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<div style="font-size:162%; border:none; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to the Emulation General Wiki,</div>
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<div style="font-size:162%; border:none; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to the Emulation General Wiki</div>
<div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:95%;">the wiki dedicated to all things emulation.</div>
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<div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:95%;">The wiki dedicated to all things emulation.</div>
 
<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:85%;">There are [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles already. Why not explore them?</div>
 
<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:85%;">There are [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles already. Why not explore them?</div>
 
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*'''[https://4chan.org/vg/emugen Current Thread]'''
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*'''[https://4chan.org/vg/emugen Current thread]''' ([{{ArchiveURL}} Archive])
*[{{ArchiveURL}} Thread Archive]
 
 
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Please read the '''[[General problems FAQ]]''' before asking questions.
[[File:EMULATION.jpg|220px|left]]
 
This wiki is dedicated to all things related to video game emulation. Please read the '''[[General problems FAQ]]''' before asking questions.
 
  
 
Questions and comments about the wiki should be asked on the message board.
 
Questions and comments about the wiki should be asked on the message board.
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For info on console hardware and restoration, see the [[gametech:|Game Tech Wiki]].
 
For info on console hardware and restoration, see the [[gametech:|Game Tech Wiki]].
  
 
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If you're looking for ways to contribute, you can [[Getting involved|start here]].
If you're looking for ways to contribute, you can [[GetInvolved|start here]].
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== Emulators ==
  
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==Emulators==
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<font size="3"><b>[[Arcade emulators|Arcade]]</b></font> [[File:PacmanGhost.png|20px]]  
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Arcade emulators|Arcade]]</b></font> [[File:PacmanGhost.png|20px]]  
 
* [[Arcade LaserDisc emulators|Arcade LaserDisc]]
 
* [[Arcade LaserDisc emulators|Arcade LaserDisc]]
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* [[MESS]]
 
* [[MESS]]
 
* [[Mednafen]]
 
* [[Mednafen]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[Atari]] consoles</b></font> [[image:atari logo.png|21px]]
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Atari]] consoles</b></font> [[image:atari logo.png|21px]]
 
* [[Atari 2600 emulators|Atari 2600]]
 
* [[Atari 2600 emulators|Atari 2600]]
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* [[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, CD]]
 
* [[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, CD]]
 
* [[PC-FX emulators|PC-FX]]
 
* [[PC-FX emulators|PC-FX]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[Sony]] consoles</b></font> [[File:playstation logo.png|25px]]
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Sony]] consoles</b></font> [[File:playstation logo.png|25px]]
 
* [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
 
* [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
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* [[Android emulators|Android]]
 
* [[Android emulators|Android]]
 
* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[IOS emulators|iOS]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
 
* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[IOS emulators|iOS]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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== Emulators on systems ==
  
==Emulating on other systems==
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<font size="2"><b>Home consoles</b></font>
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<font size="2"><b>On consoles</b></font>
 
 
* [[Emulators on N64]]
 
* [[Emulators on N64]]
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* [[Emulators on GameCube]]
 
* [[Emulators on Wii]]
 
* [[Emulators on Wii]]
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* [[Emulators on Wii U]]
 
* [[Emulators on Switch]]
 
* [[Emulators on Switch]]
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* [[Emulators on Dreamcast]]
 
* [[Emulators on PS1]]
 
* [[Emulators on PS1]]
 
* [[Emulators on PS2]]
 
* [[Emulators on PS2]]
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* [[Emulators on PS4]]
 
* [[Emulators on PS4]]
 
* [[Emulators on Xbox]]
 
* [[Emulators on Xbox]]
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* [[Emulators on Xbox 360]]
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* [[Emulators on Xbox One]]
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<font size="2"><b>On Linux</b></font>
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* [[Distro-agnostic_emulator_packages_for_Linux|Emulation on Linux]]
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<font size="2"><b>Handheld consoles</b></font>
* [[Emulation on Ubuntu]]
 
* [[Emulation on Fedora]]
 
 
 
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<font size="2"><b>On handhelds</b></font>
 
 
* [[Emulators on GBA]]
 
* [[Emulators on GBA]]
 
* [[Emulators on DS]]
 
