Draco1962 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 As I am just getting started, I am finding it a bit overwhelming identifying which emulators I want to use with GameEx. I have checked various forums to try to determine which ones are actively supported, are not a major pain to configure and use, and are the most true to the original system. So far, I have enjoyed a bit of success with MAMEUI64 and Project 64. I see there are others (such as MESS) which are alleged to support a multitude of consoles, but I have yet to explore it. My concern is the fidelity to the original system it is emulating and ease of setup and maintenance. Can one program do it all and do it well?That is why I decided to start this topic so that GameEx users of all levels of experience can share with others their favorites, issues they have encountered, and how they resolved them. I know that some of there will probably be some references to other threads, but that is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hoffman Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 As I am just getting started, I am finding it a bit overwhelming identifying which emulators I want to use with GameEx. I have checked various forums to try to determine which ones are actively supported, are not a major pain to configure and use, and are the most true to the original system. So far, I have enjoyed a bit of success with MAMEUI64 and Project 64. I see there are others (such as MESS) which are alleged to support a multitude of consoles, but I have yet to explore it. My concern is the fidelity to the original system it is emulating and ease of setup and maintenance. Can one program do it all and do it well?THat is why I decided to start this topic so that GameEx users of all levels of experience can share with others their favorites, issues they have encountered, and how they resolved them. I know that some of there will probably be some references to other threads, but that is OK.These topics come up fairly often, there are a few threads here regarding this exact topic. If an effort to stay up to date here is a list off the top of my head. Please keep in mind the Gameex setup wizard can download 99 percent of the mentioned emulators and import the gameex configs.SO without any more delay.Atari 2600- StellaAtari 5200- MessAtari Lynx- HandyNES- NestopiaSuper NES- ZsnesSega Genesis (megadrive)- FusionSega CD - FusionSega 32x- FusionSega Gamegear- FusionSega Dreamcast- NullDC verion 1.04Sega naomi- MakaronAtomiswave- DemulNintendo Gameboy- VBA (visualboy advance)Nintendo Gameboy Color- VBA (visualboy advance)Nintendo Gameboy advance- VBA (visualboy advance)Nintendo Gamecube- DolphinNintendo Wii- DolphinNintendo DS- No$gbaIntellivision- Bliss (I think)Neogeo pocket- NeopopARCADE GAMES- MAMESony Playstation- PSxSony Playstation 2- PCSX2Nintendo 64- Project64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Infinity Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Here's My 2 cents. Mind you this is what I play mostlyMAME (64 Bit)DaphneZSNESVirtuaNESKega FusionProject 64SSFNullDCMESSbgbePSXePsxPcsx2FreeDO (Even tho it doesn't have built in joypad support)I have others configured but haven't got to them yet.Old School ones I lost but enjoyed in the pastNesticleCallusSystem 16KIAMENeoRageXJAS-Sys1 (Just downloaded again!) gonna try that one in DOSBox!That's all I can think of ATM might edit and add more once memory comes back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRequEnCy Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Can also click on my signature. I have a list that will be frequently updated with suggested emulators for that system and their command-line. Best place to look is emulator sites since that's what their dedicated to. Lots of them out there with emulators that have been voted on and tested by the emulation community. I would start there first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 Can also click on my signature. I have a list that will be frequently updated with suggested emulators for that system and their command-line. Best place to look is emulator sites since that's what their dedicated to. Lots of them out there with emulators that have been voted on and tested by the emulation community. I would start there first.That is a pretty good list to start from. I am sure a lot depends on what you want to emulate. I have a few friends that collect games just to say they have them - I seriously doubt they have played many in their collection. I found myself in a similar mindframe, but since I already own two console games (Original Xbox and 360) and a ton of PC games dating back to DOS 6/Win 95, I find myself debating whether or not I want to stick with just Arcade or a mix. Ultimately, I would like to build a cab (so Arcade - MAME, Daphne, CPS & Neo-Geo will most likely be the focus there) and will likely begin weeding out my collection before I am done. I am also considering an HTPC/NAS project where I can see emulating the older & popular consoles from one machine would work well, along with jukebox and movies stores, but this will be much later as I need to get the game cab bug out of my system if nothing more than to say I finally did it!I definitely appreciate the feedback and honesty found here - the GameEx community is one of the most helpful and mature around. I won't name names or sites, but there are some that seem to encourage the feverish fanboy types with little interest in helping us noobs grow in our understanding and support of a quality program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahoo Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 As I am just getting started, I am finding it a bit overwhelming identifying which emulators I want to use with GameEx. I have checked various forums to try to determine which ones are actively supported, are not a major pain to configure and use, and are the most true to the original system. So far, I have enjoyed a bit of success with MAMEUI64 and Project 64. I see there are others (such as MESS) which are alleged to support a multitude of consoles, but I have yet to explore it. My concern is the fidelity to the original system it is emulating and ease of setup and maintenance. Can one program do it all and do it well?That is why I decided to start this topic so that GameEx users of all levels of experience can share with others their favorites, issues they have encountered, and how they resolved them. I know that some of there will probably be some references to other threads, but that is OK.Using emulators that support multiple systems such as MESS, Mednafen and Fusion is nice for things like setting up controllers as you can set them up across multiple systems using similar processes. Here are some I can recommend:blueMSX:Microsoft MSX blueMSX:Microsoft MSX 2CCS64:Commodore - 64Daphne:LaserdiscFCE Ultra :Nintendo NES FreeDo:Panasonic 3DO Fusion:Sega 32xFusion:Sega CD Fusion:Sega Genesis Fusion:Sega Master System Fusion:Sega SG-1000 Fusion:Sega Game Gear geepee32:GamePark - GP32Jum52:Atari 5200 jzintv:Mattel Intellivision MAMEUI32:MAMEMednafen:NEC PC-FX Mednafen:NEC SuperGrafx Mednafen:NEC TurboGrafx 16Mednafen:NEC TurboGrafx CD Mednafen:Nintendo Famicom Disk System Mednafen:Atari Lynx Mednafen:Bandai Wonderswan Mednafen:Bandai Wonderswan Color Mednafen:Nintendo GameBoy Mednafen:Nintendo GameBoy Advance Mednafen:Nintendo GameBoy Color Mednafen:SNK Neo-Geo Pocket Mednafen:SNK Neo-Geo Pocket Color MESS:Atari 7800 MESS:Bally Astrocade MESS:Coleco Vision MESS:Emerson Arcadia 2001 MESS:Fairchild Channel F MESS:GCE Vectrex MESS:RCA Studio II MESS:Entex Adventure Vision MESS:Hartung Game MasterMESS:Watara Supervision MESS:Atari 8 BitNeoRAGE:SNK Neo-Geo AES NeoRAINE:SNK Neo-Geo CD NullDC:Sega Dreamcast O2EM:Magnavox Odyssey 2 O2EM:Philips - Videopac+Project 64:Nintendo N64 Project Tempest:Atari Jaguar Project Tempest:Atari Jaguar CDpsx:Sony Playstation Reality Boy :Nintendo Virtual BoySim Coupe:SAM Coupe SSF:Sega Saturn Stella:Atari 2600 UNZ:Fujitsu FM-Towns Marty Winape:Amstrad CPC WinUAE:Amiga CD32 WinUAE:Commodore CDTVWinUAE:Commodore Amiga WinVice:Commodore - VIC-20ZSNES Windows :Nintendo SNES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 What about for pinball? I know of the three - Future Pinball, Visual PinMAME, and Visual Pinball. Which is the best for ease of setup and use, GameEx compatibility, and realism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahoo Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 What about for pinball? I know of the three - Future Pinball, Visual PinMAME, and Visual Pinball. Which is the best for ease of setup and use, GameEx compatibility, and realism?There are really two: Future Pinball and the second is Visual PinMAME/Visual Pinball which are used together. Both work well with GameEx. Future Pinball is a little easier to configure and looks a little better. There are more tables for Visual PinMAME/Visual Pinball and most of those look very nice as well. Future Pinball and Visual PinMAME/Visual Pinball do not have the same tables so in the end you may want to use both Future Pinball and Visual PinMAME/Visual Pinball. You could use an emulation group to combine them into a single "Pinball" entry under "Emulated Games" list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 There are really two: Future Pinball and the second is Visual PinMAME/Visual Pinball which are used together. Both work well with GameEx. Future Pinball is a little easier to configure and looks a little better. There are more tables for Visual PinMAME/Visual Pinball and most of those look very nice as well. Future Pinball and Visual PinMAME/Visual Pinball do not have the same tables so in the end you may want to use both Future Pinball and Visual PinMAME/Visual Pinball. You could use an emulation group to combine them into a single "Pinball" entry under "Emulated Games" list.Thanks for the clarification on the Visual PinMAME/Pinball. I have been looking at the site for both and they both boast quite a following! I must admit that pinball was my first love (first available long before the arcade games of my teens). I have seen some where people have actually dedicated a widescreen TC as the play field for the pinball machine being emulated with a smaller LCD screen as the scoreboard. I don't know that I wil go quite that far (unless I win a big lottery) but maybe a dedicated cab with an LCD laid out vertically somewhere the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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