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I haven't tried this, but there is so much awesomeness in this idea. I wonder how many layers down one could pull off in the Nintendo line, even if you had to s

I haven't tried this, but there is so much awesomeness in this idea. I wonder how many layers down one could pull off in the Nintendo line, even if you had to skip generations. For example could one do a Wii emulating GameCube emulating a SNES (skipping N64 as presumably too hard), emulating a NES.

simcop2387 5y ago
> Wii emulating GameCube No need for this, it's natively supported and runs game cube games (and with the right setup, GC homebrew)
- j1elo 5y ago
  This is because largely speaking, the Wii is the same hardware than the GameCube (but with improved speed). That's why the Dophin emulator, originally a GC emu, was able to extend easily to also cover the Wii.
  - xerox13ster 5y ago
    Hi friend, it's same as, different than.
    - fridif 5y ago
      Your sentence is a run-on sentence.
    - deleted 5y ago
      [deleted]
    - j1elo 5y ago
      Thanks! must have slipped.
- monocasa 5y ago
  Arguably the Wii is emulating parts of the GameCube. I was pretty sure that certain MMIO banks on the GameCube were being emulated by starlet rather than having hardware blocks like the GameCube probably did. That's how custom MIOS hacks floating around the internet allow for USB controllers and mass storage from GameCube games.
- torgoguys 5y ago
  Right. That's why I didn't skip that generation in my example. My hunch was that as a general rule for those earlier generations that it's not possible to emulate the immediately previous generation unless there was special support, but maybe you could go back 2 generations. This project being an exception. That's what lead to the Wii -> GameCube (similar hardware) -> [not N64] SNES -> NES (demonstrated by this project) example. Heck, if console manufacturers kept two separate branches "every other generation" emulation (odd/even generations) and then made sure each console generation had extra hardware to play the immediately prior generation's games (as some sometimes do), then every generation could play every other generation. That would be nice for players, but maybe not nice for the companies though.
hnlmorg 5y ago
The Wii already runs GC games (even centres the GC's miniature DVDs if they're loaded into the Wii's slot off centre), and supports GC controllers and GC memory cards. https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse3.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.xoemq7W5iY2P3pfPsSiBQwHaEm%26pid%3DApi&f=1 https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2F...
pezezin 5y ago
The GameCube could emulate the N64, that's how games like Ocarina of Time were brought to the GameCube. Remember that the first N64 emulator, UltraHLE, was released in 1999 and could run on a computer less powerful than the GameCube: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UltraHLE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UltraHLE

simcop2387 5y ago

> Wii emulating GameCube No need for this, it's natively supported and runs game cube games (and with the right setup, GC homebrew)

j1elo 5y ago
This is because largely speaking, the Wii is the same hardware than the GameCube (but with improved speed). That's why the Dophin emulator, originally a GC emu, was able to extend easily to also cover the Wii.
- xerox13ster 5y ago
  Hi friend, it's same as, different than.
  - fridif 5y ago
    Your sentence is a run-on sentence.
  - deleted 5y ago
    [deleted]
  - j1elo 5y ago
    Thanks! must have slipped.
monocasa 5y ago
Arguably the Wii is emulating parts of the GameCube. I was pretty sure that certain MMIO banks on the GameCube were being emulated by starlet rather than having hardware blocks like the GameCube probably did. That's how custom MIOS hacks floating around the internet allow for USB controllers and mass storage from GameCube games.
torgoguys 5y ago
Right. That's why I didn't skip that generation in my example. My hunch was that as a general rule for those earlier generations that it's not possible to emulate the immediately previous generation unless there was special support, but maybe you could go back 2 generations. This project being an exception. That's what lead to the Wii -> GameCube (similar hardware) -> [not N64] SNES -> NES (demonstrated by this project) example. Heck, if console manufacturers kept two separate branches "every other generation" emulation (odd/even generations) and then made sure each console generation had extra hardware to play the immediately prior generation's games (as some sometimes do), then every generation could play every other generation. That would be nice for players, but maybe not nice for the companies though.

hnlmorg 5y ago

The Wii already runs GC games (even centres the GC's miniature DVDs if they're loaded into the Wii's slot off centre), and supports GC controllers and GC memory cards. https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse3.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.xoemq7W5iY2P3pfPsSiBQwHaEm%26pid%3DApi&f=1 https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2F...

pezezin 5y ago

The GameCube could emulate the N64, that's how games like Ocarina of Time were brought to the GameCube. Remember that the first N64 emulator, UltraHLE, was released in 1999 and could run on a computer less powerful than the GameCube: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UltraHLE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UltraHLE