* [[Emulators on DS]]
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* [[Emulators on PSP]]
 
* [[Emulators on PSP]]
 
* [[Emulators on Vita]]
 
* [[Emulators on Vita]]
* [[Emulators on DragonBox Pyra]]
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* [[Emulators on GCW Zero]]
 
* [[Emulators on Gizmondo]]
 
* [[Emulators on Gizmondo]]
  
<font size="2"><b>On mobiles</b></font>
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<font size="2"><b>Mobile devices</b></font>
 
* [[Emulators on Android OS]]
 
* [[Emulators on Android OS]]
 
* [[Emulators on iOS]]
 
* [[Emulators on iOS]]
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* [[Emulators on DragonBox Pyra]]
 
* [[Emulators on J2ME]]
 
* [[Emulators on J2ME]]
 
* [[Emulators on Symbian]]
 
* [[Emulators on Symbian]]
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<font size="2"><b>On operating systems</b></font><small> (WIP)</small>
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<font size="2"><b>Operating systems</b></font><small> (WIP)</small>
 
* [[Emulators on Windows]]
 
* [[Emulators on Windows]]
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* [[Emulators on Linux]]
 
* [[Emulators on macOS]]
 
* [[Emulators on macOS]]
 
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* [[Emulators on DOS]]
<font size="2"><b>Official emulators</b></font>
 
* [[Official Nintendo Emulators]]
 
* [[Official Sony Emulators]]
 
* [[Emulators in Games]]
 
  
 
<font size="2"><b>Other</b></font>
 
<font size="2"><b>Other</b></font>
 
* [[Emulating on a web browser|Emulators on browsers]]
 
* [[Emulating on a web browser|Emulators on browsers]]
* [[Emulators on TI Calculators]]
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* [[Emulators on TI calculators]]
* [[Virtual Reality|Emulators with VR support]]
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* [[Emulators on MSX series]]
* [[Emulation Boxes]]
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* [[Virtual reality|Emulators with VR support]]
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* [[Emulation boxes]]
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* [[Official emulators]]
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* [[Emulators in games]]
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== Not really emulators ==
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==Not really emulators==
 
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<font size="2"><b>[[Compatibility layers]]</b></font>
 
<font size="2"><b>[[Compatibility layers]]</b></font>
 
* [[Wine]]
 
* [[Wine]]
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* [[Game & Watch]]
 
* [[Game & Watch]]
 
* [[Magnavox Odyssey]]
 
* [[Magnavox Odyssey]]
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<font size="2"><b>[[Frontends]]</b></font>
 
<font size="2"><b>[[Frontends]]</b></font>
 
* [[RetroArch]]
 
* [[RetroArch]]
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<font size="2"><b>[[Preservation projects]]</b></font>
 
<font size="2"><b>[[Preservation projects]]</b></font>
 
* [[Flashpoint]]
 
* [[Flashpoint]]
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<font size="2"><b>[[Game Engine Recreations and Source Ports]]</b></font>
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<font size="2"><b>[[Game engine recreations and source ports]]</b></font>
 
* [[ScummVM]]
 
* [[ScummVM]]
 
* [[ResidualVM]]
 
* [[ResidualVM]]
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* [[Hypervisors]]
 
* [[Hypervisors]]
 
* [[Wrappers]]
 
* [[Wrappers]]
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== FAQs ==
  
==FAQs==
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* [[General problems FAQ|General Problems FAQ]]
 
* [[General problems FAQ|General Problems FAQ]]
  
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* [[Dummies Guide: RetroArch]]
 
* [[Dummies Guide: RetroArch]]
 
* [[Using RetroArch]]
 
* [[Using RetroArch]]
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* [[Comparison of Emulator Frontends]]
 
* [[Computer specs|Computer specifications]]
 
* [[Computer specs|Computer specifications]]
* [[Decapping]]
 
 
* [[Resolution|Console display resolutions]]
 
* [[Resolution|Console display resolutions]]
 
* [[Controllers]]
 
* [[Controllers]]
 
* [[Cue sheet (.cue)]]
 
* [[Cue sheet (.cue)]]
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* [[Decapping]]
 
* [[Display FAQ|Displays]]
 
