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{{Infobox system
{{Infobox computing device/PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)}}
|title = PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)
{{for|emulators that run on the PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)|Emulators on PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)}}
|logo = PC-Engine-Console-Set.png
 
|image = TurboGrafx-16.png
|image2 = SuperGrafx-Console-Set.jpg
|imagecaption = '''Above''': The PC Engine.<br/>'''Middle:''' The TurboGrafx-16.<br/>'''Below''': The SuperGrafx.
|developer=[[NEC]], [[Hudson]]
|type=[[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]], [[:Category:Handheld consoles|Handheld game console]]
|generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth generation]]
|introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|199.99|1987}} <br> {{Inflation|USD|399.99|1989}} (CD Add-On)
|release=1987 (PC Engine)<br/>1989 (TurboGrafx-16, SuperGrafx)<br/>1990 (PC Engine GT / TurboExpress)
|discontinued = 1994
|successor = PC Engine SuperGrafx, [[PC-FX emulators|PC-FX]]
|emulated = {{Ya}}
}}
{{for|emulators that run on the PC Engine|Emulators on PC Engine}}
The '''[[gametech:TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine|PC Engine]]''' ('''PCE''') was a 16-bit system released jointly by [[wikipedia:Nec|NEC]] and [[wikipedia:Hudson Soft|Hudson Soft]] in Japan on October 30, 1987 and in the US on August 29, 1989. It had a Hudson Soft HuC6280 8-bit CPU at 7.16 MHz and 1.79 MHz with 8KB of RAM and 64KB of VRAM. The CPU was teamed up with a 16-bit graphics processor and 16-bit video color encoder chip, both built by Hudson Soft.
The '''[[gametech:TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine|PC Engine]]''' ('''PCE''') was a 16-bit system released jointly by [[wikipedia:Nec|NEC]] and [[wikipedia:Hudson Soft|Hudson Soft]] in Japan on October 30, 1987 and in the US on August 29, 1989. It had a Hudson Soft HuC6280 8-bit CPU at 7.16 MHz and 1.79 MHz with 8KB of RAM and 64KB of VRAM. The CPU was teamed up with a 16-bit graphics processor and 16-bit video color encoder chip, both built by Hudson Soft.


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When it first launched in North America, the TurboGrafx-16 was largely seen as a failure blamed on poor marketing by the manufacturers. The PC Engine, on the other hand, was a whole different story, beating out the [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom]] when it first came out long enough to compete against [[Super Nintendo emulators|its rival's own successor]] and gave little focus for the [[Sega Genesis emulators|Mega Drive]] who was instead posing more of a threat to Nintendo in North America. This makes the PC Engine the 2nd most popular console in Japan at the time, just behind the [[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Famicom]].
When it first launched in North America, the TurboGrafx-16 was largely seen as a failure blamed on poor marketing by the manufacturers. The PC Engine, on the other hand, was a whole different story, beating out the [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom]] when it first came out long enough to compete against [[Super Nintendo emulators|its rival's own successor]] and gave little focus for the [[Sega Genesis emulators|Mega Drive]] who was instead posing more of a threat to Nintendo in North America. This makes the PC Engine the 2nd most popular console in Japan at the time, just behind the [[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Famicom]].


NEC planned to enhance the system further, announcing the "PC Engine 2" that would later become the '''PC Engine SuperGrafx'''. However, it was rushed to a 1989 market in Japan lacking much of its promised features with only seven titles exclusively made for it, ending up a commercial failure to be binned and discontinued not long after. The '''PC Engine GT''' / '''Turbo-Express''' was a very rare handheld model of the original hardware, in the same vein as the Sega Nomad (a portable [[Sega Genesis emulators|Sega Genesis / Mega Drive]]). It did include some exclusive features like the TurboLink multiplayer feature (used in games such as the flight sim called ''Falcon'' and ''Bomberman 93'') but wasn't widely supported.
The '''PC Engine GT''' / '''Turbo-Express''' was a very rare handheld model of the original hardware, in the same vein as the Sega Nomad (a portable [[Sega Genesis emulators|Sega Genesis / Mega Drive]]). It did include some exclusive features like the TurboLink multiplayer feature (used in games such as the flight sim called ''Falcon'' and ''Bomberman 93'') but wasn't widely supported.


The '''NEC PAC (PAC-N10/PAC-N1)''' (or its alternative version '''PC Engine PAC (PCE-LP1)''') is the attachable player addon to [[Pioneer LaserActive]] which lets it play standard HuCards, NEC CD-ROM² and its own exclusive NEC LD-ROM² games ([[LaserDisc]] format used for games featuring analog video background and digital in-game graphics; they need this special player hardware).
The '''NEC PAC (PAC-N10/PAC-N1)''' (or its alternative version '''PC Engine PAC (PCE-LP1)''') is the attachable player addon to [[Pioneer LaserActive]] which lets it play standard HuCards, NEC CD-ROM² and its own exclusive NEC LD-ROM² games ([[LaserDisc]] format used for games featuring analog video background and digital in-game graphics; they need this special player hardware).


