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| − | ==Favorite emulators and cores==
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| − | * Frontend: [[RetroArch]]
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| − | * Emulators/Libretro cores:
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| − | ** [[Arcade emulators|Arcade]]: [[FinalBurn Neo]] libretro core, sometimes [[MAME]] libretro core
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| − | ** [[Atari 2600 emulators|Atari 2600]]: [[Stella]] libretro core
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| − | ** [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Nintendo Entertainment System]]: [[Mesen]] libretro core, or [[FCEUmm]] libretro if Mesen libretro core is not available (previously [[Nestopia|Nestopia UE]])
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| − | ** [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy & Game Boy Color]]: [[mGBA]], [[SameBoy]] (trying to link cable) (previously [[VisualBoyAdvance#VBA-M|VBA-M]])
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| − | ** [[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]: [[Snes9x]] libretro core ([[ZSNES]] was the first emulator I ever used)
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| − | ** [[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]: [[Mupen64Plus]] (libretro core versions) (previously [[Project64]])
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| − | ** [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]: [[mGBA]] (previously [[VisualBoyAdvance#VBA-M|VBA-M]])
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| − | ** [[GameCube emulators|GameCube]] & [[Wii emulators|Wii]]: [[Dolphin]]
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| − | ** [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]: Varies depending on what I'm playing and if it has RetroAchievements support (have used and sometimes still use [[DeSmuME]] on PC and previously [[DraStic]] on Android)
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| − | ** [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]: Either PabloMK7's [[Citra]] fork or Lime3DS for broadcasting my 3DS games with Artic Base. Previously used the original [[Citra]] (PC).
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| − | ** [[Wii U emulators|Wii U]]: [[Cemu]]
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| − | ** [[Nintendo Switch emulators|Switch]]: I still primarily use my Nintendo Switch for Switch games
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| − | ** 8-bit and 16-bit [[Sega]] consoles: [[Genesis Plus GX]] libretro core (everything) and [[PicoDrive]] libretro core (for 32X games) (previously [[Kega Fusion]] for everything)
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| − | ** [[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]]: [[Mednafen|Beetle Saturn]] libretro core (previously Yaba Sanshiro (Android) and [[SSF]] (PC)) but I will alternate to [[Yaba Sanshiro]] libretro core on Android if I get better performance than Beetle Saturn
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| − | ** [[Sega Dreamcast emulators|Sega Dreamcast]]: [[flycast]] libretro core (previously [[NullDC]] on PC and [[Reicast]] on Android and [[redream]] for both)
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| − | ** [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]: [[Mednafen|Beetle PSX HW]] (previously [[PCSX-Reloaded]] and the [[PCSX-Reloaded#PGXP Fork|PGXP version]])
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| − | ** [[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]: [[PCSX2]] (PC), [[AetherSX2|NetherSX2]] (Android)
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| − | ** [[PlayStation Portable emulators|PlayStation Portable]]: [[PPSSPP]]
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| − | ** [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]]: [[RPCS3]]
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| − | ** [[PlayStation Vita emulators|PlayStation Vita]]: I use my PlayStation Vita Model 2000 for Vita games, homebrew, and stuff
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| − | ** [[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#Intel_CPU.27s|MS-DOS]]: [[DOSBox#DOSBox-Pure|DOSBox-Pure]] (maybe I'll transition to this; previously used [[DOSBox#DOSBox-X|DOSBox-X]] on PC and Magic DosBox on Android)
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| − | ** [[Xbox emulators|Xbox]]: [[Xemu]] (previously [[Cxbx-Reloaded]])
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| − | ** [[Xbox 360 emulators|Xbox 360]]: [[Xenia]]
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| | ==List of devices I use for emulation== | | ==List of devices I use for emulation== |
| − | ===Currently using===
| + | * <strike>Nvidia SHIELD Portable</strike> |
| − | * Dell XPS 8700 | + | ** An Android gaming handheld and I have two of these but half of the screen on my first one isn't working while the battery pack for my second one is completely dead. Eventually replaced by GPD XD+ |
| − | ** Windows 10 (upgraded from Windows 7), GeForce GTX 645 (upgraded to GeForce GT 1030), Intel Core i7 (4th Gen) 4770 / Quad-Core 3.4 GHz (up to 3.9 GHz) CPU, 8 GB DDR3 RAM (upgraded to 16 GB DDR3 RAM), 1 TB HDD internal storage (music, pictures, apps, some games, etc.) + 2 TB HDD extra storage (for most of my games). | + | * <strike>New Nintendo 3DS XL</strike> |
| − | * [[wikipedia:Wii U|Wii U]] - I previously used it as a home emulation box until I got an Nvidia Shield TV Pro but I still use my homebrewed Wii U for GameCube games (via Nintendont homebrew app), Wii games, Wii U games, and Virtual Console. | + | ** After both of my SHIELD Portables were damaged and when I gave up swapping battery packs between them, I temporarily used my homebrewed New Nintendo 3DS XL for video game emulation until I bought a GPD XD+. Kept my NN3DSXL homebrewed for other homebrews. |
| − | * [[wikipedia:Nvidia Shield TV|Nvidia Shield TV Pro (2019 Edition)]] - Universal home entertainment (YouTube, Netflix music, Android games, game emulation) but so far, I've been using it when my computer is not in my bedroom or if I'm going on vacation. Since I use my Wii U for GameCube and Wii, I don't need the Dolphin emulator my Shield. | + | * <strike>GPD XD+</strike> |
