We have already seen that one of the best emulator managers is RetroArch, however, this program is focused on the emulation of old platforms, usually home consoles, so it is oriented to the emulation of retro games and from several times ago . But what about modern arcades ?
TeknoParrot, the most modern emulator
With the advent of home video game consoles and their incredible evolution, arcades were no longer what they were. Most of them disappeared, and even such important emblems in Japan as the SEGA Arcade building, have ended up succumbing to the decline in interest in arcades.
But you can still find great gems, and that is where we can enjoy new machines running quite modern games that you had no idea existed. Did you know there is a Luigi’s Mansion arcade where you drive a vacuum cleaner? Have you ever played arcade Mario Kart?
A computer inside the cockpit
The funny thing about these machines is that they are no longer the old wooden cabinets in which large plates of hundreds of chips were hidden. Now everything runs with a computer very similar to the one we could have at home, and although it has protection systems and proprietary elements, in the end, they are systems that allow easy execution on traditional computers. And that is exactly what happens with Teknoparrot.
How does TeknoParrot work?
TeknoParrot is a software in charge of emulating the installation packages of these arcade games. It offers compatibility with keyboard, mouse and with the Xbox One gamepad, so that players can play games on these platforms without any problem, since the software is capable of emulating many of the accessories present in the machines (as it could be the vacuum cleaner at Luigi’s Mansion).
Emulated platforms
The list of platforms that it manages to emulate is quite extensive, since there is a great variety of different platforms that give life to many games depending on the developer. These are all the platforms that TeknoParrot is capable of emulating.
- ALL.Net P-ras MULTI
- Examu eX-Board
- GAELCO 3D Hardware
- Global VR PC Based
- Konami PC Based
- Namco System ES3 (A / B / X)
- Namco System N2
- Raw Thrills PC Based
- SEGA Europe-R
- SEGA Lindbergh Yellow
- SEGA Lindbergh Red / Red EX
- SEGA Nu (Vanilla / 1.1 / 2 / SX / SX 1.1)
- SEGA PC Based
- SEGA RingEdge
- SEGA RingEdge 2
- SEGA RingWide
- Taito NESiCAxLive
- Taito Type X / X +
- Taito Type X2
- Taito Type X3
- Taito Type X Zero
What games can I play with TeknoParrot?
The list of games that can be emulated with TeknoParrot is very long, however, there are still many fringes to outline, since not all games run perfectly. Some of the games that run perfectly are the following:
- After Burner Climax
- Counter-Strike NEO
- House of the Dead 4
- Fast and the furious series
- Initial D series
- Let’s go! Island / Jungle
- Luigi’s Mansion
- Mach Storm
- Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
- OutRun 2 Special Tours Super Deluxe
- StarWars Battle Pod
- Street fighter series
- Virtua Fighter 5
- Virtua Tennis 4
- Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5
You can see the full list of compatible games and their performance level in the following list: