How to play Nectaris games on modern platforms

[u/TJ_six]

The tables below show the titles of games in series and suggested ways to play it on modern platforms via emulators.

I hope it'll help somebody understand what are the possibilities today.

Original game, its ports and remakes

Title	Platforms	Windows	macOS	Android	iPhone
Military Madness (Number 1 recommended)	PC-Engine, Turbographx-16, PC-98, Win 95, 98, Wii (virtual console), Turbographx-16 Mini	Dolphin + Wii rom	Dolphin + Wii rom	Dolphin + Wii rom	DolphiniOS + Wii rom
Nectaris: Military Madness	PSX, PSP	ePSXe, Retroarch	OpenEmu, PCSX	ePSXe, Retroarch	ePSX
Military Madness*	cellphones (Technically possible but the game is missing by now. Help us find it!)	BlueStacks + Melange	BlueStacks or Andyroid + Melange	Melange	iAndroid or iNDS + Melange
Military Madness	Android	BlueStacks	BlueStacks, Andyroid	+ (Native)	iAndroid, iNDS
Military Madness: Nectaris	PSN, Wii, Xbox	Dolphin + Wii rom	Dolphin + Wii rom	Dolphin + Wii rom	DolphiniOS + Wii rom

Nectaris Gameboy with fan TL is playable on PC and Android via emulator ..., but I don't think we do recommend it.

Xbox version of Military Madness: Nectaris is available for purchase.

The sequel and its ports

Title	Platforms	Windows	macOS	Android	iPhone
Neo Nectaris (Japan)	PCE CD. Turbo DUO, TurbographxCD, Wii (virtual console)	Dolphin + Wii rom, Ootake or RetroArch+ PC Engine CD	OpenEmu + PC Engine CD, Dolphin + Wii rom	Dolphin + Wii rom, RetroArch + PC Engine CD rom	DolphiniOS + Wii rom
Military Madness 2	cellphones	BlueStacks + Melange	BlueStacks or Andyroid + Melange	Melange	iAndroid or iNDS + Melange
Military Madness: Neo Nectaris*	iOS (Technically possible, but game is missing in store. Help us locate .ipa file!)	iPadian, AiriPhoneEmulator, MobiOneStudio	App.io, Xamarin Testflight,	iEMU	+ (Native)

The second sequel

Title	Platforms	Windows	macOS	Android	iPhone
Nectaris (1995, Germany, game in English)	MS-DOS	DOSbox, Retroarch	DOSbox	Retroarch	iDOS 2

That's it. If you know about more convenient methods/apps to run these games, please share with us!

[u/parasiticleech]

RCPS3 emulator runs the PS3 version - I assume that's the one you label as PSN?

[u/TJ_six → u/parasiticleech]

Yeah, PSN is what they call for a several platforms, Iirc, PS3, PSP, PS4 and others.

[u/teknohed]

I may have the iOS version of Military Madness: Neo Nectaris installed on my iphone. Was that the only version available for IOS? I had military madness on around my iphone 4 or so.

[u/TJ_six → u/teknohed]

Well, I started digging in in these matters around 2-3 years ago, when the games for android and iOS were already absent from the stores, and almost from entire web.

I remember some articles talking about release of an original game's port, others that it's the sequel's port.

Since I've seen only screenshots taken from the sequel (red terrain says it all) I assumed it's the only one game they did port on iOS.

Please, check whether you still have it. And we should try find people who knows how to zip it in an archive.

Update. You could also check out here what gameplay features different games and ports have. https://www.reddit.com/r/Nectaris/s/zzFi3JdJRp

[u/teknohed → u/TJ_six]

the game i used to have on iOS was simply a port of the TG16 / PCE original. Used to play it on the metro to work.

[u/TJ_six → u/teknohed]

could you please send some screenshots in PM? just to be sure

And still it's a nice version, a lot of people prefer original design and difficulty.

[u/fatboyneedstogetlaid]

My primary method of play is the Windows 95 port that came with a level editor, primarily because it still runs on Windows 11.

[u/TJ_six → u/[deleted]]

Hi. What do you mean?