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Final Burn Alpha supports a few boards, such as Neo Geo, Capcom CPS1-3 and a few others. It is very good for the boards it supports. Rumor has it that Neo-Geo X system in fact uses FBA. | Final Burn Alpha supports a few boards, such as Neo Geo, Capcom CPS1-3 and a few others. It is very good for the boards it supports. Rumor has it that Neo-Geo X system in fact uses FBA. | ||
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| + | DICE is made for emulating old arcade machines from the early 70's at a very high level of accuracy. Since these machines had no CPU, the emulator instead emulates discrete logic components in the circuit board. This method is very system-intensive, and getting full speed requires at least a mid-range gaming PC along with the 64-bit version of the emulator. | ||
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Revision as of 05:27, 17 April 2014
Arcades are not a single console, but rather hundreds of separate arcade system boards. Most arcade emulators focus on emulating many systems in one program, with some focusing on a few systems, and others attempting to emulate every system.
Emulators
| Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | # of systems emulated | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAME | Windows, Linux, OSX | 0.150 | ? | ✓ |
| Final Burn Alpha | Windows | 0.2.97.29 | ? | ✓ |
| RetroArch (Final Burn Alpha) | Multi-platform | 0.2.97.28 | ? | ✓ |
| RetroArch (MAME 2003) | Multi-platform | 0.78 | ? | ✓ |
| RetroArch (MAME 2010) | Multi-platform | 0.139 | ? | ✓ |
| RetroArch (MAME 2013) | Multi-platform | 0.150 | ? | ✓ |
| DICE | Windows, Linux, OSX | 0.8 | 18 | ✓ |
| Raine | Multi-platform | 0.63.4 | 1058 | ✗ |
| Kawaks | Windows | v1.63 | 3 - Neo Geo, CPS1, CPS2 | ? |
| Model 2 Emulator | Windows | 1.0 | 1 - Sega Model 2 | ? |
| CPS3 Emulator | Windows | v1.0a | 1 - CPS3 | ? |
| DEmul | Windows | 0.581 | ? | ? |
| Supermodel | Windows, Linux, OS X | v0.2a | 1 - Sega Model 3 | ✓ |
| UOcps1psp | PlayStation Portable | 2.3.1 | 1 - CPS1 | ✓ |
| UOcps2psp | PlayStation Portable | 2.3.1 | 1 - CPS2 | ✓ |
Comparisons
MAME is very extensive, with the majority of arcade system boards from the 70's, 80's and early90's supported. Do not expect support for more recent boards, such as atomiswave. MAME focuses on accuracy and archiving arcade games, which means it does not always focus on usability for the end user. Only the most up to date romdumps will work in the latest MAME. There are many MAME front-ends available.
Final Burn Alpha supports a few boards, such as Neo Geo, Capcom CPS1-3 and a few others. It is very good for the boards it supports. Rumor has it that Neo-Geo X system in fact uses FBA.
DICE is made for emulating old arcade machines from the early 70's at a very high level of accuracy. Since these machines had no CPU, the emulator instead emulates discrete logic components in the circuit board. This method is very system-intensive, and getting full speed requires at least a mid-range gaming PC along with the 64-bit version of the emulator.
