/vr/ - Retro Games

i don't because i don't break the law

FCEUX

>>2078204
It's not illegal to use emulators.

It's illegal to download ROMs for games you don't own and/or don't erase after 24 hours.

Also if it's a licensed game, or the company went bankrupt, there is likely nobody that actually owns the intellectual property... so those are in a legal grey area.

>>2078210
>It's not illegal to use emulators.
Not the guy you are replying to,but did you know the BIOs for emulators are illegal?

I know to get a PSone emulator working, you need BIOs. I'm not sure about the laws for cartridge based consoles. Does anyone know?

>>2078210
>and/or don't erase after 24 hours.
This is a flat-out lie.
>Now you'll look at their ads every day

>>2078205
Have you tried PuNES? It's the most accurate. It's like playing on a real NES console. The sound, graphics, gameplay, frame rate, etc. is perfect.

>>2078216
I was under the impression that it was legal, hell there is even emulators you had to pay for...

You can even download emulators on iPhones and Android...

Just with a disclaimer that says to not download an official ROM.

>>2078216
Emulation is legal. Reimplementing a BIOS is legal as well. Dumping your own BIOS is also legal. So is HLE that bypasses it altogether.

Only distributing copyrighted code without permission is illegal.

>>2078223
Are you sure? PCSX2 claims that can't features the BIOs on their website, because they are copyrighted by Sony. So doesn't that make downloading them illegal?

Who owns the rights to say... Mr. Gimmick?

>>2078231
It would be illegal for them to distribute Sony's BIOS code. It is legal for them to reimplement it, to use HLE to bypass the need to, and to instruct you in dumping the BIOS from your own PlayStation 2.

>>2078231
Is BIOS something you can even copyright? I know you can't go and copyright say email...

>>2078238
You can copyright the implementation of a BIOS but not the interface thereto.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Franklin_Computer_Corp.

>>2078231
If you have your own copy of the BIOS (I.e. an actual console) then you can back that BIOS up to your PC and use it legally for emulation, assuming you have the tools to do so. Sharing the BIOS on the internet is the illegal part.

>>2078237
>>2078238
Very well. I stand corrected.

>>2078241
But I imagine most people download the BIOs, instead of getting them from a real PS2. What if you own a PS2, but download the BIOs instead of using tools to get them from your console? Would that be fair play?

>>2078253
Kinda sorta. But they guy who uploaded those is in for some serious trouble. Don't use a lower case s for BIOS. It's a full acronym.

>>2078258
Ah, ok. Basic Input/Output System. Gotcha.

So do you play through emulation?

arcade: sdlmame
2600: stella
commodore 8bit: vice
apple 8bit: linapple
amiga: fs-uae
lynx, gb, gbc, gba, nes, snes, genesis (base), pc engine, gamegear, megadrive, PS1: mednafen
sega cd/32x: gens-gs
n64: mupen64plus
ps2: pcsx2
ngc/wii: dolphin

(gnu/linux master race)

>not having a HD full of "legitimately backed up images from your massive collection of every videogame ever created that was obtained totally legally with real money nudge nudge wink wink"
Seriously, I legally own every game ever made and no one can prove I don't.

>>2078253
>What if you own a PS2, but download the BIOs instead of using tools to get them from your console? Would that be fair play?
No.

The law actually distinguishes based on the source of the data, even if it's bit-for-bit the same. You need to dump it yourself.

>>2078292
Source of this. People keep repeating the same thing over and over on forums because even mentioning download links can be looked upon by companies (or so they say) so the forum rules prohibit anything related, but nothing tells me not to download something I already own.

>>2078280
In some arsebackwards places, even copying for your own private use is technically illegal.

Slim to fuck-all chance of something like that ever getting to court, but technically illegal nonetheless.

>>2078301
>but nothing tells me not to download something I already own.
Regardless of whether you already have a copy or not, making a new copy without permission is copyright infringement. If you already own a copy, there's an exception under fair use for making a personal backup of it. Downloading someone else's backup does not count.

There are so very many faggots in this thread...

"Oh, I don't DO 'emulation' or the ROM thing, it's ILLEGAL!"

"Downloading games!? That's STEALING! Thief!!!!"

*shakes fist* "Dirty pirate scuuuuum!!!!"

Who gives a fuck? Only greedy Jew software developers and their greedy Jew publisher overlords who have somehow got it stuck in their greedy Jew heads that not only is copyright infringement legally equivalent to theft (it isn't, you stupid fucking asshats) but that it is totally-probablly-super reasonable to continue to get paid for the same work indefinitely (or for a healthy 75+ years, at which point it's actually MORE intellectually dishonest not to just drop the pretense and say it's indefinite). Fuck, I'd loooove to live in a world were your mechanic can continue charging you for the same service (say, an oil change) decades after the fact, and see people try to defend that.

Oh, and one more thing: quit calling it software "piracy". And people who commit software copyright infringement "pirates". It REEKS of western "First World Problems". You want to see pirates? Go to any fucking coastal waters in Africa. You'll find the genuine article. Ponder just how pants-shittingly terrifying the real deal is when you're floating face-down in the ocean water with half your guts already hanging out and being nibbled by the fishes while you aspirate on a mixture of blood and saltwater.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming....

>>2078269

>arcade: sdlmame

Yep.

>2600: stella

Yes.

