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− | '''Patreon''' is a service that allows fans to contribute to creators' projects on a recurring basis (where they're known as patrons). A ton of emulator developers are already using it so if you wish to support any project with money, we've listed the accounts below. | + | '''Patreon''' is a service that allows fans to contribute to creators' projects on a recurring basis (where they're known as patrons). A ton of emulator developers are already using it so if you wish to support any project with money, we've listed the accounts below. We also have a page on other ways to [[support emulation projects]]. |
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==Emulators== | ==Emulators== | ||
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|[[Cxbx-Reloaded]] | |[[Cxbx-Reloaded]] | ||
− | |[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]], Sega Chihiro (Arcade) | + | |[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]], Sega Chihiro <small>(Arcade, WIP)</small> |
|[https://www.patreon.com/LukeUsher LukeUsher] | |[https://www.patreon.com/LukeUsher LukeUsher] | ||
|{{✗}} | |{{✗}} | ||
|Exclusive news | |Exclusive news | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |DobieStation | ||
+ | |[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]] | ||
+ | |[https://www.patreon.com/dobiestation dobiestation] | ||
+ | |{{✗}} | ||
+ | |Discord | ||
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|[[EKA2L1]] | |[[EKA2L1]] | ||
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|[[melonDS]] | |[[melonDS]] | ||
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]] | |[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]] | ||
− | |[https://www.patreon.com/staplebutter | + | |[https://www.patreon.com/staplebutter Arisotura (formally Staplebutter)] |
|{{✗}} | |{{✗}} | ||
|{{✗}} | |{{✗}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Mesen]] | ||
+ | |[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Nintendo NES]] | ||
+ | |[https://www.patreon.com/Mesen Mesen] | ||
+ | |{{✗}} | ||
+ | |{{✗}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Mikage]] | ||
+ | |[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]] | ||
+ | |[https://www.patreon.com/mikage Mikage] | ||
+ | |{{✓}} | ||
+ | |Discord, exclusive news | ||
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|[[mGBA]] | |[[mGBA]] | ||
− | |[[Game Boy Advance emulators| | + | |[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Nintendo GBA]], [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GB, GBC]] |
|[https://www.patreon.com/mgba mgba] | |[https://www.patreon.com/mgba mgba] | ||
|{{✗}} | |{{✗}} | ||
|Special icon, name in emulator | |Special icon, name in emulator | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |NooDS | ||
+ | |[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]] | ||
+ | |[https://www.patreon.com/Hydr8gon Hydr8gon] | ||
+ | |{{✗}} | ||
+ | |Discord | ||
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|[[Nova]] | |[[Nova]] | ||
− | |[[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]], Sega Titan Video (Arcade) | + | |[[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]], Sega Titan Video <small>(Arcade)</small> |
|[https://www.patreon.com/nova_emu nova_emu] | |[https://www.patreon.com/nova_emu nova_emu] | ||
|{{✓}} | |{{✓}} | ||
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|Retro Virtual Machine | |Retro Virtual Machine | ||
|[[ZX Spectrum emulators|ZX Spectrum]], [[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]] | |[[ZX Spectrum emulators|ZX Spectrum]], [[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]] | ||
− | |[https://www.patreon.com/retrovirtualmachine | + | |[https://www.patreon.com/retrovirtualmachine retrovirtualmachine] |
|{{✓}} | |{{✓}} | ||
|Exclusive news, name in emulator | |Exclusive news, name in emulator | ||
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|{{✗}} | |{{✗}} | ||
|Discord | |Discord | ||
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+ | |[[StrikeBox]] | ||
+ | |[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]] | ||
+ | |[https://www.patreon.com/StrikerX3 StrikerX3] | ||
+ | |{{✗}} | ||
+ | |Exclusive news | ||
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|[[TeknoParrot]] | |[[TeknoParrot]] | ||
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|[https://www.patreon.com/Teknogods Teknogods] | |[https://www.patreon.com/Teknogods Teknogods] | ||
|{{✓}} | |{{✓}} | ||
− | |Discord, exclusive news | + | |Exclusive emulator features, Discord, exclusive news |
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|[[Vita3K]] | |[[Vita3K]] | ||
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|[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]] | |[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]] | ||
|[https://www.patreon.com/yuzuteam yuzuteam] | |[https://www.patreon.com/yuzuteam yuzuteam] | ||
− | |{{ | + | |{{✓}} |
|Discord, exclusive news, prioritized technical support, development polls | |Discord, exclusive news, prioritized technical support, development polls | ||
