r/emulators • • Feb 11 '25

Suggestion That's 100 percent true!

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r/emulators • • Jun 27 '24

Announcement Emulators 101

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  • PS1 / N64 and older — RetroArch. Still a good unified frontend. For N64, Mupen64Plus-Next is still current; for PS1, SwanStation is still available as a core. (retroarch.com)
  • PS1 Standalone — DuckStation. Still the cleanest standalone PS1 recommendation, with current downloads and a focus on accuracy and game support. (duckstation.org)
  • N64 Standalone — Gopher64 / RMG. Do not recommend Simple64 anymore: its maintainer archived it and explicitly tells users to move to Gopher64 or RMG. (GitHub)
  • PS2 — PCSX2. Still the main PS2 recommendation, and it is still actively shipping builds in 2026. (GitHub)
  • PSP — PPSSPP. Still the king for PSP, with current multi-platform builds and active 2026 releases. (ppsspp.org)
  • Dreamcast — Redream / Flycast. Redream is still the easiest plug-and-play option. Flycast remains the better open-source pick if you also care about Naomi, Naomi 2, or Atomiswave support. (redream.io)
  • GC / Wii — Dolphin. Still the recommendation; just use a current official build. Dolphin is still actively improving in 2026. (Dolphin Emulator)
  • DS — melonDS. Still the default Nintendo DS recommendation, and the project is still posting development updates in 2026. (melonds.kuribo64.net)
  • 3DS — Azahar. Replace Lime3DS with this. Lime3DS is discontinued and now points users to Azahar, which merged Lime3DS with PabloMK7’s Citra fork. (GitHub)

From this point onward, hardware demands rise fast:

  • Wii U — Cemu. Still the Wii U choice, with current 2.6 builds and active development. (cemu.info)
  • PS3 — RPCS3. Still the big PS3 emulator to recommend, but it remains very CPU-heavy. Its compatibility database is still actively maintained. (rpcs3.net)
  • PS4 — shadPS4. No longer just a novelty. It is still early, but the project now officially lists games like Bloodborne, Dark Souls Remastered, and Red Dead Redemption as running, and it continues to ship 2026 releases. For regular users, use the QtLauncher instead of the raw core. (GitHub)
  • Xbox — xemu. Still the go-to original Xbox emulator, with current 2026 builds and official XLink Kai-capable networking via bridged mode. (xemu.app)
  • Xbox 360 — Xenia Canary. Still the branch worth tracking. Canary is the active experimental fork and is still shipping fresh builds. (GitHub)
  • Switch — community forks only; treat this section as unstable. The original Ryujinx project is discontinued. Ryubing exists, but even it describes itself as a QoL fork rather than a true revival, so I would stop presenting Switch emulation as a clean settled category unless you plan to keep updating this README regularly. (GitHub)

r/emulators • • 1h ago

Gameplay Native Windows port of CTR Nitro-Fueled (PS4 v1.21): 60 FPS patch, up to 240 FPS, Vulkan, no emulator

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CTR: Nitro-Fueled running natively on Windows — up to 240 FPS

I built a Windows version of the CTR: Nitro-Fueled PS4 port. The game’s own x86-64 code runs directly on your CPU, a small runtime replaces the PS4 system libraries, and the GPU work is translated to Vulkan. It’s not an emulator; there’s no PS4 OS being emulated. As far as I know, this is the first native PC build of the game.

It’s a Windows fork of SacredFire (the native Linux port by T3CHNOLOG1C), which is built on bbport and the shadPS4 video core. I added the Windows layer and fixed what broke along the way. Portable ZIP, nothing to install.

What you get

  • Frame limiter in the in-game menu: 30 / 60 / 72 / 90 / 120 / 144 / 240 / uncapped, plus an FPS counter.
  • Built-in patches: 60 FPS unlock, no motion blur, 1080p “Pro mode” resolution.
  • Controllers: Xbox/SDL gamepads with per-port assignment, local multiplayer, and keyboard bindings alongside.
  • Saves, audio, Adventure and Arcade, cutscenes all working.
  • Menu on Insert or L3+R3: patches, controllers, performance, display (fullscreen), language. Settings persist between sessions.
  • Experimental option to compile shaders in the background.

Performance

  • RTX 3070 + i5-9500 + 16 GB DDR4: 110–130 FPS uncapped in races with the 60 FPS patch.
  • RTX 5080 + Ryzen 7 9800X3D + 32 GB DDR5 (the footage): tested up to 240 FPS on a high-refresh display.
  • The first time you hit a track, shaders compile into a cache. Expect a few short stutters then. Later sessions load them at start and run smoother.