>commodore 8bit: vice

Yeah.

>apple 8bit: linapple

Probably.

>amiga: fs-uae

Nice.

>lynx, gb, gbc, gba, nes, snes, genesis (base), pc engine, gamegear, megadrive, PS1: mednafen

Now that's just fucking terrible. I know for a fact the only really useful cores in mednafen are TB-16 (CD), PCFX, and PS1.

>sega cd/32x: gens-gs

0-o

What an odd choice...

>n64: mupen64plus

No other choices.

>ps2: pcsx2

Likewise.

>ngc/wii: dolphin

Ditto.

>>2078324

This. Damn, I've been downloading roms since NO$GMB shareware was a thing, I'm still waiting the party v&. Even though I refuse to believe that shills are a real thing here, I'm almost convinced these guys are only doing this because Nintendo VC, some posters lose their shit when you suggest to download some 30yo rom from free instead buying it.

>>2078324
tl;dr

None.

Once I got a flash cart and a couple of modded CD systems I never looked back.

>>2078292
Possessing illegal copies is not illegal. Even acquiring them is barely a problem. The main criminal part is distributing them, including p2p downloads but for retro games nobody really bothers.

3DO - 4DO
Amiga - WinUAE
Apple II - AppleWin
Acorn Archimedes - ArcEm
Atari 8bit - Altirra
Atari ST - Steem SSE
Colecovision - ColEm
Commodore 8 bit family - VICE
CPC - Arnold
FM Towns - unz
FM-7 - XM7Dash
Gameboy - Gambatte
IBM - Dosbox
Intellivision - Nostalgia
Jaguar - Virtual Jaguar
Mega Drive - Fusion
MSX - BlueMSX
NES - Punes
PCE - Mednafen
PC-88 - M88kai
PC-98 - Neko Project 2 fmgen
PC-FX - Mednafen
PS1 - Mednafen or Arbex
Saturn - SSF
Sega 8 bit family - TwoMbit or Fusion
SNES - higan Balanced
Wonderswan - Mednafen
X1 - X1mil ika
X68000 - XM6

>>2078191
nestopia, snes9x, considering 4DO to play a few games but I hear it has some compatibility issues.

>>2078401
Is this a definitive list of "best" emulator choices?

>>2078468
No, it's just what I use. I think there's a few where better options may be available but I haven't looked further because I only have fleeting interest in a system.
Check the Wiki or the emulation threads for more information, at least for the mainstream platforms.

>>2078475
OK, thanks for the info anon

>>2078234
Sunsoft, they are still around

according to my emulators folder:
bgb
desmume
epsxe
fceux
fusion
mame
mednafen
ppsspp
snes9x
vba
winx68k
zsnes

>>2078216
i need to ask why you're typing it BIOs.
i need to know why.

it's driving me nuts for NO RAISIN!

>BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT system

>>2078191
Nes - Nestopia
Snes - Snes9x
Gameboy/Gameboy Color - Gambatte
Gameboy Advance - Visualboy Advance M
n64 - Project64
nDS - DeSuMe
Psx - ePSXe
Sega - Fusion (multiple consoles)
Dos - Dosbox
Turbografx 16 / CD - Mednafen

If anyone wants to help improve my list or give me advice on a different emulator, by all means I'll hear you out.

>>2078191
Nes - Nestopia
Snes - Snes9x
Gameboy / Gameboy Color - Gambatte
Gameboy Advance - Visualboy Advance M
n64 - Project64
nDS - DeSuMe
Psx - ePSXe
Sega - Fusion (multiple consoles)
Dos - Dosbox
Turbografx 16 / CD - Mednafen

If anyone wants to help improve my list by giving their own opinion, feel free.

>>2078973
Bsnes is better than Snes9x
Mednafen is a better PS1 emulator than ePSXe

>>2078981
I just recently got mednafen actually, thank you. I didn't know it could do that, awesome.

Does bsnes have high system requirements? I'll look into it

>>2078973
Pretty much this exceot that I use Fceux instead of nestopia.

RetroArch

>>2078191
DOS: DosBox
MSX: BlueSMX
NES: FCEUX
SNES: SNESGT
MS/GG/Genesis/32x/SCD: Kega Fusion
Turbografx/PCE: Ootake
GB/GBC/GBA: VBA-M
Saturn: SSF
N64: Project64
PSX: PCSX-R

I guess it's all pretty standard except for SNESGT, which I use because it's the only SNES emu that has never given me any single problem. I know higan's better, but I really dislike the library system.


I also keep Genecyst and Nesticle around for nostalgia's sake (Genecyst was my first emulator).

>>2078216
The 's' is capitalised, too.

>>2078983
There's three versions: Accuracy profile has the highest system requirements, Performance the lowest.

>>2078191

On my JXD S7800B:

DraStic
FPse
GBA.emu
GBC.emu Free
MD.emu
PPSSPP Gold
reicast

>>2078204
>on 4chan
>cares about the law

>>2079120
>being on 4chan

>>2079158
And...?

>>2079158
>being

>>2079170
Your point?

>>2079164
>>2079180
>>2079120
You have not been here very long, have you?

>>2078221
Emulators have nothing to do with pirating games in terms of legal issues. It's downloading the ROMs that make it illegal if you don't own them.

