History.dat v2.88c

History.dat v2.88c is released. History.dat is a searchable & comprehensive database which provides a WIP list of known antique & modern arcade games, casino games & coin-operated machines, including: arcade video games, pinballs, slot machines / pachislots, pachinkos, bat games, bingos, gun games, bowlers / shuffle alleys, jukeboxes, musical instruments, trade stimulators, fortune tellers, strength testers, kiddie rides, redemption games, allwins, working models, vending machines, pool tables, viewers, shockers, scales & more...

Ymir Git (2026/07/20)

Ymir Git (2026/07/20) is released. A work-in-progress Sega Saturn emulator.

Xenia Git (2026/07/20)

Xenia Git (2026/07/20) is compiled. Xenia is an experimental emulator for the Xbox 360. It does not run games (yet).

VisualBoyAdvance-M Git (2026/07/20)

VisualBoyAdvance-M Git (2026/07/20) is compiled. VisualBoyAdvance-M(VBA-M) is a [Super] Game Boy [Color / Advance] emulator for Windows, Linux & Mac. Here you can get information about the latest development build of the Windows version and download it while you're at it.

SharpEmu Git (2026/07/20)

SharpEmu Git (2026/07/20) is compiled. An experimental PlayStation 5 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS.

ShadPS4 Pre (2026/07/20)

ShadPS4 Pre (2026/07/20) is released. An early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++.

rpcs3 Git (2026/07/20)

rpcs3 Git (2026/07/20) is compiled. RPCS3 is an open-source Sony PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger written in C++ for Windows and Linux. The emulator has been in development since early 2011 and currently supports modern DirectX 12, Vulkan and OpenGL renderers. The emulator is capable of booting and playing a decent amount of commercial games and PlayStation 3 SDK samples. Many more titles are also becoming playable with future development by contributors.

PCSX2 v2.7.490

PCSX2 v2.7.490 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.

PCSX-Redux Git (2026/07/20)

PCSX-Redux Git (2026/07/20) is compiled. This is yet another fork of the Playstation Emulator, PCSX. While the work here is very much in progress, the goal is roughly the following: Bring the codebase to more up to date code standards. Get rid of the plugin system and create a single monolithic codebase that handles all aspects of the playstation emulation. Write everything on top of SDL/OpenGL3+/ImGui for portability and readability. Improve the debugging experience. Improve the rendering experience.

melonDS Git (2026/07/20)

melonDS Git (2026/07/20) 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!

MesenCE Git (2026/07/20)

MesenCE Git (2026/07/20) is released. Mesen is a multi-system emulator for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It supports NES, SNES, Game Boy (GB/SGB/GBC), Game Boy Advance, PC Engine, SMS/Game Gear, and WonderSwan (WS/WSC). MesenCE is a community-managed fork based on Mesen2, created to maintain and expand this emulator into the future.

FB Neo Git (2026/07/20)

FB Neo Git (2026/07/20) is compiled. FinalBurn Neo is an Emulator for Arcade Games & Select Consoles. It is based on the emulators FinalBurn and old versions of MAME.

DuckStation Git (2026/07/20)

DuckStation Git (2026/07/17) 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.

DOSBox-X Git (2026/07/20)

DOSBox-X Git (2026/07/20) is compiled. DOSBox-x is a branch of DOSBox. DOSBox emulates an Intel x86 PC, complete with sound, graphics, mouse, joystick, modem, etc., necessary for running many old MS-DOS games that simply cannot be run on modern PCs and operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux and FreeBSD.

Dolphin Git 2606-188

Dolphin Git 2606-188 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.

PPSSPP Git (2026/07/20)

PPSSPP Git (2026/07/20) is compiled. PPSSPP is a fast and portable PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, written in C++.

Citron-NEO Git (2026/07/20)

Citron-NEO Git (2026/07/20) is released. A reincarnation of the now gone yuzu emulator; stripped down to the bare minimal requirements.

SpeccySE v1.9

SpeccySE v1.9 is released. SpeccySE is a ZX Spectrum 48K / 128K Emulator for the DS/DSi. To run requires one or both of the original ZX Spectrum BIOS ROMs. Place 48.ROM and 128.ROM (exactly so named) into the same directory as the emulator or else in /roms/bios or /data/bios

Gopher2600 v0.57.0

Gopher2600 v0.57.0 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.)

AzaharPlus 2126.0-A

AzaharPlus 2126.0-A is released. AzaharPlus is a fork of the Azahar 3DS emulator that restores some features. Each version is the same as the corresponding version of Azahar exept for these features: Support of 3DS files. If a file works with earlier Citra forks, it works with AzaharPlus. Ability to download system files from official servers. No need for an actual 3DS.

Xenia Edge Git (2026/07/20)

Xenia Edge Git (2026/07/20) 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.

PCSX2x6 v0.2.11

PCSX2x6 v0.2.11 is released. A fork of PCSX2 oriented to emulation of NAMCO System246 and System256 units.