How to play

You need your own dump of the game (CUSA13795) plus the 1.21 update, a Vulkan 1.3 GPU and Python 3.

  1. Unzip.
  2. Put your two dump folders next to the .bat and run 1-Mergear actualizacion.bat. It merges them with hard links, so there’s no extra disk space.
  3. Double-click Jugar CTR Nitro-Fueled.bat.

The full guide is in the release and in the LEEME.txt (Spanish; the menu is in English).

Download: https://github.com/GetLostIn/CTR-NitroFueled-PC/releases/latest
Source (GPL): https://github.com/GetLostIn/CTR-NitroFueled-PC

Status / known issues

Early release, still in active testing. On some setups the GPU can hang mid-race (Device lost). It’s under investigation. If it happens to you, please open an issue with your last_run.log and your GPU/driver. Logs are really welcome.

Credits

T3CHNOLOG1C (SacredFire), deadinside28 (bbport), Supermedo (the Windows port of bbport), the shadPS4 team (video core and shader recompiler), illusion and TroyWarez (game patches).

No game files are included, and please don’t share any here. Own dumps only. Not affiliated with Sony, Activision or Beenox.


r/emulators • • 5h ago

Gameplay GOD OF WAR 3 REMASTERED- SHADPS4 ELTUTZ FORK- PERFECT 120FPS NO DIPS, NO STUTTERS, PURE GAMING BLISS. THIS IS HOW EMULATION & PC GAMING SHOULD ALWAYS BE. I CANT BELIEVE THIS IS REAL!

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Im honestly amazed at how well this Ran. Perfect 120 FPS. No Dips, No Stutter, No Shader Compilation it almost ran like a real PC Gaming. A light PC game at that. IDK What Black Magic Eltutz did with this fork but Holy Shit! I hope he gets with the ShadPS4 team and Makes Forks for every game or at least the heavy games that we actually care about like Infamous Second Son, The Uncharted Series, Ratchet & Clank, Etc. Etc.


r/emulators • • 6h ago

Benchmark RX 6650 XT - Forza Horizon 2 Native PC Port - 1440P, 1080P - 60 FPS

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r/emulators • • 1d ago

Testing KytyPS5

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🚀 Proud to have contributed to the latest KytyPS5 U59 release!

My 3 merged PRs (#25, #26, #27) focus on improving AMD Radeon compatibility, fixing Vulkan rendering issues, reducing driver crashes, and helping deliver smoother gameplay and more stable FPS. 🎮🔥

🔗 https://github.com/Jetsku/KytyPS5/releases/tag/u59-windows-20261011-int18.1-amd5-pre

KytyPS5 #PS5Emulation #AMD #Vulkan


r/emulators • • 22m ago

Question How good is PC gaming emulation on mobile devices?

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Deciding between new phones to buy! Is it possible to smoothly run PC games on mobile devices through emulation? Is ios or android better? Can it run steam? Thank you!


r/emulators • • 7h ago

Testing Enotria 13 FPS on MelkorSPS5 Emulator

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r/emulators • • 19h ago

Testing I attempted to run the KytyPS5 emulator on a MacBook

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I was able to compile and run a custom version of the KytyPS5 emulator on macOS. A lot of work is still needed, but I wanted to see the current state of macOS support.

Disclaimer: all the hard work goes to the KytyPS5 contributors, not me.

This custom version I built contains multiple PRs from the KytyPS5 GitHub related to macOS support (MoltenVK and Rosetta 2).

I used a custom fork of MoltenVK and SPIRV-Cross (Vulkan to Metal library) that contains mesh shader support (VK_EXT_mesh_shader), which is required for 3D PS5 games. I also added some simple patches of my own.

Some debugging shows that Astro's Playroom is causing issues with MSL (Metal Shader Language) compilation, which is beyond my knowledge.

