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We use special emulators that support tools such as savestates and frame advance, and generate movie files from them. These movie files are nothing more than a recording of input. They do not contain images or video. All movie format specifications can be found here.
Disclaimer: The majority of rerecording emulators are third-party modifications of existing open-source emulators. In most cases, only these rerecording emulators can play and make TASes, and not the official emulator.
We do not by any means claim that using any of these emulators will guarantee 'correct' results. There may be bugs in these emulators which have gone unnoticed due to lack of testing.
You should read DesyncHelpTAS before making any serious projects. All movies are highly dependent on timing and the slightest difference may cause a desync. We cannot help you if you lose work due to desync problems. You must also read the Movie Rules if you plan to submit your work to this site.
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For a comprehensive list of supported platforms and their emulators, see the Platforms page.
Emulator overview
| System | Emulator | Movie Format |
|---|---|---|
| Apple II | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Arcade/Neo Geo | MAME-RR | MAR |
| Arcade/Neo Geo | FinalBurnAlpha-RR | FBM |
| Atari 2600/7800 | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Atari Lynx | BizHawk | BK2 |
| ColecoVision | BizHawk | BK2 |
| ColecoVision | openMSX | OMR |
| Commodore 64 | BizHawk | BK2 |
| DOOM demo | (various) | LMP |
| DOS | JPC-RR | JRSR |
| Game Boy Advance | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Game Boy/Game Boy Color/Super Game Boy | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Game Boy/Game Boy Color/Super Game Boy | lsnes | LSMV |
| IntelliVision | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Linux | libTAS[3] | LTM |
| MSX | openMSX | OMR[2] |
| Neo Geo Pocket/Color | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Nintendo | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Nintendo | FCEUX | FM2/FM3 |
| Nintendo 64 | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Nintendo DS | DeSmuME | DSM |
| Nintendo GameCube/Wii | Dolphin[8] | DTM |
| PCE/PCE-CD (TG-16)/SGX | BizHawk | BK2 |
| PlayStation | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Sega 32X | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Sega Genesis/Sega CD | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Sega Master System/Sega Game Gear/SG-1000 | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Sega Saturn | BizHawk[9] | BK2 |
| SpectraVideo SVI 3x8 | openMSX | OMR |
| Super Nintendo/Super Game Boy | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Super Nintendo/Super Game Boy | lsnes | LSMV |
| Uzebox | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Virtual Boy | BizHawk | BK2 |
| WonderSwan/WonderSwan Color | BizHawk | BK2 |
| General Computer Vectrex | BizHawk | BK2 |
| ZX Spectrum | BizHawk | BK2 |
| Odyssey 2 | BizHawk | BK2 |
| System | Emulator | Movie Format |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Advance | VisualBoyAdvance | VBM |
| Sega Genesis/Sega CD/Sega 32X | Gens | GMV |
| Windows | Hourglass[3] | WTF |
| System | Emulator | Movie Format |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy/Game Boy Color | Visual Boy Advance | VBM |
| Nintendo GameCube/Wii | Dolphin[8] | DTM |
| Super Nintendo | Snes9x[4] | SMV |
| System | Emulator | Movie Format |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo | Famtasia | FMV |
| Nintendo | FCE Ultra | FCM |
| Nintendo | VirtuaNES | VMV |
| Nintendo 64 | Mupen64-rr | M64 |
| PlayStation | PCSX | PXM |
| PlayStation | PSXjin | PJM |
| Sega Master System/Sega Game Gear | Dega (altered versions) | MMV |
| Sega Saturn | Yabause | YMV |
| Super Game Boy | Visual Boy Advance | VBM |
| Super Nintendo | ZSNES | ZMV |
| TG-16 | Pcejin | MC2 |
| Virtual Boy | VBjin | MC2 |
| (Multi)[1] | Mednafen-rr | MC2 |
See also: Other Emulators.
Supported Operating Systems
Tell us if one of the entries is wrong or if you can resolve one of the 'Unknown' ones to a 'Yes' or 'No'. If in doubt, just test it yourself.| Emulator | Windows | Linux | Mac OS X |
|---|---|---|---|
| BizHawk | Yes | Yes (with Mono)[5] | Yes (1.x; with Mono)[10] |
| Dega (altered versions) | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
| DeSmuME | Yes | Yes (with Wine)[7] | Unknown[7] |
| Dolphin | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FCE Ultra | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
| FCEUX | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FinalBurnAlpha | Yes | Yes (with Wine) | Unknown |
| Gens | Yes | Yes (with Wine)[6] | Unknown |
| Hourglass[3] | Yes | No | No |
| libTAS[3] | No | Yes | No |
| lsnes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mednafen-rr | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
| Mupen64-rr | Yes | Yes (with Wine) | Unknown |
| openMSX | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pcejin | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
| PCSX | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
| PSXjin | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
| Snes9x[4] | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VisualBoyAdvance | Yes | Yes (with Wine) | Unknown |
| VBjin | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
| Yabause | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
Explanation:
- 'Yes': The emulator compiles and runs. Limitations are given via annotations (e.g. 'Yes (with Wine)') or footnotes.
