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

==PS1Nintendo=====Metal Gear SolidGame Boy / Color===;Pinball Deluxe:This game hangs on every single emulator except for inaccurate ones and for SameBoy (Not saying that SameBoy is inaccurate).

MGS has anti-piracy features===Game Boy Advance===;Wario Ware Twisted, Yoshi Topsy Turvy, Koro Koro Puzzle:Motion control emulation for these games were not implemented until myBoy and needs real BIOS to workmGBA added them. Do not use simulated BIOS in PCSXPatched ROMs exist that allowed playing Wario Ware Twisted with the D-RPad. These will just give ;Boktai series:Relies on a blank screensolar sensor to recharge an in-game gauge that affects gameplay. If you are using BIOS 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 is still not working, try different BIOS files.;Famicom/Classic NES Series:Throws a Gamepak Error at start-up. It was actually an anti-piracy/emulation tactic. Emulation of the needed behavior was implemented in mGBA.

If ===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 only be circumvented by opening the game stuttersROM with a hex editor and changing one byte at a specific address at the moment.;DSi:Some games outright crash, enable or show the relevant 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:Has an add-on that no emulator has implemented. Wait for a fix .;Slot-2 (GBA bonuses) not working:Some 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 your sound pluginparticular is still not emulated.

==GBC====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).

==PS2=====Metal Gear Solid 3===*These games rely on cartridge reading speeds more than usual for other games. This game needs a very causes crashes at start-up that can be circumvented with ARDS cheats in [[Computer specsNo$|high end CPUNo$GBA]] , or cause frequent freezes every half hour or so on [[DeSmuME]] (meaning the in-game battery save feature is far more preferable to run at full save states). [[melonDS]] recently solved the cartridge reading speed emulation and will run slowly fixes were ported to other emulators.*There's also anti-piracy for good measure, which can be disabled with Action Replay codes, and graphical glitches.*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 CPUsDS emulators, meaning it doesn't take advantage of the DSi enhancements, though No$GBA recently implemented that partially.  All *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 functional WIP feature in melonDS.*Online multiplayer was functional in as early as 0.9.7, but rumors spread 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 various blades of grass are one culprit cause of slowdownbright side, save editors still exist.

==Shadow of the Colossus===This game needs a very [[Computer specs|high end CPU]] to run at full speedDeSmuME-libretro is currently playing catch-up with graphical fixes and some freezing bugs here and there.

===Zone of the Enders 1 and 2Super Nintendo Entertainment System===;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 needs 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 very manifest.bml file, all under the same directory. The game can be opened from the ROM on standalone higan, and from manifest.bml from RetroArch. Modified builds of Snes9x for [http://www.mediafire.com/file/q8hqh0cdfwy48sd/snes9x_tmz.rar Windows (1.5.4)] and [Computer specs|high end CPUhttp://www.dropbox.com/s/7r1kwcjathngppr/spc7110-patch.zip?dl=1 GX Wii]([http://github.com/dborth/snes9xgx/releases/tag/4.3.7 Source] to run at full speed) can boot the ROM alone.

==PSP=GameCube===;Star Wars<nowiki>:</nowiki> Rogue Leader/Rebel Strike:The games are playable, but suffer from some random hangs and other issues. Click [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Dangan Ronpa==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.

Make sure you're using the latest version of [[PPSSPP]].===Wii===;Zelda<nowiki>:<br /nowiki>Go Skyward Sword:Recommended to Game Settings > Graphics. If you use a Nvidia GPU, select '''Read Framebuffers real Wiimote and Motion Plus to Memory (GPU)''' under "Rendering Mode"emulate. [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Skyward_Sword#Wii_MotionPlus See details here. If you ]:It is possible to use an AMD GPU or Android device, select '''Read Framebuffers to Memory (CPU)'''a conventional controller with [https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-emulated-motion-plus-unofficial this build].

==Sony=====PS1===;Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker===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 real BIOS and it is still not working, [[Emulator Files|try different ones]].:If the game stutters, enable the relevant fix in your sound plugin.:Trying to fight 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].

As of the latest version of PPSSPP (0.9.7.2) the PC emulation seems perfect minus the online, even if the framerate is locked to 20 FPS, that is until one of the last bosses in ===PS2===:''Note: If the game the level "Peace Walker battle 2", the bug is said boss's life not descreasing from the last 2 bars, making the game unbeatable. [https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/issues/2845 The problem has been brought set in options to attention for a while] But the only solution seems 60Hz it might lead to use a cheat to defeat the Mech, "_C1 One Hit Kill [Mechs] _L 0x2001B764 0xAE200064" which works ONLY for graphic problems from the US versionget go, thus you will need to have that onesome examples being God Hand, to keep your savegamesMetal Slug, open the US version, create and install everything as per the first configuration Tekken 5 and then from "...ppsspp\memstick\PSP\SAVEDATA" take the files inside "ULES01372001" and then place them into "ULUS10509003"Destroy All Humans.''

==Gamecube=====Wind Waker===;Play!: Any issues you encounter with Play cannot be resolved effectively at this time. Use PCSX2.In ;Ace Combat 4/5/Zero: All three are perfectly playable in software mode, but have major graphical issues in hardware mode.0+ versions of Dolphin, DSP LLE Use software mode if your PC is set up to the task. This series used to default for this have hit detection issues, but the latest GIT version, with automatic gamefixes turned on, so if you have a slow CPUwill work.;Jak and Daxter series: right click on Suffers from crazy visual errors like blacked out eyes. Run the game in dolphinsoftware mode, go or activate the alpha hack to properties fix the shadows.:Blacked out eyes can't be fixed without using software mode.:Jak X can now be booted with a [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Jak-X-Patched-NTSC-and check -PAL cheat file patch];Lemony Snicket''DSP HLE emulation 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 (fast)i.e. the orphans'room in Count Olaf's mansion) will outright refuse to work. DSP HLE  ;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 random crashes thoughof 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.;Sly 2 and 3: Needs a very [[Computer specs|high end CPU]] to run at full speed. Shares similar hardware mode issues found in other Kinetica based games such as Ratchet and Clank and Jak and Daxter. ===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 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.;Test Drive Unlimited: Needs a very high-end device to run it decently on Android.