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Here is 's a list of notable games that can be problematic to emulate. Solutions are provided if possibleto the best of our ability.

==PS1Nintendo=====Metal Gear SolidGameBoy / Color===MGS has anti-piracy features;Pinball Deluxe:This game hangs on every single emulator except for inaccurate ones, and needs real BIOS to work. Do not use simulated BIOS in PCSX-R. These will just give a blank screen. If you are using BIOS and it is still not working, try different BIOS filesexcept for SameBoy.

If ===Game Boy Advance===;Wario Ware Twisted, Yoshi Topsy Turvy, Koro Koro Puzzle:Motion control emulation for these games were not implemented until myBoy and mGBA added them. Patched ROMs exist that allowed playing Wario Ware Twisted with the D-Pad.;Boktai series:Relies on a solar sensor to recharge an in-game stutters, enable gauge that affects gameplay. ROM patches were made to change the solar sensor level with the D-Pad but proper emulation was not implemented until NO$GBA and mGBA added it.;Famicom/Classic NES Series:Throws a Gamepak Error at start-up. It was actually an anti-piracy/emulation tactic. Emulation of the relevant fix needed behavior was implemented in your sound pluginmGBA.

Trying to fight Psycho Mantis on an emulator ===Nintendo DS===;[[Nintendo_DS_emulators#iQue_DS_Region_Lock|iQue (Chinese DS) games]]:Throws a glowing error at start-up "Only for iQue". It's a rudimentary form of regional lock that can't change controller ports? Die enough times only be circumvented by opening the ROM with a hex editor and you will be given another methodchanging one byte at a specific address at the moment.;DSi:Still unemulated outside of NO$GBA. Some games outright crash, or show the wrong text (like Shantae showing "Localisation not found"). This is solved by using a NAND dump. The Camera is still unemulated.;Mag Slide Kid: shooting statuesHas an add-on that no emulator has implemented. Wait for a fix.[http;Slot-2 (GBA bonuses) not working://youtuSome games like Lunar Knight and Mega Man Star Force removed this feature during localization, so play the Japanese versions instead. Solar sensor bonus in Lunar Knight (aka Boktai DS) in particular is still not emulated.be/vHVf_ZvdUkE]

==Game Boy Color====Pokémon issues=Shantae===VBA doesn't emulate the game properly. Use [[Gambatte]] or [[VisualBoy Advance|VBA-'''M''']] insteadSpecifically Gen 4 (3), Gen 2 remakes (2), and Gen 5 (4).

==Nintendo DS=====Pokemon Series===All of the Pokemon *These games rely on cartridge reading speeds more than usual for other games have issues. This causes crashes at start-up that can be circumvented with ARDS cheats in NO$GBA, owing or cause frequent freezes every half hour or so on Desmume (meaning the in-game battery save feature is far more preferable to save states). melonDS recently solved the fact that the Desmume devs hate the series cartridge reading speed emulation and refuse his fixes were ported to fix themother emulators. You *There's also anti-piracy for good measure, which can't trade between emulatorsbe disabled with Action Replay codes, and there are tons of graphical glitches. Save yourself *Unemulated features like the Pokewalk, the trouble Typing with the Pokemon bluetooth keyboard and just get Download Play event cards.*The emulation runs in standard DS clock speed mode on most DS emulators, meaning it doesn't take advantage of the DSi enhancements, though NO$GBA recently implemented that partially.*The Wi-Fi connectivity features remained under-developed as the devs wanted with their ''creative differences''. Local multiplayer needed for trading monsters between two copies (but also used in other games) isn't possible. This recently got resurrected as a flash cartfunctional WIP feature in melonDS.*Online multiplayer was functional in as early as 0.9.7, but the devs spread rumors about a Nintendo letter stating that all forms of multiplayer (even local) were illegal, meaning forks were spread on file sharing sites more than through fork developers themselves. Despite Nintendo's servers going down in 2014, alternative servers covering only the downloadable content still exist. On the bright side, save editors still exist.

