Posting what i use & think are the best WFL plugins for several consoles/handhelds.
For arcade (MAME) as @Tetsuo Shima has made very clear, use @Wiimpathy mod cores. Do not bother with Hexaeco cores, they work very well, but there is much compatibility loss.
I am grouping Sega Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, SG-1000 cores collectively. I prefer using SuperrSonic Hexaeco cores since WFL is being used as the frontend. After using for years, i do not believe the GX stand-alone provides any benefits, please correct me if i misspoke.
Game Boy Color emulators were easily the toughest for me to truly give solid results. I want GB and GBC to be treated separately! Many emulators have initial slowdown when booting up GBC games, but play great FPS (no slowdown dips) during gameplay. Other emulators have no FPS trouble at all, but at the expense of screen-tearing or other troubles.
I consider this a guide to what works best, but it is only my personal opinion from my gaming and testing.
I think it is reasonable to believe not much will change given the life of the Wii, but PicoDrive was just released on RA and it is great entry. Gearboy on RA official has palette problems, but the Hexaeco outdated version does not & works well. Hope Fix94 puts more work into FixGB, as it is, it is one of the best GB emulators i never gave a try until recent.
The link below will direct to games i tested for GBA.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/mgba-vs-emgba.578215/
As for GBC games tested...
Alone In The Dark
Cannon Fodder
Dragons Lair
Fish Files
New Addams Family
Tomb Raider
Toy Story Racer
At least a dozen other games were tested that didn't seem to change behaviour among any emulator.
For arcade (MAME) as @Tetsuo Shima has made very clear, use @Wiimpathy mod cores. Do not bother with Hexaeco cores, they work very well, but there is much compatibility loss.
I am grouping Sega Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, SG-1000 cores collectively. I prefer using SuperrSonic Hexaeco cores since WFL is being used as the frontend. After using for years, i do not believe the GX stand-alone provides any benefits, please correct me if i misspoke.
Game Boy Color emulators were easily the toughest for me to truly give solid results. I want GB and GBC to be treated separately! Many emulators have initial slowdown when booting up GBC games, but play great FPS (no slowdown dips) during gameplay. Other emulators have no FPS trouble at all, but at the expense of screen-tearing or other troubles.
I consider this a guide to what works best, but it is only my personal opinion from my gaming and testing.
Atari 2600
wii2600
-----
2600 Hexaeco
____________________
Atari 7800
wii7800
7800 Hexaeco (very solid)
____________________
Atari Lynx
WiiMednafen Lynx
-----
Handy Lynx Hexaeco
____________________
Colecovision
wiiColem
____________________
Game Boy
Gambatte Hexaeco
mGBA Hexaeco
-----
FixGB RA Official
Gearboy Hexaeco
WiiMednafen GB
-----
VBA GX
-----
mGBA Official
____________________
Game Boy Color
Gambatte Hexaeco
VBA GX
-----
WiiMednafen GB
Gearboy Hexaeco
FixGB RA Official
-----
mGBA Hexaeco
mGBA Official
____________________
Game Boy Advance
mGBA Official
-----
EmGBA
-----
VBA GX
-----
mGBA Hexaeco
WiiMednafen GBA
-----
VBA-Next Hexaeco
____________________
Famicom Disk System (FDS)
FCEUmm Hexaeco
Nestopia Hexaeco
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FCEU TX-GX-RX
WiiMednafen NES
-----
FixNES
____________________
Nintendo NES
FCEUmm Hexaeco
FCEU TX-GX-RX
-----
Nestopia Hexaeco
WiiMednafen NES
-----
QuickNES Hexaeco
FixNES (hope for improvements)
