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− | This page contains information of console emulation history | + | This page contains information of console emulation history. |
Emulation, in general, gained popularity around 1995-1997, [[PC_Emulator_Comparisons#x86_CPU.27s|mostly due to increases in CPU speed]], the increased usage of the Internet, and the increased number of decent emulators. | Emulation, in general, gained popularity around 1995-1997, [[PC_Emulator_Comparisons#x86_CPU.27s|mostly due to increases in CPU speed]], the increased usage of the Internet, and the increased number of decent emulators. | ||
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Activision released the “Atari 2600 Action Pack” for Windows 3.1 on June 1995. It was the first Atari emulator known. Later emulators appeared in 1996, “VCS2600” and “Stella”. <ref> | Activision released the “Atari 2600 Action Pack” for Windows 3.1 on June 1995. It was the first Atari emulator known. Later emulators appeared in 1996, “VCS2600” and “Stella”. <ref> | ||
[https://atariage.com/forums/topic/203848-first-atari-2600-emulator/ First Atari 2600 emulator? forum question by jhd]</ref> | [https://atariage.com/forums/topic/203848-first-atari-2600-emulator/ First Atari 2600 emulator? forum question by jhd]</ref> | ||
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===NES=== | ===NES=== | ||
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*[https://youtu.be/MFY9Kv1c4-Q LGR: Bleem! Commercial PlayStation Emulator] | *[https://youtu.be/MFY9Kv1c4-Q LGR: Bleem! Commercial PlayStation Emulator] | ||
*[https://youtu.be/UGHul1PrXCE Gaming Historian: From Shady to Legal: How Bleem & VGS Battled Sony] | *[https://youtu.be/UGHul1PrXCE Gaming Historian: From Shady to Legal: How Bleem & VGS Battled Sony] | ||
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===Nintendo 64=== | ===Nintendo 64=== | ||
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===Xbox=== | ===Xbox=== | ||
− | Xbox emulation dates as far | + | Xbox emulation dates as far as 2002. |
− | * [[Cxbx]] was released as a proof of concept | + | * [[Cxbx]] was released as a proof of concept on August 2002. It can do some test apps, and later commercial games. Discontinued in October 2015. |
− | * Xeon, released in 2003, was the first Xbox emulator whose first version | + | * Xeon, released in 2003, was the first Xbox emulator whose first version can play games, but the only game that can boot and show graphics was Halo CE. |
* Dxbx is a fork of Cxbx, released in 2008. | * Dxbx is a fork of Cxbx, released in 2008. | ||
− | * [[Cxbx-Reloaded]] is a fork of Cxbx that went open-source in April 2016. Because little work has been done on the original CXBX, its development is very slow (equals 15% playable titles), and like older Xbox emulators, it didn't need a BIOS dump to work. | + | * [[Cxbx-Reloaded]] is a fork of Cxbx, that went open-source in April 2016. Because little work has been done on the original CXBX, its development is very slow (equals 15% playable titles), and like older Xbox emulators, it didn't need a BIOS dump to work. |
− | * [[XQEMU]] was the first low-level Xbox emulator. | + | * [[XQEMU]] was the first low-level Xbox emulator. Its first commit was on February 1, 2009. It emulated games at slow speeds. Its last commit was on December 2019. |
− | * [[xemu]] is a continuation of XQEMU, released somewhere in February 2020. It can play 5x more titles than Cxbx-Reloaded and | + | * [[xemu]] is a continuation of XQEMU, released somewhere in February 2020. It can play 5x more titles than Cxbx-Reloaded, and needed an BIOS dump to work. |
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===Nintendo DS=== | ===Nintendo DS=== | ||
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==Lawsuits== | ==Lawsuits== | ||
+ | ''This section is only about Copyright Infringement and DMCA Takedown attempts towards to dumping tools, copying home media and home video content, media player softwares with optical discs encryption and copy protection techniques, codec situations and unofficial software emulators since all of them are somewhat related to emulation, either directly or indirectly.'' | ||
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+ | Copyright infringement and attempts to remove infringing content through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) have been ongoing issues in the [[Home_Media_Player|home media and home video]] (especially VCR), [[Ripping_games|dumping tools]] (Lockpick_RCM taken down by Nintendo DMCA), [[Home_Media_Player#Media_player_software|media player softwares with optical discs encryption and copy protection techniques, codec situations]] (HD-DVD and Blu-Ray disc support etc.) and unofficial software emulation including peripherals such as [[Amiibo]], Skylanders Portal, LEGO Dimensions Toy Pad[https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Wii_U_emulators#Hardware_features_and_peripherals][https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/PlayStation_3_emulators#Peripherals][https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Wii_emulators#Hardware_features_and_peripherals] etc. (see [[Official emulators]] for official software emulators). | ||
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{{Main|Legal_Status_of_Emulation}} | {{Main|Legal_Status_of_Emulation}} | ||
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[[Category:FAQs]] | [[Category:FAQs]] | ||
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