==PS2==Note: If the game DeSUMe-libretro is not set in options to 60Hz it might lead to graphic problems from the get go, currently playing catch-up with graphical fixes and some examples being God Hand, Metal Slug, Tekken 5 and Destroy All Humans.===Ace Combat===AC Zero has no hit detection, so it is unplayable. All 3 have major graphical issues in hardware mode, freezing bugs here and software mode is too slow to runthere.

===Jak and Daxter TrilogySuper Nintendo===Suffers ;Tengai Makyou Zero:The Japanese version of the regular and limited edition releases used to require external graphical packs. This requirement is no longer present in all emulators but ZSNES and an obscure Snes9X Android port used for a Chinese fan-translation. It's fairly supported on all emulators. The game will run a cartridge check the first time it boots. Press either A or B depending on what it shows on screen, and then when it shows you a new message in Japanese, soft reset the emulator. You'll need to do 2 checks like this. After that, an .rtc file is created, and all subsequent boot-ups of the games will play normally.:The English fan-translation so far runs on higan / bsnes, requiring an xml file named the same as the patched ROM, and a manifest.bml file, all under the same directory. The game can be opened from the ROM on standalone higan, and from manifest.bml from crazy bugs like blacked out eyesretroarch. Some Modified builds of these Snes9X for [http://www.mediafire.com/file/q8hqh0cdfwy48sd/snes9x_tmz.rar Windows (1.5.4)] and [http://www.dropbox.com/s/7r1kwcjathngppr/spc7110-patch.zip?dl=1 GX Wii] ([http://github.com/dborth/snes9xgx/releases/tag/4.3.7 Source]) can fixed with hacks or software modeboot the ROM alone.

===Metal Gear Solid 2GameCube===Needs a beefy rig;Star Wars<nowiki>:</nowiki> Rogue Leader/Rebel Strike:The games are playable, but suffer from some random hangs and other issues. PAL version is outright brokenClick [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Star_Wars_Rogue_Squadron_II:_Rogue_Leader here] for Rogue Leader info, and [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Star_Wars_Rogue_Squadron_III:_Rebel_Strike here] for Rebel Strike info.

===Metal Gear Solid 3Wii===This game needs ;Zelda<nowiki>:</nowiki> Skyward Sword:Recommended to use a very real Wiimote and Motion Plus to emulate. [[Computer specs|high end CPU]https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Skyward_Sword#Wii_MotionPlus See details here.] :It is possible to run at full speed and will run slowly on most CPUsuse a conventional controller with [https://forums.dolphin-emu.  All of the various blades of grass are one culprit cause of slowdownorg/Thread-emulated-motion-plus-unofficial this build].

==Sony=Shadow of the Colossus====PS1===This game needs ;Metal Gear Solid:Rewrites BIOS commands in order to work; a simulated one won't cut it. Do not use the simulated BIOS in PCSX-R. These will just give a blank screen. If you are using a very real BIOS and it is still not working, [[Computer specsEmulator Files|high end CPUtry different ones]] .:If the game stutters, enable the relevant fix in your sound plugin.:Trying to run at full speedfight Psycho Mantis on an emulator that can't change controller ports? Die enough times and you will be given another method: [http://youtu.be/vHVf_ZvdUkE shooting statues].

===Time Crisis 2PS2===There :''Note: If the game is currently no lightgun support not set in PCSX2options to 60Hz it might lead to graphic problems from the get go, some examples being God Hand, Metal Slug, Tekken 5 and Destroy All Humans.''