____________________
Super Nintendo
Snes9x TX-RX-GX
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SNES Next Hexaeco
SNES Plus Hexaeco
____________________
PCEngine
WiiMednafen PCE
PCE SGFX Hexaeco
____________________
PCEngine CD
WiiMednafen PCE
PCE Fast Hexaeco
____________________
Neo Geo Pocket
WiiMednafen NGP
NGP Hexaeco (very solid)
____________________
WonderSwan
WiiMednafen
-----
WonderSwan Hexaeco
____________________
Virtual Boy
WiiMednafen Virtaul Boy
____________________
Sega 32x
PicoDrive RA (192)
____________________
Sega CD
Genesis Plus GX Hexaeco
GenesiS Plus GX
-----
PicoDrive RA Official
____________________
Sega Genesis
Genesis Plus GX Hexaeco
Genesis Plus GX
-----
WiiMednafen Sega
____________________
Sega Master System
Genesis Plus GX Hexaeco
Genesis Plus GX
WiiMednafen Sega
____________________
Sega Game Gear
Genesis Plus GX Hexaeco
Genesis Plus GX
WiiMednafen Sega
____________________
Sega SG-1000
Genesis Plus GX Hexaeco
Genesis Plus GX
WiiMednafen Sega
wii2600
-----
2600 Hexaeco
____________________
Atari 7800
wii7800
7800 Hexaeco (very solid)
____________________
Atari Lynx
WiiMednafen Lynx
-----
Handy Lynx Hexaeco
____________________
Colecovision
wiiColem
____________________
Game Boy
Gambatte Hexaeco
mGBA Hexaeco
-----
FixGB RA Official
Gearboy Hexaeco
WiiMednafen GB
-----
VBA GX
-----
mGBA Official
____________________
Game Boy Color
Gambatte Hexaeco
VBA GX
-----
WiiMednafen GB
Gearboy Hexaeco
FixGB RA Official
-----
mGBA Hexaeco
mGBA Official
____________________
Game Boy Advance
mGBA Official
-----
EmGBA
-----
VBA GX
-----
mGBA Hexaeco
WiiMednafen GBA
-----
VBA-Next Hexaeco
____________________
Famicom Disk System (FDS)
FCEUmm Hexaeco
Nestopia Hexaeco
-----
FCEU TX-GX-RX
WiiMednafen NES
-----
FixNES
____________________
Nintendo NES
FCEUmm Hexaeco
FCEU TX-GX-RX
-----
Nestopia Hexaeco
WiiMednafen NES
-----
QuickNES Hexaeco
FixNES (hope for improvements)
____________________
Super Nintendo
Snes9x TX-RX-GX
-----
SNES Next Hexaeco
SNES Plus Hexaeco
____________________
PCEngine
WiiMednafen PCE
PCE SGFX Hexaeco
____________________
PCEngine CD
WiiMednafen PCE
PCE Fast Hexaeco
____________________
Neo Geo Pocket
WiiMednafen NGP
NGP Hexaeco (very solid)
____________________
WonderSwan
WiiMednafen
-----
WonderSwan Hexaeco
____________________
Virtual Boy
WiiMednafen Virtaul Boy
____________________
Sega 32x
PicoDrive RA (192)
____________________
Sega CD
Genesis Plus GX Hexaeco
GenesiS Plus GX
-----
PicoDrive RA Official
____________________
Sega Genesis
Genesis Plus GX Hexaeco
Genesis Plus GX
-----
WiiMednafen Sega
____________________
Sega Master System
Genesis Plus GX Hexaeco
Genesis Plus GX
WiiMednafen Sega
____________________
Sega Game Gear
Genesis Plus GX Hexaeco
Genesis Plus GX
WiiMednafen Sega
____________________
Sega SG-1000
Genesis Plus GX Hexaeco
Genesis Plus GX
WiiMednafen Sega
I think it is reasonable to believe not much will change given the life of the Wii, but PicoDrive was just released on RA and it is great entry. Gearboy on RA official has palette problems, but the Hexaeco outdated version does not & works well. Hope Fix94 puts more work into FixGB, as it is, it is one of the best GB emulators i never gave a try until recent.
The link below will direct to games i tested for GBA.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/mgba-vs-emgba.578215/
As for GBC games tested...
Alone In The Dark
Cannon Fodder
Dragons Lair
Fish Files
New Addams Family
Tomb Raider
Toy Story Racer
At least a dozen other games were tested that didn't seem to change behaviour among any emulator.
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