| − | ** Android TV 9.0, Tegra X1+ chipset, 3 GB RAM, 16 GB flash memory (upgraded with 64 GB USB flash "internal" storage for apps & 128 GB USB flash external storage for games) | + | ** An Android gaming handheld. Currently using as my <strike>main</strike> back-up emulation system (just in case). |
| − | * [[wikipedia:Samsung Galaxy S21|Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G]] - The best phone I ever had! Now I can play GameCube and Wii games! For gaming as a handheld, equip the Razer Kishi to it (and I bought the Spigen Thin Case so my Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G can fit in the Razer Kishi perfectly and unscratched). However, I do have some gripes: No MicroSD card slot (my games and offline music barely fit in the 128 GB internal storage with less than 20 GB left), no headphone jack (while I do have the Bose QuietComfort II Bluetooth headphones, which is nice for music, there is a little bit of audio latency, which is a problem in gaming), and the box lacked accessories (only came with a double-ended USB-C cable for transferring from another device). | + | * Moto G7 Power |
| − | ** Android 11, One UI 3.1, Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) chipset, Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) CPU, Adreno 660 GPU, 12 GB RAM, 128 GB internal storage (no MicroSD support) | + | ** My current Android phone. Slightly more powerful than GPD XD+ in terms of CPU so I decided to use this now. |
| | + | * Wii U |
| | + | ** Homebrewed to play GameCube games (via Nintendont since my GameCube's memory card doesn't work anymore and my GameCube with composite cables don't look good on HDTVs) and to be my home console emulation device (for now) until I get an Android console such as Nvidia SHIELD TV or something. |
| | + | * Windows 10 PC |
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| − | ===Previously used=== | + | ==Computer specs== |
| − | # [[Wikipedia:Samsung Galaxy S II|Samsung Galaxy S II]] - My first Android phone I used for emulation.
| + | * Model: Dell XPS 8700 |
| − | #* Android 4.1 (upgraded from 2.3.4), TouchWiz UI 4, Exynos 4210 Dual chipset, Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, Mali-400MP4 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage (MicroSD support).
| + | * OS: Windows 10 |
| − | # Alcatel ONETOUCH Fierce - My second Android phone I used for emulation. I still have this thing, put away.
| + | * GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 645 |
| − | #* Android 4.2, Mediatek MT6589, Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU, PowerVR SGX544 GPU, 4 GB internal storage (MicroSD support). I also had a Huawei Premia 4G M931 at the same time (Android 4.0, Snapdragon S4 Plus, Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait CPU, Adreno 225 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB internal storage w/ MicroSD support), which I did not use for emulation.
| + | * CPU: Intel i7 4770 @ 3.40 GHz |
| − | # [[wikipedia:Nvidia Shield Portable|Nvidia SHIELD Portable]] - An Android gaming handheld and I have two of these but half of the screen on my first one isn't working while the battery pack for my second one is completely dead. I tried swapping battery swapping but that didn't go well and I decided to homebrew my New Nintendo 3DS XL for emulation until I got a GPD XD+.
| + | * RAM: 16 GB DDR3 (upgraded from 8 GB) |
| − | #* Android 5.1 (upgraded from 4.2.1), [[wikipedia:Tegra#Tegra 4|Tegra 4]] chipset, 72 GeForce GPU cores (24 vertex shaders + 48 pixel shaders), 1.9 GHz GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 CPU, 2 GB DDR3L RAM, 16 GB internal storage (MicroSD supported). Eventually replaced by GPD XD+.
| + | * Storage: 1 TB storage + 2 TB second storage |
| − | # [[wikipedia:Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime|Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime]] (T-Mobile model from MetroPCS) - My #th? Android phone. Android 7, Exynos 7570 Quad (14 nm), Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, Mali-T720 GPU, I had a few of these as that is what my family has been getting a few times.
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| − | #* Android 7.0, Snapdragon 425 chipset, Quad-core (4×1.4 GHz) ARM Cortex-A53 CPU, Adreno 308 GPU, 1.5 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage (MicroSD support).
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| − | # New Nintendo 3DS XL
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| − | #* After both of my SHIELD Portables were damaged and when I gave up swapping battery packs between them, I temporarily used my homebrewed New Nintendo 3DS XL for video game emulation until I bought a GPD XD+. Kept my NN3DSXL homebrewed for other homebrews.
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| − | # [[XD/XD+|GPD XD+]] - An Android gaming handheld. The right side of the hinge is slightly damaged (rotates very loosely) and I think I bricked the OS as it won't power on even after recharging it. But I replaced it with Moto G7 Power/Supra.
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| − | #* Android 7.1.1 (flashed CleanROM v2.0.2.1-190329 custom firmware over it; formerly used S8LightRom v1.10_04 custom firmware), Mediatek MT8176, Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.7GHz & Dual-core ARM Cortex-A72 @ 2.1GHz CPUs, PowerVR GX6250 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage (MicroSD supported).
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| − | # Moto G7 Power/Supra - An Android phone slightly more powerful than GPD XD+.
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| − | #* Android 10 (upgraded from Android 9), Snapdragon 632, Octa-core @ 1.8 GHz Kryo 250 64-bit CPU, Adreno 506 GPU, . Replaced by Moto G Stylus.
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| − | # Moto G Stylus - My go-to phone for everything in 2020 and became my favorite Android device until I replaced with Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G but I still have this as backup.
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| − | #* Android 10, Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) CPU, Adreno 610 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB internal storage (MicroSD supported).
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