Tag

#emulation

10 words tagged “emulation”

frame advance
noun

Stepping a game forward one single frame at a time.

#speedrunning#tas#emulation#retro
cycle-accurate
adjective

Emulation so precise it copies the chip clock tick by tick.

#emulation#accuracy#timing#retro
netplay
noun

Playing emulated retro games online together.

#emulation#online#fgc#retro
No-Intro
proper noun

The group that keeps ROM dumps clean, verified and honest.

#preservation#emulation#dat#rom
ROM dump
noun

A digital rip of a cartridge or disc's data.

#emulation#preservation#retro#rom
high-level emulation (HLE)
noun

Faking the hardware's functions instead of the hardware itself.

#emulation#accuracy#n64#hle
ROM hacking
noun

Cracking open a game's ROM to rewrite how it plays or looks.

#emulation#modding#homebrew#retro
run-ahead
noun

Emulating frames in advance to kill input lag.

#emulation#retroarch#input-lag#latency
save state
noun

A full snapshot of the game you can reload instantly.

#emulation#speedrunning#savescumming#retro
low-level emulation (LLE)
noun

Simulating the actual chips, warts and all.

#emulation#accuracy#n64#lle