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Title: Playing Emulators (MAME) In A Different Room On Television Can It Be Done?
Post by: samarmenfilms on May 27, 2013, 11:04:33 pm

Hey all,

I have a 55" LCD TV hooked up to a surround sound in my living room. I am looking for a way to play Arcade (MAME) Turbografx 16, NES, Genesis, Super Nintendo, Gameboy emulators and ROMs on my TV from my computer in the bedroom without having to have a bulky tower in the living room. Can this be done? What kind of controller would I need? What kind of cabling? Would I need an extra wireless keyboard? I am basically looking to be able to get a one stop gaming station on my TV/Home Theater system.

If anyone has suggestions or links for the best versions of emulators for these systems I'm all ears....mine are a bit out dated

NES
SNES
Genesis
N64
Gamecube
Sega CD
Arcade
Atari
Gameboy
Turbografx 16
Neo-Geo
Sega Saturn
Sega Dreamcast

Thanks so much!

Title: Re: Playing Emulators (MAME) In A Different Room On Television Can It Be Done?
Post by: Rigby on June 10, 2013, 12:41:30 pm

Yeah, HDMI can reach a long way.  You'll need/want wireless controllers & keyboard.  XBox360 controllers work pretty well for this, if you can map everything properly.

Title: Re: Playing Emulators (MAME) In A Different Room On Television Can It Be Done?
Post by: johnpwilton on June 11, 2013, 11:09:13 am

If worse comes to worse, you can get a long S-Video cable too.