Though like it's been said it's a gray area.

macfag here so I am using OpenEmu

Why do people always bring up that it's illegal? Who fucking cares?

RetroArch MAME and Dolphin on Linux, RetroArch and PCSX2 on Windows when I have to, RetoArch and ePSXe on Android.

Still using ZSNES and Nester, by virtue of both of those being contained on my backup I've ran since 2003 or so. I don't think they've been updated since then either.

>>2079208
>Castelvania
>Clasics
Every time.

RetroArch/Libretro/whatever the fuck the technically correct name is, MAME (not the Libretro port, because that one doesn't really do things the way I want them) and MESS (same as MAME - I mostly use this for the obscure shit that pretty much requires it, like the CD-I).

Those three pretty much do everything I need, mostly thanks to the wealth of shit ported to Libretro.

>>2079227
Autists.

>never had a ps2
>downoad PCSX2
>try to play a handful of games
>none of them work properly
>spend several days trying to get it to work properly
>never happens
I just want to play Silent Hill 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3, is that too much to ask?

>>2078981
>Bsnes is better than Snes9x
Bsnes is better for testing romhacks and for the very few games Snes9x can't emulate accurately. In all other cases Snes9x is better because it's faster, which means you can set higher frame delay in RetroArch for reduced latency.

>>2080157
But you can play both games on PS3.

I tend to use Mednafen for everything except PS1

>>2078306
>Guys it's illegal we can't get all people who do it and of course won't bother to search for them because it's really not that important but don't it srsly guise its illegal
Fuck the police

>>2080157
There is a PC ver of SH2 you know

>>2080167

>using mednafen for everything except the thing it emulates best

>>2078191
I followed the sticky and have been recently using puNES
>playan' Balloon Fight, SMB3, Dr. Mario, Wrecking Crew, Kirby's Adventure, Joy Mech Fight, and Kid Icarus
NES library is fucking amazing. I'm thinking about ordering that buffalo SNES usb controller

BGB runs like a fucking champ. Can't go back to VBA after how easy it is to run and configure.

Are there any good Xbox emulators?

>>2080310
The one build into the 360 is the best available. Wait a few years until the 360 is properly emulated and emulate Xzibit style.

>>2080314
He did say "good". The only games the 360's Xbox emulator is even remotely good for are Halo 1 and 2, and even those have minor issues here and there. Everything else, if it's even compatible, suffers from absurd amounts of slowdown at random intervals, sound issues, and just general bugginess in general.

>>2080319
I played morrowind on my 360 and it ran fine save for one bug where the save file picture would be glitched

>>2078220
>PuNES

Closed source trash.

Project64, pSX, DOSBox, Snes9x, Jnes.

>>2078191
i cant get retroarch to run on my computer (winXP sp3) but its ok, i dont care for the gui anyway..
arcade - mame
nes - nestopia undead edition
genesis/mastersystem - fusion
snes - zmz
turbografx - magic engine (cant get any mednafan front end to work)
ps1 - pcsxr

i mainly play nes genesis and snes though. i use snes controllers that hook up to usb adapters
im not lookin for the best of the best, just somethin easy to click with a mouse, start game then pass a controller to a friend. i have that.

>>2078191
FCE Ultra, ZSNES, KEGA Fusion, VBA-M, Project64, Dolphin

Arcade - Kawaks (CPS1 and 2, some NeoGeo) and MAME, although I do go to Internet Archive that holds some games for emulation via MESS
NES - FCEUX
SNES - Snes9x
Genesis/CD/32x/Game Gear/Master System - Kega Fusion
Game Boy/Color/Advance - VisualBoyAdvance (or No$GBA)
DS - Desmume (Or No$GBA)
Lynx - Handy? (I forget its name)
PS1 - PCSXR

>>2081364
Fuck, missed a few
N64 - Project64 and 1964 (Some games work better on one than the other.)
Saturn - SSF (Emulates surprisingly well, considering the laptop I'm posting on is from 2009.)

NES - NEStopia
SNES - ZSNES, SNES9x
Genesis - Kega Fusion
PSX - ePSXe, pSX
N64 - Project 64, Mupen 64
Gameboy - Visual Boy Advance, BGB
Master System/Game Gear - Mekaw

NES - Nestopia
SNES - SNES9x
Saturn - SSF
Turbografx-16 - mednafen

>>2079208

Same. I really love OpenEmu.
I got the experimental version that includes lots more emulators. :D

Other than that I just use Dolphin and occasionally Ixdream or NeoRaine to check ISOs.

ZSNES
WINE
EPSXE

I thought this was a retro game forum. If you're playing retro games you should be using a retro emulator.
I only use NESticle to play games. The rest of you need to go back to /v/ with your fceux and nestopia.

>>2081620
We do. You didn`t get the note? I use only MS-DOS® emulators, because the microcode assembler resonates with the lowlevel registers of the hardware unlike big-endian CISC code.

>>2078401
Did you intentionally set out to find a different emulator for every platform? Because there's plenty of platforms MESS does just fine.

Right now I have DeSmuME, Dolphin, DOSBox, Gens, Kega Fusion, MAME, NEStopia, NullDC, ParaJVE, PCSX2, Project64, psX, ScummVM, VisualBoy Advance-M and ZSNES set up; but -before you complain- I'm building a new rig soon and until then I just can't be arsed to change the inferior choices if I'm going to set up everything from the ground again anyway.

