PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators
The PC Engine (known in the west as TurboGrafx-16) .
PC Engine CD (TurboGrafx-CD) was a CD addon.
PC-FX was a follow up console which was never released in Western markets. Many PCE emulators include PC-FX functionality.
Emulators
Chart
Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | PCE (TG16) | PCE-CD (TG-CD) | PC-FX |
Accuracy Rating |
Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ootake | Windows | 2.69 | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | ✓ |
Mednafen | Multiplatform | 0.9.28 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | High | ✓ |
RetroArch (Mednafen) | Multiplatform | 0.9.28 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Mid | ✓ |
MagicEngine | Windows, OS X | 1.1.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Mid | ✗ |
Comparisons
Ootake is okay for general purposes.
Mednafen is great. Command line only though. It has PCE-Fast, and PCE-Accurate. It can also has a PC-FX core.
RetroArch can run Mednafen's PCE-Fast core. . GUI and other things.
MagicEngine only has a free demo available. To get the full version costs €15 EUR. There is no reason to buy it when there are better free options available.