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Video game emulators
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:08 am
by Lord Mhoram
Anyone use any? I just got one for N64 on my laptop, have a ROM for a game, can start the game, but can't start playing! I don't know what buttons to use to begin the game. Anyone have any idea what combination of buttons I can use
or where I can find out about it?
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:23 am
by High Lord Tolkien
I used to use one a few years ago, I was hooked on those old arcade games fom the '80s.
The controls were always explained at the beginning.
Is the game you're trying to play full screen or is it within a "console" screen?
What emulator are you using?
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:27 am
by Lord Mhoram
HLT,
I can make it full-screen but it starts off in the emulator screen.
The emulator itself is called "Project 64."
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:00 am
by Avatar
Sorry, can't help. The only emulator I run is a DOS one, called DosBox
--A
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:03 am
by I'm Murrin
Depends on the emulator, really. You usually have to search through all the menu options until you find it (if, indeed, there are even menus).
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:40 am
by Nathan
There should be a controls option in one of the drop down menus at the top (file,edit etc.) which will let you map the controls to keys on your keyboard or, if you have a controller that will plug into your pc, to the buttons on the controller.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:59 pm
by Lord Mhoram
Guys,
Thanks for the suggestions, and I fixed it.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 6:05 pm
by kevinswatch
I've only used NES emulators before. And then only to get screenshots of games to make my silly comics.-jay
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:22 am
by Worm of Despite
I use ZSNES, which is an almost perfect emulation of SNES. ZSNES has the best button-mapping I know of--that is, ability to configure any controller to it and have the controller respond well. But yeah, playing SNES with a keyboard just doesn't cut the mustard, so I bought a thing where I could plug a PS1 controller into my comp via USB.
I could've gone with a real SNES controller, I guess, but PS1 controllers are more durable (in my experience). Easier to obtain, too. Plus, they're just an evolution of the SNES controller. I use the L2 and R2 button for "save" and "load". Works like a dream.
If you're looking for ROMs with no ads/tricks/votes, I find that
www.snesorama.us has given me no grief (yet). There are N64 ROMs there, too. Zelda, Perfect Dark, you name it.