==Emulators==
== Emulators ==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
{| {{Emulator table}}
|-
|+{{Emulator comparison introduction|[[#Enhancements|enhancements]], [[#Hardware features and peripherals|hardware features & peripherals]], and [[#Arcade variants|arcade variants]]}}
!Name
!Name
!Platform(s)
!Platform(s)
!Active?
!Latest version
!Latest version
!PCE2 (SG)
![[Licensing|License]]
!NEC PAC (PAC-N10/PAC-N1)/PC Engine PAC (PCE-LP1)
!Compatibility
![[#Hardware features and peripherals|Hardware features and peripherals]]
![[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]
![[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
![[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
![[Licensing|License]]
![[Libretro|libretro core]]
!Active
![[Pioneer LaserActive#Hardware features and peripherals|PACs]]
![[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
<small>(PAC-N10/PAC-N1)</small>
 
<small>(PCE-LP1)</small>
![[Recommended emulators|Recommended? (overall)]]
|-
|-
!colspan="11"|PC / x86
! colspan="10" |PC
|-
|-
|[[Mednafen]]<br/><small>Libretro cores<ref group="lower-alpha" name="libretro">Beetle SuperGrafx, Beetle PC-FX, Beetle PCE FAST</ref></small>
|[[Mednafen]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
<small>Libretro cores<ref name="libretro" group="note">Beetle SuperGrafx, Beetle PC-FX, Beetle PCE FAST</ref></small>
|[{{MednafenURL|releases/}} {{MednafenVer}}]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core'''s''']
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|LinuxARM|macOS|FreeBSD|Pandora}}||{{Ya}}  
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}} ||{{~}} ||Cycle<ref group="lower-alpha" name=mednafenAccuracy>[https://www.chrismcovell.com/CPUTest/ mednafen pce core is Cycle accurate]. Another core for PCE system is the "[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/pce_fast.html pce_fast]" which is an experimental alternative to the pce core. pce_fast is a fork of 0.8.x modified for speed at the expense of unneeded accuracy.</ref> ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}}) ||{{Ya}} ||{{Ya}}
|[{{MednafenURL|releases/}} {{MednafenVer}}]
[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro cores]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|
|Cycle<ref name="mednafenAccuracy" group="note">[https://www.chrismcovell.com/CPUTest/ mednafen pce core is Cycle-accurate]. Another core for PCE system is the "[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/pce_fast.html pce_fast]" which is an experimental alternative to the pce core. pce_fast is a fork of 0.8.x modified for speed at the expense of unneeded accuracy.</ref>||{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|[[ares]]
|[[ares]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|WoA|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}||{{Ya}}  
|[https://nightly.link/ares-emulator/ares/workflows/build/master git Artifacts]<br/>[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{aresVer}}]
|[https://nightly.link/ares-emulator/ares/workflows/build/master git Artifacts]
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}}<ref group="lower-alpha">Support is [https://forums.sonicretro.org/threads/mega-ld-dumping-project.32596/page-10#post-1102557 planned in the future].</ref> ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||Cycle<ref group="lower-alpha">[https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/t5ppjf/ares_v127_has_been_released/ As of ares v127], ares developers now provide a new option in the emulator settings: 'Pixel Accuracy'; when this is enabled, any core that supports a pixel accurate mode will use it.</ref> ||{{Green}} {{License|ISC}} ({{License|Permissive}}) ||{{Ya}} ||{{Ya}}
[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{aresVer}}]
|{{Green}} {{License|ISC}} ({{License|Permissive}})
|{{Emulator compatibility|409|485|link=https://ares-emu.net/compatibility}}
|Cycle<ref group="note">[https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/t5ppjf/ares_v127_has_been_released/ As of ares v127], ares developers now provide a new option in the emulator settings: 'Pixel Accuracy'; when this is enabled, any core that supports a pixel-accurate mode will use it.</ref>||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}} ||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|[[Mesen|Mesen]]
|[[Mesen|MesenCE]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOSx64|macOSARM|LinuxARM|W7}}||{{Ya}}
|[https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen2#development-builds Development Builds]
|[https://github.com/nesdev-org/MesenCE#development-builds Development Builds]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}} ||{{Dunno}} ||High ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}}) ||{{Ya}} ||{{Ya}}
|
|High||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|[[BizHawk]]
|[[BizHawk]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}||{{Ya}}  
|[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]
|[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]||{{Green}} {{License|MIT}}<br>{{License|GPL}}
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||Cycle ||{{Green}} {{License|MIT}}<br>{{License|GPL}} ||{{Ya}} ||{{~}}
|
|Cycle||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}}
|-
|-
|[[Geargrafx]]
|[[Geargrafx]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|NetBSD}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|WoA|Linux|LinuxARM|macOSx86|macOSARM|FreeBSD|NetBSD}}||{{Ya}}  
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<br/>[https://github.com/drhelius/Geargrafx/releases {{GeargrafxVer}}]
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}} ||{{Dunno}} ||High ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}}) ||{{Ya}} ||{{~}}
[https://github.com/drhelius/Geargrafx/releases {{GeargrafxVer}}]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|
|High||{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}}
|-
|-
|[[higan]] (火眼)<br/>byuu (謬/view)
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20071206014650/http://www.dridus.com:80/~nyef/darcnes/ DarcNES]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}  
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}||{{Na}}  
|[https://github.com/higan-emu/higan/releases {{higanVer}}]
|[https://segaretro.org/DarcNES 9b0401/9b0313]||{{Yellow}} {{License|NC}}  
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}} ||{{Dunno}} ||Cycle ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}}) ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}<ref group="lower-alpha">Superseded by [[ares]].</ref>
|
|Low||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|-
|-
|[[Turbo Engine]]
|emuPCE
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}||{{Ya}}
|[http://aamirm.hacking-cult.org/www/turbo.html 0.32]
|[https://github.com/unknowall/emuPCE/releases/ {{emuPCEVer}}]||{{Green}} {{License|MIT}} ({{License|Permissive}})
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||High ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|
|?||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|-
|[http://takeda-toshiya.my.coocan.jp/ ePCEngine]
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Ya}}  
|[http://takeda-toshiya.my.coocan.jp/common/index.html 12/21/2020]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}
|
|?||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|-
|[[FinalBurn Alpha]]
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Na}}
|[http://www.fbalpha.com/downloads/ 0.2.97.43]||{{Yellow}} {{License|NC}}
|
|?||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|-
|-
|[[MagicEngine]]
|[[FinalBurn Neo]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}||{{Ya}}  
|[http://www.emuparadise.me/emulators/files/user/Magic-Engine_1.1.3-952.rar 1.1.3]
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||Mid ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
[https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/releases/tag/latest nightly]
 
