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NES as console?
paigeoliver:
I used to own one (Mine had Golf and Super Mario boards, but all those Nintendo Vs. machines are the same).
The monitor may or may not be straightforward. It depends on if it is only a Nintendo type monitor, or if it is a switchable one. Look on the monitor boards for a switch that will make everything go all photo negative looking. If you have that switch then you are in business. Otherwise I would be selling that monitor as a "Nintendo Type" monitor, and using the proceeds to get a 19" PC monitor instead. (Nintendo type monitor can be modified to accept a normal signal, but by the time you are doing all that you might as well just get the right one to begin with).
If you are just making a Mame, then your Nintendo type monitor, Vs. Dr. Mario boards, Nintendo power supply, and Vs. wiring harness will probably ebay for enough to cover a large percentage of the costs of the conversion.
Hoe:
zsnes runs flawlessly on my p2 233 with 192mb of ram, ran fine when it was just 96mb of ram, and when it was 32mb.
You guys are over killers. 500MHz for NES? Geeezzzz. I've got an old Diamond Stealth 4mb on my p2 233MHz, and I can run pj64 at half speed, and epsxe at full speed- systems a tad more advanced then a NES :P
You could use a real old machine that you could pick up for around 20$ at a yard sale to run a NES emulator, just as long as you don't run a new one. Nesticle (dos) is your best bet.
chuggy:
OK, Now you got me worried. Exactly how hard would it be to convert nintendo type monitor? I'd rather do it that way if at all possible. Save some $ on shipping and what not.
medley:
Yea, I used to have a P166mhz with 64mb ram dedicated just to home console emulation.
I ran many different NES, Snes and Genesis emulators with no problems.
romid:
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Romid, I hope you document. As I say I'm very interested, but interest only goes so far. Lets just say my engineering skills lag somewhat behind my enthusiasm.
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I'll be sure to take some pictures as well as document some of the problems I run across and their solutions (considering I do find a solution for them...)
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