How to write an emulator?

haaris_abbasi · June 17th, 2002, 01:54

I got one question. I know C and C++ inside and out along with a little of x86 ASM. I was just drivven crazy by trying to find out how to write an emulator? Obviously technical docs about the system trying to be emulated are a huge player in this, but also, how does one come up with the methods and Objects[if using C++] when designing an emulator?

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**Betamax** · June 17th, 2002, 02:00

Moved to programming.

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haaris_abbasi · June 17th, 2002, 04:26

Any help would be grateful

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Badaro · June 17th, 2002, 04:45

I've never written an emulator, but here's some links to open-source emulators... they might help you getting started.

MAME:
http://www.mame.net/

Zsnes:
http://www.zsnes.com/

Snes9x:
http://www.snes9x.com/

FakeNES:
http://fakenes.sourceforge.net/

Stella:
http://stella.sourceforge.net/

GPSE:
http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gpse/

Peops (PSX Emulator Plugins):
http://sourceforge.net/projects/peops/

[]s Badaro

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June 17th, 2002, 07:21

What the hell is with all of these "how do I write an emulator/plugin" threads lately? I really don't think there is anybody on these boards who will sit here and actually give you step by step instructions on how to write an emu, but if you actually take the time to look around you'll find other threads that already have links to the information you are seeking. Try and see if you can come up with anything from this one:
http://www.ngemu.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20261

M.I.K.e7 · June 18th, 2002, 10:42

Some resources:
http://fms.komkon.org/EMUL8/HOWTO.html
http://www.atarihq.com/danb/emulation.html
http://www.classicgaming.com/epr/

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metal_ash · June 18th, 2002, 10:55

get source codes and bored your self in understnading each of them and then get to programming.

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Ali · June 21st, 2002, 05:59

FPSE v0.08 sources are free to everyone, just look at them to get the basic idea, the team is a bit cranky, so if you copy those they will bust you off.....!

Ali

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haaris_abbasi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 97	How to write an emulator? I got one question. I know C and C++ inside and out along with a little of x86 ASM. I was just drivven crazy by trying to find out how to write an emulator? Obviously technical docs about the system trying to be emulated are a huge player in this, but also, how does one come up with the methods and Objects[if using C++] when designing an emulator? __________________ My specs: Pentium 4 -1.6 Ghz Windows XP/Windows 98 dual boot system Voodoo Banshee 16 meg 256 megs of Rambus Ram(RIMS)

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June 17th, 2002, 02:00	#2
Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,506	Moved to programming. __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

June 17th, 2002, 04:26	#3
haaris_abbasi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 97	Any help would be grateful __________________ My specs: Pentium 4 -1.6 Ghz Windows XP/Windows 98 dual boot system Voodoo Banshee 16 meg 256 megs of Rambus Ram(RIMS)

June 17th, 2002, 04:45	#4
Badaro I'm in despair! Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brazil Posts: 3,419	I've never written an emulator, but here's some links to open-source emulators... they might help you getting started. MAME: http://www.mame.net/ Zsnes: http://www.zsnes.com/ Snes9x: http://www.snes9x.com/ FakeNES: http://fakenes.sourceforge.net/ Stella: http://stella.sourceforge.net/ GPSE: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gpse/ Peops (PSX Emulator Plugins): http://sourceforge.net/projects/peops/ []s Badaro __________________ Tales Collection Super Robot Taisen Collection

June 17th, 2002, 07:21	#5
ShADoWFLaRe85 Guest Posts: n/a	What the hell is with all of these "how do I write an emulator/plugin" threads lately? I really don't think there is anybody on these boards who will sit here and actually give you step by step instructions on how to write an emu, but if you actually take the time to look around you'll find other threads that already have links to the information you are seeking. Try and see if you can come up with anything from this one: http://www.ngemu.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20261

June 18th, 2002, 10:42	#6
M.I.K.e7 King of Pain Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 485	Some resources: http://fms.komkon.org/EMUL8/HOWTO.html http://www.atarihq.com/danb/emulation.html http://www.classicgaming.com/epr/ __________________ The crownless again shall be King

June 18th, 2002, 10:55	#7
metal_ash V\|rus Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: house Posts: 521	get source codes and bored your self in understnading each of them and then get to programming. __________________

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Ali CoLD InSiDE Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 2,615	FPSE v0.08 sources are free to everyone, just look at them to get the basic idea, the team is a bit cranky, so if you copy those they will bust you off.....! Ali __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2100 @ 1.75 Ghz Gigabyte GA-7VA.XP VIA K400 1.25GB PC3200 System Ram ChainTech GeForCe4 TI 4200 128MB Creative SB Live! 5.1 2x WD Caviar 120GBs and -Rom1 Maxtor 40GB LiteON 16x DVD-Rw WindowsXP Professional-SP2 & Mandrake Linux