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You should note that some emulators and clients will require you to forward your ports. To do that, follow the [[Port Fowarding Guide For Netplay|Port Forwarding Guide For Netplay]].

This section will cover consoles that originally had '''local multiplayer''', also known as couch multiplayer, where multiple controllers were hooked to the same console. Out of convenience, handheld consoles that required link cable or wireless within a small distance in the same room between two units, will be considered local multiplayer as well. Netplay emulates local multiplayer allowing for players across the globe to play the same game as if they were in the same room.

* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[RetroArch#Netplay|'''RetroArch''']] ^*</span>: [http://wiki.libretro.com/index.php?title=FCEUmm FCEUmm], [http://wiki.libretro.com/index.php?title=QuickNES [QuickNES]], or [[Nestopia]][http://wiki.libretro.com/index.php?title=Nestopia] cores support netplay. Save states cannot be used during netplay, and bringing up the menu screen will cause disconnection.

* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[VirtuaNES#NetPlayNetplay|'''VirtuaNES''']] ^*</span>* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[Mednafen#NetPlayNetplay|'''Mednafen''']] ^*</span>: FCEU core* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[Nestopia#NetPlayNetplay|'''Nestopia''']] ^*</span>* '''[[RockNES|RockNESX 2.0]]:''' A very old NES emulator. Has a very nice interface but the documentation doesn't indicate what ports it uses, so you're limited to using a VPN like Hamachi. The author did away with netplay in more recent versions.* [['''[[Jnes]]''']]: Still shows signs of being updated, but it absolutely HATES anything other than stock Kaillera. I'm not sure if it's possible to get it to work.* [https://www.fightcade.com/#download FightCade]: NES rollback netplay, experimental

* [[Snes9x#NetPlayNetplay|Snes9k]]* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[Mednafen#NetPlayNetplay|Mednafen]] ^*</span>: [[Higan|bsnes]] corecore* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[ZSNES#NetPlayNetplay|ZSNES]] ^*</span>* '''[[Mesen S]]''': Mesen S has a netplay feature, available by going to Tools -> Netplay. Hamachi (and other methods) or a port forward is required.* [https://www.fightcade.com/#download FightCade]: SNES rollback netplay, experimental

* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[Project64 Netplay]] ^*</span>* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[Project64#NetPlayNetplay|'''Project64k''']] ^*</span>* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[Project64#NetPlayNetplay|'''Project64 v1.7''']] ^*</span>* [https://github.com/loganmc10/m64p/wiki/Netplay-Guide m64p Netplay]

* '''[[DolphinOnline|Dolphin]]''': [http://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Netplay_Guide This guide should help], although it should be noted that netplay is not perfect. This is for playing with other Dolphin emulators.

* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[TGB Dual#NetPlayNetplay|TGB Dual Vol. 8.3.1]] ^*</span>* Retroarch[[RetroArch]]: Sameboy [[SameBoy]] and [[TGB Dual|TGB-Dual ]] cores.

* [[VisualBoy Advance#VBA Link e-Reader|VBA-Link, ]] and some forks of [[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|VBA-M ]] have netplay support for link cable emulation between two GBA units. Has significant issues.

* [[Citra ]] has local multiplayer support (through Wi-Fi).

* [[Nintendo DSemulators|Nintendo DS]]* [[Wii U emulators|Wii U]]* [[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch ]]

====Sega Consoles========Master System=====* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[Kega Fusion#NetPlay|Kega Fusion]] ^*</span>: Besides RetroarchRetroArch, this is really the only one worthwhile netplay option to netplay withfor systems older than the Saturn. It emulates practically every single console and peripheral prior to the Saturn, all while allowing for some decent netplay capabilities on the side.* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[GensMednafen#NetPlay|GensMednafen]] ^*</span>: SMS Plus core=====Genesis/Mega Drive & Peripherals=====* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[GENS#Netplay|GENS]] ^*</span>: An acceptable alternativeto Kega Fusion. While it only emulates [[Sega Genesis emulators|Genesis/Mega Drive]], Sega CD and 32x32X, it uses Kaillera for online multiplayer, which is helpful in case you get consistent desyncs while using Kega Fusion.* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[Mednafen#NetPlay|Mednafen]] ^*</span>: Genesis Plus core is experimental but mostly functional; 2 players only.* [https://www.fightcade.com/#download FightCade]: Supports Genesis games.=====Saturn=====* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[Mednafen#NetPlay|Mednafen]] ^*</span>=====Dreamcast=====* [https://github.com/blueminder/flycast-dojo Flycast Dojo]: Netplay fork of [[Flycast]] supports Dreamcast games. Also has a Master System corefeatured in [[FightCade]] for NAOMI & Atomiswave emulation.

* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[Mednafen#NetPlayNetplay|Mednafen]] ^*</span>* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[ePSXe#NetPlayNetplay|ePSXe 1.60]] ^*</span>

* [[PocketStationemulators|PocketStation]]* [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]]* [[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4]]<!-- (unemulatedNOT emulated)-->* [[PlayStation Vita emulators|PlayStation Vita]]

* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[MAME#NetPlayNetplay|MAME 32 MAME32 Plus Plus]] ^*</span>* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[Kawaks#NetPlayNetplay|Kawaks 1.63]] ^*</span>(And later versions)

* [https[FightCade]]://wwwA matchmaking platform bundled with different arcade and home console emulators with P2P online play.fightcadeCore multi-arcade emulator based off of [[FinalBurn Neo]] with a custom implementation of [[GGPO]] for rollback netplay.com/Also has support for NAOMI and Atomiswave games via <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[Flycast#download FightcadeNetplay|Flycast]]^*</span> with delay-based netcode.* '''[[GGPO]]:''' [[Arcade emulators|Arcade emulator ]] built around netplay. Widely Pioneered rollback netplay, widely considered to have the best multiplayer netcode for only multiplayer available. It's so great that its used in some more recent commercial games. The only disadvantage is that you need to open ports to use it, and it's severely limited to games that were made or modified specifically to use this technology. Built Originally built on the same emulator is '''as FightCade''', which can be found [[FinalBurn Alpha]].* [https://www.fightcadegithub.com/ hereRossenX/NullDC-BEAR NullDC BEAR]: A Serverless, self-contained package for online Retro Games, Supports: Naomi, Dreamcast, Atomiswave via custom build of [[NullDC]]. NES, SNES, PSX, Sega Saturn, Sega Megadrive, Gameboy Advance, Gameboy Color, Neo-Geo Pocket via [[Mednafen]].* '''[https://github.com/MisterTea/MAMEHub MameHUB''']: Said to have a comparable netcode to [[GGPO]], it's also capable of emulating console games through MESS. However, using MameHUB requires registration, and the frontend, is coded in Java, is an absolute resource-hog which heavily impairs your gaming experience if you're using a low-end computer. You can join a game that's already in session.  Newer Newer versions of MAMEHub use much fewer resources.

For both the [[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC-Engine (US: TurboGrafx-16) ]] and the [[PC-FX emulators|PC-FX]], check:

* <span title="Check link for more information on netplay">[[Mednafen#NetPlayNetplay|Mednafen]] ^*</span>: Option for both accuracy and fast cores.* Retroarch[[RetroArch]]* [[FightCade]]: Supports only Hu-Card games.

Because Nintendo shut down its servers for Wi-Fi, it can't be connected to. Wiimmfi is the only option, but Dolphin will not be able to connect normally, as you require a normal Wii's files. [[How To Play Dolphin Online|This guide]] has instructions on how to get the certificates needed to connect to their servers, but do note that you cannot connect if you cannot run the game full speed. This also includes lag spikes that may occur. Your emulator will be banned from the servers if the game is unable to run full speed.

* '''[[Cemu]] supports ''': Supports online play pretty well, however custom servers are still not up so you'll have to risk your own Wii U's network certification files to use this feature.

* [[DeSmuME]]: Main version 0.9.7 used to include an option to connect to Nintendo's own servers, and later, the custom servers. It works pretty well. However, since the project maintainers had ''creative differences'' and decided further development on it is to stop, it was never developed any further and as such existed for a long while as unofficial forks requiring an Ethernet connection (though further workarounds were found to enable any kind of connection). Very recently, it was added back in that state to the main builds.

* [[melonDS]], a : A newer DS emulator by the developer who used to work on that feature, is planning online support.