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Questions and comments about the wiki should be asked on the message board.
 
Questions and comments about the wiki should be asked on the message board.
  
For info on console hardware and restoration, see the [[gametech:|Game Tech Wiki]].
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For info on console hardware and restoration, see the [[gametech:|Game Tech Wiki]].<br>
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For info on what games & hardware have and have not been dumped, see the [https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page Undumped Wiki]
  
 
If you're looking for ways to contribute, you can [[Getting involved|start here]].
 
If you're looking for ways to contribute, you can [[Getting involved|start here]].
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== Emulators ==
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==Emulators==
 
 
 
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<font size="3"><b>[[Arcade emulators|Arcade]]</b></font> [[File:PacmanGhost.png|20px]]  
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<font size="3"><b>[[Arcade]]</b></font> [[File:PacmanGhost.png|20px]]
* [[Arcade LaserDisc emulators|Arcade LaserDisc]]
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* [[Arcade emulators]]
* [[Discrete Circuitry-Based Arcade Games|Discrete Circuitry-Based]]
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* [[Konami M2]]
* [[Neo Geo and variants|Neo-Geo MVS]]
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* [[Neo Geo and variants|Neo Geo MVS]]
 
* [[Sega Model 1]]
 
* [[Sega Model 1]]
 
* [[Sega Model 2]]
 
* [[Sega Model 2]]
 
* [[Sega Model 3]]
 
* [[Sega Model 3]]
* [[Sega_Saturn_emulators|Sega ST-V]]
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* [[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega ST-V]]
 
* [[Sega NAOMI and variants]]
 
* [[Sega NAOMI and variants]]
 
* [[GameCube_emulators#Triforce|Triforce]]
 
* [[GameCube_emulators#Triforce|Triforce]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[List of computers|Personal computers]]</b></font> [[File:Crt-monitor.png|22px]]
 
<font size="3"><b>[[List of computers|Personal computers]]</b></font> [[File:Crt-monitor.png|22px]]
* [[Desk-Size Computers / Supercomputers / Mainframes]]
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* [[Desk-size computers / Supercomputers / Mainframes]]
* [[Portable Computers (Miscellaneous)]]
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* [[Portable computers (miscellaneous)]]
 
* [[Intel CPUs]] ([[Windows 95/98/ME emulators|Windows 9x series]])
 
* [[Intel CPUs]] ([[Windows 95/98/ME emulators|Windows 9x series]])
 
* [[PLATO Computer System|PLATO]]
 
* [[PLATO Computer System|PLATO]]
 
* [[Altair 8800|MITS Altair 8800]]
 
* [[Altair 8800|MITS Altair 8800]]
 
* [[Apple I emulators|Apple I]]
 
* [[Apple I emulators|Apple I]]
* [[Apple II Line|Apple ][ Line]]
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* [[Apple II line|Apple ][ line]]
* [[apple /// Line|apple /// Line]]
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* [[Apple III line|Apple /// line]]
 
* [[Apple IIGS emulators|Apple IIGS]]
 
* [[Apple IIGS emulators|Apple IIGS]]
 
* [[Macintosh line]]
 
* [[Macintosh line]]
 
* [[Atari 8-bit|Atari 8-bit (400, 800, XL, XE)]]
 
* [[Atari 8-bit|Atari 8-bit (400, 800, XL, XE)]]
* [[Atari ST Line]]
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* [[Atari ST line]]
 
* [[Sinclair ZX81 emulators|Sinclair ZX81]]
 
* [[Sinclair ZX81 emulators|Sinclair ZX81]]
* [[ZX Spectrum Line]]
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* [[ZX Spectrum line]]
 
* [[NEC PC-6000 series]]
 
* [[NEC PC-6000 series]]
 
* [[NEC PC-8800 series]]
 
* [[NEC PC-8800 series]]
 
* [[NEC PC-9800 series]]
 
* [[NEC PC-9800 series]]
 
* [[BBC Micro emulators|BBC Micro]]
 
* [[BBC Micro emulators|BBC Micro]]
* [[Acorn RISC Machines|Acorn Archimedes]]
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* [[Acorn RISC machines|Acorn Archimedes]]
 
* [[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64/65]]
 
* [[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64/65]]
 
* [[Commodore 128 emulators|Commodore 128]]
 
* [[Commodore 128 emulators|Commodore 128]]
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* [[MSX emulators|MSX]]
 
* [[MSX emulators|MSX]]
 
* [[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]]
 
* [[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]]
* [[Amiga Line]]
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* [[Amiga line]]
 
* [[Sharp X1 emulators|Sharp X1]]
 
* [[Sharp X1 emulators|Sharp X1]]
 
* [[Sharp X68000 emulators|Sharp X68000]]
 