[https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/releases/latest stable]
|{{Yellow}} {{License|NC}}  
|
|?||{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|-
|-
|[[Ootake]] (大竹)
|[[higan]] (火眼)
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
byuu (謬/view)
|[http://www.ouma.jp/ootake {{OotakeVer}}]
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}||{{Na}}  
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||Mid ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}}) ||{{Ya}} ||{{Na}}
|[https://github.com/higan-emu/higan/releases {{higanVer}}]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|
|Cycle||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}<ref group="note">Superseded by [[ares]].</ref>
|-
|-
|pcejin</br><small>(Mednafen 0.8.x)</small>
|[http://zeograd.com/ Hu-Go!]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}||{{Na}}  
|[https://github.com/TASVideos/pcejin git]
|[http://zeograd.com/hugo_download.php 2.12]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}}<br>{{License|BSD3}}  
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||Mid ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}}) ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|
|?||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|-
|-
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20071206014650/http://www.dridus.com:80/~nyef/darcnes/ DarcNES]
|[[MagicEngine]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}||{{Na}}  
|[https://segaretro.org/DarcNES 9b0401/9b0313]
|[http://www.emuparadise.me/emulators/files/user/Magic-Engine_1.1.3-952.rar 1.1.3]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  
|{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||Low ||{{Yellow}} {{License|NC}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|
|Mid||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|-
|-
|Neco
|Neco
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Na}}  
|0.11
|0.11||{{Dunno}}  
|{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||Low ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|
|Low||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|-
|-
|[http://takeda-toshiya.my.coocan.jp/ ePCEngine]
|[[Ootake]] (大竹)
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Ya}}  
|[http://takeda-toshiya.my.coocan.jp/common/index.html 12/21/2020]
|[http://www.ouma.jp/ootake {{OotakeVer}}]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{Ya}} ||{{Na}}
|
|Mid||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|-
|-
|[[FinalBurn Neo]]
|pcejin
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}
<small>(Mednafen 0.8.x)</small>
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<br/>[https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/releases/tag/latest nightly]<br/>[https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/releases/latest stable]
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Na}}  
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Yellow}} {{License|NC}} ||{{Ya}} ||{{Na}}
|[https://github.com/TASVideos/pcejin git]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|
|Mid||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|-
|-
|[[FinalBurn Alpha]]
|[[rew.]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Windows9x}}||{{Na}}
|[http://www.fbalpha.com/downloads/ 0.2.97.43]
|[https://wikiwiki.jp/emulator/rew. rew12stx]||{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Yellow}} {{License|NC}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|
|?||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|-
|-
|[http://zeograd.com/ Hu-Go!]
|[[Turbo Engine]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Na}}  
|[http://zeograd.com/hugo_download.php 2.12]
|[http://aamirm.hacking-cult.org/www/turbo.html 0.32]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  
|{{Dunno}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}}<br>{{License|BSD3}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|
|High||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|-
|-
|[[rew.]]
|[[jgenesis]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Windows9x}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|Web}}||{{Ya}}  
|[https://wikiwiki.jp/emulator/rew. rew12stx]
|[https://github.com/jsgroth/jgenesis/releases {{JgenesisVer}}]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{Na}}
|
|{{Na}}
|||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Na}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Na}}
|{{Na}}
|-
|-
!colspan="10"|Mobile / ARM
|[[Obentou]]
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Web}}||{{Ya}}
|[https://github.com/yughias/Obentou/releases {{ObentouVer}}]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|
|||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[ares]]
|PCE.emu
|align=left|{{Icon|WoA}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Pyra}}||{{Ya}}  
|[https://nightly.link/ares-emulator/ares/workflows/build/master git Artifacts]<br/>[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{aresVer}}]
|[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/82 1.5.46.02 Pyra]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{Ya}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Green}} {{License|ISC}} ({{License|Permissive}}) ||{{Ya}} ||{{Ya}}
|
|Mid||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}}
|-
! colspan="10" |Mobile
|-
|-
|[[Mednafen]]<br/><small>Libretro cores<ref group="lower-alpha" name="libretro"/></small>
|[[Mednafen]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS|Linux|Pandora}}
<small>Libretro cores<ref name="libretro" group="note" /></small>
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core'''s''']
| align="left" |{{Icon|Android|iOS}}||{{Ya}}  
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}} ||{{~}} ||Cycle<ref group="lower-alpha" name=mednafenAccuracy></ref> ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}}) ||{{Ya}} ||{{Ya}}
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro cores]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|
|Cycle<ref name="mednafenAccuracy" group="note" />||{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|PCE.emu
|PCE.emu
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|Pyra}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Android}}||{{Ya}}  
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PceEmu {{.emuVer}}]<br/>[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/82 1.5.46.02 Pyra]<br/>[https://github.com/Rakashazi/emu-ex-plus-alpha git]
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PceEmu {{.emuVer}}]
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||Mid ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}}) ||{{Ya}} ||{{Ya}}
[https://github.com/Rakashazi/emu-ex-plus-alpha git]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|
|Mid||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|WonderDroid Ultra
|WonderDroid Ultra
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Android}}||{{Ya}}  
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atelieryl.wonderdroid 5.5][https://github.com/williehwc/wonderdroid-x git]
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atelieryl.wonderdroid {{WonderDroidUltraVer}}]
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}}) ||{{Ya}} ||{{Ya}}
[https://github.com/williehwc/wonderdroid-x git]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|
|?||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|[[Provenance]]
|[[Provenance]]
|align=left|{{Icon|iOS}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|iOS|iPadOS|tvOS}}||{{Ya}}  
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/provenance-app/id1596862805 {{ProvenanceVer}}]</br>[https://github.com/Provenance-Emu/Provenance/releases git]
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/provenance-app/id1596862805 {{ProvenanceVer}}]
|{{Dunno}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Ya}} ||{{Dunno}}
[https://github.com/Provenance-Emu/Provenance/releases git]
|{{Dunno}}
|
|?||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}}
|-
|[[Manic EMU]]
| align="left" |{{Icon|iOS|iPadOS}}||{{Ya}}
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/manic-emu-game-emulator/id6743335790 {{Manic EMUVer}}]
[https://github.com/Manic-EMU/ManicEMU/releases git]
|{{Green}} {{License|AGPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|
|?||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
!colspan="10"|Console
! colspan="10" |Console
|-
|-
|[[Mednafen]]<br/><small>Libretro cores<ref group="lower-alpha" name="libretro"/></small>
|[[Mednafen]]
|align=left|{{Icon|PSP|PS3}}<br>{{Icon|Wii|3DS|WiiU|Switch}}
<small>Libretro cores<ref name="libretro" group="note" /></small>
|[https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms libretro]
| align="left" |{{Icon|PSP|PS3|Wii|3DS|WiiU|Switch}}||{{Ya}}  
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}} ||{{~}} ||Cycle<ref group="lower-alpha" name=mednafenAccuracy></ref> ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}}) ||{{Ya}} ||{{Ya}}
|[https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms libretro]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|
|Cycle<ref name="mednafenAccuracy" group="note" />||{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|[[Virtual Console]]
|[[Virtual Console]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Wii|WiiU}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Wii|WiiU}}||{{Na}}  
|N/A
|N/A||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||High ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}
|
|High||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|TemperPCE 3DS
|TemperPCE 3DS
|align=left|{{Icon|3DS}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|3DS}}||{{Na}}  
|[https://github.com/bubble2k16/temperpce_3ds/releases git]
|[https://github.com/bubble2k16/temperpce_3ds/releases git]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||Mid ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}}) ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}
|
|Mid||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|HuGo! GX Unofficial
|HuGo! GX Unofficial
|align=left|{{Icon|Wii|GCN}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Wii|GCN}}||{{Na}}  
|[http://www.gc-forever.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1208 2.12.1]
|[http://www.gc-forever.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1208 2.12.1]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}}<br>{{License|BSD3}}
|{{Ya}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||Mid ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}}<br>{{License|BSD3}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}
|
|Mid||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|[https://dcemulation.org/index.php?title=PCECast PCECast]
|[https://dcemulation.org/index.php?title=PCECast PCECast]
|align=left|{{Icon|DC}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|DC}}||{{Na}}  
|[http://dcemulation.org/1-newsdump/emulators/pcecast/pcecast.zip 06/01/07]
|[http://dcemulation.org/1-newsdump/emulators/pcecast/pcecast.zip 06/01/07]||{{Dunno}}  
|{{Dunno}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||Mid ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}
|
|Mid||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|[[HuE]]
|[[HuE]]
|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|PSP}}||{{Na}}  
|[https://www.psx-place.com/resources/turbografx-16-hue-0-70.240 0.70]
|[https://www.psx-place.com/resources/turbografx-16-hue-0-70.240 0.70]||{{Dunno}}  
|{{~}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||Mid ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}}
|
|Mid
| {{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{~}}
|-
|-
|[https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NitroGrafx NitroGrafx]
|[https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NitroGrafx NitroGrafx]
|align=left|{{Icon|NDS}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|NDS}}||{{Na}}  
|[https://emutopia.com/index.php/item/815-nitrografx-0-7 0.7][https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NitroGrafx git]
|[https://emutopia.com/index.php/item/815-nitrografx-0-7 0.7][https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NitroGrafx git]||{{Dunno}}  
|{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}}
|
|?||{{Na}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}}
|}
|}


