Topic: Are Bios Files Needed For Console Emulators? (Read 98 times)

TucanJones · « **on:** March 18, 2010, 03:13:00 PM »

Im currently setting up the following emus and im not sure if i need any bios'es for them or if they work fine without ?

Madenfenx (pce)
Madenfenx (nes)
Mekax
Neogenesis
Xboyadvance
Zsnexbox
Surreal 64

If i do need bios'es could somebody be kind enough to tell me which ones i need ? Cheers.

flux2k · « **Reply #1 on:** March 18, 2010, 04:02:00 PM »

I'm pretty sure you don't need bios's for any of those.

Barbie_on_Weed · « **Reply #2 on:** March 18, 2010, 04:44:00 PM »

Don't you need bios files for Sega cd and 32x in Neogenesis?

Pulsemasta · « **Reply #3 on:** March 18, 2010, 04:49:00 PM »

I think there are BIOS files in there for those emulators that need them. I don't remember having to get them myself, but maybe I did... It was a long time ago.

ressurectionx · « **Reply #4 on:** March 18, 2010, 11:26:00 PM »

I'm about 99% sure you don't need any for any of the XPORT emus.

You do need the Famicom bios to play on Nestopia though if you're into Famicom games.

TucanJones · « **Reply #5 on:** March 19, 2010, 02:48:00 PM »

Ok guys, i guess i dont need them then, ive found a few of em anyway so i might just throw them in to make sure.

Thanks for the reply's.

To ressurectionx, is it the Famicom Disk System Boot bios that i need ?

This post has been edited by TucanJones: Mar 19 2010, 09:52 PM

waal · « **Reply #6 on:** March 19, 2010, 04:13:00 PM »

You don't need bioses for the consoles emus by Xport. Computer are another story but even here, they are often supplied with the archive...

For NestopiaX by Nes6502, and only if you wanna play Famicom Disk System games, you have to copy your disksys.rom in the bios directory.

Pulsemasta · « **Reply #7 on:** March 19, 2010, 06:49:00 PM »

QUOTE(waal @ Mar 19 2010, 11:13 PM)

You don't need bioses for the consoles emus by Xport. Computer are another story but even here, they are often supplied with the archive...

For NestopiaX by Nes6502, and only if you wanna play Famicom Disk System games, you have to copy your disksys.rom in the bios directory.

on a side note, is there any advantage to playing the FDS version of games? Grafix or sound wise?

ressurectionx · « **Reply #8 on:** March 19, 2010, 07:43:00 PM »

Several games are better on the FDS, although you have some loading time and flipping disks to deal with. I can't recall the games off the top of my head, but they're included in the Xtras. The Famicom had better music than the NES did. Otherwise, I believe they're all the same games. It's just the music improvement.

Hawq · « **Reply #9 on:** April 01, 2010, 01:22:00 PM »

Metroid is a good example of a better game on the fds & more than just the music was different for it as well as you can see at that link & the fds Mario Bros version apparantely has Minus World levels as well (the Japanese cart didn't) so there are some reasons to try it out other than the music

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