NES emulation

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NES emulation Anonymous Sat Mar 14 22:10:00 2015 No.2289484 [Reply] [Original]

I'm 30 years old, had a NES growing up. Really only played super mario and ninja turtles, a few others i can't remember. By the time I really got into gaming, I got a sega mega drive/SNES.

I love games, love old games I played, loved the fuck out of SNES games I had missed out on like the final fantasy games. However, the NES, I barely know it. The games seem too aged to me. I know this is a bullshit mindset as I am open to trying good games of all types, on all platforms.

Tell me, what is the best NES emulator and what would you say were the top 10 games to get on it.

Anonymous Sat Mar 14 22:19:02 2015 No.2289502

MegaMan series ( MM6 is the easiest, if you want to start with that )

Dragon Warrior 3, and 4. The first two are nothing special.

Castlevania 1,2,and 3.

That's 11 games right there. Guess you could take away Castlevania 2. Some people like it, some don't. It's worth a playthrough though, in my opinion.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 14 22:26:47 2015 No.2289513 Journey to Silius Recca summer carnival 92 Gimmick! Adventure Island III Mother StarTropics TwinBee Ninja Gaiden II Star Force Contra I could go on, the NES/Famicom has a lot of great games. I use FCE Ultra Gx on Wii to emulate.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 14 22:31:31 2015 No.2289519 >>2289513 >Journey to Silius I still need to play that. Also OP, FCEU is a pretty decent emulator, like this guy said. But you can't go wrong playing NES games on the real thing, if you can find any. Start checking thrift stores and pawn shops.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 14 22:37:36 2015 No.2289528 >>2289484 Fuck what those other guys said, Nestopia is best right now

Anonymous Sat Mar 14 22:40:23 2015 No.2289531

>>2289484
No idea about the "best", I use Nesticle for windows and it works ok for most games.

Games I always return to:

Battle of Olympus
Turtles1
The Guardian Legend
Snakes Rattle & Roll
Shadow of the Ninja
Ninja Gaiden
Xevious
Mega Man 4
Rygar
Wizards & Warriors 4
Double Strike/Twin Eagle
Eliminator Boat Duel (in 2 player mode, does not work in Nesticle tho)

Anonymous Sat Mar 14 22:50:13 2015 No.2289540

>>2289531
Nesticle is horribly horribly outdated, don't use nesticle

FCEUX sucks a little, but not nearly as much as nesticle. There's better options for both wii and PC (libretro on wii, nestopia or puNes on PC). But nesticle is garbage because it's so goddamn old and not updated.

Anonymous Sat Mar 14 23:16:50 2015 No.2289574

>>2289484
As a lifetime NES fan who's played nearly every game including probably every single playable-without-jap-language-skills japan-exclusive title, these are what I'd consider the top 10 EXCLUDING Mario and TMNT because you said you'd already played those:

>in no particular order
Summer Carnival '92 - Recca (fastest 2-D shooter of all time)
Contra (favorite on the system, also try its sequel Super C [the japanese release of which, entitled Super Contra, features a 30 lives cheat instead of the 10 lives one from the American release, so it's easier to beat])
Mega Man 2 (3 is also pretty great)
Castlevania III (the original is also awesome)
River City Ransom (fun open-ended beat 'em up with TONS of freedom and crazy shit you can do)
Ganbare Dunk Heroes - Nekketsu Street Basket (insanely fun "full contact" basketball game, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED EVEN IF YOU NORMALLY DON'T LIKE SPORTS GAMES)
Tecmo Super Bowl (one of the best games ever, like the above you should play this even if you're not a fan of sports games)
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (retardedly hard, but fun)
Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu (basically 8-bit Smash Bros.)
Super Dodge Ball (one of the funnest games ever, the japanese version, entitled Nekketsu Koukou Dodge Ball Bu, is faster so that's probably the best version)
Joy Mech Fight (quality fighting game with 36 playable characters [8 are available at the beginning, the rest unlock when you beat the game on hard mode])
Double Dragon II (one of the best beat 'em ups ever)

OK, that was just over 10, but close enough.

If you're into shooters also try 1942 and especially its sequel 1943. Marble Madness is another game that I'd recommend along with Dr. Mario. There's plenty of other fun games for the system, so if you're looking for more recommendations then just ask.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 14 23:18:07 2015 No.2289578 >>2289574 >lifetime NES fan *lifelong

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 14 23:22:54 2015 No.2289585 >>2289574 A FEW OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS: Centipede Millipede Bomberman II Crisis Force Excitebike Lifeforce

Anonymous Sat Mar 14 23:37:01 2015 No.2289606
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Current top NES emulators are puNES Nestopia, both of which are cycle-accurate.

