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|title = PC-FX
 
|title = PC-FX
 
|logo = PC-FX-Console-Set.png
 
|logo = PC-FX-Console-Set.png
|developer = [[:Category:NEC|NEC Home Electronics]]
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|developer=[[NEC]], [[Hudson]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|Fifth generation]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|Fifth generation]]
 
|release = 1994
 
|release = 1994
 
|discontinued = 1998
 
|discontinued = 1998
|predecessor = [[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)]], SuperGrafx
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|predecessor = [[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine (SuperGrafx) / TurboGrafx-16]]
 
|emulated = {{✓}}
 
|emulated = {{✓}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
The '''PC-FX''' was a [[wikipedia:Nec|NEC]]'s fifth generation home video game console that was only released in Japan on December 23, 1994 and it had a NEC V810 CPU at 21.5 MHz with 2MB of RAM, 1MB of SRAM, 256KB of VRAM and without 3D graphics support. It also had something called "Back-up RAM", of which it has 32KB.
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The '''PC-FX''' was [[wikipedia:Nec|NEC]]'s fifth generation home video game console that was only released in Japan on December 23, 1994 and it had a NEC V810 CPU at 21.5 MHz with 2MB of RAM, 1MB of SRAM, 256KB of VRAM and without 3D graphics support. It also had something called "Back-up RAM", of which it has 32KB.
 
 
The PC-FXGA (GA stands for '''G'''ame '''A'''ccelerator) was a series of computer boards and sports the same hardware as a regular PC-FX with the exception of an additional processor the '''HuC6273''' that can handle 3D graphics. PC-FXGA is used to play PC-FX games on a [[NEC PC-9800 series|PC-9800]] and DOS/V but also makes possible for enthusiast to develop their own games.
 
  
 
==Emulators==
 
==Emulators==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
 
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Game Accelerator">GA</abbr>
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! scope="col"|[[#Hardware_features|Hardware features]]
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
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! scope="col"|[[libretro]]
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|[https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=49 Retro<br/>Achievements]
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
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!colspan="9"|PC / x86
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!colspan="10"|PC / x86
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Mednafen]]
 
|[[Mednafen]]
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[{{MednafenURL|releases/}} {{MednafenVer}}]
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|[{{MednafenURL|releases}} {{MednafenVer}}]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]
|{{TBD}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|Mid-High
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|[[BizHawk]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
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|[https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/-/pipelines Dev builds]<br/>[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]
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|{{?}}
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|{{✗}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|Mid-High
 
|Mid-High
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|[[MAME]]
 
|[[MAME]]
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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|<abbr title="Latest development version">git artifacts</abbr><ref group=N>[https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-windows/master CI-Windows] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-linux/master CI-Linux] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-macos/master CI-Macos]</ref></br>[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref group=N>As 0.251, 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)</ref>
|{{~}}
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|{{?}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
 
|Mid
 
|Mid
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS|DOS}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS|DOS}}
 
|[http://www.magicengine.com/uk_index.php?sessid=CK9MXrbon1e8hf4rbMwBhwkSnqzQ {{MagicEngineFxVer}}]
 
|[http://www.magicengine.com/uk_index.php?sessid=CK9MXrbon1e8hf4rbMwBhwkSnqzQ {{MagicEngineFxVer}}]
|{{TBD}}
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|{{?}}
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|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Low
 
|Low
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20141022230129/http://www.xe-emulator.com/index.php?m=download {{XeVer}}]
 
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20141022230129/http://www.xe-emulator.com/index.php?m=download {{XeVer}}]
|{{TBD}}
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|{{?}}
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|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
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==Hardware features==
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;width:100%"
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|- style="font-weight:bold;"
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! Name
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! Mednafen/Beetle
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! BizHawk
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! MAME
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|[[#CD player|CD player]]
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===CD player===
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PC-FX CD player supports Audio CDs, CD+G and Photo CDs.
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*mednafen/beetle PCFX supports Audio CDs, CD+G and Photo CDs.
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*See [[Home_Media_Player#Emulators|this dedicated page]] for more information about home media playback support for emulation softwares.
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==See also==
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*[[PC_Emulator_Comparisons#Graphics_Cards_.26_GPU.27s|PC Emulator Comparison - Hardware support, features and peripherals: '''PC-FX GA''' emulation support for x86 system emulators]]
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*[[NEC_PC-9800_series#Graphics|NEC_PC-9800_series - Hardware features and peripherals: '''PC-FX GA''' emulation support for PC-9800 system emulators]]
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[[Category:Consoles]]
 
[[Category:Consoles]]
 
[[Category:Home consoles]]
 
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[[Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles]]
 
[[Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles]]
 
[[Category:PC-FX emulators|*]]
 
[[Category:PC-FX emulators|*]]
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[[Category:MAME Driver Status: Preliminary]]

Latest revision as of 08:36, 25 March 2024

PC-FX
PC-FX-Console-Set.png
Developer NEC, Hudson
Type Home video game console
Generation Fifth generation
Release date 1994
Discontinued 1998
Predecessor PC Engine (SuperGrafx) / TurboGrafx-16
Emulated

The PC-FX was NEC's fifth generation home video game console that was only released in Japan on December 23, 1994 and it had a NEC V810 CPU at 21.5 MHz with 2MB of RAM, 1MB of SRAM, 256KB of VRAM and without 3D graphics support. It also had something called "Back-up RAM", of which it has 32KB.

Emulators[edit]

Name Platform(s) Latest Version Hardware features libretro Retro
Achievements
Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
PC / x86
Mednafen Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 1.32.0-UNSTABLE
libretro core
Mid-High
BizHawk Windows Linux Dev builds
2.9.1
? Mid-High
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD git artifacts[N 1]
0.264
libretro core[N 2]
? Mid
MagicEngine-FX Windows macOS MS-DOS 1.1.1 ? Low
Xe Windows Linux 2.16.2 ? ?
  1. CI-Windows CI-Linux CI-Macos
  2. As 0.251, 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)

Hardware features[edit]

Name Mednafen/Beetle BizHawk MAME
CD player ? ?

CD player[edit]

PC-FX CD player supports Audio CDs, CD+G and Photo CDs.

  • mednafen/beetle PCFX supports Audio CDs, CD+G and Photo CDs.
  • See this dedicated page for more information about home media playback support for emulation softwares.

See also[edit]