>>2081721
Yes, multiple even. I don't like one size fits all solutions and never got warm with MESS.

>>2080314
>>2080319
>>2080323
Would be great to play Ninja Gaiden Black. I also hear the game has problems if you buy it digitally so that's out of the question.

What controller do you guys use for the games? I tried playing NES games with the 360/DS3 and it just doesn't feel right to me.

>>2081757
I find PS1/PS2 pads suitable for everything (except N64)

>>2078191

Nestsicle, Genecyst, and ZSENES :^)

Retroarch ofc. Everything up to PSX in one software.

>>2079180
If you exist, you're a faggot.

Non-existent master race.

>>2080286

Too bad you got into the NES far too late to enjoy the real hardware. I've never been a big fan of any NES emulator. Most have some major flaw (for me) in their GUI, or some annoying bullshit filter nonsense that either looks like ass, or looks like smeared ass.

But the NES is a great system, though. Enjoy it, Anon.

>>2081794
If by everything you mean the five most popular systems.

>>2081794
How is it one software if it just glues the cores of other emulators together in a new user interface?

>>2081815

e-uae
dosbox
sdlmame
sdlmess
fuse (ZX Spectrum)
linapple
scummvm
frotz
gargoyle

Mostly into old computers and arcade, not so much game consoles.

>>2081757
My PS4 controller for everything except Arcade games and fighters, for that I use a fight stick.

>>2081757

Logitech F310 for most things. Gravis GamePad Pro for older consoles.

>>2082167
logitech seems to have a somewhat questionable reputation but i considered getting one because i dont want to trash my old controllers via usb any further. how does the f310 work for you?

>>2082196
Not him, but I have one too and I rather like it. The main buttons take a little getting used to, but beyond that it does its job.

>>2082302
>The main buttons take a little getting used to
stiff? a haptic thing? somewhat off in placement from what one expects from the ps-controllers?

>>2082196

I quite like mine. So far it's worked with everything I've thrown at it. It even works well with modern games. It appealed to me because it's a good fit for 8-bit/16-bit games and with the analogs it works for 5th gen gaming too. Plus, it's got a full set of shoulder buttons for emulating games beyond 5th gen and modern games.

>>2082302
I am a fan of how it works. The D-pad is awesome.

I had some compatibility issues at first with my Mac, but that's just because they don't support Xinput. Which, truthfully, there is quite a bit of software out there that doesn't support it either, but there's a handy little switch on the back to change it to the more compatible DirectInput.

>>2081757
The sweet piece of ass known as the NES30.
Bluetooth for phones, USB for computers, and can even be used as a WiiMote for Virtual Console, if you're into that.

Runs about $35, and is available on Amazon. Definitely would recommend.

>>2078998
>I know higan's better, but I really dislike the library system.
If you grab retroarch + bsnes core you don't have to worry about that library system.

>>2081873
what is the game in this picture? I've looked up "snowball" but it's such an ambiguous/generic title that it'd be almost impossible to find anything based on it alone

>>2078191
NES - bNES
SNES - bSNES
Gameboy / Gameboy Color - Gambatte & bSNES for any Super Gameboy enabled games
Gameboy Advance - VBA Next
N64 - Project64 & Mupen
Psx - Mednafen, ePSXe, & pSX
Genesis/Mega Drive - Picodrive
DOS - DOSBox SVN-Daum
PC-98 - Anex86, T-98 Next, and Neko Project II

>>2078210
>you don't own and/or don't erase after 24 hours.

It's been over 15 years, and I still love this "meme"

Is there a way to get Kega Fusion to scale its image such that the pixels are of a uniform size?

Having this problem where every other row (or column, whatever) of pixels looks like about 1.5x the size of the normal size of pixels.

emulation is murder.
stay safe boys

>>2083227
Disable the NTSC aspect.

>>2082835
that is the dumbest "loophole" i've ever heard of

>>2083251
when you download emulators, you're downloading COMMUNISM

I use RetroArch and the emulator cores associated with it.

>>2083268
I like this one too. I'm pretty sure they own a physical copy of the Zelda debug rom and various other betas they have.

>>2083383
don't copy that system of governance

>>2082741
Snowball is an old IF adventure game by Level 9 Computing that was ported to many home computer systems in the early 80's. Earlier versions were just plain text, and later revisions added graphics. I like the ZX Spectrum 48K version best, because I find its abstract graphics charming. You can get an SNA (snapshot) file here that works with the Gargoyle IF front-end:
http://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/spectrum/level9.zip

Some relevant links:
http://ccxvii.net/gargoyle/
http://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/level9/info/Level9_Facts.txt
http://mocagh.org/loadpage.php?getcompany=rainbird
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006993
http://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/level9/
^ Snowball is first part of the Silicon Dreams trilogy, so grab the manual and novella from here or mocagh.org.

>>2083750
Btw, here's where I got the advert image from:
http://www.filfre.net/2013/06/snowball/
It's got some interesting background info about the company and their games. This dude's site is actually pretty informative in general, so poke around and you might find something...

>>2078660
You use winx68k? gross
that thing hasn't been updated in at least a decade

>>2081710
>Back in 2003 holidays
>Playing Contra Hard Corps on Kgen
>On your Pentium III PC with no video drivers.

