PC-FX emulators
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| Developer | NEC, Hudson Soft |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | NEC |
| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Fifth |
| Release date | JP: December 23, 1994 |
| Discontinued | JP: February 14, 1998 |
| Predecessor | PC Engine SuperGrafx |
| Emulated | ✓ |
The PC-FX was NEC's fifth generation home video game console that was only released in Japan on December 23, 1994 and it had a NEC V810 CPU at 21.5 MHz with 2MB of RAM, 1MB of SRAM, 256KB of VRAM and without 3D graphics support. It also had something called "Back-up RAM", of which it has 32KB.
Emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Hardware features | libretro | RetroAchievements | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x86 | |||||||||
| Mednafen |    
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1.32.1 libretro core |
? | ✓ | ✓ | Mid-High | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| BizHawk |
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Dev builds 2.11.1 |
? | ✗ | ✓ | Mid-High | MIT GPL |
✓ | ~ |
| MAME |
|
Git artifacts[N 1] 0.289 libretro core[N 2] |
? | ✓ | ✗ | Mid | GPLv2 BSD-3-Clause |
✓ | ✗ |
| MagicEngine-FX | 
|
1.1.1 | ? | ✗ | ✗ | Low | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| Xe |
|
2.16.2 | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ? | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| Mobile / ARM | |||||||||
| Provenance |  
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3.3.0 git |
? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ✓ | ? |
- ↑ CI-Windows CI-Linux CI-Macos
- ↑ As 0.251, 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)
Enhancements
| Name | Mednafen | BizHawk |
|---|---|---|
Hardware features and peripherals
| Name | Mednafen | BizHawk |
|---|---|---|
| CD player | ✓ | ? |
| FX-MOU | ✓ | ? |
| PC-FX backup memory pack | ✗ | ? |
| PC-FXGA HuC6273/Aurora | ✗[lower-alpha 1] | ✗ |
- ↑ Available in this Windows-only fork and its web-based version.
CD player
PC-FX CD player supports Audio CDs, CD+G and Photo CDs.
- mednafen/beetle PCFX supports Audio CDs, CD+G and Photo CDs.
- See this dedicated page for more information about home media playback support for emulation softwares.
- See "Emulation of the Disc Drive" section in Copy protection page.
FX-MOU
2-button mouse peripheral compatible with Voice Paradise.