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I am wanting to use emulators on a gaming console instead of a PC. However, outside of downloading emulators and running them on a PC, I have no clue how to do it. Just had a couple questions.
What system(s) can run emulators on them? (To me it sounds like Dreamcast is a pretty versatile system to run emulators on.)
How do I play the smaller roms (NES, SNES, SMS, Genesis, etc.) on the console? (As far as burning them to a disc and so on.)
I would love to use a PS1 emulator on the Dreamcast. I see there is one available. How would I go about doing that? And how easy are PS1 roms to find?
For a Dreamcast to run emulation, I read somewhere that you need a revision code of "0" or "1". What is the difference between the two, if any?
Which emulators are good for each system? Which is the best NES, SNES, etc.?
I think that's pretty much it. I tried to do a search for "Console Emulation", but got a wide range of results, none of which really answered my questions. Any help appreciated. Also, if anyone know of any reference guides or walkthroughs on the questions above, please let me know. Thanks.
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Here's two topics you can peak at real quick. They are both DreamCast related: http://forums.nesfiles.com/viewtopic.php?t=695http://forums.nesfiles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2864As for Playstation, I've never even tried messing with it. Hopefully those threads can give you an idea of what you need to do.
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Perfect! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
Looks as though SNES doesn't fully emulate (only about 85% speed). I'll still give it a shot though. Thanks again.
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There are really only two options for good console emulation - DreamCast and XBOX.
Here's a list for the best emulators for each of the working consoles that I've tested.
Sega DreamCast
Can emulate most 8-bit systems to perfection. Doesn't require any additional modding, just needs to be the right revision ("1" or "0").
Best emulated systems for DreamCast
NES - NesterDC 6.0, NesterDC SE (as good as emulation gets)
GameBoy/ GBC - DCgnuBoy (same as NES, excellent)
Master System - SMS Plus (perfect emulation and awesome looking GUI)
Arcade - MAME-DC (Pre-1990's games run great, others not so well)
Technically the DC can also do Super Nintendo, Genesis, and Playstation, but they are hardly satisfactory performance-wise.
Microsoft XBOX
Requires intense modding (lots of hardware knowledge needed). Can emulate virtually every pre-year 2000 console excellently.
Best emulators for XBOX
NES - FCE UltraX, MednafenX-NES (both perfect)
Super Nintendo - xSNES9x, zSNESx (near perfect)
Genesis - Xenesis (does Sega-CD and 32X also) :shock:
TurboGrafx-16/ TurboDuo - MednafenX-PCE (emulates CD-rom beautifully)
GameBoy/ Game Boy Advance - XBoyAdvance (plays great)
Arcade - MAMEoX (absolutely amazing)
Neo*Geo - fbaxxx (yeah, that's right!)
PC/ DOS - dosXbox (depends on individual game, but the one's I've tried run well)
XBOX can emulate Playstation very well (PcSXbox). Accurate speed and sound on most games, but still isn't perfect. It's good enough to make a playable emulator though.
N64 emulates almost as good as it does on PC (Project 64x, 1964, UltraHLE). It can play the games that actually work pretty well, but still needs a lot of improvement.
Obviously, if you want hardcore emulation on a console, the XBOX is the way to go. DreamCast is satisfactory for the 8-bit systems.
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"Magic Potato Ninja" wrote:There are really only two options for good console emulation - DreamCast and XBOX.
Here's a list for the best emulators for each of the working consoles that I've tested.
Sega DreamCast
Can emulate most 8-bit systems to perfection. Doesn't require any additional modding, just needs to be the right revision ("1" or "0").
Best emulated systems for DreamCast
NES - NesterDC 6.0, NesterDC SE (as good as emulation gets)
GameBoy/ GBC - DCgnuBoy (same as NES, excellent)
Master System - SMS Plus (perfect emulation and awesome looking GUI)
Arcade - MAME-DC (Pre-1990's games run great, others not so well)
Technically the DC can also do Super Nintendo, Genesis, and Playstation, but they are hardly satisfactory performance-wise.
Microsoft XBOX
Requires intense modding (lots of hardware knowledge needed). Can emulate virtually every pre-year 2000 console excellently.
Best emulators for XBOX
NES - FCE UltraX, MednafenX-NES (both perfect)
Super Nintendo - xSNES9x, zSNESx (near perfect)
Genesis - Xenesis (does Sega-CD and 32X also) :shock:
TurboGrafx-16/ TurboDuo - MednafenX-PCE (emulates CD-rom beautifully)
GameBoy/ Game Boy Advance - XBoyAdvance (plays great)
Arcade - MAMEoX (absolutely amazing)
Neo*Geo - fbaxxx (yeah, that's right!)
PC/ DOS - dosXbox (depends on individual game, but the one's I've tried run well)
XBOX can emulate Playstation very well (PcSXbox). Accurate speed and sound on most games, but still isn't perfect. It's good enough to make a playable emulator though.
N64 emulates almost as good as it does on PC (Project 64x, 1964, UltraHLE). It can play the games that actually work pretty well, but still needs a lot of improvement.
Obviously, if you want hardcore emulation on a console, the XBOX is the way to go. DreamCast is satisfactory for the 8-bit systems. Great information. Thanks a bunch. Not sure if you've tried the PS1 emulator on XBOX, but as far as the speed, how is it? For instance, could I play action/adventure games such as Castlevania?
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"Dante Diamond" wrote:Great information. Thanks a bunch. Not sure if you've tried the PS1 emulator on XBOX, but as far as the speed, how is it? For instance, could I play action/adventure games such as Castlevania? Yes, yes you can :) There are some games that may run a tad glitchy, but as a whole, PSOne emulation on XBox is pretty damn good.
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