

Once you have your controller connected to the Mac, you can customize each emulator console to the controller, here’s the Nintendo 64 controller setup:Īnd of course, aside from the N64 and PSX emulation of classics, SNES greats play wonderfully: You can also use an Xbox One controller with the Mac, but the setup requires additional hardware, and given that there are many affordable USB options out there like this Logitech USB gamepad controller you may just want to spring for a dedicated controller. You can even use existing gamepads with the Mac and OpenEmu if you happen to have a Playstation 4 controller or PS3 controller, and setup for either is easy in OS X.

You’ll enjoy using OpenEmu the most with a gamepad or controller, and the app supports nearly any USB gamepad or Bluetooth controller you can think of. The Nintendo 64 emulator works very well and does not have the variety of display and sound quirks that some other alternatives out there do: The interface is easy to navigate and handles a large library quite well, separating games into their respective consoles: Here’s the PSX RPG favorite Chrono Cross for Playstation 1: Fortunately for those with a bunch of game discs laying around, Playstation 1 games on CD are fairly easy to play or to convert to ROMs, while Nintendo 64 is a bit more complex because the cartridges can’t be ripped by a standard CD/DVD player, but it’s still possible. Aside from that, you’ll need to use your own ROMs or get them yourself from elsewhere, which is pretty typical with emulators. OpenEmu includes access to a wide variety of Homebrew games that can be downloaded within the app.

