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Compatibility Band

Rather than a false green-checkmark, we describe emulation in three honest bands: full-speed (runs at full frame rate with no fuss), playable (mostly good, some titles need per-game tuning or tolerate minor hitches), and struggles (expect frame drops, heavy tweaking, or outright failures). The bands acknowledge the truth that a chip does not “run” a whole console library uniformly — the hardest titles on a system can sit a band below the easy ones. It is the honest shape of the Emulation Ceiling Finder.

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