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PS2: Added Siren.
Here's a list of notable games that can be problematic. Solutions are provided to the best of our ability.
Here ==Nintendo=====Game Boy / Color===;Pinball Deluxe:This game hangs on every single emulator except for inaccurate ones and for [[SameBoy]] (Not saying that SameBoy is a list of notable games that can be problematic to emulate. Solutions are provided if possibleinaccurate).
==PS1=====Metal Gear SolidGame Boy Advance===MGS has anti-piracy features;Wario Ware Twisted, Yoshi Topsy Turvy, Koro Koro Puzzle:Motion control emulation for these games were not implemented until myBoy and needs real BIOS [[mGBA]] added them. Patched ROMs exist that allow these games to workbe played with the D-Pad. Do not use simulated BIOS ;Boktai series:Relies on a solar sensor to recharge an in PCSX-Rgame gauge that affects gameplay. These will just give ROM patches were made to change the solar sensor level with the D-Pad but proper emulation was not implemented until [[No$|NO$GBA]] and mGBA added it.;Famicom/Classic NES Series:Throws a blank screenGamepak Error at start-up. It was actually an anti-piracy/emulation tactic. If you are using BIOS and it is still not working, try different BIOS filesEmulation of the needed behavior was implemented in mGBA.;Mother 3:Sound battles rely on precise timing. Using a flashcart or a 3DS Virtual Console injection would fix that problem because direct access to the actual hardware fixes those timings.
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 can be 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), however is emulated in your sound plugin[[melonDS]]. Read [http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=110 this post] for more info.
Trying to fight Psycho Mantis on an emulator that can't change controller ports? Die enough times ====Pokémon issues====Specifically Gen 4 (3), Gen 2 remakes (2), and you will be given another method: shooting statuesGen 5 (4).[http://youtu.be/vHVf_ZvdUkE]
==GBC==*These games rely on cartridge reading speeds more than usual for other games. This causes crashes at start-up that can be circumvented with ARDS cheats in [[No$|No$GBA]], 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 cartridge reading speed emulation and fixes were ported to other emulators.===Shantae===*There's also anti-piracy for good measure, which can be disabled with Action Replay codes, and graphical glitches.VBA *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 emulate take advantage of the game properlyDSi enhancements, though No$GBA recently implemented that partially. Use [[Gambatte]] or [[VisualBoy Advance|VBA*The Wi-Fi connectivity features remained under-developed as the devs wanted with their ''creative differences'M'. 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']] insteads 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 DeSmuME-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 Entertainment System===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 Enders 1 and 2===task. This series used to have hit detection issues, but the latest GIT version, with automatic game needs fixes turned on, will work.: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 ;Siren: Daytime levels have a Nvidia GPUsevere graphical glitch causing half of the screen to be obscured, select '''Read Framebuffers requiring such segments to Memory (GPU)be run in software mode.;Time Crisis 2: The lightgun add-on isn''' 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 (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.
===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 online, even if the framerate is locked to 20 FPSlevel "Peace Walker battle 2", 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 "resolve this...ppsspp\memstick\PSP\SAVEDATA" take the files inside "ULES01372001" and then place them into "ULUS10509003". ==Gamecube=====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. ===Beyond Good and Evil===Both the GCN and PS2 versions have graphical glitches in their emulators. Play the PC version if you can. ==Wii=====Metroid Prime 3: Corruption===Suffers from numerous problems. ===Metroid Prime Trilogy===Glitch city. Just play the GameCube versionsdecently on Android.
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