• FS-UAE(?)
• Fusion
• MAME
• MESS
• Mednafen
• mGBA(?)
• T98 Next(?)
• Virtual Jaguar(?)

/NoQuarter/emulators/mame-177/mame64.linux -skip_gameinfo <rom>

• .\snapshot\
• .\cfg\
• .\nvram\
• .\hi\
• .\mame.ini

• Arcade
  • Asteroids
  • ...
  • ...
  • ...
  • Zaxxon

• Arcade
  • Defender
  • Defender 2

• AHK mostly for pausing (?)
• Game identifiers hard-coded in NoQuarter
• Parent roms need to be in zinc\roms(?)

• Arcade
  • G-Darius
  • Strider 2
  • Ray Storm
  • Star Gladiator 2

• Arcade
  • Mario Kart GP
  • Mario Kart GP 2

• Arcade
  • Daytona USA 2
  • Dirt Devils
  • SCUD

• Arcade
  • Mario Kart GP DX

• Arcade
  • Cotton Boomerang

Need AHK to send Alt+Enter and a screen kill command to exit with the Escape key.

• Visual control mapping
• Supports mixed input
• v56 has DX Legacy, v582 only DX10+ (no XP)

• Arcade
  • Virtua Fighter 4

• Visual control mapping, per game:
  Load game, and click "game" => "config controls"

• SFIII
• Warzard
• JoJo

• Visual control mapping.

• Zero Gunner
• Sonic Fighters
• Virtual On

• Unused alternative for CPS1/2, NeoGeo, and PGM.
• Supports mixed input
• Per-game control configuration

• Marvel Fighters
• Garou
• Darkstalkers/Vampire
• ...

/NoQuarter/emulators/mame-177/mess64.linux -skip_gameinfo a2600 -cart <rom>
/NoQuarter/emulators/mame-177/mess64.linux -skip_gameinfo a800 -ui_active -flop1 <rom>
/NoQuarter/emulators/mame-177/mess64.linux -skip_gameinfo nes -cart <rom>

• .\snapshot\
• .\cfg\
• .\nvram\
• .\hi\
• .\mame.ini

As a general rule, the shortcut

MESS system gamename

is thought to be a gentle introduction to emulation of consoles/cart games for new users.

Using it for disk games is not suggested at all because it is prone to these kinds of errors: the emulator just tries to load as many disks as disk drives are available. For instance every game requiring to have only the first disk mounted at start would fail.

For home computer games it would be considered a bug only if it would fail to load with

MESS system -flop1 gamename -flop2 gamename:flopX

(with X=3 in this case, since Aquales expects the third disk to be mounted - it only needs disk 1 and 3 mounted)

• Atari 2600
  • Yar's Revenge
• Atari 800
  • Demon Attack
• NES
  • Contra

fs-uae ~/Documents/FS-UAE/Configurations/<game>.fs-uae --fullscreen=1 --load_state=1 --keep_aspect=1 Linux
windows\fs-uae\fs-uae.exe configurations\<game>.fs-uae --fullscreen=1 --load_state=1 --keep_aspect=1 Windows

~/Documents/FS-UAE
~/.local/share/fs-uae/???
/usr/share/fs-uae/???

• Put floppies images in the .\Floppies directory.
• Create (copy from existing) .\Configurations\<game>.fs-uae
• Edit .\Configurations\<game>.fs-uae

• Amiga
  • Overkill

• PC9801
  • Flame Zapper

• ??? control mapping.
• Wrapped in an AHK exe

• Demon Attack
• Drop Zone

• Visual control mapping.

• NES

• Visual control mapping.
• "Fire" button starts game.

• Atari 2600

~/.config/Underground Software

Visual control mapping.

• Atari Jaguar
  • Protector SE

• PCE/TG-16
  • Blazing Lazers
  • Devil's Crush
  • Castlevania - Rondo Of Blood
  • Gate Of Thunder
  • Sapphire
  • Seireisenshispriggan
  • Super Star Soldier
  • Soldier Blade

• SNES
  • Adventures Of Batman And Robin
  • Donkey Kong Country 2
  • Super Dropzone
  • Kirby Superstar
  • Sparkster
  • Super Mario World
  • Yoshi's Island