* [[Sharp X68000 emulators|Sharp X68000]]
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* [[Atari Lynx emulators|Atari Lynx]]
 
* [[Atari Lynx emulators|Atari Lynx]]
  
<font size="3"><b>[[Nintendo]] consoles</b></font> [[File:n64 logo.png|21px]]  
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<font size="3"><b>[[Nintendo]] consoles</b></font> [[File:n64 logo.png|21px]]
 
* [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES / Famicom]]
 
* [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES / Famicom]]
 
* [[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo / Super Famicom]]
 
* [[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo / Super Famicom]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[Nintendo]] handhelds</b></font> [[File:Gameboy Advance.png|30px]]  
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Nintendo]] handhelds</b></font> [[File:Gameboy Advance.png|30px]]  
* [[Game &amp; Watch]]
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* [[Nintendo (Miscellaneous)]]
 
* [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
 
* [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
 
* [[Virtual Boy emulators|Virtual Boy]]
 
* [[Virtual Boy emulators|Virtual Boy]]
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* [[SG-1000 emulators|SG-1000]]
 
* [[SG-1000 emulators|SG-1000]]
 
* [[Master System emulators|Master System]]
 
* [[Master System emulators|Master System]]
* [[Sega Genesis emulators|Genesis / Mega Drive, CD &amp; 32X]]
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* [[Sega Genesis emulators|Genesis/Mega Drive, CD &amp; 32X]]
 
* [[Sega Pico|Pico]]
 
* [[Sega Pico|Pico]]
 
* [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn]]
 
* [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[Sega]] handhelds</b></font> [[File:Game Gear.png|28px]]
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Sega]] handhelds</b></font> [[File:Game Gear.png|28px]]
 
* [[Master System emulators|Game Gear]]
 
* [[Master System emulators|Game Gear]]
* [[Sega VMU emulators|VMU / VMS]]
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* [[Sega VMU emulators|VMU/VMS]]
  
 
<font size="3"><b>[[NEC]] consoles</b></font> [[File:NEC.png|30px]]
 
<font size="3"><b>[[NEC]] consoles</b></font> [[File:NEC.png|30px]]
* [[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, CD]]
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* [[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16, CD & SuperGrafx]]
 
* [[PC-FX emulators|PC-FX]]
 
* [[PC-FX emulators|PC-FX]]
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<font size="3"><b>Miscellaneous</b></font>
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* [[Strange and forgotten consoles]] (1980-present)
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* [[Toy aisle consoles and educational computers]]
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* [[POS (Pong Consoles) CPUs and Other Chips]]
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* [[Calculator emulators|Calculators]]
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* [[Dedicated Consoles]]
 
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* [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]]
 
* [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]]
 
* [[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4]]
 
* [[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4]]
* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[PlayStation 5]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[PlayStation 5 emulators|PlayStation 5]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
  
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Sony]] handhelds</b></font> [[File:Sony-PSP.png|30px]]
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Sony]] handhelds</b></font> [[File:Sony-PSP.png|30px]]
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* [[Neo Geo and variants|Neo Geo AES/CD]] <!-- 1990 -->
 
* [[Neo Geo and variants|Neo Geo AES/CD]] <!-- 1990 -->
 
* [[Philips CD-i emulators|Philips CD-i]] <!-- 1991 -->
 
* [[Philips CD-i emulators|Philips CD-i]] <!-- 1991 -->
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* [[Amiga_line#Amiga_CD32|Amiga CD<sup>32</sup>]] <!-- March 1991 -->
 
* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[Pioneer LaserActive]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span> <!-- August 1993 -->
 
* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[Pioneer LaserActive]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span> <!-- August 1993 -->
* [[3DO emulators|3DO]] <!-- October 1993 -->
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* [[Amiga_line#Commodore_CDTV|Commodore CDTV]] <!-- September 1993 -->
* [[Amiga_Line#Commodore_CDTV|Commodore CDTV]]
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* [[3DO emulators|3DO Interactive Multiplayer]] <!-- October 1993 -->
* [[Amiga_Line#Amiga_CD32|Amiga CD<sup>32</sup>]]
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* [[Super A'Can]] <!-- October 1995 -->
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* [[Apple Pippin]] <!-- March 1996 -->
  
 
<font size="3"><b>Other 90s handhelds</b></font>
 
<font size="3"><b>Other 90s handhelds</b></font>
 
* [[Neo Geo Pocket emulators|Neo-Geo Pocket/Color]]
 
* [[Neo Geo Pocket emulators|Neo-Geo Pocket/Color]]
 
* [[WonderSwan emulators|WonderSwan/Color]]
 
* [[WonderSwan emulators|WonderSwan/Color]]
* [[Tiger LCD Handhelds]]
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* [[Watara Supervision emulators| Supervision]]
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* [[Tiger LCD handhelds]]
  
