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BlueStacks released BlueStacks 3 in July 2017, featuring a new engine and front-end design. [19] This version introduced App Center for personalized game suggestions, an account system, chat, a new keymapping interface, and multi-instance support. The multi-instance feature permits users to launch multiple BlueStacks windows using the same or ...
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]
Emulator Latest version Released Guest emulation capabilities Host Operating System License Bochs: 2.8 March 10, 2024: x86 PC, x86-64 PC: Cross-platform: Open source: QEMU: 9.2.0 December 10, 2024: x86-64 PC, various platforms Cross-platform: GPL: Q: 0.9.1d118 x86-64 PC, various platforms OS X: Open source: SPC/AT: 0.97 March 10, 2014: x86-64 ...
PCSX2 is a free and open-source emulator of the PlayStation 2 for x86 computers. It supports most PlayStation 2 video games with a high level of compatibility and functionality, and also supports a number of improvements over gameplay on a traditional PlayStation 2, such as the ability to use higher resolutions than native, anti-aliasing and texture filtering. [6]
Multi-system emulators are capable of emulating the functionality of multiple systems. higan; MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) Mednafen; MESS (Multi Emulator Super System), formerly a stand-alone application and now part of MAME; OpenEmu
Dolphin is a free and open-source video game console emulator of 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.
Besides the DirectX version for the Windows platform, there is also one that is based on the free platform independent graphics library SDL. This is available for a variety of operating systems including Linux, [4] BSD, Mac OS X, [5] and BeOS. VisualBoyAdvance has also been ported to AmigaOS 4, AROS, GameCube, Wii, webOS, and Zune HD. [6]
[citation needed] Emulators are also a useful tool in the development process of homebrew demos and the creation of new games for older, discontinued, or rare consoles. [citation needed] The code and data of a game are typically supplied to the emulator by means of a ROM file (a copy of game cartridge data) or an ISO image (a copy of optical ...