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|[https://caps0ff.blogspot.com/ CAPS0ff] | |[https://caps0ff.blogspot.com/ CAPS0ff] | ||
− | |[[ | + | |Chip [[decapping]], currently used for improving [[MAME]]'s emulation. |
|[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4805718 4805718] | |[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4805718 4805718] | ||
|Chance to influence what they work on, early blog posts | |Chance to influence what they work on, early blog posts | ||
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+ | |[https://www.emuvr.net/ EmuVR] | ||
+ | |Game room simulation in [[Virtual Reality|VR]]. | ||
+ | |[https://www.patreon.com/EmuVR EmuVR] | ||
+ | |Exclusive news | ||
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|[https://gliden64.blogspot.com/ GLideN64] | |[https://gliden64.blogspot.com/ GLideN64] | ||
− | |One of the more popular [[Recommended N64 plugins|N64 | + | |One of the more popular [[Recommended N64 plugins|N64 plugins]]. |
− | |[https://www.patreon.com/Gliden64 | + | |[https://www.patreon.com/Gliden64 Gliden64] |
|Early access, exclusive news | |Early access, exclusive news | ||
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|[https://www.patreon.com/jayfoxrox jayfoxrox] | |[https://www.patreon.com/jayfoxrox jayfoxrox] | ||
|{{✗}} | |{{✗}} | ||
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+ | |[https://github.com/jotego Jose Tejada] | ||
+ | |[[FPGA|FPGA cores]] for [[MiSTer]] and others, [[MAME]] contributor. | ||
+ | |[https://www.patreon.com/topapate topapate] | ||
+ | |Early access, private posts, name/face in projects, chance to influence what he works on. | ||
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|[https://github.com/Lioncash Lioncache] | |[https://github.com/Lioncash Lioncache] | ||
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|[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9377665 9377665] | |[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9377665 9377665] | ||
|Monthly cat photos | |Monthly cat photos | ||
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+ | |[https://github.com/m4xw m4xw] | ||
+ | |Works on improving various emulators, such as [[Mupen64Plus]], Mupen64Plus-Next, [[RetroArch]] libnx port, Switch [[PPSSPP]] Port. Also makes Nintendo Switch homebrew. | ||
+ | |[https://www.patreon.com/m4xwdev m4xwdev] | ||
+ | |Discord, feature requests | ||
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+ | |[https://m64p.github.io/ m64p] | ||
+ | |A package of [[Mupen64Plus]], [[Recommended_N64_plugins#Video|GLideN64]] and a custom GUI. | ||
+ | |[https://www.patreon.com/m64p m64p] | ||
+ | |Access to downloads | ||
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+ | |[http://problemkaputt.de Martin Korth] | ||
+ | |Developer of the [[No$]] emulators. | ||
+ | |[https://www.patreon.com/martin_korth martin_korth] | ||
+ | |{{✗}} | ||
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+ | |[[MiSTer]] | ||
+ | |Open source [[FPGA]] project targeted to replicate retro computers, consoles and similar devices using modern USB input devices and output high quality video to HDMI. | ||
+ | |[https://www.patreon.com/FPGAMiSTer FPGAMiSTer] | ||
+ | |{{✗}} | ||
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+ | |[https://github.com/MoochMcGee MoochMcGee] | ||
+ | |Emudev who mostly works on MAME and 86Box. | ||
+ | |[https://www.patreon.com/moochmcgee moochmcgee] | ||
+ | |Name on the Patreon page | ||
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|[https://romhacking.net/ ROMhacking.net] | |[https://romhacking.net/ ROMhacking.net] | ||
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|[https://www.patreon.com/Romhackingnet Romhackingnet] | |[https://www.patreon.com/Romhackingnet Romhackingnet] | ||
|Site themes, site development forum, ad-free, sticky article, new site feature or improvement of your choosing | |Site themes, site development forum, ad-free, sticky article, new site feature or improvement of your choosing | ||
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+ | |[https://www.preservegames.org/ The Video Game Preservation Collective (VGPC)] | ||
+ | |Video game preservation. Contributes to [http://redump.org/ redump.org], No-Intro and [https://archive.org/ Internet Archive]. | ||
+ | |[https://www.patreon.com/vgpc vgpc] | ||
+ | |Name on website | ||
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|[https://www.zophar.net/ Zophar's Domain] | |[https://www.zophar.net/ Zophar's Domain] | ||
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|Ad-free, your own post, link to your emulation project | |Ad-free, your own post, link to your emulation project | ||
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+ | * [https://graphtreon.com/ Graphtreon] - View a projects Patreon earnings, statistics, graphs and rankings. | ||
[[Category:FAQs]] | [[Category:FAQs]] |
Revision as of 08:26, 26 December 2019
Patreon is a service that allows fans to contribute to creators' projects on a recurring basis (where they're known as patrons). A ton of emulator developers are already using it so if you wish to support any project with money, we've listed the accounts below. We also have a page on other ways to support emulation projects.
