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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/sbcgaming@lemmy.ml

Every so often I'll look at the Emulation Wiki that has a "Emulators on consoles, phones & other hardware" section and while you do hear a fair amount about people using their Xbox One for emulation I feel like you don't hear as much about emulators on the N64 or the Dreamcast for example so it got me wondering. I have seen videos from YouTubers like Modern Vintage Gamer talking about how various consoles are viable for the purpose of emulation but I am more worried about your personal accounts.


I've used the Wii, PSP, and the Vita.

  • I mostly used the Wii for NES games. I felt like Wiimote was perfect for use as an NES controller.

  • The PSP I mostly played GBA games with Uo gpSP kai. It was a great experience. I am wary of taking emulator handhelds with me because I am concerned about damaging the screen or the analog stick(s) but that wasn't a concern with the PSP Go and the plastic cover case I had. It really made me wish there was a sort of offline version of RetroAchievements so I could track my goals/progress on top of giving me a reason to replay my favorite classics.

  • I tried to use the Vita as my exclusive go-to device for emulation for a bit but I found using just RetroArch a bit frustrating. RetroArch felt a bit slow to use especially with my large library of games and I had trouble configuring a key combination for save states and other things that felt natural to use and wouldn't interfere with other games I was playing (ideally I would have liked to use the Playstation button as the modifier button and the shoulder buttons for save/load). The lack of dual shoulder buttons complicated this further and made playing PSX games a bit more uncomfortable. Having access to RetroArchievements was nice but I think I was spoiled by AmberELEC and how it listed achievements and had an icon in the library that listed what games do contain achievements. Improved N64/Dreamcast emulation would have likely made me play it more considering I don't play much above that even with more modern handhelds.

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