Hi guys,
I'm planning to buy a cheap Windows tablet for the sole purpose of retro gaming. I'm trying to find what's the best deal I can get away with while being able to play my favorite games and systems at 100% speed. The shops near me have good deals on tablets based on Intel's x5-z8300 chip, and I'm wondering what kind of performance I should expect, or if I should go with something more expensive. Here's what I'm shooting for, below.
Keep in mind I don't require 100% accurate emulation, i.e. I'm not gonna run BSNES instead of Snes9x for example. This is just for fun. I also don't mind turning down the resolution/graphics quality if I need to, in order to get full speed without lag. I value perfect frame rate over image quality.
Essentials (want to be able to run at 100% FPS):
I'm planning to buy a cheap Windows tablet for the sole purpose of retro gaming. I'm trying to find what's the best deal I can get away with while being able to play my favorite games and systems at 100% speed. The shops near me have good deals on tablets based on Intel's x5-z8300 chip, and I'm wondering what kind of performance I should expect, or if I should go with something more expensive. Here's what I'm shooting for, below.
Keep in mind I don't require 100% accurate emulation, i.e. I'm not gonna run BSNES instead of Snes9x for example. This is just for fun. I also don't mind turning down the resolution/graphics quality if I need to, in order to get full speed without lag. I value perfect frame rate over image quality.
Essentials (want to be able to run at 100% FPS):
- Nintendo (Nestopia, FCEUX)
- Super Nintendo (Snes9x)
- Gameboy, Gameboy Advance (No$GBA)
- Sega Genesis, Game Gear, CD, 32X (Kega Fusion)
- Turbo Grafx 16 (Mednafen, I guess?)
- MAME old or non-CHD based games. e.g. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
- Above consoles (Nintendo, SNES, etc.) with HQx filter applied
- Nintendo DS (No$GBA)
- MAME CHD-based or CPS games e.g. Killer Instinct 2, Street Fighter 3
- PSX/PS1 emulation (ePSXe or alternative)
- N64 (Project64) -- the least priority. I don't mind taking that one out at all.