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Sun Tzu · 07-11-2003, 02:31 PM

Has anyone ever tried to install an emulator and gave up because of difficulites? I'm not a PC guru; but not a novice either. I havent gotten one to work. If anyone else want to try and is successful please give some feedback or tips.

A good list of emulators

spleen edit: removed rom link

Peetster · 07-11-2003, 03:20 PM

Is there one in particular you want, Sun? I'll try to get it to work.

seretogis · 07-11-2003, 03:36 PM

I use zSNESw for an snes emulator. I have a ton of snes (and atari and mame and sega) roms.

spleen edit: removed rom info

Phaenx · 07-11-2003, 10:41 PM

I use Zsnes, Nesticle, and MAME for anything I want to play. I don't find them hard to set up, it's all a matter of finding a decent emulator, installing the emulator, and getting a game file to run with it.

charlesesl · 07-12-2003, 10:29 PM

yeah they were hard. espicially neorage i didnt know that the roms are suppose to be in zip

crow_daw · 07-13-2003, 12:21 AM

I guess I'm just really lucky with them or something, because I've never had any trouble with any of my emulators.

Great Scott · 07-13-2003, 12:33 AM

'S funny. About 2 years ago Mame used to have this really simple GUI. I had no problems installing it and was able to play Mr. Du to my heart's content. There came a point however where it became really difficult for me to find a similar emulator from the main site. Truth be told I didn't even understand the help file! I know where Sun Tzu is coming from on this point anyway. Nesticle has always worked well for me however, and is really a piece of cake. Been a bit difficult to find NES roms recently though.

thecow · 07-13-2003, 08:01 AM

Search for MAME32, it is the same program with a gui front end. It's pretty easy to use. For Super Nintendo, I use SNES9X. Same deal with it - gui front end and pretty easy to use. Good luck.

Commander Keen · 07-13-2003, 08:48 PM

no one else has mentioned a sega emulator, so i'll tell my favorite.
Gens is good for SEGA Genesis/Mega-Drive/Sega-CD/
Mega-CD/32X and it supports online play.

www.zophar.net
this is a very good emulator site with lots of info.

NeverBorn · 07-13-2003, 10:23 PM

Emus are good stuff. I have a shitload, but I don't remember they're names..

BAMF · 07-13-2003, 11:05 PM

If you want a challenge try to get a nintendo emulator to work on your dreamcast. That took me an entire afternoon. I also got a snes one working, but it wasnt coded too well.

oscar0308 · 07-15-2003, 08:00 AM

i never got the N64 emu to work either, but i do have ones for NES, SNES, genesis, MAME, GB, GBC, GBA, and atari 2600. i find i use play GBA the most and there's always more roms coming out for it all the time.

geeky · 07-18-2003, 09:11 PM

ePSXe is a really good PSone emu.
http://www.epsxe.com/download.php

This is a good site for emu info/downloads.
http://www.ngemu.com/

08-04-2003, 09:48 PM

They're not the easiest things to work with, and you really need a fast computer to run them, but you'll be happy once you get them up and running.

Check out the win32 port of MAME at http://classicgaming.com/mame32qa

for a quality emu that's easy to set up if you can find the roms.

Looften · 08-04-2003, 10:09 PM

Keep in mind that some games will not work correctly in an emulator, nomatter what you do. If it is a decently well known game that isn't working I'm sure you'll see notices of it on various emulation websites.

Check out:
http://www.ngemu.com/forums/
for tons of great info and discussion.

I second the use of epsxe for a playstation emulator, it is well designed and easy to use.

I'm sure you can find ANYTHING you need to know on the emuforums.

07-11-2003, 02:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sun Tzu Conspiracy Realist Location: The Event Horizon	Emulators-Rocket Science? Has anyone ever tried to install an emulator and gave up because of difficulites? I'm not a PC guru; but not a novice either. I havent gotten one to work. If anyone else want to try and is successful please give some feedback or tips. A good list of emulators spleen edit: removed rom link __________________ *To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.- Stephen Hawking* Last edited by meanSpleen; 07-11-2003 at 08:17 PM..