Some game recommendations:

The Legend of Zelda- The Hyrule Fantasy
The Legend of Zelda- Link's Awakening
Dragon Warrior IV (Dragon Quest)
Little Samson

I particularly recommend Little Samson as one of the most addicting platformers I've ever played.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 14 23:40:24 2015 No.2289612 >>2289606 *puNES and NEStopia I swear my fucking keyboard is going out or something.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 02:28:25 2015 No.2289838 You should play the Tecmo sports games, and Sunsoft platformers. Those two companies reached their peak during this era.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 03:08:43 2015 No.2289870 File: 35 KB, 620x350, barf.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] pic related

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 23:24:16 2015 No.2291461 File: 89 KB, 200x100, samusdance.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >tfw have a GBA flashcart coming to me >tfw will have portable NES to play with gf >tfw will have portable Rogue and Elite as well The hype is real

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 23:39:30 2015 No.2291489 >>2291461 Congrats on having a gf anon, thanks for letting us know.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 23:41:49 2015 No.2291490 >>2291461 Once you marry her you can upgrade to a Retron 5.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 23:43:21 2015 No.2291492 >>2291489 Me and my wife...

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 01:36:21 2015 No.2291642 >>2289502 >Guess you could take away Castlevania 2 Please don't remove Simon's Quest from the list. I still think it's the best for NES.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 01:44:11 2015 No.2291649 >>2289528 >Nestopia is best right now Why? General question to any/all.

Anonymous Mon Mar 16 01:54:41 2015 No.2291661

>>2291649

Both NEStopia and puNes are cycle-accurate emulators. Unfortunately, puNES is not cross-platform (Windows only), giving the advantage to NEStopia even though puNES is more accurate still.

FCEUX has some fine built-in dev tools, but the middling accuracy is a steep price to pay to use those.

Anonymous Mon Mar 16 01:57:01 2015 No.2291664

>>2289606
>cycle-accurate
uhhh...
>I's dumb
What's that mean? I use FCEU, started using it because the game genie loader was nice and easy, then realized the game genie decoder and plugger was easier...but if those are better I'd like opinions on why please. :^)

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 01:58:54 2015 No.2291667 >>2289606 >The Legend of Zelda- Link's Awakening >NES

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 02:07:15 2015 No.2291678 File: 1.39 MB, 1280x720, Casino Night Zone (1).png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2291667 I'm an idiot and that should be Adventure of Link.

Anonymous Mon Mar 16 22:51:04 2015 No.2293091

>>2289484
Anything made by capcom, konami or Nintendo...

Mega man 2 and 3
Castlevania 1 and 3
Startropics 1 and 2
Conta and super c
Zelda 1 and 2
Batman and batman return of the joker
Blaster master
Metroid
G. I. Joe
Bionic commando
Battle toads
Crystalis
Little Samson
Ninja gaiden 1 & 2
Super tecmo bowl
To name a few lol,....

Anonymous Wed Mar 18 15:40:32 2015 No.2295870

imo the franchises like Megaman, Ninja gaiden, castlevania and battletoads are 2hard4u garbage

I had the most fun with games like lode runner, battle city, chip and dale rescue rangers 1 & 2, popeye, kung fu, donkey kong jr, ice climbers, dig dug, excitebike, Mario Bros. Especially Mario Bros because it is Godly when 2 player

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 18 15:44:11 2015 No.2295878 >>2295870 Did you grow up with a Famiclone?

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 18 15:46:41 2015 No.2295889 >>2295870 NES Mega Man games are not really that hard, maybe the first one, but the others are easier to beat than Ninja Gaiden, Castlevania, Battletoads, and Ghosts 'n' Goblins.

Anonymous Thu Mar 19 07:12:11 2015 No.2297196
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>>2291664

All emulators are not equal, and HOW an emulator works its magic is just as important as it being able to run the game. Cycle-accurate emu's emulate the system in question so well that even the timing between and duration of the faux-CPU it's conjured up are in perfect synch with what you'd record on the physical hardware (often the emulator can do slightly _better_, thanks to the fact mass-produced consoles will always have their little sub-cycle manufacturing quirks while the tech docs such emulators are based on are an idealized conceptualization of what a physical system _should_ be doing). Most cycle-accurate emulators are aimed at preserving the hardware rather than simply allowing people to play games for free, but as a side-effect of their intended mission they almost always tend to be the best (and most resource-intensive) option for their chosen console.

