How do I make emulators?

[LoRd_SnOw]

Programming an emulator is extremely difficult. i'll say what people say to me if you wanna code an emulator start with chip-8 it might not seem much but you'll learn the emulators functionality on how the chip-8 works and its basic processings also looking for documents and viewing other emulators sources can also help you to get a clear understandding on the maching your willing to emulate. but note don't use there source just learn from it don't plasurize it. btw good luck

Edited January 19, 2005 by LoRd_SnOw

[Elazul Yagami]

as much as i hate refrencing this site (personal reasons) www.zophar.net has some decent technical documents on various emulation coding processes

 

i recommend you learn c++ if you don't know it, and at least have a basic knowledge of assembly because if you need speed or to reverse engineer something ,assembly is most likely the way to go.

[James]

It would be cool to have a NRX type emulator that can use encrypted and decrypted sets that would be cool.

[Agozer]

It would be cool to have a NRX type emulator that can use encrypted and decrypted sets that would be cool.

Now yer talking my language.

[someboddy]

The first thing you need to do is to choose a programing language, and to learn it. Unless you chose Visual Basic, it can take a long time until you will be able to use graphics and real time input. However, I recommand c\c++.

 

The second thing you need to do is to learn the system's language - the language the roms for that system are writen. You need to know this language perfectly - if you will igrone one function, every rom which use that function will not work on your emulator.

 

Only then you can start the research about the system, not to mention writing the emulator.

[Sybarite Paladin AxL]

some hard crap... suggestions for emulator's name are now welcome.....

edit: will I need an MVS?

Edited January 21, 2005 by axl

[Wizard]

Well it would be good if you even owned what your going too emulate.

[Sybarite Paladin AxL]

no chance of that happening

[Ryuken]

call it 1 emulation, lol

[Ghosty]

Nahh, "2Emu" Is More Catchy

[Sybarite Paladin AxL]

so far it's gonna be called axlneogeo :/

[Ghosty]

so far it's gonna be called axlneogeo :/

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How About "NeoAxlGeo"

OR

"Ghosty's biatch's NeoGeo Emulator, NOW WITHOUT GREEN STARTUP SCREEN!!"

Edited January 21, 2005 by 666Ghost

[Weirdy]

he could always call it "1emulator"

[Lucandrake]

I just learned functions and how to store them in C++ class, I also learned most of the already presaved fuctions, I still don't know how to work C++ with graphics, any suggestions?

[Ghosty]

he could always call it "1emulator"

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i Like "Ghosty's biatch's NeoGeo Emulator, NOW WITHOUT GREEN STARTUP SCREEN!!" Better.