<references group="lower-alpha" />
=== Comparisons ===


===Comparisons===
; [[Mednafen]]
;[[Mednafen]]:Much like its other original cores, it does very well, even having two profiles: "PCE-Accurate" and "PCE-Fast". Despite being CLI-based, a fork of an older version that has a GUI has emerged called pcejin. [[RetroArch]] uses the PCE-Accurate and PCE-Fast cores for its beetle fork.
: Much like its other original cores, it does very well, even having two profiles: "PCE-Accurate" and "PCE-Fast". Despite being CLI-based, a fork of an older version that has a GUI has emerged called pcejin. [[RetroArch]] uses the PCE-Accurate and PCE-Fast cores for its beetle fork.
;[[Mesen]]:After a discontinuation of both Mesen and Mesen S, SourMesen resumed developement of both in 2023 and combines them into a single Mesen. The re-release of Mesen also brought emulation of PC-Engine, SuperGrafx and CD-ROM²/TG-CD
; [[Mesen]]
;[[BizHawk]]
: After a discontinuation of both Mesen and Mesen S, SourMesen resumed developement of both in 2023 and combines them into a single Mesen. The re-release of Mesen also brought emulation of PC-Engine, [[PC Engine SuperGrafx emulators|SuperGrafx]] and CD-ROM²/TG-CD
:Uses "Nymashock" core for PCE emulation ([https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/blob/master/waterbox/nyma/pce.cpp ported from mednafen to Bizhawk by zeromus]) and an original core PCEHawk.
; [[BizHawk]]
;[[Ootake]]:It's okay for general purposes.
: Uses "Nymashock" core for PCE emulation ([https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/blob/master/waterbox/nyma/pce.cpp ported from mednafen to Bizhawk by zeromus]) and an original core PCEHawk.
;[[MAME]]:Has a <code>pce</code> driver <small>(and a child driver called <code>tg16</code>)</small>. In all revisions it emulates, MAME reports it as working and the graphics as okay, but the sound is imperfect.
; [[Ootake]]
;[[MagicEngine]]:Unfortunately trialware that costs €15 euro. There are better options available for free.
: It's okay for general purposes.
;NitroGrafx:Is a DS TurboGrafx emulator for Nintendo DS. It is included with [[TWiLight Menu++]].
; [[MAME]]
: Has a <code>pce</code> driver <small>(and a child driver called <code>tg16</code>)</small>. In all revisions it emulates, MAME reports it as working and the graphics as okay, but the sound is imperfect.
; [[MagicEngine]]
: Unfortunately trialware that costs €15 euro. There are better options available for free.
; NitroGrafx
: Is a DS TurboGrafx emulator for Nintendo DS. It is included with [[TWiLight Menu++]].


