PC-FX emulators

PC-FX

Developer	NEC, Hudson Soft
Manufacturer	NEC
Type	Home video game console
Generation	Fifth
Release date	JP: December 23, 1994
Discontinued	JP: February 14, 1998
Predecessor	PC Engine SuperGrafx
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

Before editing, review the Getting involved and Recommended pages. See system requirements page for performance demand of the emulators.
See tables for hardware variants, enhancements, hardware features and peripherals.
For more details such as licensing, programming language, emulation method, visit each emulator’s dedicated page.
Name	Latest version	Hardware features	libretro	RetroAchievements	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
x86
Mednafen	1.32.1 libretro core	?	✓	✓	Mid-High	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✓	✓
BizHawk	Dev builds 2.11.1	?	✗	✓	Mid-High	MIT GPL	✓	~
pcfxemu	git web	?	✗	✗	?	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✓	✓
MAME	Git artifacts^{[N 1]} 0.289 libretro core^{[N 2]}	?	✓	✗	Mid	GPLv2 BSD-3-Clause	✓	✗
MagicEngine-FX	1.1.1	?	✗	✗	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗
Xe	2.16.2	?	✗	✗	?	Proprietary	✗	✗
Mobile / ARM
Provenance	3.3.0 git	?	?	?	?	?	✓	?

↑ CI-Windows CI-Linux CI-Macos
↑ As 0.251, 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)

Enhancements

Name	Mednafen	BizHawk

Hardware features and peripherals

Name	Mednafen	BizHawk	pcfxemu
CD player	✓	?	?
FX-MOU	✓	?	?
PC-FX backup memory pack	✗	?	?
PC-FXGA HuC6273/Aurora	✗	✗	✓

CD player

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 Disc Drive emulation.

FX-MOU

2-button mouse peripheral compatible with Voice Paradise.