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RetroArch is not the ultimate choice if the best accuracy of emulation of PC Engine (+CD) is required
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|license = GNU GPLv2
|bios = [[Emulator_Files#Multi-system|Required]]
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'''Mednafen''' (an acronym for '''My Emulator Doesn't Need A Frickin' Excellent Name''', formerly '''Nintencer''') is an open-source, [[Multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator]], driven from the command-line. Many of its cores are ports of other emulators, but many of them are also original. Its [[PlayStation emulators|Sony PlayStation]], [[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]], [[Virtual Boy emulators|Nintendo Virtual Boy]], and [[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|NEC PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)]] original cores are notable for their high quality, compatibility and accuracy.
==Overview==
Mednafen only has a command line interface, so its interface might be hard to use to new users. The best cores in Mednafen are those that are original - which are the Sony PlayStation, NEC PC Engine, PC-FX, Sega Saturn and Nintendo Virtual Boy cores. The NEC PC Engine core is one of the best emulators for that system, with a Fast and Accurate version. The PlayStation core is native resolution only and features a high degree of accuracy and compatibility.<ref>[http://forum.fobby.net/index.php?t=msg&th=1114 Mednafen PSX bugs reports]</ref> . The Nintendo Virtual Boy core is one of the best for the system.
Other cores improve upon emulators that have been long abandoned and rarely updated. These include the SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color, Bandai WonderSwan/Color, and Atari Lynx cores.
It is unknown at this time whether Mednafen's Nintendo Game Boy Advance core is better than [[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|VBA-M]].
[[RetroArch]] uses the Mednafen's Sony PlayStation, NEC PC Engine(Fast, not Accurate, version), SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color, Nintendo Virtual Boy, Sega Saturn and Bandai WonderSwan/Color emulators are all available as [[libretro]] cores of Mednafenunder the name "Beetle", so it might make more sense to use that [[RetroArch]] instead.
==Using Mednafen==
Officially Mednafen has only a command-line interface, that is pretty nevertheless easy to get up configure and runningrun for users familiar with it. You Everyone else can use a [[Frontends#Mednafen|third-party frontend like medgui]] for GUI. However, As with any type of interface a good text editor like [http://www.notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++] is all you need if you need can be used to change settings.
===BIOS===
Most cores do not require any BIOS except for the Sony PlayStation, NEC PC Engine CD, PC-FX, and Sega Saturn cores. [[Emulator_Files#Multi-System|BIOS files]] need to be placed into a folder called "firmware" in your Mednafen directory. Mednafen is very picky about which BIOS to use, but all of these come with the [[Emulator_Files#Multi-System|Mednafen BIOS pack]] and are correctly named. The ones that you might need are:
'''Sony PlayStation'''
* sega_101.bin
* mpr-17933.bin
 
All of these come with the [[Emulator_Files#Multi-System|RetroArch BIOS pack]] and are correctly named.
===CUE===
====Width size corrections====
 
Some cores have a wrong width resolution, doubt if this is a bug and even less a problem, but if you want some pixel perfect (to see better horizontal scrolling for example) you must disable Correct aspect ratio in these cores:
* PlayStation (h_overscan 1): 1.09375
Example<gallery>File: PSX [https://i.postimg.cc/6QFrs4dR/mednafenpsxbefore.png |2.0X scale] -> [httpsFile://i.postimg.cc/TwmrT29s/mednafenpsxafter.png |2.1875X scale]</gallery>
===Cheats===
===Further reading===
* {{MednafenURL|documentation/}}
==Memory cards==
==Frontends==
* [http://sourceforgeSee our dedicated frontends page.net/projects/medgui/ Medgui] (Windows)* [http://forum.fobby.net/index.php?t=msg&th=924&start=0& MedGui Reborn] (Windows)* [https://medlaunch.info MedLaunch] (Windows)* [https://github.com/AmatCoder/mednaffe Mednaffe] (Multi-platform){{Main|Frontends#Mednafen}}
==Netplay==
==External links==
* [http://fantasyanime.com/emuhelp/emuhelp_mednafen.htm Mednafen tutorial]
* [https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mednafen MacOS instructions]
==References==
[[Category:Emulators]]
[[Category:Multi-emulators]]
[[Category:Consoles' emulators]][[Category:Home consoles' emulators]][[Category:Handheld consoles' emulators]][[Category:Atari consolesLynx emulators]]
[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]]
[[Category:Super Nintendo emulators]]
[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
[[Category:macOS emulation software]]
[[Category:IOS iOS emulation software]]
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