed to RAFCEUx
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==Retroach==
 
==Retroach==
[[RetroArch]] integrates with the RetroAchievements service to provide a trophies unlocking mechanism similar to modern web consoles. Keep in mind that not every RetroArch core is compatible with RetroAchievements. [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/retroachievements/#cores-compatibility Check this list to see wich one to choose]. Also [https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=achievements check out the this page for easy set-up instructions].
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[[RetroArch]] integrates with the RetroAchievements service to provide a trophies unlocking mechanism similar to modern web consoles. Keep in mind that not every RetroArch core is compatible with RetroAchievements. [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/retroachievements/#cores-compatibility Check this list to see which one to choose]. Also [https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=achievements check out this page for easy set-up instructions].
  
 
==Steam Re-releases==
 
==Steam Re-releases==

Revision as of 14:31, 22 August 2018

If you want to play older games with achievements there are a couple of ways. Either by playing with a modified emulator and fan-created achievements, or games that have been re-released on Steam.

Retroachievements.org

This is the download page for customized emulators made by folks at Retroachievements.org based on GPL-licensed emulators with achievement support included. They will appear as overlays during gameplay. The source code is available here.

Shame however that the achievements proper that can be got from the site aren't that interesting (supposedly due to limitations with the emulator's achievement system), but you can develop ones yourself. The list of achievements is here.

RAFCEUx - NES emulator, note RANES has changed to RAFCEUx
RASnes9x - SNES emulator (based on Snes9X)
RAVisualboyAdvance - Gameboy/GBA emulator (based on VBA-M)
RAGens - Mega Drive/Genesis emulator (based on Gens)
RAOotake - PC Engine emulator, note RAPCEngine has changed to RAOotake
RAMeka - Master System emulator
RAP64 - N64 emulator (based on Project64)
RAHandy - Atari Lynx emulator

Common Issues:

RANes: If you have a black screen at startup, change DirectDraw to Hardware Acceleration for Full Screen.
RASnes9X and RAVisualBoyAdvance: The achievement overlay only currently supports DirectDraw output.

Retroach

RetroArch integrates with the RetroAchievements service to provide a trophies unlocking mechanism similar to modern web consoles. Keep in mind that not every RetroArch core is compatible with RetroAchievements. Check this list to see which one to choose. Also check out this page for easy set-up instructions.

Steam Re-releases

Some older games get re-released on Steam with achievement support, like the Final Fantasy games.

One recent re-release of N20 for the PS1 on Steam was found out to be an emulated PS1 ISO bundled with a modified build of PCSX-R (using HLE BIOS) to support Steam Achievements. Tweaked, it could be the basis for a new build of PCSX-R with achievement support. The source can be found here.