Features & Compatibility

0.31

Note that the following page is from 0.24, which was from ~2015. I’m working on a JSON-based approach that would be easier (automagic) to update.

Technical
Common Feature Multiplatform (Windows: XP, Vista, 7; Linux)
Common Feature Multisystem (Practically every system ever made, with no limitations!)
Common Feature Open Source (CC-BY-NC, written in tcl/tk)
Common Feature Light Weight (14-50Mib RAM)
Common Feature Ultra Fast!!
Unique Feature Dual Boot compatible.
Statistics and Metadata
Common Feature Media: Soundtrack, Manual, Boxart.
Common Feature Metadata: Rating, Playtime, Times started, Genre, Developer, Publisher, Musician, etc…
Unique Feature Corporate data: founded, owned, status, franchises, etc…
Unique Feature Awardsystem (Achievements + Trophies)
Databases
Unique Feature Based on relational databases (sqlite)
Common Feature Search Function
1st in ixbar3000, now in others Search Multiple Databases
Unique Feature OMNI-list, lists all items into one list
Unique Feature Nesting of items. Original->localizations.
Support
Common Feature Runs native executables. (unstable)
Common Feature EXODOS support!
Unique Feature Neokobe support!
Unique Feature Universal Parser Imports: clrmamepro, Trurip, Tosec, no-intro, Re-Dump, MAME.
Other
Common Feature Automatic extraction and mounting.
Common Feature No Annoying Animations!
Unique Feature dat-explorer. See the context of datfiles.
Unique Feature Multiplayer. Retro-multiplayer-module!

Tested systems/platforms

The list updates as we get more feedback.