/NoQuarter/emulators/mame-177/mess64.linux -skip_gameinfo snes -cart <rom>

• .\snapshot\
• .\cfg\
• .\nvram\
• .\hi\
• .\mame.ini

• SNES
  • Contra 3

• Genesis
  • Alien Soldier
  • Comix Zone
  • Contra Hard Corps
  • Gunstar Heroes
  • Mickey Mouse World Of Illusion
  • Mutant League Football
  • Quackshot
  • Ristar
  • Shinobi 3
  • Vectorman
• Sega CD
  • Earthworm Jim
  • Mickey Mania
  • Spider-Man Vs Kingpin

/NoQuarter/emulators/mame-177/mess64.linux -skip_gameinfo genesis -cart <rom>

• .\snapshot\
• .\cfg\
• .\nvram\
• .\hi\
• .\mame.ini

• Genesis
  • Ranger X

mednafen -fs 1 <rom>
mednafen -fs 1 -loadcd pce <rom>
mednafen -fs 1 -loadcd psx <rom>

~/.mednafen

~/.mednafen/mednafen-09x.cfg

• sound.driver sdl for sound to work in Linux
• <system>.stretch Experiment with these to see which works best with the TV

Per-game config. Place in pgconfig/<base rom name>.pce|psx.cfg

No native pause function, but it can be implemented by alternating between Alt-A (advance frame) and Alt-R (resume)

Functions are supposedly remappable by pressing F2 in-game, and then you hit the deafult/current key for the function you want remapped, then hit the key it should be remapped to twice (the second stroke tells the F2 function you are done remapping)

Hotkeys can also be remapped in mednafen-common\mednafen-09x.cfg When making config changes, do it for the current config in mednafen-common, and also do it in the cfg file under inputmapping\keyboard|joypad|etc\mednafen

Alt+Shift+n = remap controller n
If remapping controller buttons through the GUI, you are forced to remap every key in sequence for that controller.

key codes

Emulator resolution needs to match desktop resolution?

• PCE/TG-16
  • Blazing Lazers
  • Devil's Crush
  • Castlevania - Rondo Of Blood
  • Gate Of Thunder
  • Sapphire
  • Seireisenshispriggan
  • Super Star Soldier
  • Soldier Blade

kega-fusion -fullscreen <rom>

~/.Kega Fusion
/usr/share/kega-fusion/Fusion.ini
/home/sean/.Kega Fusion/Fusion.ini

Windows version is at 3.64. Linux version is at 3.63

The windows version will exit on Escape key if started in full screen mode. The Linux version only ever toggles between full-screen and windowed mode with the Escape key. Need to exit the Linux version with Alt-F4.

Forced sequential control mapping. Does not mix KB and JS

Make sure full screen ratio matches your monitor ratio:
(Video => Full Screen Resolution)

Single key substitutions:
xmodmap -e "keycode 24 = F5"   map "q" to save
xmodmap -e "keycode 25 = F8"   map "w" to load
xmodmap -e "keycode 14 = F7"   map "5" to slot--
xmodmap -e "keycode 15 = F6"   map "6" to slot++
xmodmap -e "keycode 33 = Pause"   map "p" to pause

One-to-Multiple key substitutions: (in .xbindkeysrc)
"xdotool key alt+F4"
Escape + Release

• Genesis
  • Alien Soldier
  • Comix Zone
  • Contra Hard Corps
  • Gunstar Heroes
  • Mickey Mouse World Of Illusion
  • Mutant League Football
  • Quackshot
  • Ranger X
  • Ristar
  • Shinobi 3
  • Vectorman
• Sega CD
  • Earthworm Jim
  • Mickey Mania
  • Spider-Man Vs Kingpin

higan -fullscreen <rom>
What is higan-bin?

~/.local/share/higan

Games need to be imported into the Higan library.
icarus is a Higan game library management tool(?) I don't remember if I used this or Higan itself for the import.

Some versions don't respect -fullscreen, or don't do full screen correctly. Other versions have some other unremembered problem, possibly to do with input remapping/AHK

Version 101 does not have the above-mentioned problems, but it is only for 64-bit OSes. The author stopped compiling for 32-bit somewhere in the mid-90s versions.
Having a hell of a time with latest version in Linux. The -fullscreen option is ignored. Accepting keys from xdotool is inconsistent. No option for save state inc or dec.

The most accurate SNES emulator, but not recommended for non-SNES hardware.

• SNES

• F3, L/R * x, Enter: select save slot (which will be used for susbesequest quick saves/loads)

• Visual control mapping.
• Mixed input (read the FAQ).
• Has a cool key combo feature which is broke. Under "Misc" => "Key Comb", you can create macros. They will work for that session, but will not work the next time you run zsnes. Howver, you do not need to recreate them the next time. They are still there, but you do have to bring up the key combo window again before they will work on any subsequent runs. The combos are stored in .cmb files.