Although I suppose it's possible, I have never seen a cycle-accurate emulator perform so badly that an HLE (high-level emulator; think ePSXe, PJ64, FCEUX; this is in contrast to the cycle-accurate's LLE or low-level emulator) was a better option.

Does that shed a little more light on the subject?

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 19 08:12:05 2015 No.2297223 >>2289519 Although even if you find a cheap NES you'll spend a lot of money if you want to play all the best/near-best games.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 19 08:20:33 2015 No.2297227 >>2295870 >are 2hard4u garbage Have you played any of them at least an hour at a time?

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 19 08:28:17 2015 No.2297236 >>2295870 >Megaman >hard MAYBE the first one, but after that...

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 19 09:02:56 2015 No.2297250 >>2297236 Megaman 3 ain't no joke, either.

Anonymous Thu Mar 19 10:53:22 2015 No.2297339

>>2289484

There is no "best" NES emu.
The NES is so damn old that you can close your eyes ynd choose your emulator at random and it will be pretty much visibly perfect (it may not be cycle accurate but who gives a damn, the games will work like they did on the original). Hell even the ages old Nesticle will work with the games in a "playable" state.
That said I use NesterJ, because I like supporting of the ones that not that many people use. Works perfectly.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 19 10:56:05 2015 No.2297346 >>2297223 >you'll spend a lot of money if you want to play all the best/near-best games. http://krikzz.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=59

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 19 11:42:26 2015 No.2297401 >>2297339 >Nesticle will work with the games in a "playable" state That depends on how loosely you're defining "playable".

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 19 20:35:54 2015 No.2298112 >>2289540 >FCEUX sucks a little No it doesn't and it's better than nestopia.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 19 21:22:31 2015 No.2298174 >>2297346 http://www.retrotowers.co.uk/nes-everdrive-n8-cartridge-shell

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 19 23:04:13 2015 No.2298284 >>2297236 >>2297250 I actually find 5 to be the hardest.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 19 23:05:09 2015 No.2298286 >>2298284 Mega Man 5 is really easy, the mega buster is so broken in it, and you have Beat being useful.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 19 23:11:24 2015 No.2298294 >>2298112 Not possible, m8. Quit acting like a ZSNESfag.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 20 03:26:52 2015 No.2298516 >>2289502 I don't think you should recommend DQ3 if you're also going to recommend skipping 1 and 2, the first two have important plot ties to the 3rd that won't be appreciated if you skip over them.

Anonymous Fri Mar 20 03:34:59 2015 No.2298521

>>2289513
If you're going to play Mother, I recommend doing the GBA re-translation of 1+2 done by Tomato. He did a really good job translating it over while using the expanded cart space of the GBA port to fit a more verbose translation that's more natural and accurate to the original. It also has an 'Easy Ring' which helps to alleviate the original version's total lack of game balance.

There's also the Mother 25th Anniversary version, which I believe takes the same translation and fits it into the NES game, but it also does a complete graphical overhaul that is hit or miss. It may not be worth your while.

Here's 10 games I really like on NES that aren't Mario or Ninja Turtles:

Zelda 1
Zelda 2
Castlevania 3
Metroid
Legacy of the Wizard
Batman
Joy Mech Fight
River City Ransom
StarTropics
Sweet Home

Honorary Mention for Balloon Fight and ExciteBike, which I love but aren't for everyone.

Also be warned that Zelda 2, Metroid, Batman, and Legacy of the Wizard are pretty tough. Especially the last two.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 20 03:37:21 2015 No.2298524 >>2289531 Wow, there was a Wizards and Warriors 4? I thought it finished after 3.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 20 03:39:21 2015 No.2298529 >>2291461 They ported Rogue and Elite to that system? Will such things work on a DS too?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 20 10:14:19 2015 No.2298809 >>2298524 It was a typo, though the Game Boy did have a Wizards and Warriors that wasn't ported to NES.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 20 11:34:49 2015 No.2298862 >>2298529 Elite was released in yuropoopistan. I don't know what that guy's confusing with Rogue though.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 20 14:00:22 2015 No.2299058 >>2298294 actually he's correct. go play startropics on nestopia with the music fix patch.

