Best console to play N64 emulator on?

[trumpet-205]

Regardless, does it even matter? I doubt the feds will crack down on someone who downloaded a ROM of a 20 year old game for personal use. Unless you're commercializing it, there's nothing to fear. At least in my country.

Occasionally either the Feds or the entertainment industry will sue one individual the hell out of it to make an example. I'm just pointing out that when you said "it is legal from your own legitimate copy", you were wrong. It is that simple, from law perspective, backup and emulation are illegal.

there isn't a Xbox emulator that's actually on par with the PC ? (don't know for sure, since I don't have the first Xbox ...I'm just asking about it)

Emulation on N64? No.

 

[Walker D]

Emulation on N64? No.

Are you kidding right? ...I'm obviously talking about a N64 emu FOR the first XBOX.. ...since that's what we are talking about here ..places to emulate the N64..

Something like this:


But I don't know much about those XBOX emulator ( or even if the one on the video is the best one to use) ...so, I asked if someone cold say something on that matter

 

[trumpet-205]

tl

You are the one that is kidding. I do get your message the first time.

There is NO decent emulator for N64 on XBOX. Frankly I wouldn't even call emulator for N64 on PC decent.

 

[Walker D]

There is NO decent emulator for N64 on XBOX. Frankly I wouldn't even call emulator for N64 on PC decent.

I don't agree with that..

 

[rg]

Source? Because my understanding of copyright law is that you are 100% wrong. But maybe you're right. I don't study law, but what you're saying sounds like BS.

No, when you buy a piece of software, you're buying the license to run the game. The cartridge is simply physical DRM. As long as you have the license, you have full permission to run the exact game entitled in the license, despite where the code came from.

this is not true, if this would be true then i would be entitled to download from PSN the Digital copy of all games i own on disc.

Also most software says on the box that it can only be used with it's specific Hardware... so you can't even play it anywhere else....

 

[Thanatos Telos]

You are the one that is kidding. I do get your message the first time.

There is NO decent emulator for N64 on XBOX. Frankly I wouldn't even call emulator for N64 on PC decent.

Project64 isn't that bad. (At least for the games I play)

 

[Rydian]

No, when you buy a piece of software, you're buying the license to run the game. The cartridge is simply physical DRM. As long as you have the license, you have full permission to run the exact game entitled in the license, despite where the code came from.

http://gbatemp.net/threads/piracy-common-myths.344858/

 

[the_randomizer]

All forms of backup, be it from your own legitimate copy or downloaded from internet, and emulations, are technically illegal under law.

For example, even ripping.copying movies from Blu ray you bought is illegal. All these actions qualifies "circumventing DRM", hence illegal.

That really won't stop people though, others will continue irrespective of the laws. Doesn't make it any more or less right, just saying that there are a lot of people who don't really care about the illegalities
I just let people do whatever the hell they want, it's none of my concern.

Just because backup creation is illegal doesn't mean people won't care. And according to Sony and their suit against Bleem, the verdict was in Bleem's favor and ruled emulators as not being illegal since they can't be copyrighted. I use Nintendo and Sony emulators all the time with my ripped PS1 and PS2 ISO images on my PC. Oh the horror! Surely, I must be a hardened criminal

 

[DinohScene]

there isn't a Xbox emulator that's actually on par with the PC ? (don't know for sure, since I don't have the first Xbox ...I'm just asking about it)

Back when the Xbox 1 scene was still in place, some emu's where better then their PC counterparts.
However that was more then 7 years ago.
A lot has changed since then ofcourse.
But yes, Xbox 1 is the best of emulators, next to the Wii.

 

[the_randomizer]

Back when the Xbox 1 scene was still in place, some emu's where better then their PC counterparts.
However that was more then 7 years ago.
A lot has changed since then ofcourse.
But yes, Xbox 1 is the best of emulators, next to the Wii.

I think they even ported RetroArch to that, or was that only the 360?

 

[DinohScene]

I think they even ported RetroArch to that, or was that only the 360?

Afaik, both Systems got RetroArch.
Atleast, they should ._.

 

[the_randomizer]

Afaik, both Systems got RetroArch.
Atleast, they should ._.

Should handle most emulator cores as well as the Wii version can

 

[rg]

Occasionally either the Feds or the entertainment industry will sue one individual the hell out of it to make an example. I'm just pointing out that when you said "it is legal from your own legitimate copy", you were wrong. It is that simple, from law perspective, backup and emulation are illegal.



Emulation on N64? No.

Law is relative to where you live

Where I live there is nothing stated in law regarding the use of Emulators or roms.

 

[TwilightWarrior]

I heard this is the best emulator
http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-64-S..._2?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1378326443&sr=1-2

 

[Fishaman P]

All forms of backup, be it from your own legitimate copy or downloaded from internet, and emulations, are technically illegal under law.

For example, even ripping.copying movies from Blu ray you bought is illegal. All these actions qualifies "circumventing DRM", hence illegal.

Not that this is on topic, but a little technicality.
Distributing software that circumvents DRM is illegal, using it isn't.
At least, that's how it works for movie DVDs in the United States.

 

[Originality]

You know, this is a really old argument. It has been done to death, and only continues either because people do not fully understand or try to justify their own acts of piracy (a broad assumption, one not worth replying to).

When you buy a game (cart), you are buying software stored in a physical product. To play the game, you need the suitable hardware (console to play, and TV to display). That is intended use.
When you copy (or download) that data from the original storage medium, you are extracting copyrighted software and circumventing copy protection (the cart is only designed to be accessed from intended hardware) to create a copy of that software. This is all kinds of illegal.
The only exception to the above rule is if you have written permission from the IP owners (developers and publishers). This never happens.
You then need the emulation software to decode/play your ROM. The emulation software is quasi-legal - doesn't break any laws (unless it incorporates copyrighted core files, like the PSX BIOS) but it does facilitate the use of illegally obtained software (ROMs).

TL: DR, ROMs/ISOs are illegal no matter how obtained. Emulation software is not (with one exception, see above).
Also, I'm not going to debate this again. The search bar can fish up the prior debates (as can google).

 

[Rydian]

I heard this is the best emulator
http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-64-S..._2?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1378326443&sr=1-2

No, you can't natively save state or rewind or record input.

 

[TwilightWarrior]

No, you can't natively save state or rewind or record input.

oh yes, how silly of me

 

[Satangel]

oh yes, how silly of me

Do you know how many N64 games I would have completed if I couldn't rewind/real time save? 0
I literally would have thrown my controller across the room several times in Super Mario 64 alone, goddamnit. Without real time saving I'd HATE Super Mario 64. With it, I can really see the power and the beauty of the game

 

[2ndApex]

Wii Virtual Console is the best IIRC (use injected wads for rom hacks/enhancements/translations) but doesn't have that many options.