- 'No': The emulator does not compile or run at all (even with Wine or Mono).
- 'Unknown': It is neither known whether the emulator compiles nor whether it runs at all.
Using Emulators
- Using: Instructions on how to perform common tasks on different emulators. For more specifications, see each emulator's Source Code Repository.
- Platforms - List of all rerecordable platforms and links to emulators and movies
- Platform Resources: Contains knowledge and notes for TASing various platforms using BizHawk cores.
- Platform Framerates - A list of framerates used for each platform to determine movie timing.
- Encoding Guide: Instructions on how to encode movies into high quality multimedia files suitable for easy viewing. (You do not need this for submitting movies.)
Development
- Recent emulator updates: Recent changes to the rerecording emulators.
- Recent emulator bug reports: Recent bug reports for the rerecording emulators.
- Desired features: Lists emulator features wished by users and compares the features of different emulators.
- Development: List information about source code projects, how to compile, and how to contribute to emulator development.
- Potential emulators: List of ideas for developers. Lists non-approved open source emulators with links and status of their development.
- TASVideos Requirements: Lists emulator features required by this site.
- Laws Of TAS: Tips on TAS tools implementation.
Accuracy tests
- Playstation emulator accuracy tests (Archived mirror, relevant Reddit post)
Subpages
>>Emulator Resources / Bug Reports
>>Emulator Resources / Desmume
>>Emulator Resources / Desmume / DSM
>>Emulator Resources / Development
>>Emulator Resources / DTM
>>Emulator Resources / Famtasia
>>Emulator Resources / Famtasia / FMV
>>Emulator Resources / Fba
>>Emulator Resources / Fba / FR Format
>>Emulator Resources / Fbarr
>>Emulator Resources / Fbarr / FBM
>>Emulator Resources / Fbash
>>Emulator Resources / Fbash / FRS
>>Emulator Resources / FCEU
>>Emulator Resources / FCEU / Compiling
>>Emulator Resources / FCEU / FCM
>>Emulator Resources / FCEU / Sync History
>>Emulator Resources / FCEUX
>>Emulator Resources / Features
>>Emulator Resources / GB Accuracy Tests
>>Emulator Resources / Gens
>>Emulator Resources / Gens / GMV
>>Emulator Resources / Gens / Grrl
>>Emulator Resources / Hourglass
>>Emulator Resources / Hourglass / WTF
>>Emulator Resources / JPC
>>Emulator Resources / JPC / CPU Dividers
>>Emulator Resources / JPC / JRSR Format
>>Emulator Resources / JPC / Key Numbers
>>Emulator Resources / JPC / Movie Dumping
>>Emulator Resources / JPC / Movie Dumping R10
>>Emulator Resources / JPC / Movie Dumping R11
>>Emulator Resources / JPC / PC Settings
>>Emulator Resources / lib TAS
>>Emulator Resources / lib TAS / FAQ
>>Emulator Resources / lib TAS / Game Compatibility
>>Emulator Resources / lib TAS / LTM Format
>>Emulator Resources / lib TAS / MAME
>>Emulator Resources / lib TAS / Menu Options
>>Emulator Resources / lib TAS / Usage
>>Emulator Resources / Mamerr
>>Emulator Resources / Mamerr / MAR
>>Emulator Resources / Mednafen
>>Emulator Resources / Mednafen / MC2
>>Emulator Resources / Mednafen / MCM
>>Emulator Resources / MMV
>>Emulator Resources / Mupen
>>Emulator Resources / Mupen / M64
>>Emulator Resources / NES Accuracy Tests
>>Emulator Resources / NES Accuracy Tests / Test Criteria
>>Emulator Resources / Open Msx / OMR
>>Emulator Resources / Pcejin
>>Emulator Resources / P Cem
>>Emulator Resources / P Cem / DOS
>>Emulator Resources / P Cem / Linux
>>Emulator Resources / PCSX
>>Emulator Resources / PCSX / PXM
>>Emulator Resources / PCSX / Resync
>>Emulator Resources / Potential Emulators
>>Emulator Resources / PS Xjin
>>Emulator Resources / PS Xjin / PJM
>>Emulator Resources / Ram Search
>>Emulator Resources / Ram Watch
>>Emulator Resources / Requirements
>>Emulator Resources / Snes 9x
>>Emulator Resources / Snes 9x / Lua Functions
>>Emulator Resources / Snes 9x / SMV
>>Emulator Resources / SNES Accuracy Tests
>>Emulator Resources / TAS Editor