Single key substitutions:
xmodmap -e "keycode 24 = F2"   map "q" to save
xmodmap -e "keycode 25 = F4"   map "w" to load
xmodmap -e "keycode 14 = F3"   map "5" to bring up slot selection
xmodmap -e "keycode 15 = Return"   map "6" to set selection

• SNES

mupen64plus

• configures your real physical input devices

/home/sean/.config/mupen64plus/mupen64plus.cfg
c:\noquarter\emulators\mupen-common\mupen64plus.cfg

• Configure hotkeys
  • Most keycodes here
  • F1 = 282
  • F5 = 286
  • F12 = 293
• Any conflicts with InputAutoCfg will get over-written in this file.
• I linked the mupen-common folder to where mupen looks for it: %appdata%\MupenPlus64

• Nintendo 64
  • Diddy Kong Racing
  • F-Zero X
  • Mario Kart 64
  • Pilot Wings 64
  • Super Mario 64
  • Super Smash Bros

• Saturn
  • Guardian Heroes
  • Cotton Boomerang

• Playstation
  • Arkanoid Returns
  • Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night
  • Einhander
  • Firebugs
  • Parodius: Forever With Me
  • Spyro 3
  • Toy Story 2
  • Zanac X Zanac

• Wrapped in an AHK exe to mount the CD image.
• Forced sequential mapping.
• Per-game mapping.
• No mixed input, or if there is, it's not worth it.
• May only use letter keys for mapping.

• Saturn
  • Guardian Heroes
  • Cotton Boomerang

• Supports mixed input
• Projct64 1.6/7 was last of the original team
• Projct64 2.2 is the current version. The installer installs adware, but I'm running a portable 2.2 which should be safe, and doesn't write to the registry
• The default save slot is not '1', but '~'. All subsequent slots are numeric and my ahk script does not use the default '~' slot.

• Nintendo 64

• HKCU\Software\epsxe\config
• .\snap
• .\memcards
• .\sstates

• Run w/o game and config controllers
• Per-game memory cards

• Playstation
  • Arkanoid Returns
  • Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night
  • Crash Team Racing
  • Einhander
  • Firebugs
  • Parodius: Forever With Me
  • Spyro 3
  • Toy Story 2
  • Zanac X Zanac

• Visual control mapping

• Parodius Jikkyou
• Rogue Trip
• Wipeout XL

PCSX2 <rom>

~/.config/PCSX2

Remap hotkeys in PCSX2_keys.ini

Visual control mapping.

Supports mixed input.

No 64-bit build.

• Playstation 2
  • Crash Nitro Kart
  • Guilty Gear XX ACP
  • Gradius V
  • Kinetica
  • Red Star
  • Virtua Fighter 4

For the older versions necessary for XP, which do not support (or fail at) specifying the rom name on the command line, you need one of the following files to contain the path to the image, depending on your image plug-in:

• gdrCHD.ini 64 bit
• gdrImage.ini 32 bit

• Visual control mapping
• Supports mixed input
• v56 has DX Legacy, v582 only DX10+ (no XP)

• Dreamcast
  • Bangai-O
  • Hydro Thunder
  • Jet Grind Radio
  • Looney Tunes Space Race
  • Marvel Vs Capcom 2
  • NFL Blitz 2000
  • Project Justice
  • San Francisco Rush 2049
  • Soul Calibur
  • Wacky Races

dolphin-emu-nogui -e /NoQuarter/roms/gamecube/<rom>

~/.cache/dolphin-emu
~/.config/dolphin-emu
~/.local/share/dolphin-emu

Create the empty file portable.txt to force use of portable configuration.

When installing to a new PC, need to ensure that the correct device is used as input for the virtual gamepad. Ubuntu's representation of the keyboard can change from PC to PC to laptop. If you need to change it, do it for every ini under _keyboard, etc. It's the first or second line. Get the correct value by running the GUI and let it write to the current ini.

There is no longer a full screen flag on the command line.

• Gamecube
  • Alien Hominid
  • F-Zero GX
  • Mario Kart Double Dash
  • Soul Calibur 2
  • Super Mario strikers
  • Super Smash Bros Melee
  • Viewtiful Joe
  • Wave Race Blue Storm
• Wii
  • Tatsunoko Vs Capcom

• GDI is preferred. It is a 1:1 copy of the Dreamcast disc.
• CDI is an edited copy of a GDI. Will contain music downsampling and perhaps some other trickery to reduce the size so it fits on a standard CD.

