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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.
[[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.
All of these come with the [[Emulator_Files#Multi-System|RetroArch BIOS pack]] and are correctly named.
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>
* [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}}
Mednafen
,RetroArch is not the ultimate choice if the best accuracy of emulation of PC Engine (+CD) is required
|source = [http://sourceforge.net/projects/mednafen/files/latest/download?source=files SourceForge]
|license = GNU GPLv2
|bios = [[Emulator_Files#Multi-system|Required]]
}}
'''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==
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]].
==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
===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
===Cheats===
===Further reading===
* {{MednafenURL|documentation/}}
==Memory cards==
==Frontends==
==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]]