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== Requirements ==
== Requirements ==
*The game you want to play <b>MUST</b> be in all player's gamelist.
*The game you want to play <b>MUST</b> be in every player and/or spectator's gamelist.
*Bandwidth requirements are very light: any DSL or Cable internet connection should do. However, the internet demands rapidly increase as more players are added. Because the latency (ping) of the internet connection determines how low input latency can get, using Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi usually improves the gameplay experience.
*Bandwidth requirements are very light: any DSL or Cable internet connection should do. However, the internet demands rapidly increase as more players are added. Because the latency (ping) of the internet connection determines how low input latency can get, using Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi usually improves the gameplay experience.
*Each player must have their own copy of the game, and the region and game revision of all copies must match.  While most compressed game formats are compatible with standard ISOs (with NKit being a notable exception), it is heavily recommended that all players use identical dumps.
*Each player must have their own copy of the game, and the region and game revision of all copies must match.  While most compressed game formats are compatible with standard ISOs (with NKit being a notable exception), it is heavily recommended that all players use identical dumps.
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