Hi all, just out of curiosity, what are the best options at the moment to play PC Engine and PC Engine CD games on the Wii? I always wished for a GX mod for the PC Engine, like the NES, SNES and GB emulators, but if that is possible and if that will be released (i'm not a coder or modder unfortunately), time will tell.
For now, i have found two options (big thanks to Rogério Torres at Mundo Wii for PCE Fast Libretro and all the other fantastic mods: https://mundowiihack.wordpress.com/):
- WiiMednafen: one of the classics, it plays PC Engine games very well but as niuus said, it is very old and outdated, and indeed that is feeling you will get when using WiiMednafen, but it works great. Also, maybe a minor thing for a lot of people, it is a bundled emulator so it emulates a lot of different consoles. But i rather have one emulator for one system so that each emulator can have it's own channel.
- PCE Fast Libretro: this is a standalone build made by Rogério Torres, it is Retroarch but splitted so that it only plays PC Engine and PC Engine CD and saves it's settings in it's own separated folder. PC Engine plays very well but i have problems with getting CD to work (won't load the core). You still have to switch cores, a thing i never liked. Also, i'm not a big fan of Retroarch, but as said it works well and it looks like the games are a little bit more crisp than WiiMednafen.
So what are you guys think? I really like to hear what the possibilities are for PC Engine on Wii in 2019, what is your best go to option? Or are there hidden projects on the way?
For now, i have found two options (big thanks to Rogério Torres at Mundo Wii for PCE Fast Libretro and all the other fantastic mods: https://mundowiihack.wordpress.com/):
- WiiMednafen: one of the classics, it plays PC Engine games very well but as niuus said, it is very old and outdated, and indeed that is feeling you will get when using WiiMednafen, but it works great. Also, maybe a minor thing for a lot of people, it is a bundled emulator so it emulates a lot of different consoles. But i rather have one emulator for one system so that each emulator can have it's own channel.
- PCE Fast Libretro: this is a standalone build made by Rogério Torres, it is Retroarch but splitted so that it only plays PC Engine and PC Engine CD and saves it's settings in it's own separated folder. PC Engine plays very well but i have problems with getting CD to work (won't load the core). You still have to switch cores, a thing i never liked. Also, i'm not a big fan of Retroarch, but as said it works well and it looks like the games are a little bit more crisp than WiiMednafen.
So what are you guys think? I really like to hear what the possibilities are for PC Engine on Wii in 2019, what is your best go to option? Or are there hidden projects on the way?