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 Dolphin is often recognized as the best emulator for Mac users to play GameCube and Wii games because it enhances the original games and. It also works on earlier Mac version such as the Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.8. 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. Dolphin is presently the best GameCube emulator for all Mac OS X version include the latest v10.10 (Yosemite) and v10.9 (Mavericks). * Support for USB game pads and joysticks.ĮE is currently available for. This feature set above can be expanded using Emulator Enhancer, a shareware module which adds the following additional options: 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.