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GoldfishX
2014-08-05 10:22:47 pm
I'm looking to buy a laptop primarily to use as a cheap, functional USB music server, but I also want the dual purpose of using it as a retrogaming PC. So 8/16 bit console emulation, plus MAME and Neo Geo stuff. Basically something I can drag with me, boot up and play a quick game of Castlevania or Contra on the road. I know emus aren't perfect, but I can't carry an NES or Neo Geo around with me, along with every possible cart I'd want to play.

Any suggestions for what would work best for that purpose? I know virtually nothing about laptops and how much power one would need to run those emulators at full speed.
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Warepire
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Warepire: 2014-08-06 01:49:34 am
Warepire: 2014-08-06 01:15:44 am
2014-08-06 01:14:59 am
Heavy Metal Powered
Depends on how accurate emulation you want, if you want really accurate, you will at least need a laptop powerful enough to run Higan's accuracy core for SNES emulation. And BizHawk's modified Gambatte core for GameBoy(Color)
Unfortunately I am not sure of the specs needed to run them, but I know they're fairly high, emulating entire systems accurately is a processing-heavy task.

Late edit: Higan system requirements: http://byuu.org/higan/