MESSinfo.dat v0.285

MESSinfo.dat v0.285 is released. detailed mess game information (including version added, number of players, game status, cpu/audio chips, display info and maws hall of fame ratings). Provides Recommended Games for GameEx.

ASAP v8.0.0

ASAP v8.0.0 is released. ASAP is a player of 8-bit Atari music for modern computers. It emulates the POKEY sound chip and the 6502 processor. The project was initially based on the routines from the Atari800 emulator, but the current version has a completely new original emulation core.

Altirra v4.50 Test 5

Altirra v4.50 Test 5 is released. Altirra is an Atari 8 bit Emulator on the Windows/DOS platform. Altirra emulates several models of the 8-bit Atari computers. This includes the the 800, 800XL, and 130XE versions. It has a lot of options, and compatibility is decent especially given the emulator's early stages. It also supports some copy protected games properly in emulation.

Gopher2600 v0.53.1

Gopher2600 v0.53.1 is released. Gopher2600 is an emulator for the Atari 2600. Whilst the performance is not as efficient as some other emulators it is none-the-less suitable for playing games, on a reasonably modern computer, at the required 60fps. (The development machine for Gopher2600 has been an i3-3225, dating from around 2012.)

WinArcadia & AmiArcadia v36.02

WinArcadia & AmiArcadia v36.02 are released. AmiArcadia and WinArcadia are multi-emulators of these Signetics-based machines: Emerson Arcadia 2001 console family (Bandai, Emerson, Grandstand, Intervision, Leisure-Vision, Leonardo, MPT-03, Ormatu, Palladium, Poppy, Robdajet, Tele-Fever, Tempest, Tryom, Tunix, etc.) (1982);Interton VC 4000 console family (Acetronic, Fountain, Interton, Prinztronic, Radofin, Rowtron, Voltmace, Waddington, etc.) (c. 1978);Elektor TV Games Computer (1979); PIPBUG-based machines (Electronics Australia 77up2 and 78up5, Signetics Adaptable Board Computer, Eurocard 2650, etc.) (c. 1977-1978);Signetics Instructor 50 trainer (1978);Central Data 2650 computer (1977);Malzak 1 and 2 coin-ops by Kitronix (c. 1980) (preliminary); and Galaxia and Astro Wars coin-ops by Zaccaria (1979-1980) (preliminary).

NitroGrafx v0.9

NitroGrafx v0.9 is released. NitroGrafx is the first version of NEC TurboGrafx/PCEngine emulator for Nintendo DS.

Lazuli Nightly (2026/02/17)

Lazuli Nightly (2026/02/17) is released. GameCube emulator. lazuli is a work-in-progress GameCube emulator. lazuli is still very much a toy, but it's able to boot multiple commercial games and lots of homebrew.

DS994a v2.9

DS994a v2.9 released. DS994a is a Texas Instruments TI99/4a Emulator for the DS/DSi/XL/LL. To run requires the TI BIOS ROMS in the /roms/bios or /roms/ti99 directory. See BIOS files further down for the ones you need.

Retrom v0.7.53

Retrom v0.7.53 is released. A centralized game library/collection management service with a focus on emulation. Configure once, play anywhere.

Xenia Edge Git (2026/02/17)

Xenia Edge Git (2026/02/17) is released. Xenia Edge is yet another experimental fork of the Xenia emulator, mainly based on Xenia Canary but with the aim of quicker iteration and improvements to Vulkan backend and Linux platform in particular. Windows of course remains fully supported as well and will benefit from changes made here especially with its Vulkan backend.

Attract-Mode Plus v3.2.2

Attract-Mode Plus v3.2.2 is released. Attract-Mode Plus is a fork of Attract-Mode with various community improvements and fixes. Attract-Mode is a graphical front-end for command line emulators such as MAME, MESS and Nestopia. It hides the underlying operating system and is intended to be controlled with a joystick, gamepad or spin dial, making it ideal for use in arcade cabinet setups. Attract-Mode is open source and runs on Linux, Mac OS-X and Windows.

Xenia Git (2026/02/17)

Xenia Git (2026/02/17) is compiled. Xenia is an experimental emulator for the Xbox 360. It does not run games (yet).

Vita3K Git (2026/02/17)

Vita3K Git (2026/02/17) is compiled. Vita3K is an experimental PlayStation Vita emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS. The emulator currently runs a few homebrew programs in .vpk format. No commercial games are playable.

ShadPS4-QtLauncher (2026/02/16)

ShadPS4-QtLauncher (2026/02/16) is released. QtLauncher is the official launcher for shadPS4. ShadPS4 is an early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++.