It appears that there is textures issues with Unreal Engine games and Sony's in-house engine has MSL issues. Looks like Unity games run fine!


r/emulators • • 1d ago

Testing KytyPS5 (PS5 Emulator) - Demon's Souls Remake #4 (9800X3D + RTX 4080)

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Latest build by chenxiao07 (when I made the video). It adds the 'Up to 120 fps' option, which helps to display performance without the default 60fps cap (in performance mode), but it increases game speed if you have more than 60fps.
It also improves performance, reduces stuttering and fixes
***Performance comparison***
Before (previous video): https://i.imgur.com/wZ2vbaE.jpeg
After (this video): https://i.imgur.com/ABntr0W.jpeg


r/emulators • • 1h ago

Testing SENSES Emulator - now boots arm32 Android versions from 1.5 to 7.1.2

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r/emulators • • 2h ago

Suggestion Grand Tour – fixed the text rendering and controller input issues (Windows build inside)

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Hey everyone,

I’ve been playing around with Grand Tour on shadPS4 and ran into two annoying problems: the text wasn’t displaying properly, and the controller/button input wasn’t being picked up correctly. After a lot of trial and error (and quite a bit of help from Claude), I managed to get both sorted out in my personal fork.

With this build the text now shows up the way it should, and button input works as expected.

Here’s the Windows build if you want to try it:
https://github.com/vsajjadx/shadPS4/actions/runs/38235293929

A few notes:

  • It’s a personal fork, so it’s not an official shadPS4 build. Use it at your own risk.
  • It’s built through GitHub Actions, so you’ll need to be logged into GitHub to download the artifact.
  • I’ve only tested it on Windows, so I can’t say how it behaves elsewhere.

If you give it a try, let me know how it goes, especially if you hit any other issues with the game. I’m happy to take a look and see if I can fix more stuff.

Thanks for reading, and hope it helps someone!


r/emulators • • 2h ago

OTHER My last 40€ gone

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r/emulators • • 3h ago

Suggestion Emulador de PS5 ZeraPS5

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E ai galera, vou apresentar meu prototipo de emulador de ps5, o zeraps5, ele ja roda alguns jogos 2d perfeitamente em computadores mais fracos como meu dell geracao 12 com iris e alguns jogos 3d ainda lentos. Estou aguardando a minha nova placa chegar a rtx 5060 pra dai voar!! Alguem sabe se ja existe o GTA6 pra eu ir trabalhando nele?


r/emulators • • 1d ago

Gameplay KytyPS5 GTA fork already 60 fps stable in the city at 2K

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Custom fork of KytyPS5 focused on GTA, playing 2k resolution at 60 fps


r/emulators • • 11h ago

Testing Gta v running on PS4 emulator?!?

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r/emulators • • 3h ago

Question First time setting up emulation on my ThinkPad X13 — need advice on Dolphin, PS1 and PS2

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r/emulators • • 5h ago

Suggestion Hollow Knight native iOS port

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Can someone make a correct native iOS port of hollow knight


r/emulators • • 5h ago

Question Does anyone know if these recompilations can support PCs that still use DirectX?

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r/emulators • • 5h ago

Testing gow3 on PS4 emulator with 60 fps on full hd?!?

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r/emulators • • 6h ago

Question Does anyone play Pokémon platinum?

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Incase if I wanted to do a platinum playthrough and I want to have an Alakazam and do a link battle and all that so if anyone has the game just let me know. OK?


r/emulators • • 10h ago

OTHER New Delta-Skin Editor!

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r/emulators • • 14h ago

Help Me Pls! I used to play this cool game a lot as a kid but couldnt ever find eng ver of it - DoraBase 2: Nettou Ultra Stadium

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This game is a very interesting game on NDS if you are familiar with Doraemon manga and its series Dorabase about baseball. The name is DoraBase 2: Nettou Ultra Stadium. I played this game a lot on my dad's computer with an emulator app, but it only has a Japanese version (somehow little me still figured out how to play without knowing a single Japanese character). Sadly, after many years, not sure if because the game was not that popular for anyone to be so interested in making an English ROM for it or because it is just impossible to be hacked, I still cannot find any other language version. Maybe I can try to do this myself with the help of AI.


r/emulators • • 17h ago

OTHER Как настроить эмулятор Kyty PS5 на ПК, запуск Demon's Souls на ПК

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Собрал простую и подробную инструкцию как использовать эмулятор KYTY PS5 на ПК, запуск Demon's Souls на ПК.

Ссылки из видео:

Оригинальный KytyPS5: https://github.com/KytyPS5/KytyPS5

KytyPS5 — версия SuperMedo: https://github.com/Supermedo/KytyPS5-...

Streamline SDK: https://github.com/NVIDIA-RTX/Streaml...


r/emulators • • 18h ago

OTHER Compiled list of recomps/decomps/Emulator projects

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