SYSTEM DAT LOAD Windows Linux MDQ Images/Items
Linux CL LINUX Cygwin ? native ★★★ 7/7
Windows CL WINDOWS native Wine ★★★ 22/22
DOS Exo v1.x EXODOS Dosbox Dosbox ★★★ ?/4316
MAME MAME 0.147 MAME MAME MAME ★☆☆ ?/28627
Atari – 5200 NI:2013-03-03 Unzip MESS ☆☆☆ 106/107
Atari – Jaguar NI:2013-02-17 Direct VirtualJaguar ★★☆ 49/59
Atari – Lynx NI:2013-03-03 Direct mednafen ★★☆ 85/85
Atari – ST NI:2013-02-22 ☆☆☆ 0/305
Bandai – WonderSwan Color NI:2014-01-07 Direct mednafen ★☆☆ 89/95
Bandai – WonderSwan NI:2014-01-07 Direct mednafen ★☆☆ 106/112
Commodore – 64 GB v10 CBM Vice Vice ★★★ ?/22789
Commodore – Amiga GB v1.6 AMIGA fs-uae fs-uae ★★★ ?/3116
Commodore – Plus-4 NI:2009-01-05 CBM Vice Vice ☆☆☆ 6/18
Commodore – VIC-20 NI:2013-03-31 CBM Vice Vice ☆☆☆ 237/292
Fujitsu – FM-7 NK NKFM7 xm7dash ★★★ 297/326
Fujitsu – FM-Towns NK NKFMT unz ★★★ 537/537
Microsoft – MSX NI:2013-02-25 Direct openmsx openmsx ☆☆☆ 912/937
Microsoft – MSX2 NI:2013-02-25 Direct openmsx openmsx ☆☆☆ 189/197
NEC
PC6001 NK NK6k1 PC6001VW3 PC6001VX ★★★ 344/358
PC8001 NK NK8k1 x88x21 ★★★ 310/336
PC88
PC98
PC-FX
PC Engine CD TRS:2013-01-12 TruRipISO mednafen mednafen ★★★ ?/449
PC Engine (TurboGrafx 16) NI Direct mednafen ★☆☆ 389/419
Super Grafx NI Direct mednafen ★☆☆ 4/5
Nintendo
Game Boy NI:2014-03-19 Direct Visualboy Advance mednafen ★☆☆ 1510/1589
Game Boy Color NI:2014-03-23 Direct Visualboy Advance mednafen ★☆☆ 1324/1408
Game Boy Advance NI:2014-03-22 Direct Visualboy Advance mednafen ★☆☆ 2826/2918
Nintendo DS NI:2014-02-13 Unzip desmume desmume ★☆☆ ?/6687
Pokemon Mini NI:2008-11-30 Direct pokemini SDL ☆☆☆ 40/40
Virtual Boy NI:2014-03-18 Direct VBjin mednafen ★★☆ 29/31
NES (Famicom) NI:2014-03-08 Direct fceux
mednafen		 fceux
mednafen		 ★★☆ 2561/2666
Famicom Disk System NI:2011-02-12 Direct fceux ☆☆☆ 138/173
SNES NI:2014-03-25 Direct ZSNES
mednafen		 ZSNES ★★☆ 3199/3540
Nintendo 64 NI:2014-02-19 Unzip Project64 mupen64plus ★☆☆ 914/936
Gamecube RD:2014-02-08 7z-iso Dolphin [?] ☆☆☆ 0/1740
Wii RD 7z-iso Dolphin
Sega
PICO NI:2014-03-26 Direct mednafen Kega Fusion
mednafen		 ☆☆☆ 2/232
SG-1000 NI:2013-02-24 Direct Kega Fusion Kega Fusion ★☆☆ 90/187
Game Gear NI:2014-01-19 Direct Kega Fusion Kega Fusion ★☆☆ 433/492
Master System (Mark III) NI:2013-07-31 Direct Kega Fusion Kega Fusion ★☆☆ 481/525
Mega Drive (Genesis) NI:2014-03-25 Direct Kega Fusion Kega Fusion ★☆☆ 1549/1679
32X NI:2013-02-17 Direct Kega Fusion Kega Fusion ★☆☆ 59/63
Mega CD RD:2014-03-21 ☆☆☆ 0/254
Saturn RD:2014-03-24 7z-cue Yabause [?] ☆☆☆ 0/1346
Dreamcast TR(US) 7z-gdi nullDC lxdream
Sony
Playstation RD:2014-03-25 7z-cue epsxe [?]
mednafen		 pcsx
mednafen		 ☆☆☆ 0/7127
Playstation 2 RD:2014-03-25 7z-iso PCSX2 PCSX2 ☆☆☆ 0/6183
Playstation Portable RD:2013-10-19 7z-iso PPSSPP PPSSPP ★☆☆ 493/3256
Other
Casio – Loopy NI:2009-06-17 Direct MESS * ☆☆☆ 0/6
Casio – PV-1000 NI:2010-05-25 Direct MESS ☆☆☆ 5/5
Coleco – ColecoVision NI:2013-03-31 Direct MESS ★☆☆ 163/173
Emerson – Arcadia 2001 NI:2008-11-24 Direct MESS ★☆☆ 48/48
Entex – Adventure Vision NI:2008-11-25 Direct MESS ☆☆☆ 4/5
Epoch – Super Cassette Vision NI:2013-03-31 Direct MESS ☆☆☆ 22/25
Fairchild – Channel F NI:2012-02-23 Direct MESS ☆☆☆ 32/37
Funtech – Super Acan NI:2010-05-27 Direct MESS ☆☆☆ 8/8
GamePark – GP32 NI:2010-02-24 Direct MESS ☆☆☆ 44/44
GCE – Vectrex NI:2008-11-09 Direct MESS ★☆☆ 28/28
Hartung – Game Master NI:2008-11-25 Direct MESS ☆☆☆ 11/11
Magnavox – Odyssey2 NI:2012-02-23 Direct MESS ^ ★☆☆ 125/133
Panasonic – 3DO RD:2014-02-23 4DO N/A ☆☆☆ 0/147
Philips – Videopac+ NI:2012-02-23 Direct MESS ^ ☆☆☆ 31/32
Philips – CD-i RD:2013-11-18 Direct cdiemu N/A ☆☆☆ 0/41
RCA – Studio II NI:2009-01-04 Direct MESS ★☆☆ 5/5
SNK – Neo Geo CD RD:2014-03-13 Direct ☆☆☆ 0/21
SNK – Neo Geo Pocket NI:2012-02-28 Direct mednafen mednafen ★☆☆ 8/11
SNK – Neo Geo Pocket Color NI:2012-08-01 Direct mednafen mednafen ★☆☆ 92/119
Tiger – Game.com NI:2008-11-25 Direct MESS ☆☆☆ 14/22
VTech – CreatiVision NI:2012-02-23 Direct MESS ^ ★☆☆ 18/20
Watara – Supervision NI:2013-01-02 Direct MESS ★☆☆ 44/63
Adobe – Flash Direct Chromium Chromium ☆☆☆ 0/0
Daphne Direct Daphne Daphne ☆☆☆ 0/13
Novelty Systems
Nintendo – Nintendo 3DS NI:2014-03-24 ☆☆☆ 0/687
Nintendo – Nintendo DSi NI:2013-08-28 ☆☆☆ 0/6
Nintendo – Nintendo Wii U  – ☆☆☆ 0/0
Nokia – N-Gage NI:2008-12-03 ☆☆☆ 0/0
Tiger – Gizmondo NI:2007-05-31 ☆☆☆ 0/0
Mattel – HyperScan RD:2010-10-24 ☆☆☆ 0/5
Microsoft – Xbox RD:2014-03-13 Cxbx ☆☆☆ 0/1475
Microsoft – Xbox 360  – Xenia ☆☆☆ 0/0
Microsoft – Xbox One  – ☆☆☆ 0/0
Microsoft – Windows 8 – ☆☆☆ 0/0
Microsoft – Windows 9x – ☆☆☆ 0/0
Microsoft – Windows 3.x – ☆☆☆ 0/0
Sony – Playstation 3  – RPCS3 RPCS3 ☆☆☆ 0/0
Sony – Playstation 4  – ☆☆☆ 0/0
Sharp – X1 ☆☆☆ 0/0
Sharp – X68000 ☆☆☆ 0/0
Valve – Steam ☆☆☆ 0/1
Apple – Macintosh RD:2013-11-10 ☆☆☆ 0/43
Bandai&Apple – Pippin RD:2013-07-30 ☆☆☆ 0/14
Bandai – Playdia RD:2012-01-23 ☆☆☆ 0/26
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Colour Codes: No Known Issues! Works Partially Doesn’t Work Not Tested

SCI+tgmi = System, Controller, Icon + Title, Gameplay, Marquee, Icon

NOTE! While the above table idicates working status, it may NOT work on your setup! Colours are based in the feedback of users, so green means that someone has managed to load it without issues.
NI (No-Intro), CL (CustomList)
* ixbar3000 works, but the emulator doesn’t (ie. missing mess drivers).
¤ Load ok, fail on exit, no stats
` Works in theory, but ixbar3000 lacks functionality
^ Load ok, gets stats, exit needs sudo kill -9
~ Highly experimental. Does run something, but fails alot!
While loading mame works, if one chooses to start a rom that doesn’t work, it might freeze the OS! Parser doesn’t handle compatibilities. Mame parser skips data.

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