ShadPS4 Pre (2026/02/17)

ShadPS4 Pre (2026/02/17) is released. An early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++.

PCSX2 v2.7.127

PCSX2 v2.7.127 is released. PCSX2 is a free and open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator. Its purpose is to emulate the PS2's hardware, using a combination of MIPS CPU Interpreters, Recompilers and a Virtual Machine which manages hardware states and PS2 system memory. This allows you to play PS2 games on your PC, with many additional features and benefits.

Play! Git (2026/02/17)

Play! Git (2026/02/17) is compiled. Play! is an attempt at creating an emulator for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) console on the Windows platform. It is currently written in C/C++. It uses an instruction caching/recompilation scheme to achieve better performance while emulating the CPU.

NxEmu Dev v0.5.0-300-ca68006

NxEmu Dev v0.5.0-300-ca68006 is released. NxEmu is an experimental open-source emulator for the Nintendo Switch from N3xoX1.

OpenMSX Git (2026/02/17)

OpenMSX Git (2026/02/17) is compiled. OpenMSX is an open source MSX emulator which is free according to the Debian Free Software Guidelines, available under the GNU General Public License.For copyright reasons the emulator cannot be distributed with original BIOS ROM images. OpenMSX includes C-BIOS a minimal implementation of the MSX BIOS, allowing to play quite some games without the need to have an original MSX BIOS ROM image. You can also use your own BIOS ROM image if you please.

melonDS Git (2026/02/17)

melonDS Git (2026/02/17) is compiled. melonDS is an open source Nintendo DS(NDS) emulator. melonDS is part of a second wave of DS emulators. There are a few other emulator projects that are part of it, which you might have already heard of. Either way, check them out!

Hades Git (2026/02/17)

Hades Git (2026/02/17) is compiled. A Nintendo Game Boy Advance emulator. Hades is still under heavy development but it aimes to have a decent balance between usability, speed and accuracy.

FB Neo Git (2026/02/17)

FB Neo Git (2026/02/17) is compiled. FinalBurn Neo is an Emulator for Arcade Games & Select Consoles. It is based on the emulators FinalBurn and old versions of MAME.

Flycast Git (2026/02/17)

Flycast Git (2026/02/17) is compiled. Flycast is a multi-platform Sega Dreamcast, Naomi and Atomiswave emulator derived from reicast.

DuckStation Git (2026/02/17)

DuckStation Git (2026/02/17) is compiled. DuckStation is an simulator/emulator of the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, focusing on playability, speed, and long-term maintainability. The goal is to be as accurate as possible while maintaining performance suitable for low-end devices. "Hack" options are discouraged, the default configuration should support all playable games with only some of the enhancements having compatibility issues.

Dolphin Git 2512-397

Dolphin Git 2512-397 is compiled. This is the trunk of Dolphin Project. Dolphin is the first Gamecube emulator able to run commercial games! Dolphin is a Gamecube, Wii and Triforce (the arcade machine based on the Gamecube) emulator which supports many extra features and abilities not present on the original consoles. It has a partial Wii support and plays most Gamecube games.

DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/02/17)

DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/02/17) is compiled. This repository attempts to modernize the DOSBox project by using current development practices and tools, fixing issues, adding features that better support today's systems, and sending patches upstream.

PPSSPP Git (2026/02/17)

PPSSPP Git (2026/02/17) is compiled. PPSSPP is a fast and portable PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, written in C++.

bsnes (2026/02/16)

bsnes (2026/02/16) is released. bsnes is an emulator for the Super Famicom and SNES video game systems. The purpose of the emulator is a bit different from other emulators: it focuses on accuracy, debugging functionality, and clean code.

BizHawk Git (2026/02/17)

BizHawk Git (2026/02/17) is compiled. BizHawk is a A multi-system emulator written in C#. BizHawk provides nice features for casual gamers such as full screen, and joypad support in addition to full rerecording and debugging tools for all system cores.

Azahar Git (2026/02/17)

Azahar Git (2026/02/17) is compiled. An open-source 3DS emulator project based on Citra.

Ares Git (2026/02/17)

Ares Git (2026/02/17) is compiled. ares is a multi-system emulator that began development on October 14th, 2004. It is a descendent of higan and bsnes, and focuses on accuracy and preservation.

3Beans (2026/02/17)

3Beans (2026/02/17) is released. 3Beans emulates the 3DS at a low level, which means that it runs the entire OS as if it were on real hardware. It can boot the home menu and play cartridge-based games, but it's still young and has plenty of issues. It's currently fully interpreted and software-rendered, which makes it portable but slow. If the project matures enough, I might try to incorporate hardware acceleration or high-level elements to achieve reasonable speeds.