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    Question Best N64, PSX, Genesis, SNES, and GB/GBC/GBA emulators on the Wii?

    Firstly, does the system not already have the capability to emulate Genesis/SNES/N64? You can play them from the virtual console, so doesn't that mean that Nintendo made emulators for them that are already on the system, similar to how the PSP has it's own Sony-made PSX emulator?

    If it does not, which emulators can I use that will not have lag and will have minimal graphical issues and few to no sound problems? I'm thinking of using WiiMednafed, Genesis Plus, SNES9x GX, PCSX-Revolution/WiiSX, Visual Boy Advance GX, & Wii64, but if anyone knows any better EMUs/can provide links, I would be greatly appreciative.
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    VC has a limited collection of games so homebrew programmers made some emulators of there own otherwise VC is perfectly fine infact for N64 thats my personal choice

    You can inject VC games but there are issues doing this specially for N64 games, because the VC N64 games only have what is needed per game rather than being a N64 emulator that plays whatever is thrown at it

    A big bonus to VC is the few never before translated games, though from those there has been rom dumps

    SNES and Megadrive homebrew emulators are very good and older systems, the best feature is use wii-mote as light gun for the few light gun games on Nintendo systems to SNES and Sega Systems to Megadrive/Genesis

    N64 Homebrew emulation is ok for some games other games er no

    GBA seems fine from what I have played, but I use either my PSP or 3DS for GBA for actually playing through GBA games or my Xbox if I want to play via a TV

    PSX I never bothered I use either my PSone or my Xbox for PSX games or PSP using the internal engine (the PSP has limitations though because it has no Analog support and used the analog or D-pad for either L1 & R1 or L2 & R2 the D-Pad is goes to the Analog or D-Pad [depends how you have that set up])
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zorlon View Post
    VC has a limited collection of games so homebrew programmers made some emulators of there own otherwise VC is perfectly fine infact for N64 thats my personal choice

    You can inject VC games but there are issues doing this specially for N64 games, because the VC N64 games only have what is needed per game rather than being a N64 emulator that plays whatever is thrown at it

    A big bonus to VC is the few never before translated games, though from those there has been rom dumps

    SNES and Megadrive homebrew emulators are very good and older systems, the best feature is use wii-mote as light gun for the few light gun games on Nintendo systems to SNES and Sega Systems to Megadrive/Genesis

    N64 Homebrew emulation is ok for some games other games er no

    GBA seems fine from what I have played, but I use either my PSP or 3DS for GBA for actually playing through GBA games or my Xbox if I want to play via a TV

    PSX I never bothered I use either my PSone or my Xbox for PSX games or PSP using the internal engine (the PSP has limitations though because it has no Analog support and used the analog or D-pad for either L1 & R1 or L2 & R2 the D-Pad is goes to the Analog or D-Pad [depends how you have that set up])
    So basically the ones that work best are going to be SNES/Mega Drive? Yeah, I just kind of wanted to play some games that I lack a hard copy of on the TV, and the Wii is the only thing I have for that, unless the PS2 can do it too, but I have yet to look into modding that one. The only reason I can't use my 360 is because I have no functioning controller, and no storage Also, which emulators, specifically, do you use on your Wii?

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    I used the GX ones last just grab whatever was updated last, there is not a huge choice

    The Xbox I use for emulation is not a 360
    The PS2 has some emulators. SNES Megadrive and under, the PS2 has PSone emulation build into it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zorlon View Post
    The Xbox I use for emulation is not a 360
    So for the 360 there isn't some kind of (soft)mod you could try at all or didn't want to do?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ndsplayer19576 View Post
    So for the 360 there isn't some kind of (soft)mod you could try at all or didn't want to do?
    Ask in your own thread in the correct section

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zorlon View Post
    Ask in your own thread in the correct section
    Oh sorry, got carried away.

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