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== What are recommended emulators? ==
==NES/Famicon==
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Well most importantly they're emulators that are recommended by /emugen/. They usually either fall under 1 of 2 categories: '''general use''', or '''accuracy'''. Recommended general use emulators tend to:
General: [http://0ldsk00l.ca/nestopia.html#downloads Nestopia]
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*have high compatibly (though maybe not as high as others),
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*are user-friendly, offer useful features,
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*can be run on various devices,
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*run fast even on lower end hardware,
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*can generally be used day-to-day by even the not-so-tech-savvy users,
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*and, preferably, is open-source (not closed source) as that ensures any active programmer can keep the software in shipshape condition and able to run on modern operating systems.
  
Accuracy: [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/puNES/ puNES] or [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/Nintendulator/ Nintedulator]
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Accurate emulators are recommended as they're as close to the original hardware as you can get, and as such are recommended for users who want to recreate the original experience or just want to ensure they'll be able to play most games with the least amount of glitches.
  
==SNES/Super Famicon==
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The list of recommended emulators is available on each Console page. Check the console page in [[:Category:Consoles]] and look at "Recommended" column.
  
General: [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/Snes9X/ Snes9x]
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== What aren't recommended emulators? ==
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Emulators that aren't the best in those categories. They still may be good emulators, and offer many great features, but are not the best option for general users or falls short compared to other emulators.
  
Accuracy: [http://byuu.org/higan/ higan/bsnes]
 
 
(I'd recommend using bsnes core in [[RetroArch]] to get around some less-user friendly implementations of bsnes)
 
[[Category:Recommendations]]
 
 
==Nintendo 64==
 
General: [[Mupen64Plus]]
 
 
Accuracy: [http://www.emutalk.net/threads/54131-Announcement-Cycle-accurate-N64-development-underway/ CEN64] (Note, it's early in development and won't be useful for quite some time)
 
 
Really N64 emulation is a mess, I'd actually recommend checking out [http://bmgcl.atspace.cc/n64mgcl/N64ConfigList.htm this site] and using the appropriate [http://www.mediafire.com/?6c33nky4jyzc13w emulator/plugin] per game.
 
[[Category:Recommendations]]
 
 
==GameCube/Wii==
 
[http://dolphin-emu.org/download/ Dolphin]
 
==GameBoy/Color/Advance==
 
General: [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/VisualBoyAdvance-M/ VisualBoy Advance-M]
 
 
Accuracy:Gambatte (only emulates GameBoy and GameBoy Color)
 
 
==NDS==
 
[http://www.emucr.com/search/label/DeSmuME/ DeSmuMe]  
 
 
 
 
==Playstation==
 
General: [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/PCSX-Reloaded/ PCSX-Reloaded]
 
 
Accuracy: [http://www.mediafire.com/?v7bdse4b30gxtv3 Xebra] or [[RetroArch|Mednafen]]
 
 
==Playstation 2==
 
[http://buildbot.orphis.net/pcsx2/ PCSX2]
 
==PSP==
 
General: [http://buildbot.orphis.net/jpcsp/ jPCSP]
 
 
Up-and-coming: [http://buildbot.orphis.net/ppsspp/ PPSSPP]  
 
 
For most audio, you'll need some method of decoding ATRAC3+. FFMPEG plans to cover that, but for now you need [http://forums.sonyinsider.com/files/file/95-sonicstage-43-ultimate-edition/ SonicStage].
 
[[Category:Recommendations]]
 
 
==Master System/Genesis==
 
 
[http://segaretro.org/Kega_Fusion#Downloads Kega Fusion]
 
==Saturn==
 
 
[http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/%7Ephantasy/ssf/files/SSF_012_beta_R3.zip SSF]
 
==DreamCast==
 
 
[http://www.emucr.com/search/label/nullDC-optimized/ nullDC]
 
 
 
 
==DOS==
 
[http://www.emucr.com/search/label/DOSBox?&max-results=12 DOSBox]
 
 
 
 
==Multi-System==
 
 
[http://themaister.net/retroarch.html RetroArch]
 
 
[[Category:Recommendations]]
 
[[Category:Recommendations]]

Revision as of 17:07, 1 May 2019

What are recommended emulators?

Well most importantly they're emulators that are recommended by /emugen/. They usually either fall under 1 of 2 categories: general use, or accuracy. Recommended general use emulators tend to:

  • have high compatibly (though maybe not as high as others),
  • are user-friendly, offer useful features,
  • can be run on various devices,
  • run fast even on lower end hardware,
  • can generally be used day-to-day by even the not-so-tech-savvy users,
  • and, preferably, is open-source (not closed source) as that ensures any active programmer can keep the software in shipshape condition and able to run on modern operating systems.

Accurate emulators are recommended as they're as close to the original hardware as you can get, and as such are recommended for users who want to recreate the original experience or just want to ensure they'll be able to play most games with the least amount of glitches.

The list of recommended emulators is available on each Console page. Check the console page in Category:Consoles and look at "Recommended" column.

What aren't recommended emulators?

Emulators that aren't the best in those categories. They still may be good emulators, and offer many great features, but are not the best option for general users or falls short compared to other emulators.