==Enhancements==
== Enhancements ==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
{| {{Basic table}}
! colspan=2 style="width:50%" |Name
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" |Name
! Mednafen
!Mednafen
! ares
!ares
! Mesen
!Mesen
! BizHawk
!Geargrafx
!Geargrafx
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" |Audio
| rowspan="2" |Audio
|Alternative audio interpolation methods
|Alternative audio interpolation methods||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|Higher sample rates
|Higher sample rates||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="4" |Graphics
| rowspan="4" |Graphics
|High-resolution affine transformations
|High-resolution affine transformations||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[Resolution|Resizable internal resolution]]
|[[Resolution|Resizable internal resolution]]
|colspan="5" |For emulation of 2D systems, the resolution can only be upscaled, making the pixels more apparent.
| colspan="4" |For emulation of 2D systems, the resolution can only be upscaled, making the pixels more apparent.
|-
|-
|Sprite replacement
|Sprite replacement||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[Widescreen hacks]]
|[[Widescreen hacks]]||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="3" |Input
| rowspan="3" |Input
|[[Input_lag|Preemptive frames]]
|[[Input lag|Preemptive frames]]||{{~}}<ref name="RA" group="note">Exclusive to libretro core.</ref>||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{~}}<ref group="lower-alpha" name="RA">Exclusive to libretro core.</ref>
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[Input lag|Run-ahead]]
|[[Input lag|Run-ahead]]||{{Dunno}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[https://docs.retroachievements.org/general/tutorials/turbo-button.html Turbo button]
|[https://docs.retroachievements.org/general/tutorials/turbo-button.html Turbo button]||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="4" |Post-processing
| rowspan="4" |Post-processing
|[[Shaders_and_filters#AI-powered filters|AI-powered filter compatible]]<br /><small>([https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/gfecnt/nvidia-freestyle-ansel-enhancements-geforce-experience-article/ Freestyle])</small>
|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/AI-powered filter}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[Shaders_and_filters|Filters]]
|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/Filters}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[High_dynamic_range#Inverse_tone_mapping|Inverse tone mapping compatible]]
|[[High dynamic range#Inverse tone mapping|Inverse tone mapping]]||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[Shader_Presets|Shader chain]]
|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/Shader chain}}||{{~}}<ref name="RA" group="note" />||{{Ya}}||{{~}}<ref name="RA" group="note" />||{{Dunno}}
|{{~}}<ref name="RA" group="lower-alpha" />
|{{Ya}}
|{{~}}<ref name="RA" group="lower-alpha" />
|{{~}}<ref name="RA" group="lower-alpha" />
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="13" |Quality of life
| rowspan="12" |Quality of life
|Automatic emulated controller connect/disconnect<br/><small>Automatically connects or disconnects emulated controllers when a new or current controller is connected or disconnected.</small>
|Automatic emulated controller connect/disconnect
|{{Na}}
<small>Automatically connects or disconnects emulated controllers when a new or current controller is connected or disconnected.</small>
|{{Na}}
|{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Na}}
|{{Na}}
|{{Na}}
|-
|-
|Automatic updater
|Automatic updater||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[Frontends#Graphical_User_Interfaces_.28GUIs.29|Big Picture Mode]]
|[[Frontends#Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)|Big Picture Mode]]||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|Built-in [[Cheats_and_patches|cheat manager]]
|Built-in [[Cheats and patches|cheat manager]]||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|Built-in [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,106405 custom resolution/CRTSwitchRes]<br /><small>For using this on Windows OS you need [http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1009#p1009 CRT Emudriver].<br />Another option is using EDID editor tool such as "Custom Resolution Utility".</small>
|{{Enhancements/Quality of life/Built-in custom resolution}}
|colspan="5" |<small>Exclusive to [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/crtswitchres/ libretro cores] and [[GroovyMAME]] at the moment.<br />Also there is a [https://github.com/psakhis/Groovy_MiSTer project] for achieving software emulators like libretro cores and GroovyMAME send the raw RGB data over a network to a core running on MiSTer, it basically turns the MiSTer into a GPU for the emulator allowing for easy setup and use with CRT TVs/Arcade monitors.</small>
| colspan="4" |<small>Exclusive to [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/crtswitchres/ libretro cores] and [[GroovyMAME]] at the moment.</small>
<small>Also there is a [https://github.com/psakhis/Groovy_MiSTer project] for achieving software emulators like libretro cores and GroovyMAME send the raw RGB data over a network to a core running on MiSTer, it basically turns the MiSTer into a GPU for the emulator allowing for easy setup and use with CRT TVs/Arcade monitors.</small>
|-
|-
|Built-in [[Mods,_hacks_and_fan-translations#Built-in mod editor and manager for emulators|mod editor and manager]]
|Built-in [[Mods, hacks and fan-translations#Built-in mod editor and manager for emulators|mod editor and manager]]||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|Built-in [[Cheats_and_patches|patch manager]]
|Built-in [[Cheats and patches|patch manager]]||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[Ripping games|Capable image format support]]
|Command-line options||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|Command line options
|Pause/Resume emulation||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|Pause/resume emulation
|Per-game profiles||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|Per-game profiles
|[https://www.portablefreeware.com/faq.php#portable Portable] and [https://www.portablefreeware.com/faq.php#stealth stealth]
|{{Dunno}}
<small>Useful enhancement feature for non-personal computer use or plug-and-play scenarios. However, the software may still require the necessary [[Computer specifications#Operating System|prerequisites and dependencies]] for your operating system if it is not statically linked.</small>
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[https://www.portablefreeware.com/faq.php#portable Portable] and [https://www.portablefreeware.com/faq.php#stealth Stealth]<br /><small>Useful enhancement feature for non-personal computer use or plug-and-play scenarios. However, it still requires necessary [[Computer_specifications#Recommended_Specifications|prerequisites and dependencies]] for your operating system.</small>
|[[Save disk space for ISOs|Streamable compression format]]||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[Save_disk_space_for_ISOs|Streamable compression format]]
| rowspan="6" |[https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features]
|{{Dunno}}
|Fast forward/Turbo speed||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="6" |[https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features]
|Frame step
|Fast-forward/turbo speed
<small>(forwards and backwards)</small>
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|Frame step<br /><small>(forwards and backwards)</small>
|[[wikipedia:Macro_(computer_science)|Macros/Scripts]]/[https://tasvideos.org/LuaScripting Lua]||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[Wikipedia:Macro_(computer_science)|Macros/Scripts]]/[https://tasvideos.org/LuaScripting Lua]
|[https://tasvideos.org/Movies Movie recording/playback]||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[https://tasvideos.org/Movies Movie recording/playback]
|Rewind||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|Rewind
|Save states||{{Dunno}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|Save states
| rowspan="8" |Misc.
|{{Dunno}}
|[[Sound and audio#Ambient sounds simulation|Ambient sounds simulation]]
|{{Ya}}
<small>Simulation of audio from original hardware and environments, such as mechanical hard drive, floppy diskette, and optical drive noises (e.g., head seeks, spin-up/down, tray loading, disc spinning, and clicking), variable CRT flyback transformer whine (the classic high-pitched "coil whine" that dynamically changes pitch based on screen brightness and content), arcade cabinet effects (e.g., fan hum or button rattles), and other background ambient noises.</small>
|{{Ya}}
|{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="5" |Misc.
|[[Sound and audio#Audio filters and presets|Audio filters and presets]]
|AI service<br /><small>With the help of <abbr title="optical character recognition">OCR</abbr> and other techniques, the AI service can provide a live translation of a game, or text-to-speech capabilities for the visually impaired among other things, either on demand or automatically.</small>
<small>Simulation of characteristic playback limitations and coloration of vintage consumer audio hardware, such as CRT television speakers, arcade cabinets, handheld consoles, early PC sound outputs, and low-fidelity integrated speakers. These filters are not intended to be perfectly accurate recreations, but rather to evoke the tonal qualities, distortion, bandwidth limits, resonance, and compression associated with 8-bit and 16-bit era devices. Examples include mono or narrow stereo output, reduced frequency response, speaker cone distortion, mild saturation, aliasing, and preset lo-fi profiles inspired by classic TVs, portable game systems, radios, and retro multimedia hardware.</small>
|colspan="5" |Exclusive to [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/ai-service/ libretro cores] at the moment.
| colspan="4" |Exclusive to [https://github.com/RetroCrisis/Retro-Crisis-Audio-Filters libretro cores] at the moment.
|-
|-
|[[Wikipedia:Category:Debugging|Debug features]]
|[[wikipedia:Category:Debugging|Debug features]]||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|EmuVR support]]
|[[Virtual reality#VR game room simulations|EmuVR support]]
|colspan=5 | Exclusive to [https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Installation_Guide#Downloads libretro cores] at the moment.
| colspan="4" |Exclusive to [https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Installation_Guide#Downloads libretro cores] at the moment.
|-
|-
|[[Netplay]]
|[[Netplay]]||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[RetroAchievements]]
|[[RetroAchievements]]||{{~}}<ref name="RA" group="note" />
|{{~}}<ref group="lower-alpha" name=RA></ref>
|[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/1djp8ro/ares_v139_release/l9ckjp2/ roadmap]||{{~}}<ref name="RA" group="note" />||{{Dunno}}
|[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/1djp8ro/ares_v139_release/l9ckjp2/ roadmap]
|-
|{{~}}<ref group="lower-alpha" name=RA></ref>
|Rich Presence (RPC)
|{{~}}<ref group="lower-alpha" name=RA></ref>
<small>Allows the emulator to share real-time game session details (e.g., current game title, level, boss, playtime, or custom status) with external applications. This enables features such as displaying what you're playing on your profile, inviting friends to spectate, or triggering join-in-progress functionality where supported.</small>
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|-
|Screen translator
<small>Using optical character recognition (OCR) and other techniques, this feature can provide live translation of in-game text, text-to-speech for visually impaired users, and more — either on demand or automatically.</small>
| colspan="4" |You can use [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/ai-service/ RetroArch's AI Service] or the standalone offline [https://github.com/bquenin/interpreter bquenin's Interpreter].
|}
|}
<references group="lower-alpha"/>


