NES Emulator - where can I get one?

[dam60]

Can anyone recommend a good NES emulator for the computer that's preferrably free (although don't mind paying for quality) with a good source of games (although I am really only interested in Leged of Zelda, Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy) - the other games I like would probably be better suited with a joystick type of gizmo which I don't have. Laptop baby, I don't even use a real mouse!

 

Any and all tips are appreciated!

 

DAM

[Ares]

try looking at http://www.classicgaming.com

 

Emulators page

http://www.classicgaming.com/vault/emulate.shtml

 

NES Specific emulators

http://www.classicgaming.com/vault/nesemu.shtml

[dam60]

WOW!!! So which NES emulator do I go for?

 

Thanks,

 

DAM

[hobbes]

I'm at work right now so this is the best I can do.

nes emu

 

Hope this helps. For what it's worth, I vaguely recall hearing good things about Rock NES.

 

Russ

[Bronty]

Cool! Video geeks unite. I am all about using the classic hardware though

[dam60]

Bronty, I have a NES at my parents that just doesn't seem to work anymore! The little "drive" so to speak won't always stay down when I insert the game. And a lot of my games come up with the dreaded green screen.

 

Any suggestions?

 

I love the old school 8 bit NES!

[Ares]

WOW!!! So which NES emulator do I go for?

 

Thanks,

 

DAM

 

What kind of system do you have?

I used nesticle personally and I loved it!

Try nester

[dam60]

Any suggestions where I can actually get some of these games?

 

Thanks so much for all the great links!

 

DAM

[Bronty]

You probably need a new pin connector. That's the most common problem on old NES systems. Brand new ones can be bought for about $7 online. Refer to my attachments. They are better than the originals. Just buy the new part and plug it in. Alternatively, you could just buy a used system for $20 or whatever, but sometimes these have the same problem - if you're reasonably handy with tools you're probably better off opening your Nintendo and replacing the pin connector.

 

Dan

[Bronty]

Pin attachment #2

[dam60]

Woah!!! I see the light!

 

DAM

[Bronty]

Happy to help. Nothing like actually using the old square, two-button controller!!

 

Incidentally, new controllers can also be bought online for like $5 or whatever. The original controllers tend to [!@#%^&^] out after a while.

[aardvark88]

I see fleamarket vendors giving their old NES games a blow before plugging the cartridge in to demo the game. What's up with that?

[Bronty]

It's to free up any dust that's settled on the contacts. Sometimes those older machines are kinda dusty inside so this works surprisingly well.

[Timeless icons]

Can anyone recommend a good NES emulator for the computer that's preferrably free (although don't mind paying for quality) with a good source of games (although I am really only interested in Leged of Zelda, Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy) - the other games I like would probably be better suited with a joystick type of gizmo which I don't have. Laptop baby, I don't even use a real mouse!

 

Any and all tips are appreciated!

 

DAM

 

Easy way to get one is go to kazza.com and just do a search for nes roms. Do a search for nes in general and you are almost bound to find an emu there. I found tons of neo roms, as well as tons of other super nes roms. kazza lite is recommended though. Supposedly no spyware.

good luck

[Jagull]

get your emualtors at

www.zophar.net (links are on the right, next to borwser's scroll bar)

 

best i know of is FCE Ultra

[Kevin76]

Final Fantasy

 

 

 

[Bronty]

 

But let's put a face to the name. Low grade #1 , working on getting a sealed one.

 

[aardvark88]

Do those early FF boxes speak French?

[Bronty]

Shut yer piehole!!

 

(in-joke re bilingual sealed NES boxes)