Fantasy system emulators

add: these consoles and computers

For software that emulates other systems on these computers/consoles, see Emulators on Fantasy Computer.

Main wiki: Fantasy Console Wiki

Fantasy consoles or fantasy computers are fictitious systems that aim to recreate the experience of retro gaming without the need to emulate real hardware, allowing specifications of their emulated hardware surpassing the real hardware specifications of the systems they are molded after.

Consoles

Fantasy consoles are intended to replicate the experience of older video game consoles

PICO-8

PICO-8

Developer	Lexaloffle Games
Type	Fantasy console
Emulated	✓

PICO-8 is a fantasy console created by Lexaloffle Games. It recreates the limited graphics (color and resolution) and audio capabilities of the 1980s/8-bit machines it is modeled after.

The popular game Celeste was originally created in PICO-8 during a game jam before later being recreated for releases on computers and consoles, with the PICO-8 version being retroactively titled 'Celeste Classic'.

PICO-8 emulators

Name	Platform(s)	Latest Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PC / x86
PICO-8		0.2.6b	✗	✓	✓
tac08		git	✓	✗	!
Mobile / ARM
PICO-8		0.2.6b	✗	✓	✓
Web
PICO-8		Website	✗	✓	✓
Console
fake-08		git	✓	✓	!
PS4-P8		git	✓	✗	!
PICO-8 Emulator		2.0	✗	✗	!
zepto8		git	?	✗	!
Other
PICOLOVE	LÖVE	git	✓	✓	!

Vircon32

Vircon32

Developer(s)	Carra (Vircon32)
Latest version	v1.1 (BIOS) v24.3.2 (emulator)
Active	Yes
Platform(s)	Windows Linux macOS Android iOS Raspberry Pi Switch
Emulates	Vircon32
Website	Website
Download(s)	Official emulator
Programmed in	C and Assembly (BIOS) C++ (emulator)
Source code	Console software Computer software

Vircon32 (stylized as Vircon32) is a fantasy console created by Carra (A.K.A Vircon32), inspired by the 16-bit and 32-bit generations of video game consoles. The name is a combination of sections the words 32-bit virtual console.

Vircon32 has the specifications of a 15 MHz CPU, 16 MBs of RAM, 16-channel stereo sound, with support for 1 MB save games, and 4 controllers.

The developer has stated that Vircon32 doesn't have 3D support to keep the project's simplicity

Vircon32 emulators

Name	Platform(s)	Latest Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PC / x86
Vircon32 vircon32_libretro		Website git libretro core	✓	✓	✓
Mobile / ARM
Vircon32		git	✓	✓	✓
vircon32_libretro		git	✓	✓	✓
Console
vircon32_libretro		git	✓	✓	✓

External Links

• Vircon32: Games Games on the official Vircon32 website.

Computers

Fantasy computers are intended to replicate the experience of old home computers

TIC-80

TIC-80

Developer(s)	Vadim Grigoruk (Nesbox)
Latest version	N/A
Platform(s)	Windows Linux macOS Android Raspberry Pi Browser 3DS Libretro Pocket CHIP iOS
Emulates	TIC-80
Website	tic80.com

TIC-80 is a free and open-source (MIT Licensed) fantasy computer created by Vadim Grigoruk (Nesbox). It recreates It recreates the limited graphics (color and resolution) and audio capabilities of the 1980s/8-bit machines it is modeled after.

Due to TIC-80 being open source

TIC-80 supports developing programs in the following languages:

• Lua, MoonScript, JavaScript, Wren, Fennel, Squirrel, Ruby, Janet, Scheme, Python

TIC-80 emulators

Name	Platform(s)	Latest Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PC / x86
TIC-80		git	✓	✓	✓
Mobile / ARM
TIC-80		git	✓	✓	✓
TIC-80		git	✓	✗	✓
Web
TIC-80		Website	✓	✓	✓
Console
TIC-80		git	✓	✓	✓

imeight

imeight emulator

Developer(s)	tchibo
Latest version	N/A
Active	No
Platform(s)	Web
Emulates	imeight
Download(s)	SourceForge
Programmed in	JavaScript
Source code	SourceForge

An HTML5 emulator of a machine that never existed. The emulator brings back memories from the 1980s, offers graphical features like sprites, character generator, 16-color palette.

One goal is to create a framework for making games with 8-bit look and feel, including the process of programming.

The programming tutorial helps beginners enter the world of programming in a gamified way.

imeight emulators

Name	Platform(s)	Latest Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Web
imeight		Try-it Page	✓	✓	✓

See also

• CHIP-8 - predecessor to fantasy consoles.