Thanks for the memories, anon. I love you.

>>2081446
Could you explain more about this experimental version?? I'd kill to be able to emulate N64 and PS1 on my Mac. Easier emulation is the thing I miss most about Windows.

>>2083261

Doesn't work. The pixel columns are still unevenly sized.

Turning on filtering at least makes it not-noticeable, but bleh. I guess it's the lesser of two eyesore-evils.

I mostly use RetroArch and UME.

>>2084475
This happens because the game runs at 256x224, you can't use 1:1 aspect with that, I'm sorry. Yeah, filtering is the way to go for this one.

Bizhawk so that I can make LUA additions to muh games.

Adding in shit like being able to check character stats in a separate HD window when playing old JRPGs completely changes the experience for the better.

>>2086237
Is that complicated to learn?

NES: FCEUX
N64: Project 64 for most games, but 1964 + Mouse Injector mod for Perfect Dark
GB/C: Nostalgia.GBC (Android emulator, I only ever play Pokemon so touch controls aren't a big deal)

Do source ports count as emulation? If so I use plain ZDoom, nothing fancy.

>>2086247
Not really, documentation is pretty bad but you can get up to speed fast enough.

Here's some code as an example of how simple most of it is.
This is for Aria of Sorrow, I used it to teach myself how to do it since it's a fairly simple game for this sort of thing.

function drawMana()
memory.usememorydomain("BUS"); -- reads from the memory bus
mana = memory.read_s16_le(0x201327C); -- reads in your current mana
maxMana = memory.read_s16_le(0x2013280); -- your max
percMana = (mana/maxMana); -- works out what fraction you have left
gui.drawRectangle(0,24,55,12,0xFF000000,0xFF111144); -- draws a box
gui.drawRectangle(0,24,55*percMana,12,0xFF000000,0xFF333399); -- Overlays another box that acts as a filled in mana bar.
gui.drawText(-2,23,mana.."/"..maxMana); -- writes your mana amount in text on top of it
end

Then I did the same for some other things, wrote a script to let you change weapons and souls without pausing using the controller's analogue sticks to toggle through them and switched off the background layer used to draw the UI, made it so holding a button showed the UI.

Only reason I had left to pause was to swap armour or check my map.

Made for a fun learning experience and I enjoy playing it this new way even more than originally!

>>2079309
What the fuck am I looking at?

>>2078191
Does somebody use VirtuaNES? Because I always see famous emulators like Nestopia or Fceux...

>>2078191

Arcade - MAME
Nintendo Famicom - puNES
Nintendo Super Famicom - Higan
Sega Mega Drive - Kega Fusion
Nec PC Engine - Magic Engine
Nintendo Game Boy Advance - Visual Boy Advance
Sega Saturn - SSF
Sony Playstation - ePSXe/pSX

I also have madnafen for Playstation & Pc Engine CD, but it doesn't seem to work that well on my (old) computer and is very user unfriendly. Will have to try to get more familiar with that one.

I don't like ePSXe with its plugins... I can never make the game work just right (if anyone has a recommendation for a good SOTN setup I'd be very interested to hear it). pSX is much easier to work with, but not a lot of games are supported. Again, madnafen should be perfect.. but everything is so slow on my machine.

For me, the most perfect emulator is Kega Fusion. So nice and user friendly.

I am planing try to out Ootake for PC Engine soon. Don't know if anyone would like to share their experience with that one?

And where do you guys get your games? I've been using emuparadise for some time now. I hope their Roms and ISOs are all good, they don't have those little [!] marks or any other suffixes.

>>2088019

I used to use it. It always worked good for me, but it's pretty old and I don't remember if it could run FDS roms?

>>2081757
arcade stick cause it feels like muh NES advantage

Bizhawk for most systems because of the ability to record straight to WebM option.
Kega Fusion for Sega emulation.
Dolphin for Gamecube emulation.

is it possible for a emulator to run a game directly from the original game cartridge?

>>2092171
The closest thing you'll be able to get is something like what the retron5 does:
Temporarily dump ROM + SRAM (or whatever it is) if available → Load ROM+SRAM into specified emulator → When done, delete ROM and save SRAM to cart.

You could achieve something like this with a Retrode if you can find one.

Zero. I play on authentic consoles with games or I don't play at all. I'm a purist for better or worse, and a collector. Emulation is damnation

>>2089963
Ootake was somewhat disappointing in my opinion, went to Mednafen for PCE since then

>>2092203
Thanks!
Does the retron have a noticeable loading time when doing this?

if I bought a tablet, could I emulate old vidya to play on the go? what tablet would i need?

i havent really kept up with tech, but this seems like fun

how would i do the controllers? some kind of bluetooth controllers? will the ps3 ones work?

help a total noob out

>>2093395
No idea, but it frequently kills your saves for no reason.

Do not buy a retron.

>>2094059
Almost any decent tablet will do most stuff you would care about but it really depends what you want to play.

The more modern stuff you want the more you'll have to spend.

>>2094059
yes you can emulate old vidya on a tablet, as long as it's not an ipad. Then you'll need to jailbreak it. And that's not something a noob can do

>>2094080
>>2094081

mainly snes\genesis

MAYBE 64

how would i get controllers to work?

>>2094059
I've never tried emulation on a tablet, but I guess that the emulators have a on screen controller for tablet use

>>2094086
i want to use a controller.