* [[Display FAQ|Displays]]
* [[Emulation Accuracy]]
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* [[Emulator Problems FAQ]]
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* [[Emulator Files|Files and BIOS for emulators]]
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* [[Emulator problems FAQ]]
* [[Licensing]]
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* [[Emulator files|Files and BIOS for emulators]]
 
* [[List of filetypes|Filetypes]]
 
* [[List of filetypes|Filetypes]]
* [[Famicom Color Palette]]
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* [[Famicom color palette]]
 
* [[Frames per second]]
 
* [[Frames per second]]
 
* [[Game problems FAQ]]
 
* [[Game problems FAQ]]
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* [[Input lag]]
 
* [[Input lag]]
 
* [[Netplay]]
 
* [[Netplay]]
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* [[Licensing]]
 
* [[List of notable ports|Notable ports]]
 
* [[List of notable ports|Notable ports]]
 
* [[Overclocking]]
 
* [[Overclocking]]
 
* [[Port Forwarding Guide For Netplay]]
 
* [[Port Forwarding Guide For Netplay]]
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* [[PSP Eboots]]
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* [[Recommended N64 plugins]]
 
* [[Recommended N64 plugins]]
* [[Recommended PS1 Plugins]]
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* [[Recommended PS1 plugins]]
 
* [[Recording Video]]
 
* [[Recording Video]]
 
* [[Save Disk Space for ISOs|Reducing ROM/ISO filesizes]]
 
* [[Save Disk Space for ISOs|Reducing ROM/ISO filesizes]]
 
* [[Ripping Games]]
 
* [[Ripping Games]]
 
* [[ROM & ISO Sites]]
 
* [[ROM & ISO Sites]]
* [[Save Converters]]
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* [[ROM managers]]
* [[Emulator scams|Scam Emulators]]
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* [[Save converters]]
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* [[Emulator scams]]
 
* [[Shader caches]]
 
* [[Shader caches]]
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* [[Source code]]
 
* [[Support emulation projects]]
 
* [[Support emulation projects]]
 
* [[File Hashes|Verifying dumps]]
 
* [[File Hashes|Verifying dumps]]
 
* [[Vsync]]
 
* [[Vsync]]
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==Shaders/filters==
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* [[CRT Shaders]]
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== Shaders and filters ==
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* [[Dithering]]
 
* [[Dithering]]
 
* [[List of shaders and filters]]
 
* [[List of shaders and filters]]
* [[NTSC Filters]]
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* [[NTSC filters]]
 
* [[Shaders and Filters]]
 
* [[Shaders and Filters]]
 
* [[Texture filtering]]
 
* [[Texture filtering]]
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==Modding==
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== Modding ==
* [[60 FPS Cheat Codes|60 FPS hacks]]
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* [[30 FPS cheat codes|30 FPS hacks]]
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* [[60 FPS cheat codes|60 FPS hacks]]
 
* [[Achievements Support]]
 
* [[Achievements Support]]
 
* [[Cheats and Patches]]
 
* [[Cheats and Patches]]
 
* [[Modding Consoles/Flashcarts]]
 
* [[Modding Consoles/Flashcarts]]
 
* [[Mods, Hacks and Fan-Translations]]
 
* [[Mods, Hacks and Fan-Translations]]
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* [[PS3 Modding]]
 
* [[Apply ROM Hacks and Translations]]
 
* [[Apply ROM Hacks and Translations]]
 
* [[ROM Hacking Resources]]
 
* [[ROM Hacking Resources]]
* [[Texture Packs]]
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* [[Texture packs]]
* [[Widescreen Hack|Widescreen hacks]]
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* [[Widescreen hacks]]
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==Miscellaneous==
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== Miscellaneous ==
 
* [[Console-specific development wikis]]
 
* [[Console-specific development wikis]]
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* [[Dynamic recompilation]]
 
* [[Emulation Books and Articles]]
 
* [[Emulation Books and Articles]]
 
* [[Emulators on Patreon]]
 
* [[Emulators on Patreon]]
 
* [[History of emulation]]
 
* [[History of emulation]]
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* [[Overscan]]
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* [[PS1 plugins]]
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* [[User Settings and Configs]] <small> (stub)</small>
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