 
<font size="3"><b>First/second generation consoles</b></font>
 
<font size="3"><b>First/second generation consoles</b></font>
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* [[ColecoVision emulators|ColecoVision]]
 
* [[ColecoVision emulators|ColecoVision]]
 
* [[Vectrex emulators|Vectrex]]
 
* [[Vectrex emulators|Vectrex]]
* [[First and Second Generations of video game consoles|1970s/1980s console boom]]
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* [[First and second generations of video game consoles|1970s/1980s console boom]]
* [[Strange and Forgotten Console emulators|Strange and forgotten consoles]] (1980-2000)
 
  
<font size="3"><b>Mobile phones</b></font>
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<font size="3"><b>Mobile devices</b></font>
 
* [[Cellphone emulators|Cellphones]]
 
* [[Cellphone emulators|Cellphones]]
* [[Cellphone emulators#Symbian and N-Gage (Nokia)|N-Gage]]
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* [[N-Gage]]
 
* [[Android emulators|Android]]
 
* [[Android emulators|Android]]
 
* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[IOS emulators|iOS]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
 
* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[IOS emulators|iOS]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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== Emulating on other systems ==
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==Emulators on systems==
 
 
 
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<font size="2"><b>On home consoles</b></font>
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<font size="2"><b>Home consoles</b></font>
 
* [[Emulators on N64]]
 
* [[Emulators on N64]]
 
* [[Emulators on GameCube]]
 
* [[Emulators on GameCube]]
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<font size="2"><b>On handheld consoles</b></font>
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<font size="2"><b>Handheld consoles</b></font>
 
* [[Emulators on GBA]]
 
* [[Emulators on GBA]]
 
* [[Emulators on DS]]
 
* [[Emulators on DS]]
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* [[Emulators on Gizmondo]]
 
* [[Emulators on Gizmondo]]
  
<font size="2"><b>On mobile devices</b></font>
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<font size="2"><b>Mobile devices</b></font>
* [[Emulators on Android OS]]
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* [[Emulators on Android]]
 
* [[Emulators on iOS]]
 
* [[Emulators on iOS]]
 
* [[Emulators on DragonBox Pyra]]
 
* [[Emulators on DragonBox Pyra]]
* [[Emulators on J2ME]]
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* [[Emulators on Java]]
 
* [[Emulators on Symbian]]
 
* [[Emulators on Symbian]]
 
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</div>
  
 
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<font size="2"><b>On operating systems</b></font><small> (WIP)</small>
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<font size="2"><b>Operating systems</b></font><small> (WIP)</small>
 
* [[Emulators on Windows]]
 
* [[Emulators on Windows]]
 
* [[Emulators on Linux]]
 
* [[Emulators on Linux]]
 
* [[Emulators on macOS]]
 
* [[Emulators on macOS]]
 
* [[Emulators on DOS]]
 
* [[Emulators on DOS]]
 
<font size="2"><b>Official emulators</b></font>
 
* [[Official Nintendo Emulators]]
 
* [[Official Sony Emulators]]
 
* [[Emulators in Games]]
 
  
 
<font size="2"><b>Other</b></font>
 
<font size="2"><b>Other</b></font>
* [[Emulating on a web browser|Emulators on browsers]]
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* [[Emulators on browsers]]
* [[Emulators on TI Calculators]]
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* [[Emulators on TI calculators]]
* [[Emulators on MSX series]]
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* [[Emulators on MSX]]
* [[Emulators on Other Systems]]
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* [[Emulators on other systems]]
* [[Virtual Reality|Emulators with VR support]]
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* [[Virtual reality|Emulators with VR support]]
* [[Emulation Boxes]]
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* [[Emulation boxes]]
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* [[Official emulators]]
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* [[Emulators in games]]
 
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== Not really emulators ==
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==Not really emulators==
 
 
 
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<font size="2"><b>[[Compatibility layers]]</b></font>
 
<font size="2"><b>[[Compatibility layers]]</b></font>
 
* [[Wine]]
 
* [[Wine]]
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<font size="2"><b>Simulators</b></font>
 
<font size="2"><b>Simulators</b></font>
 
* [[Pinball]]
 
* [[Pinball]]
* [[Game & Watch]]
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* [[Nintendo (Miscellaneous)| Game & Watch]]
 
* [[Magnavox Odyssey]]
 
* [[Magnavox Odyssey]]
 
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== FAQs ==
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==FAQs==
 
 
 
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* [[General problems FAQ|General Problems FAQ]]
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* [[General problems FAQ]]
  
 
* [[Auto-load next disc]]
 
* [[Auto-load next disc]]
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* [[Dummies Guide: RetroArch]]
 
* [[Dummies Guide: RetroArch]]
 
* [[Using RetroArch]]
 