>>2094085
Nexus 7 would probably be your best bet, low price point but more than powerful enough for what you want.

As for controllers, you can either use a USB OTG cable to plug in a USB controller or sync up a bluetooth one.

PS3/4 stuff can be bluetooth synced but you need to root your device and install stuff for that but both work flawlessly over USB without anything installed.

>>2094075
Not going to buy one. I just wanted to know if it was possible for a emulator to detect the rom straight from the cartridge.

>>2094096
thanks

how well do multiplayer games work? (local) using tab and maybe some bl uetooth controllers?

>>2094092
how will you hold the tablet?

>>2094113
A stand.

>>2094075
the reason I asked about the time is because I've read some about room dumping, but many of the methods take a couple of minutes for the full rom to be copied.

>>2093395
A couple seconds for a typical cart is "noticeable". The actual time depends on the cart size.

>>2094152
A lot of ROM dumpers are hand-made hacks, rigged up to a parallel port or something. A device purpose-built for it should be quite fast (under 5 seconds or so).

does /vr/ have any information on changing a game's resolution? Not like going into your settings and changing the program's resolution via scaling, but actually making the game render more information on the screen? I've only seen it once and I'm pretty sure it was fake, but I've been curious since.

>>2094827
rendering games in widescreen instead of their original 4:3 is a common feature in emulators for later systems, if that's what you're asking?

here's a guy playing widescreen spyro for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_ZlVaxc1aQ

>>2094864
Kindof, it's closer. You know how old games would natively render at a really low resolution, and via emulation we just upscale it to our desired resolution? Well what Im asking is, rather than upscaling is it possible to just render more of the game?

Holy shit I just found out Kega Fusion has a graphics compatibility mode that DOESN'T stretch the pixel ratio. You have to change a setting in the Fusion.ini to ForceCompatibleGFX=1. I am very anal about my pixels.

>>2095770
I'm using default settings and it stretches them.

>>2095784
The normal mode in Fusion lets me pick windowed or fullscreen resolutions (320,640). I was always getting some kind of stretched pixels. This other mode is 1:1 I think.

>>2094869
Do you mean increasing the game's native internal resolution? Most emulators let you do that.

>>2078191
Nestopia
SNES9x/ZSNES (the latter only for hacks that can't be played on hardware and for Netplay)
Kega Fusion (not really satisfied with it, any better ones for Genesis/Game Gear/MS?)
VBA-M
Project 64 (various versions)
MESS for older things like 2600 and Coleco where it's harder to find dedicated emulators for them

And I haven't messed around with other consoles enough to have a marked emulator I used dedicatedly for them.

See the sticky, read the wiki.

What's the best way to play snes games on pc?
Should I buy an original snes controller and use a usb adaptor?

>>2096542
In terms of emulator...I'd say it really boils down to your personal preference, I personally tend to use the bsnes core for RetroArch.

As for controller, well I use a PS3 controller as I don't have the money to buy anything else at the moment. If you've got a PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, or an Xbox One controller give those a try and if they don't appeal to you that's when you should look into alternatives I think.

Oh and for PS3 controllers I recommend using those XInput drivers as opposed to MotionInJoy.

>>2096542
It's a matter of personal preference, there is no single best way.
Some people want to use the original with an adapter, others use a USB clone, some will use a newer controller design or an arcade stick, yet others prefer to use the keyboard.

>>2082713
I got the Famicom versions, two for one. Fantastic controllers.

>>2086237
>LUA

It's spelled Lua, not an acronym

>>2078210
>"Therefore, whether you have an authentic game or not, or whether you have possession of a Nintendo ROM for a limited amount of time, i.e. 24 hours, it is illegal to download and play a Nintendo ROM from the Internet."

Source: http://www.nintendo.com/corp/legal.jsp

Not only Nintendo ROMs, all ROMs.

Buy a legal ROM on Virtual Console.

>>2098062
>Buy a legal ROM on Virtual Console.

And if the ROM isn't on Virtual Console?

>>2098091
buy a cart and dump the rom

>>2098138
Sure, Nintendo representative, that sounds completely reasonable, especially if it's a rare game that you can't cheaply get. Being a law-abiding citizen sure is worth it.

Just download 10000 roms from the pirate bay you fucking stuck up cunts

Question:

So I'm on a shitty laptop right now, but I'm able to emulate N64 games seamlessly. What are the chances I'll be able to run PSX games?

>>2095804
Genesis doesn't have square pixels. In 32H mode they're fat, in 40H mode they're skinny.

Anyone know how to xport Xebra save files into espsxe?

>>2098138
>Are Game Copying Devices Illegal?
>Yes. Game copiers enable users to illegally copy video game software onto floppy disks, writeable compact disks or the hard drive of a personal computer. They enable the user to make, play and distribute illegal copies of video game software which violates Nintendo's copyrights and trademarks. These devices also allow for the uploading and downloading of ROMs to and from the Internet. Based upon the functions of these devices, they are illegal.

Do you sleep well at night, knowing that you're hurting Nintendo with your precautions?

>>2098284

>more roms than you ever need to play cluttering up your hard drive

I have 10 to 20 games for each system I emulate and that is more than plenty. I don't know what OCD fuck needs more than the few games they like to play and the occasional random find from the Gauntlet thread.

