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====<u>NES/Famicon</u>====GeneralThe list of recommended emulators is available on each Console page. Check the console page in [[: [httpCategory://0ldsk00l.ca/nestopiaConsoles]] and look at the "Recommended" column.html#downloads Nestopia]
Accuracy: [http://www== What aren't recommended emulators? ==Emulators that aren't the best in those categories.emucr.com/search/label/puNES/ puNES] They still may be good emulators, and offer many great features, but are not the best option for general users or [http://www.emucrfalls short compared to other emulators.com/search/label/Nintendulator/ Nintedulator]
====<u>SNES/Super Famicon</u>====General: [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/Snes9X/ Snes9x] Accuracy: higan/bsnes (I'd recommend using bsnes core in RetroArch to get around some less-user friendly implementations of bsnes) ====<u>Nintendo 64</u>====[http://www.emucr.com/search/label/Mupen64Plus Mupen64plus] ====<u>GameCube/Wii</u>====[http://dolphin-emu.org/download/ Dolphin] ====<u>GameBoy/Color/Advance</u>====General: [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/VisualBoyAdvance-M/ VisualBoy Advance-M] Accuracy: Gambatte (only emulates GameBoy and GameBoy Color) ====<u>NDS</u>====[http://www.emucr.com/search/label/DeSmuME/ DeSmuMe] ==='''<u>Sony</u>'''=== ====<u>Playstation</u>====General: [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/PCSX-Reloaded/ PCSX-Reloaded] Accuracy: [http://drhell.web.fc2.com/ps1/ Xebra] or Mednafen (Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the image for Xebra) ====<u>Playstation 2</u>====[http://buildbot.orphis.net/pcsx2/ PCSX2] ====<u>PSP</u>====General: [http://buildbot.orphis.net/jpcsp/ jPCSP] Up-and-coming: [http://buildbot.orphis.net/ppsspp/ PPSSPP] ==='''<u>Sega</u>'''=== <u>Master System/Genesis</u>[http://segaretro.org/Kega_Fusion#Downloads Kega Fusion] ====<u>Saturn</u>====[http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/%7Ephantasy/ssf/files/SSF_012_beta_R3.zip SSF] ====<u>DreamCast</u>====[http://www.emucr.com/search/label/nullDC-optimized/ nullDC] ===<u>'''Microsoft'''</u>=======<u>DOS</u>====[httpCategory://www.emucr.com/search/label/DOSBox?&max-results=12 DOSBoxRecommendations] ===<u>'''Multi-System'''</u>=== [http://themaister.net/retroarch.html RetroArch]
→What are recommended emulators?
==Recommended EmulatorsWhat are recommended emulators? ==Well, they're emulators that are recommended by wiki authors/contributors.
Please consider these while recommending an emulator:*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]])*various [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=<u>0&profile=default&search=%22%7Chardware+features%22 hardware features] like connectivity, peripherals and special hardware support etc.;*offering useful [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?search=%22%23Enhancements%7CEnhancements%22&title=Special%3ASearch&limit=500&profile=default&fulltext=1 enhancement features];*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'';*generally, be usable day-to-day by even the not-so-tech-savvy users;*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.*[[Emulation_Accuracy|accuracy]]-focused emulators are '''only recommended''Nintendo'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/u>===unreported glitches or timing issues etc. (Do NOT use "preserve the hardware's inner workings for posterity" mindset for recommendation on emugen wiki)
And also 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, authors/contributors usually "recommend or somewhat recommend" that emulator '''if it has some level of compatibility'''.
And also there are [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Category:Not_yet_emulated unemulated systems] or [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Category:Very_early_emulation very early] emulation systems like [[V.Flash_emulators|V.Flash]], if there are emulators for that system that can't run any of the commercial game or software then do NOT "recommend or somewhat recommend" that emulator (e.g. "just a stub with no actual execution", [[MAME]]'s "MACHINE_SKELETON" state).
