Emulators
Programs that run software written for older game consoles and arcade machines.
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DOSBox Staging
Modern continuation of DOSBox for running DOS games and software.
DuckStation
A fast, accuracy-focused PlayStation 1 emulator. Excellent software, but licensed non-commercial and no-derivatives.
MAME
Documents and recreates thousands of arcade machines, consoles and old computers, with accuracy as the point.
PCSX2
The PlayStation 2 emulator, twenty years in development, now running most of the library at full speed.
PPSSPP
A PSP emulator that needs no BIOS file and runs handheld games in HD on phones and PCs.
Project64
A Nintendo 64 and 64DD emulator for Windows with a mature plugin system and debugging tools.
Proton
Valve's Wine-based compatibility tool that lets Steam run Windows games on Linux.
RetroArch
One front end for dozens of emulators, with unified settings, shaders and a controller setup you only do once.
Ryujinx
Community-maintained Nintendo Switch emulator written in C#.
Snes9x
The portable Super Nintendo emulator that has been maintained since the 1990s and runs on essentially everything.
OoT Randomizer
A seed generator that shuffles item locations in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Parallel Launcher
A launcher for the ParallelN64 Nintendo 64 emulator with easy controller setup and romhack support.
Rosalie's Mupen GUI
A simple graphical Nintendo 64 emulator front end built on the Mupen64Plus core.
86Box
A low-level emulator of vintage IBM PC-compatible hardware for running old DOS and Windows systems.
Altirra
A cycle-exact emulator for Atari 8-bit computers and the Atari 5200 console.
Amiberry
An Amiga emulator built on the WinUAE core, optimized for ARM and x86 hardware.
Antstream Arcade
A subscription service that streams more than 1,300 officially licensed retro games to supported devices.
AppleWin
An Apple II emulator for Windows that supports several Apple II models, clones and peripherals.
ares
Multi-system emulator that prioritises accuracy and preservation over speed.
Atari800
A portable, free emulator for Atari 8-bit computers and the Atari 5200 console.
Attract-Mode Plus
A customizable graphical frontend for browsing and launching command-line emulators and arcade games.
Azahar
Run Nintendo 3DS software with an open-source emulator.
b2
A cross-platform emulator of the BBC Micro, BBC Master 128, Master Compact and Olivetti PC 128 S.
Batocera.linux
A free, open-source retro gaming Linux distribution that boots from a USB stick or SD card.
BeebEm
A Windows emulator for the BBC Micro and Acorn Master Series computers.
BGB
A Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulator with a built-in debugger for Windows and Wine.
BigPEmu
An Atari Jaguar emulator that runs the entire retail game library at full speed.
BizHawk
A multi-system emulator built for tool-assisted speedrunning, with rewinding, frame stepping, memory search and input recording.
BlastEm
Cycle-accurate Sega Genesis and Mega Drive emulator.
bsnes
Accurate SNES emulator with HD Mode 7 and enhancement chip support.