Anonymous Fri Mar 20 22:22:54 2015 No.2299790

>>2297339
>The NES is so damn old that you can close your eyes ynd choose your emulator at random and it will be pretty much visibly perfect (it may not be cycle accurate but who gives a damn, the games will work like they did on the original). Hell even the ages old Nesticle will work with the games in a "playable" state.

This is lies. Try fighting the Technodrome boss in TMNT on an inaccurate NES emulator. The game will fucking freeze.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 21 00:58:13 2015 No.2299967 >>2297339 I think you mean if you close your eyes the emulator and the console will visually appear the same.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 21 01:05:39 2015 No.2299976 >>2289484 I have an Actual NES

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>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 21 11:49:10 2015 No.2300546 Hey one thing you can do is emulate NES games on a handy portable gaming device, such as a Gameboy Advance or PSP The mods delete all threads about this because they are gigantic faggots, and most likely Jewish shills for Virtual Console

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 21 13:20:57 2015 No.2300648 >>2300546 I thought you were joking, but yeah, someone deleted the portable emulation thread. And some obvious non-/vr/ threads still stand. Moots been gone less than a year and already the mod team has turned to shit.

Anonymous Sat Mar 21 14:02:47 2015 No.2300696
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>>2300648

I heard it's actually been that way for considerably longer, though most corruption is actually concentrated in the Janny teams. For fun you can try calling one of them an over-sensitive faggot: instant 24-hour ban they get triggered so goddamn hard.

Still, I've tried the other place. Shit sucks, yo. This place is a quiet little island atoll in comparison.

Anonymous Sat Mar 21 21:50:41 2015 No.2301375

>>2297339
Nesticle doesn't emulate the PCM audio channel. Also, it's mapper support isn't that great. Not bad for 1997 however.

On a modern PC, I'll use puNES. It's the most accurate NES emu overall, and the built-in NTSC filter is one of the most authentic ones I've ever seen. Surprisingly, it needs a more powerful machine than one may expect.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 22 22:17:52 2015 No.2303226 >>2289606 I see you're new here. >>>/v/

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>>2303226

I'm gonna need you to drink some gasoline, stat.
...No, don't fucking type up another witty retort, motherfucker. Go drink that shit NOW, you snarky little wretch.

Anonymous Sun Mar 22 22:42:00 2015 No.2303268

>>2289484
Since we're talking emulators, here's some good Fan Translations and playable Jap games:
Lagrange Point
Dig Dug
Sugoro Quest
100 World Story
Famicom Wars
Ai Senshi Nicol
Mobile Suit Gundam Z: Hot Scramble
Super Robot Wars 2
Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem Gaiden

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>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 24 11:36:58 2015 No.2305971 I'm 21 yers old, had a famiclone growing up. my favorite games were: -Ninja Ryukeden II -Mitsuune ga tooru -Battle City (especially with a friend) -Mappy -Contra -Super C -Super Contra 7 -Holy Diver -Nekketsu series -Rockman

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 25 17:09:19 2015 No.2308368 File: 112 KB, 600x641, avfami.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Has anyone here tried this PowerPak flash cart? It says it makes it so the ROM can run off the actual hardware, but I'm wondering how stable it is.

Anonymous Thu Mar 26 00:00:48 2015 No.2309034

>>2308368
It's pretty good but has its quirks. May have become obsolete with the release of the Everdrive N8. I have not used the N8 myself but the Everdrive carts for Mega Drive and SNES are quality products.

>how stable it is.
Stability isn't an issue with flashcarts. If the cart hardware supports the rom then once the game is flashed it's identical to running the real cartridge. Just pay attention to how saved game backups work on your cart of choice, because games that support saves will overwrite each other.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 20:42:56 2015 No.2310786 >>2309034 >Stability I think he may have been referring the physical stability, as in such a top heavy configuration might tip over.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 20:46:39 2015 No.2310794 >>2289484 Just buy them on the eShop

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 21:43:54 2015 No.2310897 >>2310794 Worst emulation ever. No.

Anonymous Thu Mar 26 21:57:08 2015 No.2310942

>>2308368
I haven't used the PowerPak, but from what I understand, it isn't really getting updates anymore, and the Everdrive is more compatible.

I've got an ED, and it works great. Do the resistor mod if you want expansion audio from FC games that have it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 22:13:52 2015 No.2310984 >>2289484 Solar Jetman Dream Master Vice: Project Doom Legacy of the Wizard Castlevania 1 and 3 Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2 Star Tropics Metalstorm Megaman 2 and 3 Sweet Home

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