07-11-2003, 03:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
seretogis Huggles, sir? Location: Seattle	I use zSNESw for an snes emulator. I have a ton of snes (and atari and mame and sega) roms. spleen edit: removed rom info __________________ seretogis - sieg heil perfect little dream the kind that hurts the most, forgot how it feels well almost no one to blame always the same, open my eyes wake up in flames Last edited by meanSpleen; 07-11-2003 at 08:19 PM..

07-11-2003, 10:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Phaenx The Northern Ward Location: Columbus, Ohio	I use Zsnes, Nesticle, and MAME for anything I want to play. I don't find them hard to set up, it's all a matter of finding a decent emulator, installing the emulator, and getting a game file to run with it. __________________ "I went shopping last night at like 1am. The place was empty and this old woman just making polite conversation said to me, 'where is everyone??' I replied, 'In bed, same place you and I should be!' Took me ten minutes to figure out why she gave me a dirty look." --Some guy

07-12-2003, 10:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
charlesesl Psycho	yeah they were hard. espicially neorage i didnt know that the roms are suppose to be in zip __________________ It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. Dr. Viktor E. Frankl

07-13-2003, 12:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
crow_daw Idolator Location: Vol Country	I guess I'm just really lucky with them or something, because I've never had any trouble with any of my emulators. __________________ "We each have a star, all we have to do is find it. Once you do, everyone who sees it will be blinded." - Earl Simmons

07-11-2003, 03:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Peetster Right Now Location: Home	Is there one in particular you want, Sun? I'll try to get it to work.

07-13-2003, 12:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
Great Scott Insane Location: In a huge maze just trying to find my cheese	'S funny. About 2 years ago Mame used to have this really simple GUI. I had no problems installing it and was able to play Mr. Du to my heart's content. There came a point however where it became really difficult for me to find a similar emulator from the main site. Truth be told I didn't even understand the help file! I know where Sun Tzu is coming from on this point anyway. Nesticle has always worked well for me however, and is really a piece of cake. Been a bit difficult to find NES roms recently though.

07-13-2003, 08:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
thecow Crazy Location: Fayetteville, AR	Search for MAME32, it is the same program with a gui front end. It's pretty easy to use. For Super Nintendo, I use SNES9X. Same deal with it - gui front end and pretty easy to use. Good luck.

07-13-2003, 08:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
Commander Keen Upright	no one else has mentioned a sega emulator, so i'll tell my favorite. Gens is good for SEGA Genesis/Mega-Drive/Sega-CD/ Mega-CD/32X and it supports online play. www.zophar.net this is a very good emulator site with lots of info.

07-13-2003, 10:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
NeverBorn I'm a pepper bitch..	Emus are good stuff. I have a shitload, but I don't remember they're names..

07-13-2003, 11:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
BAMF Crazy	If you want a challenge try to get a nintendo emulator to work on your dreamcast. That took me an entire afternoon. I also got a snes one working, but it wasnt coded too well.

07-15-2003, 08:00 AM	#12 (permalink)
oscar0308 Crazy Location: New England	i never got the N64 emu to work either, but i do have ones for NES, SNES, genesis, MAME, GB, GBC, GBA, and atari 2600. i find i use play GBA the most and there's always more roms coming out for it all the time.

07-18-2003, 09:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
geeky Upright	ePSXe is a really good PSone emu. http://www.epsxe.com/download.php This is a good site for emu info/downloads. http://www.ngemu.com/

08-04-2003, 09:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
Achernar Guest	They're not the easiest things to work with, and you really need a fast computer to run them, but you'll be happy once you get them up and running. Check out the win32 port of MAME at http://classicgaming.com/mame32qa for a quality emu that's easy to set up if you can find the roms.

08-04-2003, 10:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
Looften Crazy	Keep in mind that some games will not work correctly in an emulator, nomatter what you do. If it is a decently well known game that isn't working I'm sure you'll see notices of it on various emulation websites. Check out: http://www.ngemu.com/forums/ for tons of great info and discussion. I second the use of epsxe for a playstation emulator, it is well designed and easy to use. I'm sure you can find ANYTHING you need to know on the emuforums.