Saucerful
Avid Fan
I've used several NES emulators over the years. My most recent go-to NES emulator used to be Nestopia. Until now, I haven't played since I upgraded my rig in 2009 (Windows 7 x64; Asus P5Q Pro; Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550; 8GB RAM; nVidia GTX 260 896MB; Asus Xonar Essence STX). The problem is my NES experience on this new machine is underwhelming compared to what I remember from years past.
What I have found is that Nestopia's sound is glitchy/choppy, yet DPC Latency Checker shows no spikes. I have heard this is a known problem with Nestopia in Windows 7 with certain hardware. I tried Nintendulator because it sounds promising but the UI is basically non-existent. I can't tweak the video or audio settings at all. If Nintendulator's UI gets an update, this might be an emulator that I'll keep an eye on in the future. So, moving on, FCEUX seemed like the next best thing (FCEU was my go-to emulator before Nestopia) but the audio emulation isn't as good as Nestopia (when it works) and there's little things here and there that are missing from the UI that I would have liked, like the "TV Aspect" feature in Nestopia. The only thing I like better about FCEU/X is its palette, but I can easily borrow that and plug it into Nestopia.
I've tried the unofficial 1.41 and 1.42 builds of Nestopia in attempt to fix my audio troubles, to no avail. Short of setting up an old box with Windows XP on it, does anyone have any suggestions as to getting some decent NES emulation in 2012? Is there another unofficial Nestopia build in the works?
What I have found is that Nestopia's sound is glitchy/choppy, yet DPC Latency Checker shows no spikes. I have heard this is a known problem with Nestopia in Windows 7 with certain hardware. I tried Nintendulator because it sounds promising but the UI is basically non-existent. I can't tweak the video or audio settings at all. If Nintendulator's UI gets an update, this might be an emulator that I'll keep an eye on in the future. So, moving on, FCEUX seemed like the next best thing (FCEU was my go-to emulator before Nestopia) but the audio emulation isn't as good as Nestopia (when it works) and there's little things here and there that are missing from the UI that I would have liked, like the "TV Aspect" feature in Nestopia. The only thing I like better about FCEU/X is its palette, but I can easily borrow that and plug it into Nestopia.
I've tried the unofficial 1.41 and 1.42 builds of Nestopia in attempt to fix my audio troubles, to no avail. Short of setting up an old box with Windows XP on it, does anyone have any suggestions as to getting some decent NES emulation in 2012? Is there another unofficial Nestopia build in the works?