==Hardware features and peripherals==
== Hardware features and peripherals ==
The TurboGrafx-16 has less peripherals and a different controller pin-out compared to the PC Engine.
The TurboGrafx-16 has less peripherals and a different controller pin-out compared to the PC Engine.
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
{| {{Basic table}}
! colspan="3" style="width:50%" |Name
! colspan="3" style="width:50%" |Name
! Mednafen
!Mednafen
! ares
!ares
! Mesen
!Mesen
! BizHawk
!Geargrafx
! Geargrafx
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" |Hardware features
| rowspan="2" |Hardware features
|
| colspan="2" |Built-in back-up RAM||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Ya}}
|
|-
|
| colspan="2" |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|-
|-
|
| rowspan="22" |Peripherals
|
| colspan="2" |[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators#Arcade Card|Arcade Card]]||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Ya}}||{{~}}<!--(I mean, it does run Tokimeki Memorial)-->
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="21" |Peripherals
| colspan="2" |AV Booster/Turbo Booster||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}
|colspan="2" |[[#Arcade Card|Arcade Card]]
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{~}}<!--(I mean, it does run Tokimeki Memorial)-->
|-
|-
|colspan="2" |AV Booster
| colspan="2" |COM Cable||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|colspan="2" |COM Cable
| rowspan="6" |Controllers
|{{Na}}
|3-button controller||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Na}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="5" |Controllers
|6-button controller||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|6-button controller
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|Illust Booster
|Illust Booster||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[List_of_console_games_that_support_keyboard_and_mouse#PC_Engine_.28TurboGrafx-16.29|Mouse]]
|[[List of console games that support keyboard and mouse#PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)|Mouse]]||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
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|Pachinko Controller
|Pachinko Controller||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
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|TurboStick
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|rowspan="4" |Memory
| rowspan="4" |Memory
|Backup Booster (II)||{{Dunno}}
|Backup Booster (II)/TurboBooster-Plus||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
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|Memory Base 128/Save-kun||{{Dunno}}
|Memory Base 128/Save-kun||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
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|Ten no Koe (2)||{{Dunno}}
|Ten no Koe (2)||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
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|Ten no Koe Bank||{{Dunno}}
|Ten no Koe Bank||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
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|colspan="2" |Multitap
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|colspan="2" |[[#PCE-CD|PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD]]
| colspan="2" |[[Disc Drive emulation|PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD]]||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
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|colspan="2" |Photo Reader
| colspan="2" |Photo Reader||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
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|colspan="2" |Print Booster
| colspan="2" |Print Booster||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
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|rowspan="5" |Unlicensed/unreleased
| rowspan="5" |Unlicensed/unreleased
|[[#GE-CD|GE CD]]
|[http://www.tailchao.com/TurboGrafx/index.php CD Stupid Card 4.0 with MC-Genjin CD memory mapper]||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
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|{{Dunno}}
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|[http://www.tailchao.com/TurboGrafx/index.php MC-Genjin memory mapper]
|[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators#GE-CD|GE CD]]||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
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|[http://www.tailchao.com/TurboGrafx/index.php CD Stupid Card 4.0 with MC-Genjin CD memory mapper]
|[http://www.tailchao.com/TurboGrafx/index.php MC-Genjin memory mapper]||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
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|[https://www.chrismcovell.com/TsushinBooster/ Tsushin Booster]<br /><small>Unreleased network adaptor.</small>
|[https://www.chrismcovell.com/TsushinBooster/ Tsushin Booster]
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<small>Unreleased network adaptor.</small>
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|[[List_of_console_games_that_support_keyboard_and_mouse#PC_Engine_.28TurboGrafx-16.29|Tsushin Booster Keyboard]]
|[[List of console games that support keyboard and mouse#PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)|Tsushin Booster Keyboard]]||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
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|rowspan="2" |Misc.
| rowspan="2" |Misc.
|colspan="2" |Horizontal overscan
| colspan="2" |Horizontal overscan||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}
|{{Ya}}
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|colspan="2" |Switch between HuC6280 and HuC6280A sound chips
| colspan="2" |Switch between HuC6280 and HuC6280A sound chips||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Ya}}
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===PCE-CD===
=== GE-CD ===
:''[[Wikipedia:TurboGrafx-16#Add-ons|TurboGrafx-CD/CD-ROM² and Super CD-ROM²]]''
Games Express CD Card, Bootleg System Card. This was released by Hacker International for play of unlicensed Games Express CD games in 2 versions, blue and green. The GECD Card is essentially a dongle.