* [[Using RetroArch]]
* [[Comparison of Emulator Frontends]]
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* [[Comparison of frontends]]
* [[Computer specs|Computer specifications]]
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* [[Computer specifications]]
 
* [[Resolution|Console display resolutions]]
 
* [[Resolution|Console display resolutions]]
 
* [[Controllers]]
 
* [[Controllers]]
 
* [[Cue sheet (.cue)]]
 
* [[Cue sheet (.cue)]]
 
* [[Decapping]]
 
* [[Decapping]]
* [[Display FAQ|Displays]]
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* [[Displays]]
* [[Emulation Accuracy]]
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* [[Emulation accuracy]]
 
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* [[Emulator Problems FAQ]]
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* [[Emulator problems FAQ]]
* [[Emulator Files|Files and BIOS for emulators]]
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* [[Emulator scams]]
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* [[Emulator files|Files and BIOS for emulators]]
 
* [[List of filetypes|Filetypes]]
 
* [[List of filetypes|Filetypes]]
* [[Famicom Color Palette]]
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* [[Famicom color palette]]
 
* [[Frames per second]]
 
* [[Frames per second]]
 
* [[Game problems FAQ]]
 
* [[Game problems FAQ]]
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* [[List of notable ports|Notable ports]]
 
* [[List of notable ports|Notable ports]]
 
* [[Overclocking]]
 
* [[Overclocking]]
* [[Port Forwarding Guide For Netplay]]
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* [[Port forwarding guide for netplay]]
* [[PSP Eboots]]
 
 
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* [[PSP Eboots]]
 
* [[Recommended N64 plugins]]
 
* [[Recommended N64 plugins]]
* [[Recommended PS1 Plugins]]
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* [[Recommended PS1 plugins]]
* [[Recording Video]]
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* [[Recording video]]
* [[Save Disk Space for ISOs|Reducing ROM/ISO filesizes]]
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* [[Save disk space for ISOs|Reducing ISO filesizes]]
* [[Ripping Games]]
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* [[Ripping games]]
* [[ROM & ISO Sites]]
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* [[ROM & ISO sites]]
 
* [[ROM managers]]
 
* [[ROM managers]]
* [[Save Converters]]
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* [[Save converters]]
* [[Emulator scams|Scam Emulators]]
 
 
* [[Shader caches]]
 
* [[Shader caches]]
 
* [[Source code]]
 
* [[Source code]]
 
* [[Support emulation projects]]
 
* [[Support emulation projects]]
* [[File Hashes|Verifying dumps]]
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* [[File hashes|Verifying dumps]]
 
* [[Vsync]]
 
* [[Vsync]]
 
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== Shaders and filters ==
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==Shaders and filters==
* [[CRT Shaders]]
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* [[CRT shaders]]
 
* [[Dithering]]
 
* [[Dithering]]
 
* [[List of shaders and filters]]
 
* [[List of shaders and filters]]
* [[NTSC Filters]]
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* [[NTSC filters]]
* [[Shaders and Filters]]
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* [[Shaders and filters]]
 
* [[Texture filtering]]
 
* [[Texture filtering]]
 
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== Modding ==
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* [[30 FPS Cheat Codes|30 FPS hacks]]
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==Modding==
* [[60 FPS Cheat Codes|60 FPS hacks]]
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* [[30/60 FPS cheat codes]]
* [[Achievements Support]]
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* [[Achievements support]]
* [[Cheats and Patches]]
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* [[Cheats and patches]]
* [[Modding Consoles/Flashcarts]]
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* [[Modding consoles/flashcarts]]
* [[Mods, Hacks and Fan-Translations]]
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* [[Mods, hacks and fan-translations]]
* [[PS3 Modding]]
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* [[PS3 modding]]
* [[Apply ROM Hacks and Translations]]
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* [[Apply ROM hacks and translations]]
* [[ROM Hacking Resources]]
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* [[ROM hacking resources]]
* [[Texture Packs]]
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* [[Texture packs]]
* [[Widescreen Hack|Widescreen hacks]]
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* [[Widescreen hacks]]
 
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== Miscellaneous ==
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==Miscellaneous==
 
* [[Console-specific development wikis]]
 
* [[Console-specific development wikis]]
 
* [[Dynamic recompilation]]
 
* [[Dynamic recompilation]]
* [[Emulation Books and Articles]]
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* [[Emulation books and articles]]
 
* [[Emulators on Patreon]]
 
* [[Emulators on Patreon]]
 
* [[History of emulation]]
 
* [[History of emulation]]
 
* [[Overscan]]
 
* [[Overscan]]
* [[PS1 Plugins]]
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* [[PS1 plugins]]
* [[User Settings and Configs]] <small> (stub)</small>
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* [[User settings and configs]]
 
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