• Wrapped in a bat file or video won't work.
• Won't run without a game.
• Menu bar still available in full screen.
• Visual control mapping.
• No mixed input.
• Pretty sure there is not a 64-bit build. Requires only latest DX 9 version, and all DLs I've found say they are for 32/64.
• The config file is read-only because otherwise the emulator rewrites its default settings to the config file.
• The config file is set to autoload/autorun the default rom (which is named on the command line in the batch file), and the emulator will crash if run naked, since it will not have a default rom to load. This can be changed by (backing up and then) giving write permission to the config file and editing it so that it does not auto-load/run.
• To configure controls:
  1. Open a cmd prompt in the NullDC directory
  2. attrib -r nullDC.cfg
  3. nulldc.bat \NoQuarter\roms\dreamcast\anyrom.gdi
  4. configure as needed
  5. copy nullDC.cfg _inputtype\romname.cfg
  6. Do not leave the nullDC directory without a nullDC.cfg file, or it will not run the next time.
  7. attrib +r nullDC.cfg If you want the changes in effect the next time you run from the command line.

• Dreamcast
  • Bangai-O
  • Hydro Thunder
  • Jet Grind Radio
  • Marvel Vs Capcom 2
  • NFL Blitz 2000
  • Project Justice
  • San Francisco Rush 2049
  • Soul Calibur

~/.config/reicast/emu.cfg

• fullscreen = 1
• evdev_device_id_1 = X
• evdev_device_id_2 = Z
• evdev_mapping_1 = /path/to/map
• evdev_mapping_2 = /path/to/map

~/.local/share/reicast/data

• BIOS files
• buttons.png

~/.local/share/reicast/

• VMU files

/usr/local/share/reicast/mappings/
I linked this to ~/.config/reicast in desperation, since the man page said mappings directory should be "inside the reicast config directory"

• pre-made mappings for common devices
• Naming convention must be followed for them to automatically work.

reicast-joyconfig -f <file name>

evtest
Gives info on (such as name), and tests, Linux devices

• Dreamcast

• GBA
  • Astroboy
  • Ninja 50
  • Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace

wine DeSmuME_X432R_x64.exe C:\\NoQuarter\\roms\\nintendods\\<rom>

/NoQuarter/emulators/desmumeX432R/DeSmuME_X432R_x<arch>.ini configuration

• [Controls]

ppsspp --fullscreen <rom>

~/.config/ppsspp

Might want to open the config file and set save file encryption to false. It's only for if you want to copy save files to a real device. Some downloaded saves might not be compatible with it.

config is under .\memstick
memstick\PSP\SAVEDATA contains psp saves. Each game has its own subfolder.
Run the emulator to configure hotkeys.

Cropping screenshots to 360 * 520 works well, and then resize of course in NQ.

Cropping screenshots to 450 * 650 works well, and then resize of course in NQ.

Supports mixed input

• PSP
  • Ultimate Ghosts-n-Goblins
  • Jetpack Joyride
  • Space Invaders Extreme
  • A Space Shooter For Two Bucks
  • Wipeout Pure

• Nintendo DS
  • Spider-Man:Web Of Shadows
  • New Super Mario Bros

mgba-qt -f <rom>

~/.config/mgba

mgba has no menu to config controls, or anything else. Editing the config file manually under "SDL" had no effect, and the defaults were automatically put back in anyway after two or three games.
mgba-qt allows editing of controls (and everything else), but video is broke (especially in full screen) unless you force it to use OpenGL 1.x under Tools => Settings => Audio/Video => Display Driver

~/.config/mgba

Visual control mapping.

• GBA

Cho-ren-sha 68k:
Will need joy2key.

Guilty Gear XX ACP:
C:\NoQuarter\roms\native\ggxx\GGXXAC\Config\DisplaySetting.cfg Edit for custom resolution.
C:\NoQuarter\roms\native\ggxx\GGXXAC\save\Savedata.dat Controller settings.
AHK file to map Escape to ALT+F4

Super Fightin' Spirit:
C:\NoQuarter\roms\native\fightingspirit\Saves
Exit via menu from player-1 button.

• PC
  • Balls Of Steel
  • Cho-ren-sha 68k
  • Fighting Spirit
  • Guilty Gear XX ACP
  • Marvel Vs Capcom 3
  • Mortal Kombat 9