The System Card 1.0 was included with the launch shipments of the CD-ROM² Interface Unit in 1988 (which did not include the actual CD drive, by the way; that had to be bought separately. ''Altered Beast'' requires it as it hangs with the newer BIOS versions, and some people report problems with''Populous'' as well.
The GECD Card 1.0 can only access 64KB RAM that is built into the CD unit and only plays earlier titles.


The System Card 2.0 was included in later shipments of the CD-ROM² System sometime in 1989 (around the time they started selling the Interface Unit and CD drive as a set). It served as the basis for the TurboGrafx-CD BIOS, which features a different title screen to go along with the different naming of the platform and its add-on in the US. Unlike HuCards, CD-ROM² discs are all region-free.
The GECD Card 1.1 can access 64KB RAM + 192KB extra RAM in the way the Arcade Card Duo does, like on the Duo models and the Super CD-ROM² unit with BIOS v3.0 and plays everything.


The System Card 2.1, released in 1990 exclusively in Japan, was the first System Card that was sold as a standalone, intended to be a replacement for users who had their original System Cards lost or damaged. Its only new feature was its ability to auto-detect disc changes.
=== Arcade Card ===
On March 12, 1994, NEC introduced a third upgrade known as the Arcade Card, which increases the amount of onboard RAM of the Super CD-ROM² System to 2MB.


The System Card 3.0 was launched in Japan in 1991. It was initially available built-in with the PC Engine Duo, a model of the console with an integrated CD drive, but was quickly offered as an upgrade to owners of the original CD-ROM² System in the form of the Super System Card, and later as an updated model of the add-on itself known as the Super CD-ROM² unit. The later models of the Duo (Duo-R and Duo-RX) also have this BIOS built-in. Version 3.0 increases the amount of buffer RAM from 64KB to 256KB, hence the addition of the word Super. Games that required this BIOS, which are labelled Super CD-ROM² discs, will display an incompatibility notice when loaded on a prior System Card.
It was the final set of upgrades to the PC Engine CD-ROM² System and came in two variants.


This BIOS was released in the US in 1992 and was similarly offered built-in with the Turbo Duo (the US version of the PC Engine Duo) or as an upgrade for the TurboGrafx-16/CD in the form of the Super System Card (which was available primarily as a mail order).
The Arcade Card Duo, designed for PC Engine consoles equipped with the Super CD-ROM², adds 16Mb/2MB of D-RAM on top of the 2Mb/256KB of buffer RAM within the hardware. Unlike previous System Cards, the change was purely on a hardware level and there was no BIOS update this time, keeping it strictly on Version 3.0.


