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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 SolidGame Boy / Color===MGS rewrites BIOS commands in order to work;Pinball Deluxe:This game hangs on every single emulator except for inaccurate ones, and just a simulated one won't cut it. 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: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 not emulated.;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$|No$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 emulators (devs refused to merge WiFi implementation)be disabled with Action Replay codes, and there are graphical glitches. Recent builds *Unemulated features like the Pokewalk, the Typing with the Pokemon bluetooth keyboard and Download Play event cards.*The emulation runs in standard DS clock speed mode on most DS emulators, meaning it doesn't take advantage of DeSmuMEthe DSi enhancements, though No$GBA recently implemented that partially.*The Wi-Fi connectivity features remained under-libretro have fixed some of developed as the graphical issues, devs wanted with their ''creative differences''. Local multiplayer needed for trading monsters between two copies (but you canalso used in other games) isn't use possible. This recently got resurrected as a functional WIP feature in melonDS.*Online multiplayer was functional in as early as 0.9.7, but the GBA slot 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 RetroArch and there is 2014, alternative servers covering only the downloadable content still exist. On the bright side, save editors still no WiFi supportexist.

===DSi===DSi support DeSmuME-libretro is only (partially) present in [[No$|No$GBA]], so use thatcurrently playing catch-up with graphical fixes and some freezing bugs here and there.

==PS2=Super Nintendo Entertainment System===Note;Tengai Makyou Zero: If The Japanese version of the game regular and limited edition releases used to require external graphical packs. This requirement is not set no longer present in options to 60Hz 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 might lead shows you a new message in Japanese, soft reset the emulator. You'll need to graphic problems from the get godo 2 checks like this. After that, some examples being God Handan .rtc file is created, Metal Slug, Tekken 5 and Destroy All Humansall subsequent boot-ups of the games will play normally.===Ace Combat 4:The English fan-translation so far runs on higan /5/Zero===All three are perfectly playable in software modebsnes, but have major graphical issues in hardware mode. Use software mode if your PC is up to requiring an xml file named the same as the taskpatched ROM, and a manifest. This series used to have hit detection issuesbml file, but all under the latest GIT version, with automatic same directory. The game fixes turned can be opened from the ROM onstandalone higan, will workand from manifest.bml from RetroArch. Modified builds of 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 boot the ROM alone.

===Jak and Daxter SeriesGameCube===Suffers ;Star Wars<nowiki>:</nowiki> Rogue Leader/Rebel Strike:The games are playable, but suffer from crazy visual errors like blacked out eyessome random hangs and other issues. Click [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index. Run the game in software modephp?title=Star_Wars_Rogue_Squadron_II:_Rogue_Leader here] for Rogue Leader info, or activate the alpha hack to fix the shadowsand [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index. Blacked out eyes can't be fixed without using software modephp?title=Star_Wars_Rogue_Squadron_III:_Rebel_Strike here] for Rebel Strike info.

Jak X can now be booted ===Wii===;Zelda<nowiki>:</nowiki> Skyward Sword:Recommended to use a real Wiimote and Motion Plus to emulate. [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Skyward_Sword#Wii_MotionPlus See details here.]:It is possible to use a conventional controller with a [httphttps://forums.pcsx2dolphin-emu.netorg/Thread-Jak-X-Patchedemulated-NTSCmotion-andplus-PAL cheat file patchunofficial this build].

==Sony=Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3====PS1===;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 games need 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]] to run at full speed and will run slowly on most CPUs.  All of :If the game stutters, enable the various blades of grass relevant fix in MGS3 are one cause of its slowdownyour sound plugin. Also, various shader effects :Trying to fight Psycho Mantis on an emulator that can't change controller ports? Die enough times and you will only work correctly in software modebe given another method: [http://youtu.be/vHVf_ZvdUkE shooting statues].

===Ratchet and Clank SeriesPS2===All of these games have bad visual glitches :''Note: If the game is not set in hardware mode due options to 60Hz it might lead to lack of custom mipmap supportgraphic problems from the get go, some examples being God Hand, Metal Slug, Tekken 5 and run slowly due to that. Most issues are fixed with software modeDestroy All Humans.''

===Shadow 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 Colossus===latest GIT version, with automatic game fixes turned on, will work.This ;Jak and Daxter series: Suffers from crazy visual errors like blacked out eyes. Run the game needs in software mode, or activate the alpha hack to fix the shadows.:Blacked out eyes can't be fixed without using software mode.: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.

===;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.;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.;Shadow of the Colossus: Needs a very [[Computer specs|high end CPU]] to run at full speed.;Time Crisis 2===: The lightgun add-on isn't implemented in any current emulators at the moment.;Zone of the Enders 1 and 2: Needs a very [[Computer specs|high end CPU]] to run at full speed.There is currently no lightgun support ;Sly 2 and 3: Needs a very [[Computer specs|high end CPU]] to run at full speed. Shares similar hardware mode issues found in PCSX2other Kinetica based games such as Ratchet and Clank and Jak and Daxter.

===Zone PSP===;DanganRonpa:Use the latest version of [[PPSSPP]] to resolve any problem its had before.:Go to Game Settings > Graphics. Users of Nvidia GPUs should select "Read Framebuffers to Memory (GPU)" under "Rendering Mode". If you use an AMD GPU or Android device, select "Read Framebuffers to Memory (CPU)".;Metal Gear Solid<nowiki>:</nowiki> Peace Walker:In the level "Peace Walker battle 2", one of the Enders 1 and last bosses in the game, the boss's life cannot be depleted from the last 2===bars, making it unbeatable. Use the latest version of PPSSPP to resolve this.These games needs ;Test Drive Unlimited: Needs a very [[Computer specs|high -end CPU]] device to run at full speedit decently on Android.