You Think The Wii Could Emulate The Drea ...

Why wouldn't it be able to? ASSUMING if there was an extra source of memory released. Just assumptions..... It's not like the Wii isn't strong enough.



I apologize if you consider this topic repetitive. It's hard to make good subjects of debate when you are not Jaysonguy. (Just kiddin)You Think The Wii Could Emulate The Drea ...
of course it could :PYou Think The Wii Could Emulate The Drea ...
There's absolutely no reason it can't other than memory. Though, i still have my DC, I want Wii to sell Saturn games.
No sweat lolAs for the topic, no, the Wii does not have the kind of horsepower needed to emulate a Saturn gameThe Wii doesn't emulate Gamecube games, that's hardware based.
It's more powerful than the Dreamcast, so it could emulate it.
How many times do I have to say this today? Emulation requires.... demands... that the hardware emulating be many times more powerful than the hardware being emulated. This isn't like trying to run an old program on a newer computer. There are architecture differences in the hardware. The processor is not even the same make, let alone model. And since unlike PCs, which use middleware (eg directX, OpenGL, etc) and share operating systems*, Console games are written for the hardware directly. *on that note, remember that games written for Windows work in Windows only, NOT Mac or Linux. (even though the latter of the two is usually run on the same hardware)
The Wii could indeed emulate Dreamcast games, but the key thing is: could it do it well? I don't think it would be able to maintain reasonable performance levels if it was to be done.
I don't think it could, but if it was honestly able to play games like Sonic Adventure (2), that would be sweet.
[QUOTE=''ThePlothole''] How many times do I have to say this today? Emulation requires.... demands... that the hardware emulating be many times more powerful than the hardware being emulated. This isn't like trying to run an old program on a newer computer. There are architecture differences in the hardware. The processor is not even the same make, let alone model. And since unlike PCs, which use middleware (eg directX, OpenGL, etc) and share operating systems*, Console games are written for the hardware directly. *on that note, remember that games written for Windows work in Windows only, NOT Mac or Linux. (even though the latter of the two is usually run on the same hardware) [/QUOTE]QFT and I add the most obvious reason the games are too big for the internal flash memory.
[QUOTE=''ShadowCR21'']I don't think it could, but if it was honestly able to play games like Sonic Adventure (2), that would be sweet.[/QUOTE]In case you didn't know, both Sonic Adventure had been ported on the GameCube.
idono much about the dreamcast but its from the 90's yo the wii is better:o
[QUOTE=''CheeChee_Macko'']The Wii could indeed emulate Dreamcast games, but the key thing is: could it do it well? I don't think it would be able to maintain reasonable performance levels if it was to be done.[/QUOTE]You pretty much said....''Yeah a guy with no arms could play quarterback but he'd have a hard time throwing the ball''
[QUOTE=''ThePlothole'']How many times do I have to say this today? Emulation requires.... demands... that the hardware emulating be many times more powerful than the hardware being emulated. This isn't like trying to run an old program on a newer computer. There are architecture differences in the hardware. The processor is not even the same make, let alone model. And since unlike PCs, which use middleware (eg directX, OpenGL, etc) and share operating systems*, Console games are written for the hardware directly. *on that note, remember that games written for Windows work in Windows only, NOT Mac or Linux. (even though the latter of the two is usually run on the same hardware) [/QUOTE]



I actually made this topic based on what you (Plothole) posted in a recent thread. It's just coincidence you commented in this post and explained yourself a little more. I didn't have specific examples on why the Wii couldn't do it. Now I do.
Perhaps a couple of years ago the whole architecture difference between older consoles mattered, but we're at a point where the hardware is efficient enough that the Wii could easily emulate DC games. I think the Wii is more powerful than people think, they immedietely see the specs and make a quick judgement. Either way I would love to see Hydro Thunder, that would be sweet (even though a N64 version was also released).Plus we could get all those random Capcom fighting games such as Tech Romancer.