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The '''No$''' (NoCash) programs are a series of proprietary emulators, some of which are donationware, and accompanying tools/debuggers for a variety of systems, produced by Martin Korth.
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|platform = [[Emulators on PC|Windows]]</br>[[Emulators on DOS|DOS]]
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|target = [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]</br>[[PocketStation emulators|PocketStation]]</br>[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]</br>[[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]]</br>[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]</br>[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]</br>[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]</br>[[Nintendo DSi emulators|Nintendo DSi]]</br>[[ZX Spectrum emulators|ZX Spectrum]]</br>[[Sinclair ZX81 emulators|ZX81]]</br>[[Atari 2600 emulators|Atari 2600]]</br>[[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64]]</br>[[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]]</br>[[MSX emulators|MSX]]</br>AMT630A
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|developer = Martin Korth
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|website = [http://problemkaputt.de NO$FUN]
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|support = [https://www.patreon.com/martin_korth Patreon]
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}}
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'''No$''' ('''NoCash''') is a series of proprietary emulators, some of which are donationware, and accompanying tools/debuggers for a variety of systems, developed by Martin Korth.
  
[http://nocash.emubase.de/ NoCash website]
 
 
==Emulators==
 
==Emulators==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
 
|-
 
|-
 
! scope="col"|Emulator
 
! scope="col"|Emulator
! scope="col" style="text-align: center;"|Active
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! scope="col"|Latest Version
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! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|System
 
! scope="col"|System
 
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|no$psx
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|No$PSX
| style="text-align: center;"|
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|2.0
|PSX
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|{{✗}}
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|[[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
 
|-
 
|-
|no$gba
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|No$GBA
| style="text-align: center;"|✓
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|{{No$GBAVer}}
|GBA, Nintendo DS
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|{{}}
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|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|GBA]]<br/>[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]<br/>[[Nintendo DSi emulators|Nintendo DSi]]<br/>[[PocketStation emulators|PocketStation]]
 
|-
 
|-
|no$zx
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|No$ZX
| style="text-align: center;"|✗
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|2.0
|ZX Spectrum
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|{{}}
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|[[Sinclair ZX81 emulators|ZX80/ZX81]]<br/>[[ZX Spectrum emulators|ZX Spectrum]]
 
|-
 
|-
|no$sns
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|No$SNS
| style="text-align: center;"|
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|1.6
|SNES/Super Famicom
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|{{✗}}
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|[[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES/Super Famicom]]
 
|-
 
|-
|no$2k6
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|No$2K6
| style="text-align: center;"|✗
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|1.1
|Atari 2600
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|{{}}
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|[[Atari 2600 emulators|Atari 2600]]
 
|-
 
|-
|no$nes
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|No$NES
| style="text-align: center;"|✗
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|1.2
|Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
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|{{}}
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|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES/Famicom]]
 
|-
 
|-
|no$gmb
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|No$GMB
| style="text-align: center;"|✗
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|2.5
|Game Boy
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|{{}}
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|[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
 
|-
 
|-
|no$c64
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|No$C64
| style="text-align: center;"|✗
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|1.1
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|{{}}
Commodore 64
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|[[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64]]
 
|-
 
|-
|no$cpc
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|No$CPC
| style="text-align: center;"|✗
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|1.8
|Amstrad CPC
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|{{}}
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|[[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]]
 
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|-
|no$msx
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|No$MSX
| style="text-align: center;"|✗
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|1.5
|MSX
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|{{✗}}
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|[[MSX emulators|MSX]]
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|-
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|No$X51
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|1.5
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|{{}}
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|AMT630A
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==Review==
 
==Review==
Don't bother with these unless you happen to use a very old/outdated computer, these emulators are built around [[Accuracy#Low_accuracy|speedhacks]] and are prone to bugs. Use the emulators for the systems listed on the [[Emulation General Wiki#Emulators|main page]] instead. The exception being '''No$gba''' if you need some of its additional features such as a more stable link cable emulation support (which in the recommended option, [[VBA-M]] doesn't work properly as of recent builds).
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For general purpose emulation, don't bother with these unless you happen to use a very old/outdated computer, these emulators are built around [[Emulation Accuracy#Low_accuracy|speedhacks]], have lower compatibility and are prone to bugs. Use the emulators for the systems listed on the main page instead.  
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The main drawing point of No$ emulators is the excellent debug features they often have (only matched by the likes of [[FCEUX]]), such as memory viewers and disassemblers, making it very useful for people who are into hacking games either to produce rom hacks or translations, but still marred by its lower compatibility, austere interface, and in the case of the GBC emulators, DRM (but that was long ago, everything else from No$ is 100% safe to use). They're also the place to go for features that don't get much attention if any on other emulators, including:
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* PocketStation (PS1): as part of No$GBA 2.7 onwards. The odd choice of emulators comes from GBA, DS and PocketStation sharing parts of the ARM architecture. Functional.
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* Satellaview: as part of No$SNS.
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* SNES-CD (Sony): as part of No$SNS.
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* [[GBA e-Reader emulators|e-Reader (GBA)]]: as part of No$GBA 2.4 onwards.
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* Link Cable (GBA): No$GBA being the recommended option for its more stable link cable emulation support (compared to [[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|VBA-M]] which has lower support).
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* Local DS Wi-Fi (DS): preliminary implementation in No$GBA. Fails.
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* DSi: No$GBA added support for DSi games starting with version 2.8, although some games won't boot and others have graphical glitches.
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==Machine Documentation==
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Consistently with his focus on emulators as a debugging tool, Martin Korth provides single-document, consistently-formatted comprehensive documentation of a number of his emulated platforms, usually being an omnibus of existing resources augmented with independent research.
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Machines documented include:
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* [http://problemkaputt.de/x51specs.htm the AMT630A];
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* [http://problemkaputt.de/2k6specs.htm the Atari 2600];
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* [http://problemkaputt.de/pagezero.htm the Commodore 64, Vic-20 and TED machines];
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* [http://problemkaputt.de/pandocs.htm the Gameboy] (based primarily on the Pan docs);
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* [http://problemkaputt.de/gbatek.htm the Gameboy Advance, Nintendo DS and DSi];
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* [http://problemkaputt.de/portar.htm the MSX] (based primarily on the Portar docs);
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* [http://problemkaputt.de/everynes.htm the NES];
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* [http://problemkaputt.de/psx-spx.htm the PS1];
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* [http://problemkaputt.de/fullsnes.htm the Super Nintendo];
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* [http://problemkaputt.de/zxdocs.htm the ZX80, ZX81, Lambda 8300, Jupiter ACE and ZX Spectrum].
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[[Category:Emulators]]
 
