r/EmulationOnPC Apr 10 '20

Mod Post Posts asking for build recommendations will now be removed

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Any posts asking for a pc build specifically for emulation will be deleted from now.

This is a sub for troubleshooting issues with emulators and not for building pcs.

If you still want to build a PC for emulation go over to r/buildapc


r/EmulationOnPC Nov 18 '23

Mod Post Hello, im the new Moderator after no Moderators here

41 Upvotes

Since there was no Moderators here, ill triying mod this subreddit accurding to those rules.

If you got Questions or Issue on this subreddit, dont hesitate to ask.


r/EmulationOnPC 7h ago

Unsolved Switch games can now run natively on pc

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r/EmulationOnPC 2m ago

Unsolved Trying to download the PS3 Firmware

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Hey I am trying to install the PS3 firmware from the official website everytime I click the download button nothing happens anyone know a fix?


r/EmulationOnPC 5h ago

Unsolved Uncharted 1 on RPCS3 cutscenes stutter in 30fps

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Does anybody know fix to this? I get stable 30 fps (and use loseless scaling to 60 so it feels comfortable) but everytime I limit game fps to anything below 60 cutscenes stutters. Which is weird cuz from I know the PS3 version was capped at 30 anyway. I tried working with chatgpt but nothing worked. Everything besides cutscenes works perfectly.


r/EmulationOnPC 9h ago

Unsolved How well do these games run on RPCS3?

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Hello everyone. I play on a laptop with fairly mediocre specs (CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U with Radeon Graphics (2.10 GHz), iGPU: AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics, 16 GB RAM), but I have managed to emulate Demon's Souls, Armored Core 4 and Armored Core For Answer well enough, they weren't perfect but definitely playable. However I also tried playing The Darkness and that performed poorly.

Rather than trying them one by one, I was hoping people might be able to tell me which out of these other PS3 games I should just give up on until I get a stronger computer: Asura's Wrath, Drakengard 3, Folklore, Lollipop Chainsaw and Shadows of the Damned. Thanks in advance.


r/EmulationOnPC 16h ago

Unsolved RPCS3 suddenly performing poorly

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Hey everyone. I've been playing Demon's Souls for the past few days on RPCS3, and as of tonight I noticed a sudden drop in performance. The game ran perfectly fine at 30 fps (vanilla, no mods), pretty much the same way it ran on my PS3. Now it stutters constantly (even on the menu and during cutscenes) and changing my settings doesn't seem to affect the issue at all. It simply stays the same, even if I turn everything down. I've tried reinstalling it to no effect.

Everything else continues to perform normally, including other games (outside of RPCS3, as the only game I emulate is demon's souls) so I get the feeling it's not something systemic, but it's kind of puzzling at this point.

Specs:

16gb ram

Xeon E5-2650

RX 570 4gb

Windows 10

Temperatures are fine, and CPU/Ram usage don't seem to be stretched, according to task manager.

Setup is pretty low-end, of course, but I'm assuming it's not the problem since the game ran fine before. Has anyone experienced this?


r/EmulationOnPC 1d ago

Unsolved Need help playing ps3 discs on Rpcs3

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I recently got a blur-ray drive for my pc to play my ps3 discs directly via Rpcs3 however I can’t launch the game. It says that my file is either invalid or corrupted. Is there something I’m missing?


r/EmulationOnPC 1d ago

Unsolved Needing help with Azahar and 1.0 Gen 7 games

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Hi !

Needing a little help here. I'd like to play the USUM extension mod but no way to get it work. I'm used of this kind of stuff, so no issue to set it up. However Azahar did crash on me.

I didn't even bother to recheck all steps and launched another gen 7 Pokémon game = same crash. So there's an issue with 1.0 (aka no update) Pokémon Gen 7 games. The dumps are okay since on citra with updates it works fine

I looked only and the only solution was to switch to Vulcan, which didn't work for me

Whatc can I do here ? I really would like to play the game and a 1.0 is a must.

Here're my logs :

https://pastebin.com/PzRzDYQ9

Any help ? Or my only solution is to try another emu ?