The SuperGrafx is also compatible with the CD-ROM² and Super CD-ROM² System add-ons, allowing it to play any CD-ROM² format game with the required System Card.
People who were still using a PC Engine console with the original CD-ROM² System add-on could opt for the Arcade Card Pro instead, which essentially combines the functionalities of the Arcade Card Duo and the Super System Card into one by adding the 16Mb/2MB of D-RAM from the former on the top of the 1536Kb/192KB of extra buffer RAM and BIOS update from the latter. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16#Add-ons Arcade CD-ROM² discs, which are games that require an Arcade Card, will display an incompatibility notice after loading if the hardware setup does not meet the requirements.]


No SuperGrafx-specific CD-ROM² titles were produced. The addition of the CD-ROM peripheral adds CD-DA sound (Audio CDs), CD+G, and a single ADPCM channel to the existing sound capabilities of the PC Engine.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Engine_SuperGrafx#Audio_capacity]
Some games are exclusive to the Arcade Card:


*See [[Home_media_players#Emulators|this dedicated page]] for more information about home media playback support for emulation softwares.
* ''Battlefield '94 In Super Battle Dream''
*See [[Ripping_games]].
* ''Fire Pro Female Wrestling (WOWOW vs. JWP...''
* ''Fatal Fury 2''
* ''Fatal Fury Special''
* ''Sapphire''
* ''Jong Shin Densetsu''
* ''Far East of Eden: Kabuki Itouryodan''
* ''Mad Stalker Full Metal Force''
* ''Madou Monogatari I Honou no Sotsuenji''
* ''Art of Fighting''
* ''Strider''
* ''World Heroes 2''


===GE-CD===
Some games can run without it but offer enhanced gameplay (e.g. reduced or eliminated loading times, enhanced CD-DA sound, added animations) with it:
Games Express CD Card, Bootleg System Card. This was released by Hacker International for play of unlicensed Games Express CD games in 2 versions, blue and green. The GECD Card is essentially a dongle.


The GECD Card 1.0 can only access 64KB RAM that is built into the CD unit and only plays earlier titles.
* ''3 x 3 Eyes Sanjiyan Hensei''
* ''Atlas (The) - Renaissance Voyager''
* ''Brandish''
* ''Eikan Wa Kimini''
* ''Formation Soccer '95''
* ''Gulliver Boy''
* ''J. League Tremendous Soccer '94''
* ''Linda Cube''
* ''Mahjong Sword Princess Quest Gaiden''
* ''Popful Mail''
* ''Princess Maker 2''
* ''Private Eye Doll''
* ''Sexy Idol Mahjong Fashion Monogatari''
* ''Sotsugyou II Neo Generation''
* ''Super Real Mahjong P II & III Custom''
* ''Super Real Mahjong P V Custom''
* ''Tanjou Debut''
* ''Vasteel 2''
* ''Wrestling Angels''


The GECD Card 1.1 can access 64KB RAM + 192KB extra RAM in the way the Arcade Card Duo does, like on the Duo models and the Super CD-ROM² unit with BIOS v3.0 and plays everything.
=== Horizontal [[Overscan]] ===
Other console emulators will just let you crop it, like the FC emulators, but this is necessary for PCE. To give a negative example, there is a Darius CD game that displays ZONE A as ZON A in PCE.emu. Even though someone submitted this bug very early, it has not been fixed. Mednafen allows you to modify this value and the displayed picture is complete.


===Arcade Card===
== Arcade variants ==
On March 12, 1994, NEC introduced a third upgrade known as the Arcade Card, which increases the amount of onboard RAM of the Super CD-ROM² System to 2MB.
WIP


It was the final set of upgrades to the PC Engine CD-ROM² System and came in two variants.
[[MAME]].


The Arcade Card Duo, designed for PC Engine consoles equipped with the Super CD-ROM², adds 16Mb/2MB of D-RAM on top of the 256kB of buffer RAM within the hardware. Unlike previous System Cards, the change was purely on a hardware level and there was no BIOS update this time, keeping it strictly on Version 3.0.
[[FinalBurn Neo]]?


People who were still using a PC Engine console with the original CD-ROM² System add-on could opt for the Arcade Card Pro instead, which essentially combines the functionalities of the Arcade Card Duo and the Super System Card into one by adding the 16-Megabits of D-RAM from the former on the top of the 192KB of extra buffer RAM and BIOS update from the latter. Arcade CD-ROM² discs, which are games that require an Arcade Card, will display an incompatibility notice after loading if the hardware setup does not meet the requirements.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16#Add-ons]
== Notes ==
{{Notelist|group=note}}


===Horizontal Overscan===
== References ==
Other console emulators will just let you crop it, like the FC emulators, but this is necessary for PCE. To give a negative example, there is a Darius CD game that displays ZONE A as ZON A in PCE.emu. Even though someone submitted this bug very early, it has not been fixed. Mednafen allows you to modify this value and the displayed picture is complete.
{{Reflist}}


==Emulation issues==
{{NEC}}
===Color palette===
[[File:PCE_TG16_Composite_RGB_Palette.png|thumb|250px|An example of the color inaccuracy with the regular RGB color palette when compared to the Composite palette. Take note of the second blue gradient in the sky in both images.]]
The color palettes generated by the PC Engine for Composite and RGB actually differ due to its own color tables being non-linear. This can result in colors ending up looking wrong or blended when the system is emulated or played in RGB. A composite palette was eventually made mathematically and with some extra tweaks from the PC Engine's RGB to YUV lookup table after its HuC6270 video chip had been decapped. This palette is used by default in the PC Engine core for the [[MiSTer]]<ref>https://www.retrorgb.com/pc-engine-palette-improvements-the-amazing-people-behind-the-technology.html</ref>. It [https://github.com/Kitrinx/TG16_Palette can be downloaded] for use in other emulators and devices.
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}


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