[[Category:Emulators]]
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[[Category:Computers' emulators]]
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[[Category:Consoles' emulators]]
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[[Category:Home consoles' emulators]]
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[[Category:Handheld consoles' emulators]]
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[[Category:Windows emulation software]]
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[[Category:DOS emulation software]]
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[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]]
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[[Category:Super Nintendo emulators]]
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[[Category:Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators]]
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[[Category:Game Boy Advance emulators]]
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[[Category:Nintendo DS emulators]]
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[[Category:Nintendo DSi emulators]]
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[[Category:PocketStation emulators]]
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[[Category:PlayStation emulators]]
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[[Category:ZX81 emulators]]
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[[Category:ZX Spectrum emulators]]
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[[Category:Atari 2600 emulators]]
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[[Category:Commodore 64 emulators]]
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[[Category:Amstrad CPC emulators]]
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[[Category:MSX emulators]]
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[[Category:Closed-source emulators]]

Revision as of 02:16, 9 September 2021

No$
Developer(s) Martin Korth
Latest version N/A
Platform(s) Windows
DOS
Emulates PlayStation
PocketStation
NES
SNES
Game Boy/Color
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo DS
Nintendo DSi
ZX Spectrum
ZX81
Atari 2600
Commodore 64
Amstrad CPC
MSX
AMT630A
Website NO$FUN
Support ($) Patreon

No$ (NoCash) is a series of proprietary emulators, some of which are donationware, and accompanying tools/debuggers for a variety of systems, developed by Martin Korth.

Emulators

Emulator Latest Version Active System
No$PSX 2.0 PlayStation
No$GBA 3.05 GBA
Nintendo DS
Nintendo DSi
PocketStation
No$ZX 2.0 ZX80/ZX81
ZX Spectrum
No$SNS 1.6 SNES/Super Famicom
No$2K6 1.1 Atari 2600
No$NES 1.2 NES/Famicom
No$GMB 2.5 Game Boy/Color
No$C64 1.1 Commodore 64
No$CPC 1.8 Amstrad CPC
No$MSX 1.5 MSX
No$X51 1.5 AMT630A

Review

For general purpose emulation, don't bother with these unless you happen to use a very old/outdated computer, these emulators are built around speedhacks, have lower compatibility and are prone to bugs. Use the emulators for the systems listed on the main page instead.

The main drawing point of No$ emulators is the excellent debug features they often have (only matched by the likes of FCEUX), such as memory viewers and disassemblers, making it very useful for people who are into hacking games either to produce rom hacks or translations, but still marred by its lower compatibility, austere interface, and in the case of the GBC emulators, DRM (but that was long ago, everything else from No$ is 100% safe to use). They're also the place to go for features that don't get much attention if any on other emulators, including:

  • PocketStation (PS1): as part of No$GBA 2.7 onwards. The odd choice of emulators comes from GBA, DS and PocketStation sharing parts of the ARM architecture. Functional.
  • Satellaview: as part of No$SNS.
  • SNES-CD (Sony): as part of No$SNS.
  • e-Reader (GBA): as part of No$GBA 2.4 onwards.
  • Link Cable (GBA): No$GBA being the recommended option for its more stable link cable emulation support (compared to VBA-M which has lower support).
  • Local DS Wi-Fi (DS): preliminary implementation in No$GBA. Fails.
  • DSi: No$GBA added support for DSi games starting with version 2.8, although some games won't boot and others have graphical glitches.

Machine Documentation

Consistently with his focus on emulators as a debugging tool, Martin Korth provides single-document, consistently-formatted comprehensive documentation of a number of his emulated platforms, usually being an omnibus of existing resources augmented with independent research.

Machines documented include: