List of Games that are Emulations Rather than Ports

[Lawfer]

Dreamcast:

Sega Smash Pack Volume 1


3DS:

All Virtual Console games (with the exception of Ambassador GBA games)


DS:

Sonic Classic Collection


Game Boy Advance:

ALL Classic NES Series

Atari Anniversary Advance

Capcom Classics Mini Mix

Phantasy Star Collection

Sega Smash Pack


GameCube:

Mega Man Anniversary Collection

Mega Man X Collection

The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest


Playstation 2:

Akumajou Dracula

BurgerTime

Contra

Crazy Climber

Karate Dou

Mega Man Anniversary Collection

Mega Man X Collection

Metal Slug Anthology

Moon Cresta

Nekketsu Kouka Kunio-Kun

Nekketsu Koukou Dodge Ball Bu

Pooyan

Quarth

Rabio Lepus

Rockman Complete Work (Japan Only)

Scramble

Sonic Wings

Super Volleyball

Terra Cresta

Thunder Cross

Time Pilot

Yie Ar Kung Fu


PSP:

Odin Sphere

Metal Slug Anthology

Taito Legends Power-Up


Wii:

ALL Virtual Console games

Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition

Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition


OG Xbox:

Mega Man Anniversary Collection

Metal Slug Anthology

Taito Legends

Taito Legends 2


If any titles are missing from this list, let me know and I'll add them.

[Ikaruga11]

GameCube:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest

Wii:
All Virtual Console games
All Masterpieces in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

[darcagn]

Dreamcast:
Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 (the Genesis games are, the Virtua Cop is a port)

[Hoagtech]

GameCube
SMS Sonic games in Sonic Advanture Directors Cut

Metroid Nes unlockable when linked to Metroid fusion gba link

[Lawfer]

Just to be clear, I am only talking about emulated releases, not emulated games offered inside a non-emulated games.

This list is to help with avoiding buying complete emulated releases, like the Phantasy Star Collection on GBA (ALL 3 games offered on there are emulations), buying Metroid Fusion which also happens to have the first NES games emulated on it is not really a downer as the main interest was always Metroid Fusion.

GameCube:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest

Isn't that one part of the Collector's Edition? If so I already included it in the OP.

[Ashura]

At least some of the titles on Megaman Anniversary Collection are emulations, right? Megaman 7, the Power Fighters stuff, etc.? Also, how do the PS1 Megamans work on GameCube? 1-6 are ports of the PS1 editions, iirc?

[Ikaruga11]

Isn't that one part of the Collector's Edition? If so I already included it in the OP.

No. Master Quest on the GameCube was its own release (or rather, pre-order bonus), separate from the Collector's Edition. It has Ocarina of Time and the previously unreleased Master Quest version of Ocarina of Time.

[Lawfer]

Isn't that one part of the Collector's Edition? If so I already included it in the OP.

No. Master Quest on the GameCube was its own release (or rather, pre-order bonus), separate from the Collector's Edition. It has Ocarina of Time and the previously unreleased Master Quest version of Ocarina of Time.

Got it, added it to the list, thanks.

[Lawfer]

Do you guys know if Atari Anniversary Advance is an emulation?

[Ikaruga11]

Do you guys know if Atari Anniversary Advance is an emulation?

Most likely. I doubt it was ported

[Taiyaki]

Weren't the two PS1 ports of FF Chronicles and FF Anthology emulated too? I'm not totally sure but I'd be curious to know.

[Lawfer]

Weren't the two PS1 ports of FF Chronicles and FF Anthology emulated too? I'm not totally sure but I'd be curious to know.

You know I have no idea, I have both of these and can say that the performance is abysmal, during battles there is tons of lag/slow downs which shouldn't happen, it could be a side effect of them being emulations rather than ports, it could be that they are bad ports (TOSE isn't exactly known for their quality) or it could be as SCARTicus suggested:

They are ports. I think some of the slowness is related to streaming data from cdrom. I thought Chronotrigger was ported well, but the loading was a bit annoying. I wish that they had ported more of their SNES games, like Evermore.

[Einzelherz]

I had always read that both square collections were emulated.

[Ikaruga11]

Metal Slug Anthology for PS2 and Wii.

Metal Slug 1-5 are done via emulation of the Neo Geo AES versions, while 6 is an arcade port.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Slug_Anthology

[Lawfer]

Metal Slug Anthology for PS2 and Wii.

Metal Slug 1-5 are done via emulation of the Neo Geo AES versions, while 6 is an arcade port.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Slug_Anthology

Forgot about these, thanks, what about these:

https://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox/919747-metal-slug-3/data

https://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox/920516-me ... and-5/data

https://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/920446-met ... and-5/data

[Ikaruga11]

Forgot about these, thanks, what about these:

https://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox/919747-metal-slug-3/data

At the 2007 Tokyo Game Show, it was confirmed that Metal Slug 3 would be released on Xbox Live Arcade on January 2, 2008. The game features upscaled graphics and co-op online gameplay, but it does not include the extra modes from console releases. This version was made backwards compatible on Xbox One in 2015.

So yes.

https://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox/920516-me ... and-5/data

Not sure.

https://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/920446-met ... and-5/data

According to a metacritic review, this is a port and not emulated. Can't say for certain how reliable this source is this.

[Arasoi]

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[Arasoi]

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[Lawfer]

Forgot about these, thanks, what about these:

https://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox/919747-metal-slug-3/data

At the 2007 Tokyo Game Show, it was confirmed that Metal Slug 3 would be released on Xbox Live Arcade on January 2, 2008. The game features upscaled graphics and co-op online gameplay, but it does not include the extra modes from console releases. This version was made backwards compatible on Xbox One in 2015.

So yes.

Aren't they just referring to the fact that it can do 1080i on the Original Xbox?

Rockman Complete Works 1-6 on PSX use emulation for everything but the music, which is streamed from the disc. The NES rom images just had their music disabled. AFAIK stripped down versions of RCW were used for Mega Man Anniversary Collection as well (with localized rom), which would make those emulated by proxy.

The Mega Man Anniversary Collection for GBA listed at the top was due for release but the game was canceled, AFAIK that rom has never been found or dumped either. Shame as it was to have colorized versions of MM I-V Gameboy.

Additionally all of the Oretachi Geasen Zoku ports of arcade titles by Hamster for PS2 (Japan only) are poorly emulated by an ancient version of Mame from 1999.

Thanks.

[Ikaruga11]

Aren't they just referring to the fact that it can do 1080i on the Original Xbox?

Not sure. But online play isn't possible on the NeoGeo, so.

[Elixir]

PSP:

Odin Sphere

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