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:<font size="3"><b>What are recommended emulators?</b></font><br>
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<!--Companies need to be H2 and consoles H3-->All links here will take you to the latest build of that emulator, if you what more info regarding the emulators, either check the [[Emulators]] page, or use Google.
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They are emulators that are recommended by wiki authors/contributors, The list of recommended emulators is available on each emulation page. Check the Wiki page and look at the "'''Recommended'''" column.
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==NES/Famicon==
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General: [http://0ldsk00l.ca/nestopia.html#downloads Nestopia]
  
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:<font size="3"><b>Recommendation levels</b></font><br>
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Accuracy: [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/puNES/ puNES] or [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/Nintendulator/ Nintedulator]
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
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! scope="col"|Recommendations
 
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! scope="col"|Recommendation level
 
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|Recommended
 
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|Recommended.
 
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|Semi-recommended
 
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|{{~}}
 
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|Semi-recommended.
 
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|Unknown recommendation
 
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|{{?}}
 
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|Untested.
 
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|Not recommended
 
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|{{✗}}
 
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|Not recommended.
 
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==SNES/Super Famicon==
  
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==Recommending emulators==
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General: [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/Snes9X/ Snes9x]
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Please consider these while recommending an emulator:
 
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*Have high compatibility (and mappers support for systems like [[Nintendo_Entertainment_System_emulators|NES]], [[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color_emulators|GB/GBC]], [[Master_System_emulators|SMS/GG]])
 
  
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*Various [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&profile=default&search=%22%7Chardware+features%22 hardware features] like connectivity, peripherals and special hardware support etc.;
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Accuracy: [http://byuu.org/higan/ higan/bsnes]
  
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*Offering useful [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?search=%22%23Enhancements%7CEnhancements%22&title=Special%3ASearch&limit=500&profile=default&fulltext=1 enhancement features];
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(I'd recommend using bsnes core in [[RetroArch]] to get around some less-user friendly implementations of bsnes)
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[[Category:Recommendations]]
  
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*Be capable of running on various modern devices/operating systems and run full speed on [https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ modern affordable hardware] - ''something like: [https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/ Vulkan 1.3]/[[Wikipedia:Direct3D#Direct3D_12_levels|D3D12 (12_1)]] GPU with drivers still up-to-date and AVX2 supported CPU'';
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==Nintendo 64==
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General: [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/Mupen64Plus Mupen64plus]
  
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*Generally, be usable day-to-day by even the not-so-tech-savvy users;
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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)
  
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*Be improved regularly--in other words, be active and, preferably, be open-source (not closed-source), as that ensures that any active programmer can keep the software in shipshape condition and able to run on latest operating systems.
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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.
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[[Category:Recommendations]]
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[[Category:Recommendations]]
  
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*[[Emulation_Accuracy|Accuracy]]-focused emulators are '''only recommended''' when they're have reasonable amount of compatibility compared to general-use emulators. This one should only be considered for [[Homebrew_and_hack_Roms|Homebrew]], [[Game_engine_recreations_and_source_ports|Game engine recreations and source ports]] and development/developer communities or users that just want to ensure they'll be able to play most games with the least amount of unexpected/unreported glitches or timing issues etc. (Do NOT use "preserve the hardware's inner workings for posterity" mindset for recommendation on emugen wiki)
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==GameCube/Wii==
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[http://dolphin-emu.org/download/ Dolphin]
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==GameBoy/Color/Advance==
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General: [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/VisualBoyAdvance-M/ VisualBoy Advance-M]
  
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==What aren't recommended emulators?==
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Accuracy:Gambatte (only emulates GameBoy and GameBoy Color)
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;Semi recommended (~)
 
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* There are [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Category:Very_early_emulation very early] or limited options for specific systems (like [[Xbox_360_emulators|Xbox 360]]), if that is the case, contributors should use "~" (semi-recommended) for that emulator '''if it has some level of compatibility'''.
 
  
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;Not recommended (✗)
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==NDS==
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* If the emulator(s) for that system can not run any commercial software or game.
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[http://www.emucr.com/search/label/DeSmuME/ DeSmuMe]  
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** [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Category:Not_yet_emulated un-emulated systems], [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Category:Very_early_emulation very early] emulated systems with little or no compatibility, [[MAME]]'s "MACHINE_SKELETON" state.
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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.
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==Playstation==
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General: [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/PCSX-Reloaded/ PCSX-Reloaded]
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Accuracy: [http://www.mediafire.com/?v7bdse4b30gxtv3 Xebra] or [[RetroArch|Mednafen]]
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==Playstation 2==
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[http://buildbot.orphis.net/pcsx2/ PCSX2]
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==PSP==
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General: [http://buildbot.orphis.net/jpcsp/ jPCSP]
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Up-and-coming: [http://buildbot.orphis.net/ppsspp/ PPSSPP]  
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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].
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[[Category:Recommendations]]
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==Master System/Genesis==
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[http://segaretro.org/Kega_Fusion#Downloads Kega Fusion]
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==Saturn==
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[http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/%7Ephantasy/ssf/files/SSF_012_beta_R3.zip SSF]
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==DreamCast==
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[http://www.emucr.com/search/label/nullDC-optimized/ nullDC]
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==DOS==
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[http://www.emucr.com/search/label/DOSBox?&max-results=12 DOSBox]
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==Multi-System==
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[http://themaister.net/retroarch.html RetroArch]
 
[[Category:Recommendations]]
 
[[Category:Recommendations]]

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