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ROM hacking (short for Read-only memory hacking) is the process of modifying a ROM image or ROM file to alter the contents contained within, usually of a video game to alter the game's graphics, dialogue, levels, gameplay, and/or other elements.
Using the Android emulator that is part of the Android SDK, or third-party emulators, Android can also run non-natively on x86 architectures. [ 159 ] [ 160 ] Chinese companies are building a PC and mobile operating system, based on Android, to "compete directly with Microsoft Windows and Google Android". [ 161 ]
This is a list of Android distributions, Android-based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or Android ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable Android-related sources.
In January 2018, BlueStacks announced the release of the BlueStacks + N Beta, running on Android 7 (Android Nougat).This was notable as most Android emulators were running Android 4.4 (KitKat) at that time. [20] This version was powered by an upgraded "HyperG" graphics engine that enabled the use of the full array of Android 7 APIs.
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 SIMH: 3.9-0 May 3, 2012: Various very old computers including DEC VAX 11/780, 3900 Cross-platform: Open source: Charon-VAX: 4.0 December 28, 2010: DEC VAX Windows Commercial eVAX: 1.1 January 28, 2000: DEC VAX: Cross-platform: GPL: vtVAX: 4.4.0 January 5 ...
blueMSX: Emulates Z80 based computers and consoles; MAME: Emulates multiple arcade machines, video game consoles and computers; DAPHNE is an arcade emulator application that emulates a variety of laserdisc video games with the intent of preserving these games and making the play experience as faithful to the originals as possible. [2]
The Atari ST was born from the rivalry between home computer makers Atari, Inc. and Commodore International. Jay Miner, one of the designers of the custom chips in the Atari 2600 and Atari 8-bit computers, tried to convince Atari management to create a new chipset for a video game console and computer.