Difference between revisions of "Emulators on Vita"
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− | If you have a PS Vita or PSTV on firmware version 3.60 to 3. | + | If you have a PS Vita or PSTV on firmware version 3.60 to 3.73, you can turn it into a decent emulation device by installing the HENkaku homebrew enabler. If you're on the 3.60 firmware, you can obtain it [https://henkaku.xyz/ here], for 3.65-3.73 use [https://github.com/soarqin/finalhe/releases Final h-encore]. Those on firmware versions prior to 3.60 can update manually by following the instructions [http://wololo.net/2016/08/09/manually-update-ps-vita-firmware-3-60/ here]. Furthermore, on versions 3.60 and 3.65 it's possible to use a bootloader patch called enso, which loads HENkaku automatically at boot: [https://enso.henkaku.xyz/ enso for 3.60], [https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/enso/releases 3.65]. It's possible to downgrade firmware version with a tool called [https://github.com/SKGleba/modoru/releases modoru]. |
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| [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]] | | [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]] | ||
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− | | ~50-60 FPS | + | | ~50-60 FPS, use gpSP instead |
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| [[vecx]] | | [[vecx]] |
Revision as of 19:07, 7 December 2019
If you have a PS Vita or PSTV on firmware version 3.60 to 3.73, you can turn it into a decent emulation device by installing the HENkaku homebrew enabler. If you're on the 3.60 firmware, you can obtain it here, for 3.65-3.73 use Final h-encore. Those on firmware versions prior to 3.60 can update manually by following the instructions here. Furthermore, on versions 3.60 and 3.65 it's possible to use a bootloader patch called enso, which loads HENkaku automatically at boot: enso for 3.60, 3.65. It's possible to downgrade firmware version with a tool called modoru.
Contents
Multi-system
RetroArch
- Download: Nightly builds
Core | Game/System | Working? | Notes |
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2048 | 2048 | ✓ | |
DeSmuME | Nintendo DS | ✗ | |
DOSBox | 286 and 386 | ✓ | Virtual keyboard does not work |
FinalBurn Neo | Arcade | ✓ | |
FinalBurn Alpha (2012) | ✓ |
| |
FCEUmm | NES | ✓ | |
FUSE | ZX Spectrum | ✓ | Loading more than one ROM in a single session will crash RetroArch |
Gambatte | Game Boy/Color | ✓ | |
Genesis Plus GX | Sega systems (SMS/GG/GEN/SCD/SG-1000) | ✓ | Redbook audio hangs when suspending or pausing RetroArch |
gpSP | Game Boy Advance | ✓ | ~50-60 FPS with dynarec |
Handy | Atari Lynx | ✓ | |
MAME (2000) | Arcade | ✓ |
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MAME (2003) | ✓ |
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Mednafen | Neo Geo Pocket/Color | ✓ | Loading more than one ROM in a single session will crash RetroArch |
PC Engine | ✓ | ||
Virtual Boy | ✓ | ~25-30 FPS | |
WonderSwan/Color | ✓ | Full speed on WS games, ~45-60 FPS on WSC games | |
Nestopia | NES | ✓ | ~55-60 FPS, use FCEUmm instead |
NXEngine | Cave Story | ✓ | |
PCSX-ReARMed | PlayStation | ✓ | ~50-60 FPS at standard resolution |
PicoDrive | Sega systems (SMS/GG/GEN/SCD/32X/Pico) | ✓ | 2D games run full speed, 3D games run about 30 FPS or less |
PrBoom | Doom | ✓ | |
ProSystem | Atari 7800 | ✓ | |
QuickNES | NES | ✓ | |
Snes9x 2002 (PocketSNES) | Super Nintendo | ✓ | Least accurate but fastest SNES core |
Snes9x 2005 (CATSFC) | ✓ | ~55-60 FPS on standard games, ~50 FPS on Super FX games | |
Snes9x 2005+ (CATSFC Plus) | ✓ | Same as Snes9x 2005 but with better sound, at the cost of a few FPS | |
Snes9x 2010 (Snes9x Next) | ✓ | Most accurate but slowest SNES core (~40 FPS) | |
Stella | Atari 2600 | ✓ | |
TGB Dual | Game Boy/Color | ✓ | |
TyrQuake | Quake | ✓ | ~40-50 FPS, use vitaQuake instead |
VBA-Next | Game Boy Advance | ✓ | ~50-60 FPS, use gpSP instead |
vecx | Vectrex | ✓ | |
Yabause | Sega Saturn | ✗ | Technically works but is unplayably slow |
Nintendo
Super Nintendo
Name | Version |
---|---|
CATSFC-libretro-vita | Git |
Snes9xVITA | Git |
Game Boy/Color/Advance
Name | Version | GB | GBC | GBA | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
mGBA | 0.10.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗* |
RealBoy-Vita | Git | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
* mGBA runs slow on the Vita currently, but optimizations and a dynamic recompiler are in progress.[1][2]
Nintendo DS
Name | Version | Recommended |
---|---|---|
DeSmuME-Vita (MasterFeizz) | Git | ✗* |
DeSmuME-Vita (xerpi) | Source** | ? |
* No dynamic recompiler, runs very slow
** No official binary available, but an unofficial one can be found here.
Sega
Name | Version | GEN | SCD | SMS | GG | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genesis Plus GX | Git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
SMSplusVITA | Git | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
Other systems
Atari Lynx
- HandyVITA (Download: Git)
Neo Geo Pocket/Color
- NeopopVITA (Download: Git)