Why another NES emulator for the XBOX?
Nestopia is the best NES emulator ever created. It is the closest thing
to a real NES anyone can get. I always wanted to know how it would run
on the XBOX, so I ported it. I also ported it because there are some
games that do not work correctly on other XBOX emulators. Every user
should have two NES emulators on their XBOX: the latest mednafen_nes
(which is being constantly improved by madmab), and NestopiaX. Virtually
any game you would want to play will be covered by one of these two.

What are some examples of things Nestopia emulates that don't work
correctly on other Xbox emulators?
I am sure there are more, but I am aware of Micro Machines, Paperboy 2,
Final Fantasy 7, High Hopes (this demo really shows off what Nestopia
can do)

Can you send me a link to the emulator?
No

I added games to the roms folder but nothing shows up.
Are the ROMs zipped? Did you edit the Path.ini to change the ROM path?
If so, does that path exist?

I am trying to run games from a DVD but Nestopia doesn't see the games?
Did you create an XISO of the ROMs folder before burning the DVD? Does
the Path.ini point to R: (R: represents the DVD drive)?

When I select a game the Xbox freezes. This happens no matter what game
I select.
You may not have a complete installation.

Some games don't work or Nestopia freezes.
Is the game verified a good dump by GoodNES 3.14? Does it work on the PC
version of Nestopia? If not, it won't work on the port. Is the ROM
zipped with some strange ZIP protocol? Re-zipping the game might fix the
problem. Try changing the region and restarting the game.

I changed the region of a game but the old region was still used.
You must exit and restart the game for a region change.

I got a message that said "Nestopia encountered a problem". What does
that mean?
It means NestopiaX crashed. It could be a bug in Nestopia, a bug in
the new XBOX code, or something related to the game.

Nestopia is supposed to be very accurate but some games have glitches
(like Megaman 3 or Super Mario Bros. 3).
Those "glitches" happen on a real NES. Nestopia is emulating the game
correctly. Generally, if you think the game is emulated incorrectly, it
is more likely your memory is incorrect or you are used to years of
emulating the NES with less accurate emulators.

There are garbage graphics at the top, bottom, left, or right parts of
the screen. Why?
That's what a real NES did. However, you never saw it because most TVs
had overscan that hid this portion of the screen. Developers knew that
and they often didn't care if garbage was drawn there because no one
would ever see it. If you don't want to see this, then resize the screen
so it is not visible.

How do I get or know that I have "correct" colors. Does NestopiaX use
the color palette the NES used?
The NES didn't use a color palette. The colors were generated on the
fly. Every TV is different. The reality is, the colors you saw on one
game on your TV may not look exactly like the way someone else saw it on
their TV. The generated colors (Auto - YUV) Nestopia creates are about
as good as it gets in my opinion. However, if you want to use a custom
palette for one game or all games you can do so. Several palettes are
included. Some (like FBX2) are very close to what a real NES would
generate and some (like Gameboy Colors) are just for fun. If you have
your own favorite palette, then add it to the palettes directory.

How do I use a custom palette?
Set the Video option "Colors:" to Custom AND specify a Custom Palette.
Palettes must be in the palettes directory and be in binary form. How
can you tell if the palette is in binary? Open it in Notepad. If you can
read it, then it is not in binary.

What is the NTSC filter?
It is an excellent software filter that will simulate what the game
would have looked like on an old TV (color bleeding, distortion, dot
crawl, etc...). The Color setting should be set to Auto - YUV.

Which software filter should I use?
It depends on how you want the graphics to look. If you want a more
original look, choose No Filter, NTSC (Simulate Composite), Scanlines,
or Simple2X. If you want a more modern look (i.e. what the game might
look like if it were released today) choose Scale2X, Scale3X,
SuperScale, etc...

Does Nestopia support Samba shares, real Xbox Lightguns, or online play?
No.

Will there be any updates to this port?
No. This is the only version.

Will you port <insert the name of your favorite program> to the XBOX?
No. My days of XBOX development are over. It has been a lot of fun but I
don't have the time anymore. Thanks to all the people who supported my
work over the years.