>>Emulator Resources / Tastools
>>Emulator Resources / Updates
>>Emulator Resources / Using
>>Emulator Resources / VBA
>>Emulator Resources / VBA / Lua Scripting Functions
>>Emulator Resources / VBA / Sync History
>>Emulator Resources / VBA / V21 Change Log
>>Emulator Resources / VBA / V22 Change Log
>>Emulator Resources / VBA / VBM
>>Emulator Resources / V Bjin
>>Emulator Resources / Yabause
>>Emulator Resources / Yabause / YMV
[1]: Mednafen-rr supports all flavors of TurboGrafx/PC-Engine, including CD-ROM, as well as Atari Lynx, Neo Geo Pocket/Color, and WonderSwan/Color. It also supports PC-FX, but only for the Linux version.
[2] The older .gz extension is no longer supported.
[3] Technically speaking, Hourglass and libTAS are not emulators. They are API translation layers between the game and the operating system.
[4] Movies using Snes9x v1.43 are not accepted unless a continuance is granted. Movies using Snes9x v1.51 or newer are accepted but the emulator is deprecated.
[5] Most features and cores work, notable omissions being Lua support, Mupen64Plus (N64), and Octoshock (PSX). See BizHawk issue #1430 for details.
[6] AVI capture may be dysfunctional.
[7] Some tools may not work or look garbled (e.g. Memory viewer) and various (minor or major) bugs may occur. There are native versions, but those don't seem to have rerecording. Alternatively, a Windows virtual machine may be used (though it runs rather slow).
[8] Dolphin versions prior to 4.0-3595 are deprecated and will not be accepted in the future.
[9] Sega Saturn movies in BizHawk must use 2.0 or a higher version of the emulator. Older versions are not accepted.
[10] See macOS section of BizHawk's readme for details.
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Double-click on the Disk Image (dmg) file if it does not open by itself, and double-click on the installer (MGLTools_$Version).
This checks to see if you have downloaded correct verion for your platfrom.
You can save or print this information if needed.
Make sure that you have at least 105MB of space available.
See Filling add-on packages license form for details.
Mac Os Mojave
MGLTools 1.5.6 is installed in /Libary/MGLTools/$Version folder.
Launching ADT, PMV or Vision
Go to Applications → MGLTools-$Version folder and double-click on AutoDockTools, PMV or Vision icon. You can also run corresponding scripts located in /Library/MGLTools/$Version/bin. Run these scripts with -h or --help option to print the usage. Use Update Manager to get the latest updates.
Note: pythonsh script located in /Library/MGLTools/$Version/bin no longer starts X11. Also, our installers replace first line in /Library/MGLTools/$Version/MGLToolsPckgs/AutoDockTools/Utilities24 scripts from #!/usr/bin/env python to #!/usr/bin/env /Library/MGLTools/$Version/bin/pythonsh.
Troubleshooting
- Problems with standalone installer?
- Download installer tarball and follow instructions in the README. These installers do not require administrative privileges and can be installed anywhere on your hard drive.
- License Agreements is not shown - Step 5.
- This might happen when X11 is not installed. X11 can typically be found on the Mac OS X installation DVD. Scroll down in the 'Mac OS X Install disc' window and locate 'Optional Installs'. Double click to start the Installer, at the 'Installation Type' stage open the Applications category, select X11 and proceed. Once installed, be sure to run Software Update to obtain the latest version of X11.
- X Error on startup.
- See documentation/faq/x-error-on-startup-mac-os-x .
- TclError: Togl: couldn't get visual.
- Go to X11->Preferences and select Output. If the dropdown menu next to Colors is 256 increase it to at least Thousands.
- Bugs in graphics drivers?
- Please see: http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/graphics/graphicsbugs.html. Many graphics driver bugs observed in MGLTools have similar solutions.
- 'A newer version of the application already exists'
- See Uninstall MGLTools post in the forum and CADD FAQ.