===Zone of ;Play!: Any issues you encounter with Play cannot be resolved effectively at this time. Use PCSX2.;Ace Combat 4/5/Zero: All three are perfectly playable in software mode, but have major graphical issues in hardware mode. Use software mode if your PC is up to the task. This series used to have hit detection issues, but the Enders 1 latest GIT version, with automatic game fixes turned on, will work.;Jak and 2===Daxter series: Suffers from crazy visual errors like blacked out eyes. Run the game in software mode, or activate the alpha hack to fix the shadows.:Blacked out eyes can't be fixed without using software mode.This game needs :Jak X can now be booted with a very [[Computer specs|high end CPU]http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Jak-X-Patched-NTSC-and-PAL cheat file patch] ;Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: EE/IOP EE/FPU Clamping Mode needs to be set to Full in PCSX2, otherwise the button prompt in the first level (i.e. the orphans' room in Count Olaf's mansion) will outright refuse to run at full speedwork.

==PSP==;Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3: Needs a very [[Computer specs|high end CPU]] to run at full speed and will run slowly on most. All of the various blades of grass in MGS3 are one cause of its slowdown. Also, various shader effects will only work correctly in software mode.===Dangan Ronpa===;Ratchet and Clank series: Games have bad visual glitches in hardware mode due to lack of custom mipmap support, and run slowly due to that. Most issues are fixed with software mode.Make sure you're using ;Shadow of the latest version of Colossus: Needs a very [[PPSSPPComputer specs|high end CPU]].<br />Go to Game Settings > Graphicsrun at full speed. If you use a Nvidia GPU, select ;Time Crisis 2: The lightgun add-on isn'''Read Framebuffers to Memory (GPU)''' under "Rendering Mode"t implemented in any current emulators at the moment. If you use an AMD GPU or Android device, select '''Read Framebuffers ;Zone of the Enders 1 and 2: Needs a very [[Computer specs|high end CPU]] to Memory (CPU)'''run at full speed.

===Metal Gear Solid: Peace WalkerPSP===As of ;DanganRonpa:Use the latest version of [[PPSSPP (0]] to resolve any problem its had before.9:Go to Game Settings > Graphics.7Users of Nvidia GPUs should select "Read Framebuffers to Memory (GPU)" under "Rendering Mode".2If you use an AMD GPU or Android device, select "Read Framebuffers to Memory (CPU) ".;Metal Gear Solid<nowiki>:</nowiki> Peace Walker:In the PC emulation seems perfect minus the onlinelevel "Peace Walker battle 2", even if the framerate is locked to 20 FPS, that is until one of the last bosses in the game the level "Peace Walker battle 2", the bug is said boss's life not descreasing cannot be depleted from the last 2 bars, making the game it unbeatable. [https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/issues/2845 The problem has been brought to attention for a while] But Use the only solution seems to use a cheat to defeat the Mech, "_C1 One Hit Kill [Mechs] _L 0x2001B764 0xAE200064" which works ONLY for the US latest version, thus you will need of PPSSPP to have that one, to keep your savegames, open the US version, create and install everything as per the first configuration and then from "...ppsspp\memstick\PSP\SAVEDATA" take the files inside "ULES01372001" and then place them into "ULUS10509003". ==GameCube=====Beyond Good and Evil===Both the GCN and PS2 versions have graphical glitches in their emulators. Play the PC version if you canresolve this. ===Star Wars;Test Drive Unlimited: Rogue Leader===Has Needs a severe graphical issues with the skybox due very high-end device to the developer's use of unusual GameCube features. There is currently no fix. Modded Wii's can boot this. ===Star Wars: Rebel Strike===Simply does not run. If you really want to play this, a modded Wii can boot it.  ===The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures===GBA connection issues and various other glitches plague this title. ===Zelda: Twilight Princess===There is major slowdown in Hyrule Field. Use this patch to improve it: [http://pastie.org/9242795] ==Wii=====Metroid Prime 3: Corruption===Suffers from numerous problems. Play it decently on the real console if you can. ===Metroid Prime Trilogy===Glitch city. Just play the GameCube versions. ===Zelda: Skyward Sword===Requires a real Wiimote and Motion Plus to emulateAndroid. See details here: [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Skyward_Sword#Wii_MotionPlus]