NES (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Emulator Setup - Nestopia (~45 minutes)
Step 1
1. Download Nestopia (Pic Below), if you are a Windows user you only need the top link(Nestopia Binary), not all three.
Step 2
2. Create a folder called 'Nestopia' inside the 'NES' folder (see Pre-Setup).
Step 3
3. Unzip Nestopia into the 'Nestopia' folder you just made.
Step 4
4. Boot up Nestopia by clicking the program icon (may end in .exe), see picture.
Step 5
5. Once Nestopia is open, click the Netplay option located at the top of the program window, and choose 'Connect...' see picture.
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Step 6
6a. With the Netplay window up select the 'Add..' option(step 1 in picture)
6b. Navigate to where you put your NES roms.(step 2 in picture)
6c. Choose rom and select open(Steps 3 and 4 in picture)
6d. Select 'Launch..' in the Netplay window(Step 5 in picture)
6b. Navigate to where you put your NES roms.(step 2 in picture)
6c. Choose rom and select open(Steps 3 and 4 in picture)
6d. Select 'Launch..' in the Netplay window(Step 5 in picture)
Step 7
7. The 'Anti3D Master VX.X' window should now be displayed (pic below). You may not see servers immediately, if this is the case, click the 'Refresh list' button(pic below). It may come back with zero searches found MANY times, as in dozens, upon dozens. Keep trying.
Step 8
8. Once you do have servers visible choose a user name(see picture) choose a server with a low ping number (see picture) and hit the 'Connect' button.
Step 9
9. You should now see a new window called 'Kaillera VX.X:"server name"(X online users)'(see picture)
The nest step is in two parts, depending on whether you are hosting or joining.
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The nest step is in two parts, depending on whether you are hosting or joining.
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Step 10
10a. Creating a Game(hosting)
I.Select the 'Create Game' option, then the letter the game begins with, then the game.(see picture to the left)
II. After your player 2 has joined, you can launch the game (see picture to the left).
III. The game should now load
10b. Joining/Leaving a Game(connecting to a host)
I. To join a game select a room that is open and hit the 'Join' button (pic below).
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II. Wait for host to start, communicate in chat box.
III. To leave a room select the 'Leave' button (pic below).
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I.Select the 'Create Game' option, then the letter the game begins with, then the game.(see picture to the left)
II. After your player 2 has joined, you can launch the game (see picture to the left).
III. The game should now load
10b. Joining/Leaving a Game(connecting to a host)
I. To join a game select a room that is open and hit the 'Join' button (pic below).
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II. Wait for host to start, communicate in chat box.
III. To leave a room select the 'Leave' button (pic below).
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TIPS
- Saving states does not work during netplay. Make sure to save using in game methods.
- You may have to grant access to the program, I have experienced no negative side effects. I do not have to run this program in adminstration or compatibilty mode on windows.
- When you use the program in the future you can check the 'Recent' tab, in the 'Anti3d Master' window, to immediately connect(if its still up) to a server you were on recently, even if your 'All Servers' tab is not displaying any servers. This allows you to skip Step 7 and the annoying refresh that goes with it.
- You don't have to only play two player games online, you can show friends awesome parts in a single player game, or play together. Share a save file and you can take turns in a single player game. (quit the game, send player 2 the save file, they then host and you join).
- (windows) Right click any rom file, choose 'open with' and navigate to the emulator file (Nestopia.exe) and select the 'always use this program' check box. Accept everything. Create a shortcut to your NES Games folder beside where ever your other games are found. You can now quickly and easily open your roms as instant playing games from your desktop without having the other files around. Perfect for letting children or inexperienced people use the emulator for single player play. Each icon in the folder is a game, simple as that.
- Use the link below for a list of two-player NES Games
TWO-PLAYER NES GAMES