>>2098779
Are you talking about save states or memory card files?

Because if it's memory card files, just drop it in another emulator's memory card folder and set a path to it.

>>2098891
If compressed properly you don't have to worry about them cluttering anything up.

>>2098919

Why would I want them though? For every Mario Bros. or Super Metroid or Link to the Past, there would be a hundred Action 52's. More games than I would ever get around to playing or even know that I had. It's pointless.

Does anyone have experience emulating the Game Boy (Colour) on a Nintendo DS? Is Lameboy DS any good?

>>2094827

Most 3D emulators in hardware mode have this option. This is not scaling, it's the internal rendering resolution. This and widescreen hacks mean it's pretty nice to play old 3D games on modern systems if accuracy doesn't bother you.

>>2098937
Lameboy is...lame. Use Gameyob instead.

>>2098959

Does it run fine? Thinking of picking up a DS lite to replace my frontlit SP for GBA, GBC games anadd DS games.

>>2098980
It runs great. You can even get the GBC bios and use it like a GBC.

It also has actual saving unlike Lameboy, and IIRC it runs many more games. Shantae actually works on Gameyob, for example.

>>2098985

Sweet!
How is Master System on DS? I think the resolutions are the same.

>>2098924
I find it easier just to get the whole no-intro set even when I just want one game. The effort to get it is practically the same and when I want to play another game I already have it.
If you wanted both Super Metroid and AlttP you'd have to download them separately or in a pack containing everything.

>use jnes
>play MM1
>mfw can't see Dr. Wilys projectiles flying towards me because all sprites and textures are flashing
Is this the emulators fault or did the same shit happen on the original NES?

>>2099013
Emulator's fault.

Emu kids swear up and down that emulators are perfect but they are still lacking in so many regards.

Don't be a Jew, get a flashcart, the initial investment is worth it to play on the original hardware.

>>2099017
Or you could just use a different emulator.

>>2099013
>use jnes

There's your problem, use Nestopia and disable the sprite limit (which is cheating the hardware but I suppose you don't care). I can't guarantee other emulators having this option.

>>2099013
RetroN V for unparalleled original Nintendo cartridge play back. My wife and I are big mega man fans. We call him rokku man in honour of the original game developers.

>>2099017
I'm considering getting a flash cart, but I don't get it...

is there something wrong with this flashcart? people say it's okay but the huge "CHINA VER" on the front scares me. do you think it's okay?

>>2099017
While what you're saying is generally true that particular problem is to do with the NES's sprite limit, and it's a 'fault' of the real hardware that can be overcome in an emulator. Not the best example to make your case with...

>>2099028
Fuck off and shill your stolen code emulation box shit elsewhere. /vr/ aren't falling for it.

>>2099080
b-but his wife anon

>>2079309
>dem ghost legs

Muh dick

>>2099069
China stuff is strongly avoided. Go with Krikzz stuff or bust.

>>2099017
>NES emulation
>imperfect
I can only think of control lag, on a graphic level NES emulation is more than simply perfect.

>>2099152
I've never heard of people having problems with this clone.

>>2078191
Dolphin
PCSX2 1.2.1
PCSXR
Project 64
Snes9x

Please don't be mean

>>2098284
So you want to end your life like Aaron Swatz?

>>2099069
>>2099152
>>2099168

the china versions are essentially licensed out to china by krikzz.

here's his post on his forum regarding the china versions:

>Actually it is not a clone. I have a deal with guy from China, he bought chips with preinstalled firmware from me, i provide all information and pcb sources. He use my chips to assemble the carts and sell carts in china. His page http://junfangames.taobao.com.. But there also another guy who really stole technology and sell the carts without any deals with me, but he sell only old version of EDMD v2.3 and ED64 V1 aka ED64 Plus

the more you google the shit, jesus

Figured I'd share my thoughts here instead of starting a new thread.
I have a phat PS2 with a HDD. I burned an image onto it which gave me all the good programs. OPL, ESR, ULaunchELF, etc.

Now I want to try installing a SNES emulator to the HDD and play ROMs off a USB flash drive. How can I do that? Could I even save to the HDD? Forgive my ignorance.

>>2099365
Or play the roms off the HDD itself?

>>2081879
What's the average price for a decent fight stick? I was thinking of searching for one due to sales today and wanted to know how yours is and the price you paid so I know what to expect.

>>2078191

All on my android phone:

>N64oid with Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and Megaman Legends
>DraStic DS emulator with a shitload of games
>GBC emulator, also shitload of games
>GBA emulator, shitload of games

on my tablet I have a SNES emulator with like Earthbound and Chrono Trigger and a bit of games.

Bus rides + being stoned + phone emulators = good times yo

>>2099365

uLaunchELF can run PS2 ELF homebrew from just about anywhere you point it, so you can stick SnesStation either on your USB stick or your Hard Drive and run your games from/save to either the same stick or the hard drive.
http://www.emuparadise.me/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System_%28SNES%29_Emulators/Playstation_2/Snes_Station/196
I've never tried using an emulator on the PS2 so I wouldn't expect much. A Wii would probably be better.

>>2099703
I actually got SNES Station up and running on my HDD earlier.

It's still asking for a memory card, so I don't know how to save. Could I ask for help one more time?

>>2099708

Is there any setting in the options menu?
I'll try myself in a minute or two.

