I rated the Features as low, as Nestopia is missing a few features in the free version - also, it is currently missing support for zip and 7-zip archives, as well as for Quartz effects and OpenGL overlays.Įverything else, I rated as 5, as there are no other NES emulators that perform as well (on ANY platform) as long as you have a fast enough CPU to run it at full speed. Nestopia even has its own support forum now use it if you need help with the program: f=36 If anyone wants to rate EE (based on the customer having to pay for it), this belongs in a review of that software, not Nestopia. * Support for USB game pads and joysticks.ĮE is currently available for. You already know the features and function of MAME. This feature set above can be expanded using Emulator Enhancer, a shareware module which adds the following additional options: Now Mac users can enjoy arcade games on their computer thanks to MAME OS X, a new version of this classic emulator that has been ported for Mac. The free version of Nestopia cannot run full-screen with the purchase of Emulator Enhancer (which works with ALL of Bannister's 28 current emulators). The previous reviewer who said Nestopia can't run full screen stated falsely. It is THE BEST cycle-exact emulator for NES on OS X. * Support for five additional sound chips. * Transparent decompression of GZIP-compressed game files. * Flexible video display sizes with numerous Blitter effects.
* Efficient CPU usage, for improved battery life on PowerBooks.
