Ubuntu Manpage: fceu - An emulator for the original (8-bit) Nintendo game console.

NAME

       fceu - An emulator for the original (8-bit) Nintendo game console.

SYNOPSIS

       fceu [options] "filename"

DESCRIPTION

       FCE  Ultra  is an emulator for the original (8-bit) Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).  It has a robust
       color palette rendering engine that is fully  customizable,  along  with  excellent  sound  and  joystick
       support, and even includes TCP/IP based network playing for head-to-head gaming with your friends!

OPTIONS

       These  are  some  of  the  more frequently used options in FCE Ultra.  Run fceu without any options for a
       larger list, or see the README for the full list.

       -fs {0|1}
              Toggle full-screen mode.

       -xres <res>
              Set the Horizontal resolution for full-screen mode.

       -yres <res>
              Set the Vertical resolution for full-screen mode.

       -gg    Enable Game Genie emulation support.

       -cpalette <file>
              Use the custom palette in <file>.

       -soundvol <percentge>
              Sets the sound volume to the given percentage.

       -sound <rate>
              Set the sound playback sample rate (0 == off).

       -connect <server>
              Connect as a client (player 2) to <server> for TCP/IP network play.

       -server
              Be a host server (player 1) for a TCP/IP network game.

       -netport <portnum>
              Use <portnum> for TCP/IP network play.  Default is 4046.

KEYBOARD COMMANDS

FCE Ultra has a number of commands available within the emulator. It also provides keyboard bindings for
emulating gamepads or powerpads.

Gamepad Keyboard Bindings
┌─────────────┬───────────────┐
│ NES Gamepad │ Keyboard │
├─────────────┼───────────────┤
│ Arrows │ Cursor Arrows │
│ A │ Left ALT │
│ B │ Left CTRL │
│ Select │ TAB │
│ Start │ ENTER │
└─────────────┴───────────────┘

Other Commands
<F2> Activate cheat interface.

<F4> Toggle full-screen mode.

<F5> Save game state into current slot (set using number keys).

<F7> Restore game state from current slot (set using number keys).

<F9> Save screen snapshot.

<F10> Reset NES.

<F11> Toggle power to NES.

<F12>, <ESC> Quit FCE Ultra.

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