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Why use emulators when theres RetroArch?
abispac:
Ok , so lets change the topic a little bit. In your opinion, Whats the best emulator for 15khz monitors? We know Groovymame is best for Arcade in general.
1.- Nes
2.- Snes
3.- Sega (master,cd and 32x)
Feel free to add more, but those are the only ones i care.
haynor666:
I use RA only when I have to. ST-V emulation (I hope that recent Mednafen addition will change this) and some other emus that are simply better than other emulators or when standalone emulator is worse than RA core (flycast works better for me in RA). Generally it's configuration and usage is really annoying, specifically when I use super resolutions.
I simply find groovymame (or mame in general) to be better choice for arcade. Sadly for console mame still needs lots of work.
AS for list here are best emulators that use or used with CRTs:
For NES try MESEN thought I didn't check standalone emulator usage with CRTs yet but RA core exits. I prefer emulation due lack of RGB from NES but when I mod my NES I'll abandom this emu.
For SNES - bsnes but again - I didn't check standalone emulator usage with CRTs yet but RA core exits. I use real hardware with exception for some games with custom chips that I cannot play with Super Everdrive.
For Megadrive/Master System - for years I use Kefa Fusion, it worked with CRTs but rely on ddraw fuctions and it's not updated for years. I don't how it runs on Windows 10 so these days it's probably to stick to RA core of blast'em. I use real hardware now (Megadrive, Master System (Master System games also works through adapter or using Mega Everdrive), 32X and Mega CD)
For Naomi/Naomi 2/Atomiswave - flycast (nulldc successor) but like I mentioned earlier RA core work better for me with super resolutions for example standalone flycast does not want to remember rotation option and I cannot force it to run correctly from command line.
For ST-V ( as for yesterday) - Kronos RA core. Some games are faster and can be played at full speed. Time to test mednafen
For PS1 - Mednafen worked for me best but I prefer real hardware. Many people hovewer are using RA Beetle PSX core. It's has hardware 3D acceleration version.
For Saturn - also Mednafen but I prefer real hardware.
For PC Engine/PC-Engine CD I used for years Ootake. At that time I use only native resolutions. I didn't tested super resolutions but Mednafen seems to be better especially for running from command line/frontend.
For old PC hardware - for most adventure games and strategies it would be better to stick to DOSBox RA corefor a sake of simple use but for platform games and better accuracy I would stick to PCem mod from psakhis (tested on CRTs)
For GameBoy/GameBoy Color - BGB, all others failed to work correctly on CRT with native and/or super resolution (including RetroArch). I need exact square picture on screen just like real gameboy screen is but many emulators does not wan't to set proper aspect ratio. Mednafen failed in terms of bugs. RA is right now untested.
Usefull resource - http://nonmame.retrogames.com/
donluca:
--- Quote from: Recapnation on August 31, 2022, 08:35:31 pm ---Donluca and 'Kaufen's replies are plain arcade-centric whereas the original poster was asking about console emulators, I'd say.
--- End quote ---
Quite the contrary to be honest.
I was addressing more the emulation situation as a whole.
psakhis:
According to my tests and preferences:
Nintendo -> Mesen RA core
Super Nintendo -> Bsnes RA core
SMS/Genesis -> Genesis plus gx RA core
Dreamcast/Naomi/Naomi2/Atomis -> Demul but here i can doubt with Redream/Flycast in some cases
PS1 -> Mednafen on emu4crt
Saturn/ST-V -> Mednafen on emu4crt
PCE/PCFX -> Mednafen on emucrt
PC -> Dosbox Pure RA / PCem4crt, PCem4crt is more accurate but with RA you can savestates, so it depends
Gamecube / Wii -> Dolphin standalone
PS2 -> PCSX2 standalone
PSP -> PPSPP standalone
Jaguar -> Phoenix standalone
3DO -> Phoenix standalone
N64 -> Project64 with parallel plugin standalone
GBA -> Mgba RA core
PC98 -> Np2kai RA core
X68k -> Winx68k 15khz patched standalone
MSX -> Bluemsx RA core
Ofc groovymame for all arcade, neogeo and in some cases works well for x68k, msx, etc.
donluca:
I can't believe it's 2022 and people are still using Genesis Plus GX.
I really need to talk to the developer of blast'em and see if he can implement support for switchres so it can output native res and refresh rate.
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