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Project64. Project64 is a free and open-source Nintendo 64 emulator written in the programming languages C and C++ for Microsoft Windows. [3] This software uses a plug-in system allowing third-party groups to use their own plug-ins to implement specific components. Project64 can play Nintendo 64 games on a computer reading ROM images, either ...
Higan is a free and open source emulator for multiple video game consoles, including the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.It was developed by Near.Originally called bsnes [4] (which was later reused for a new emulator by the same developer), the emulator is notable for attempting to emulate the original hardware as accurately as possible through low-level, cycle-accurate emulation and for ...
ePSXe (enhanced PSX emulator) is a PlayStation video game console emulator for x86 -based PC hardware with Microsoft Windows and Linux, as well as devices running Android. It was written by three authors, using the aliases calb, _Demo_ and Galtor. ePSXe is closed source with the exception of the application programming interface (API) for its ...
RetroArch is a free and open-source, cross-platform frontend for emulators, game engines, video games, media players and other applications. It is the reference implementation of the libretro API, [2][3] designed to be fast, lightweight, portable and without dependencies. [4] It is licensed under the GNU GPLv3.
Video game console emulator. A video game console emulator is a type of emulator that allows a computing device [fn 1] to emulate a video game console 's hardware and play its games on the emulating platform. More often than not, emulators carry additional features that surpass limitations of the original hardware, such as broader controller ...
Dolphin is a free and open-source video game console emulator for GameCube and Wii [27] that runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S. [9][10] It had its inaugural release in 2003 as freeware for Windows. Dolphin was the first GameCube emulator that could successfully run commercial games.
Single-player, multiplayer. Sega Genesis Classics (released as Sega Mega Drive Classics in PAL regions) [a] is a series of compilations featuring Sega Genesis video games released for Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The collections are split into "Volumes", with the first four receiving both physical and ...
Homebrew, when applied to video games, refers to software produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. The official documentation is often only available to licensed developers, and these systems may use storage formats that make distribution difficult, such as ROM cartridges or encrypted CD-ROMs.