Hello all you wonderful beautiful people who have visited this thread! I know emulation has been a divisive topic especially as of late on here but we really cannot deny the benefits that emulation provides to all of us. From the ability to preserve long out of print games to re-experiencing our childhood classics with all the enhancements our 2019 selves expect from a modern game. Emulation is a beautiful thing and to me it should be celebrated so with that in mind.... let's get going!
1. Emulated shots only
2. No editing the shot after the screenshot is taken unless clearly noted
3. Include the game's name, system, and preferably emulator and settings in your post's subject header or within the post.
4. Limit of 3 images per post
5. All Resetera posting rules apply as well
In order to emulate games you'll need an actual emulator. There are multiple viable emulators for many systems but as this is aimed at being a general purpose beginners guide the ones linked are as far as I'm aware are the best option for their respective systems. So no need to fret if you're favorite emulator is not listed.
All In One Emulation
Retroarch/Libretro
Console Emulation
WiiU Emulation: Cemu
Wii, Gamecube Emulation: Dolphin
Xbox 360 Emulation: http://xenia.jp/ (some games working, high system requirements.)
PS3 Emulation: RPCS3
PS2 Emulation: PCSX2 (requires ripped BIOS)
PSX Emulation: BeetleHW(Mednafen fork)/Mednafen(better experience with BIOS)
N64 Emulation: Project 64/Mupen64
SNES Emulation: SNES9X/higan
Master System, Game Gear, Genesis/Megadrive, SegaCD/MegaCD, 32X Emulation: Kega Fusion
Saturn Emulation: Mednafen
Dreamcast Emulation: DEmul
Handheld Emulation
Switch Emulation: YUZU
Vita Emulation: Vita 3K(barely working state)
3DS Emulation: Citra
PSP Emulation: PPSSPP
DS Emulation: DESMUME
GB, GBC, GBA Emulation: MGBA/Visual Boy Advance
Arcade Emulation
Sega Model 2 Emulation: Elsemi's Model 2 Emulator
Sega Model 3 Emulation: Supermodel
Multiple Arcade Machine Emulation: MAME
Sega Naomi, Naomi 2, Atomiswave Emulation: DEmul
Non-windows emulators
This section will be for emulators that work in other operating systems. I don't have access to a non-windows PC device so feel free to let me know your favorites
Mac
Dreamcast emulation Redream
All In One OpenEmu
Keep in mind in order to legally run a game through an emulator you will need to rip it yourself. There is no other legal way to obtain a ROM and it is not legal to download a ROM of a game you already own. This isn't a dedicated system modding thread so the information I'm leaving here is extremely basic and only based on my limited knowledge of the systems I myself have ripped games for or have researched ripping games for.
WiiU: in order to dump a game you will need a modded WiiU and then software like the DDD WiiU title dumper
Wii: in order to dump Wii games you will either need to mod a Wii or the Wii portion of a WiiU (the process is the same on both). Once modded install cleanrip to the homebrew channel and dump the game to a flash drive or SD card.
PS3: Dump games from a modded PS3 system or with a compatible Blu-Ray Drivestraight to your PC
PS2: PS2 is thankfully incredibly easy. Insert your PS2 disc into any standard DVD-R or DVD-RW drive and use imgburn to dump the game to a file.
PS1: The process is the same as the PS2
PSP:
Go to the PSN store and use the PSDLE tool select the option to output a download link, export to a csv file, and copy/paste the download link into a browser while you're logged into your PSN account. This will get you an encrypted PSN package. You can then use this tool PSN Package Decryptor to extract the ROM from it.
First on a Vita download your PSP game of choice from the PSN store and open the content manager. On a Windows PC download and install the content manager assistant connect it to your Vita and then choose to backup applications from your Vita to the PC. Once installed grab your PSN AID from the folder name (C:\Users\youruserName\Documents\PS Vita\PGAME\foldername) and then input into this website to get a decryption key. Finally download this tool and run it from the command line with the arguments psvimg-extract.exe -K decryptionKeyFromTheWebsite "location\of\game.psvimg" "saved\file\location"
- SNES/Japanese Super Famicom
- Genesis/Megadrive
- N64 (With add on)
- Game Boy (With add an)
- Game Boy Color (With add on)
- Game Boy Advance (With add on)
- Sega Master System (With add on)
DS: Same as 3DS
Classic Consoles: All Classic consoles that I know of (Playstation Classic, SNES Mini, NES Mini, Genesis Mini etc) have a working hack at this point and with that hack you can extract the ROM files and move them to a PC for an instant ~20 game bolster to your library.
I apologize for my lack of knowledge of Sega Systems but I do not own any so I've never tried dumping any of their disc based games if someone wants to send me the info I can update this for that.
Just as a little extra incentive to post nice shots I will feature a few from time to time from the thread congrats to all that were chosen :D
How I choose featured shots
1. 3 Shots total
2. No more than 1 shot from the same platform.
3. No more than 1 shot from the same user
4. I won't be posting my own shots in the OP.
User: Servatis
Game: Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
System: WiiU
Emulator: Cemu
Enhancements: 5120x2880 downsampled to 1440p
User: Yiazmat
Game: Sheep Raider
System: PS1
Emulator: Retroarch Default Core
Enhancements: 8x internal res, PGXP
User: kaicooper87
Game: Resident Evil: Outbreak
System: PS2
Emulator: PCSX2
Enhancements: Reshade, Higher IR
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