RockNES Emulator - is there an intel alternative NES emulator?

[badhorsie777]

I am currently using RockNES as a nintendo emulator on my macbook 2.16 (3gb of ram) and it's just revving my fan to death and burning my battery down SOOOO fast. Anyone have an intel-compatible alternative? (I'm assuming there is a rosetta-translation happening with rocknes) I've been searching the net without luck.

Thanks!

-Badhorsie777

 

[Daveoc64]

I am currently using RockNES as a nintendo emulator on my macbook 2.16 (3gb of ram) and it's just revving my fan to death and burning my battery down SOOOO fast. Anyone have an intel-compatible alternative? (I'm assuming there is a rosetta-translation happening with rocknes) I've been searching the net without luck.

Thanks!

-Badhorsie777

Mac OS X generally turns up the fan speed whenever the CPU is getting used more.

All of the emulators I've used (for whatever device)- Intel or PowerPC do just that and keep the fans loud and drain the power.

So I don't think that you'll find a solution really.

 

[badhorsie777]

Mac OS X generally turns up the fan speed whenever the CPU is getting used more.

All of the emulators I've used (for whatever device)- Intel or PowerPC do just that and keep the fans loud and drain the power.

So I don't think that you'll find a solution really.

I read you... but should it be draining at the level it is? I'm talking it stresses the system more than even Logic Pro does.... seems excessive.

BTW - I just found a universal binary of Nestopia 1.3.7 - can anyone comment on its resource-hogging? Better or worse than RockNES on an intel macbook?