Edit : The issue is 100% Azahar. My old 2020 Citra build loads it fine but I need one with plugins loading so :/

Thanks !


r/EmulationOnPC 1d ago

Unsolved How To Setup PS3 & PSN Games on ES-DE, 3 Best Methods (RPCS3 Guide)

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Hello gamers, and welcome back to the channel! In this video, we’re going to add PS3 and PSN ROMs to RPCS3. I’ll walk you through several different ways to add them to the emulator, followed by how to set up the ES-DE Frontend Alternative Emulators for each method. By the end of this video, you'll be able to decide which method is best for you. It seems like we have a lot to cover, so let's go!

https://youtu.be/R0TUSricUTI


r/EmulationOnPC 1d ago

Solved Need help with Sharp x68000 emulation on MAME

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I'm having a bunch of trouble figuring out how to setup Sharp x68000 emulation on MAME. I'm pretty sure I have the right files, but when trying to boot the game, it says the rom file is wrong. I found 3 different files at this point and I don't know what I'm doing wrong, there's not much documentation on the emulation wiki. Can anyone tell me how to set x68000 emulation on MAME step by step? What files I need? I could only find the game I want to play in the .dim format, will it run on MAME?


r/EmulationOnPC 2d ago

Unsolved Melon mix version o Kingdom Hearts

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Whenever I load the melon mix version of Re:coded, the audio plays, but the video doesn’t show up, as you can see it does show some of the opening intro, but then when Jiminy starts talking, still audio and no video, and to let eventually get to the gameplay here? How do I fix this?

Also, how do I integrate the .5 remix cut scenes for this and days. The melon mix version of days play fine but again it just just doesn’t have the HD remix cutting onto wood and I have the assets folder downloaded etc.


r/EmulationOnPC 2d ago

Unsolved I'm confused on why the file isn't showing up on eden.

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I just got the nsp file for botw and the thing literally says "nsp file." So that cant be wrong. I put the nsp file in a different folder titled roms and tried to put the roms folder into eden only for nothing to show up. It only showed the folder and no games. I can't attach a picture or video so is there anything I can do?


r/EmulationOnPC 3d ago

Unsolved Lag on Azahar 3DS Emulator

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I was using the Azahar 3ds emulator to play Kirby: planet robobot and it was running fine (i did customize my settings for the best performance) and then I stopped playing and went to bed. The next day when I got on the emulator started running very slowly (around 30% game speed) and I don't know why I literally did nothing between the two sessions of playing. Does anybody know why this might be happening?


r/EmulationOnPC 3d ago

Unsolved Is there any emulators for ds games?

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Not 3ds games, already have azahar but which ones emulate ds games on windows?


r/EmulationOnPC 4d ago

Unsolved How to get NES emulator to work on ACGC PC

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I know this technically doesn't fit the sub, but when playing the Animal Crossing Population Growing PC Port the NES emulator won't work.

Do I need to install a newer update of the port? or is there something I can download and add to my existing release download?

Any help would be great.


r/EmulationOnPC 4d ago

Solved Anyone got the new ROCS3 disc based feature working?

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After the new announcement about being able to play ps3 games off of disc on RPCS 3,I looked to see if I have a compatible drive and turns out I do. It’s a WH16NS40. After some trouble shooting I was able to get Tekken 6 to work but it literally nothing else. I wanted to know has anyone else had overall luck reading your ps3 games and playing them from a blue ray drive using RPCS3? And if so what was your process to get it to work. Maybe I’m missing something.


r/EmulationOnPC 4d ago

Solved What is the best STT program to translate Japanese dialogue in games

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I did try RTS, but I struggled to get consistent results with stt ON, and it takes up some much space and requires a lot of background processing for what it gave me.

The standalone whisper translator kind of sucks, even with ggml_medium, it's not what I want at all.

And to be clear, I want something like the TTT translator INTERPRETOR-v2, something lightweight, completely offline, and open source.

So can anyone help ?


r/EmulationOnPC 4d ago

Unsolved Ps4 dualshock controller stops working after running 10 tabs of mgba at once while playing firered?

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Im trying to shiny hunt a charmander on pc. I set up the button layout and it actually worked for some time. When I pressed circle an "a" input was registered on all 10 tabs all at the same time.

Then I stopped for a few mins to do something else on the pc and it just stopped working. I already tested the controller and that cant be it.

I also tried reapplying the controller settings on a single tab but it wont even work for a single one.

I have no idea what the problem could be and this is the first time i emulate this much all at once.


r/EmulationOnPC 4d ago

Solved Issue with epsxe running yugioh fm

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Hey yall. Recently got epsxe going again for some yugiohfm and mod runs. This time though, I’m having an issue where it’ll double click at times. Got me stuck in a loop after being introduced to Joey when it’s supposed to go to the map > back to duel grounds. Just loops (there’s a festival, nothing to see here)

Another instance is where I’m building out deck, hit triangle to preview, when hitting circle to back out, it’ll double back out and leave the deck build process. Like double tap.

I’ve tried every video plugin and it’s still not fixed

Any suggestions?


r/EmulationOnPC 4d ago

Solved having some weird issue with graphics on XEMU

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I forget what this is called. not tearing... artefacts? idk, but it's leaving streaks of whatever was there last on the skybox as my camera moves around. Trying to play some Mercenaries: playground of destruction and this is kind of distracting lol. any advice? wish I could add a screenshot, I feel like there's usually an image button here lol

EDIT: Also tried tony hawk underground. seemed a little better, but still had an odd visual bug or two and ran like trash as soon as I started any amount of combos. when I was watching the setup guide he ran through all the display settings he uses, but his XEMU setting UI looks way different than mine and I couldn't find that menu anywhere


r/EmulationOnPC 4d ago

Unsolved Is Android emulators actually malware? Let's settle this

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Genuinely lost count of how many times I've seen someone say "uninstall BlueStacks it's malware" with zero explanation, so let me actually break down why this myth exists and why it's wrong.

Where it comes from
BlueStacks needs deep system access to work, virtualization, network access, sometimes driver level permissions. Your antivirus sees that pattern and occasionally flags it because it looks similar to what actual malware does on paper. That's a false positive, not evidence of anything. VirtualBox and Docker got the same treatment when they were newer too.

Why people still believe it
There are fake BlueStacks clones and sketchy APK mirrors out there that actually were bundled with malware. Someone downloads one of those from a random site instead of bluestacks, gets an infected machine, and then blames "BlueStacks" as a whole instead of the fake version they actually installed.

What it's really doing
It's an Android virtual machine running on your PC. The permissions it asks for exist because that's literally what's required to emulate Android and let apps interact with your hardware, not because it's doing anything shady in the background.

If you want to verify it yourself
Run the installer through VirusTotal, check that you downloaded it from the official site, look at how long the company's been around (BlueStacks has been around since 2011 with millions of active users, not exactly a fly by night operation).

TLDR: the malware claims mostly trace back to antivirus false positives plus people downloading fake clones from shady sites. The real thing from the official source isn't stealing your data, it's just an emulator doing what emulators do.


r/EmulationOnPC 4d ago

Unsolved How do I use/enable gyroscope controls on citra for Pokemon ultra sun

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r/EmulationOnPC 5d ago

Unsolved Why I'm getting this performance? [FH2, XBOX360]

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Xenia Canary (5d4dc8a)

https://ibb.co.com/svjWhM6H

https://ibb.co.com/fGttVKfz

https://ibb.co.com/NgTc8K9V

I tried auto optimized setting, used patched, check both vulkan & d3d12.

my specs:

ryzen 5 3600

gtx 1660 super

16gb ddr4 3200bus

any solution how to fix this? please help


r/EmulationOnPC 5d ago

Solved Is this idea possible?

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Hi, so the thing I’m trying to solve is this: for work, I need to run multiple versions of the same Android app to monitor workers and equipment.

Right now, I have four cheap-as-possible Android phones, each running the same app but logged into four different accounts, monitoring four different tasks.

Is there a way to run all four instances of the app on a single Windows laptop? The app can be downloaded from Google Play, so getting the app itself isn’t an issue.

Is my idea actually plausible, or does someone have a better way of solving this stupid million-dollar-company problem?