>>2099710
Let me double check.

>>2099715

I can't figure out how to get it to work either. Sorry, anon.

>>2099731
Thanks, anyway.
I'll check it out on my own.

Anybody here who uses RetroPie? I'm thinking about buying a Raspberry Pie and turning it into my retro gaming hub. Pros and cons?

>>2099740

It's hard to get a decent signal out of it for a CRT and it's fairly underpowered.
On the other hand, it's cheap as dirt and this is the kind of tinkering the Pi is made for.

>>2098062
>some nintendo page
>law

My law allows me to have unlimited backups for personal use.

"Have", not "make". I can download them.

>>2098873
>Do you sleep well at night, knowing that you're hurting Nintendo with your precautions?

Oh I feel oh so guilty. You can't believe how guilty I feel over all of this.

Did you know phones allow criminals to communicate?

>>2099740
Like the other guy said, lack of power is really the only problem. They're pretty fun if you have a bit of patience.

>>2099305
It's Aaron Swartz, faggot.

>>2099749
>>2099846

What's the problem with its power usage and supply? And is it too complicated to get it to work?

>>2099305
lol I would love to see anyones door get kicked in for downloading roms. Seriously do you think they are gonna bust someone for a couple roms? nah , they go after hosts and webmasters they arent wasting their time tracking down people who download roms. If so they still haven't caught me after 15 years.

>>2098924
>Every ROM for every system ever
>Takes up like 30GB of my 10TB array
boo hoo

>>2100136
Really, I can attest to this. I have an Xperia Play with a 64GB microSD card installed in it. I can play any console and arcade game made from 1980 to circa 2003 on it, with still a few gigs to spare for music and tv shows. Retro games take up not that much damn space.

>>2081446
Hey macbro, how do you get PS1 to work?

It constantly crashes for me.

>>2100160
>1980, excludes the 2600
>2003, includes the PS2
I can attest to smelling BS

>>2078191
DOSBOX, UAE, Gens, PCSX and Magic Engine.

>>2078204
>>2098062
>Buy a legal ROM on Virtual Console.
>>2098138
>>2098873
SUCK IT!!

>>2099996

The power usage (as in, wattage) is no problem. The Pi is actually pretty efficient in that regard. It's the computing power that's the issue. I wouldn't expect much more than SNES emulation from it personally, but I've never used it for that.
As for getting it to work, it's fairly simple in most cases. Typically you just need to put the software on the SD card, plug in the power and any necessary peripherals and you're good to go.

>>2078191
Only the best:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynjERjWIOmY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGkZf6n_VXM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo_MLmfpwzw

>>2082167
Has anyone gotten the mayflash adapter for the wii classic controller? Does it work?

>>2099841

>>2082734
>HIGAN
>BETTER
it doesn't even play MK without fucking around

>>2102615
You sure about that? I just loaded up MK with bsnes on Retroarch and it booted without an issue.

Maybe it's something on your end.

Pretty much just RetroArch these days, mostly because it's the most CRT monitor-friendly emulator I've ever used, at least for the purposes of playing at 240p. Also, DRC and lots of measures for reducing input lag.

>>2078191
retron 5

>>2102615
That's why i used snes9x and i never looked back.

http://wiki.libretro.com/index.php?title=Nintendo_SNES_Core_Compatibility

The difference between Snes9x and bsnes comes down to a handful of games, and some very minute timing differences.

If you can run bsnes at full speed, by all means do it, but Snes9x is a more than worthy alternative for the vast majority of games, and is actually superior if you're into fast-forwarding given it is a ton faster.

>>2102547
BAHAHAHA

>>2102857
These things are remarkably good for the price. Internet high five, bro.

>>2105284
Did NESfag kill your fucking family?

You've sunk below his level.

>>2105302
I'd appreciate it if you could keep posts on topic. The quality of posts on this board is essential to maintaining a productive community.

>>2103798
>Not using ZSNES
It's superior to both.

>>2105284
These shills are remarkable persistent for the price. Internet brofist brofister.

>>2105335
Shiggity shig. Only good thing about ZSNES is the NTSC filter.

I wish I could have that filter on a more capable emulator...

>>2105335
Maybe if zsnes gets a better gui. Snes9x for life.

>>2105886
What? Snes9x has the exact same filter.

>>2106214
Ah so it does...
This is what I get for running snes9x without a GUI (cmdline only). Where do I configure the parameters?

>>2105987
I actually like the ZSNES GUI The problem is that snes9x is more accurate (ZSNES still get's that speed of the rotating triforce in Zelda wrong).

>>2106226
I don't think you can configure the filter on Snes9x, at least on Windows. All you can do is switch between the presets, from RF to RGB.

I know older versions of bsnes (from 0.70 down) also had the NTSC filter, and let you configure it. I know for sure BZSNES (byuu's April Fool's version of bsnes) for sure does.

>>2106253
I managed to find it in the GUI version. Except I can't get it to choose a good fullscreen resolution to match my, admittedly very old, 1024x768 laptop screen. ZSNES 512x448 fullscreen gets perfect scanlines together with the NTSC filter.

>>2106278
Turns out bilinear filtering helps a bit.

Since upgrading my computer to run Linux, I am using RetroArch, because for some fucking reason it actually runs on Linux but not Windows for me.

Also Mednafen for netplay.