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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.
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.
Android Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California, in October 2003 by Andy Rubin and Chris White, with Rich Miner and Nick Sears [13] [14] joining later. Rubin and White started out build an Operating System for digital cameras viz FotoFrame. The company name was changed to Android as Rubin already owned the domain name android.com.
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.
Emulator Latest version Released Guest emulation capabilities Host Operating System License MAME (formerly MESS) 0.273 December 31, 2024: Various computers, consoles, and arcade systems Cross-platform: New BSD, GPLv2 or later Mini vMac: 3.5.8 August 13, 2017: Macintosh Plus and other early Macintosh computers Windows, Linux, OS X: GPL: PCE/macplus
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]
In some cases, emulators allow for the application of ROM patches which update the ROM or BIOS dump to fix incompatibilities with newer platforms or change aspects of the game itself. The emulator subsequently uses the BIOS dump to mimic the hardware while the ROM dump (with any patches) is used to replicate the game software. [7]
The language was distributed as an 8 KB ROM cartridge for use with the 1979 Atari 400 and 800 computers and included the Atari BASIC Reference Manual written by Carol Shaw and Keith Brewster. [2] [3] [4] Starting with the 600XL and 800XL in 1983, BASIC is built into the system. There are three primary versions of the software: the original ...