Emulators
Name | System | Patreon link | Early access | Other rewards |
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Cemu | Wii U | cemu | ✓ | Exclusive news |
Citra | Nintendo 3DS | citraemu | ✗ | Discord, exclusive news, technical support, development polls |
Cxbx-Reloaded | Xbox, Sega Chihiro (Arcade, WIP) | LukeUsher | ✗ | Exclusive news |
DobieStation | PlayStation 2 | dobiestation | ✗ | Discord |
EKA2L1 | Symbian | fewdspuck | ✗ | Priority support via Discord |
higan | Multi-system | byuu | ✗ | ✗ |
libretro | Multi-system | libretro | ✗ | Discord |
melonDS | Nintendo DS | Arisotura (formally Staplebutter) | ✗ | ✗ |
Mesen | Nintendo NES | Mesen | ✗ | ✗ |
Mikage | Nintendo 3DS | Mikage | ✓ | Discord, exclusive news |
mGBA | Nintendo GBA, GB, GBC | mgba | ✗ | Special icon, name in emulator |
NooDS | Nintendo DS | Hydr8gon | ✗ | Discord |
Nova | Sega Saturn, Sega Titan Video (Arcade) | nova_emu | ✓ | Exclusive news, name in emulator |
Planet Virtual Boy emulator | Virtual Boy | GuyPerfect | ✗ | ✗ |
Play! | PlayStation 2 | jpd002 | ✗ | Discord |
OpenEmu | Multi-system | openemu | ✓ | Name in emulator |
Orbital | PlayStation 4 | AlexAltea | ✗ | Discord, exclusive news |
Project64 | Nintendo 64 | Project64 | ✓ | Remove prompts for support |
Retro Virtual Machine | ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC | retrovirtualmachine | ✓ | Exclusive news, name in emulator |
RPCS3 | PlayStation 3 | Nekotekina | ✗ | Discord, exclusive news, technical support, development polls, name in emulator |
Ryujinx | Nintendo Switch | ryujinx | ✗ | Discord |
StrikeBox | Xbox | StrikerX3 | ✗ | Exclusive news |
TeknoParrot | Windows-based Arcade systems | Teknogods | ✓ | Exclusive emulator features, Discord, exclusive news |
Vita3K | PlayStation Vita | Vita3K | ✗ | Discord, name in readme, higher priority on reported issues |
Xenia | Xbox 360 | xenia_project | ✗ | Discord |
Yabause | Sega Saturn | yabause | ✗ | Name in emulator, documentation, support |
yuzu | Nintendo Switch | yuzuteam | ✓ | Discord, exclusive news, prioritized technical support, development polls |
Misc
Name | Description | Patreon link | Rewards |
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anodium | Citra progress report and blog writer | anodium | ✗ |
CAPS0ff | Chip decapping, currently used for improving MAME's emulation. | 4805718 | Chance to influence what they work on, early blog posts |
EmuVR | Game room simulation in VR. | EmuVR | Exclusive news |
GLideN64 | One of the more popular N64 plugins. | Gliden64 | Early access, exclusive news |
JayFoxRox | XQEMU, Citra, Sega Lindbergh, pinball emulation, open-source PC game ports. | jayfoxrox | ✗ |
Jose Tejada | FPGA cores for MiSTer and others, MAME contributor. | topapate | Early access, private posts, name/face in projects, chance to influence what he works on. |
Lioncache | Core developer on Dolphin, Citra and yuzu. | 9377665 | Monthly cat photos |
m4xw | Works on improving various emulators, such as Mupen64Plus, Mupen64Plus-Next, RetroArch libnx port, Switch PPSSPP Port. Also makes Nintendo Switch homebrew. | m4xwdev | Discord, feature requests |
m64p | A package of Mupen64Plus, GLideN64 and a custom GUI. | m64p | Access to downloads |
Martin Korth | Developer of the No$ emulators. | martin_korth | ✗ |
MiSTer | Open source FPGA project targeted to replicate retro computers, consoles and similar devices using modern USB input devices and output high quality video to HDMI. | FPGAMiSTer | ✗ |
MoochMcGee | Emudev who mostly works on MAME and 86Box. | moochmcgee | Name on the Patreon page |
ROMhacking.net | Rom hacking website. The biggest(?) database of rom hacks and translations. | Romhackingnet | Site themes, site development forum, ad-free, sticky article, new site feature or improvement of your choosing |
The Video Game Preservation Collective (VGPC) | Video game preservation. Contributes to redump.org, No-Intro and Internet Archive. | vgpc | Name on website |
Zophar's Domain | Emulation/game data archival website. | zophar | Ad-free, your own post, link to your emulation project |
External Links
- Graphtreon - View a projects Patreon earnings, statistics, graphs and rankings.