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<font size="3"><b>Arcade</b></font> [[File:PacmanGhost.png|20px]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[Arcade emulators]]</b></font> [[File:PacmanGhost.png|20px]]
* [[Arcade emulators]]
 
 
* [[Arcade LaserDisc emulators|LaserDisc]] <!-- 1982 -->
 
* [[Arcade LaserDisc emulators|LaserDisc]] <!-- 1982 -->
 
* [[Neo Geo emulators|Neo-Geo/CD]] <!-- SNK 1990 -->
 
* [[Neo Geo emulators|Neo-Geo/CD]] <!-- SNK 1990 -->
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* [[Sega Model 2]] <!-- Sega 1993 -->
 
* [[Sega Model 2]] <!-- Sega 1993 -->
 
* [[Sega Model 3]] <!-- Sega 1996 -->
 
* [[Sega Model 3]] <!-- Sega 1996 -->
* [[Sega Dreamcast emulators|Sega Naomi]] <!-- Sega 1998 -->
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* [[Sega Naomi]] <!-- Sega 1998 -->
 
* [[GameCube emulators|Triforce]] <!-- Namco, Sega, Nintendo 2002 -->
 
* [[GameCube emulators|Triforce]] <!-- Namco, Sega, Nintendo 2002 -->
 
* [[Taito Type X]] <!-- Taito 2004 -->
 
* [[Taito Type X]] <!-- Taito 2004 -->
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<font size="3"><b>[[List of computers|Personal Computers]]</b></font> [[File:Crt-monitor.png|22px]] <!-- Sorted by release -->
 
<font size="3"><b>[[List of computers|Personal Computers]]</b></font> [[File:Crt-monitor.png|22px]] <!-- Sorted by release -->
 
* [[PLATO Computer System|PLATO]] <!-- November 1960 -->
 
* [[PLATO Computer System|PLATO]] <!-- November 1960 -->
* [[Altair 8800|MITS Altair]]  <!-- December 1974 -->
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* [[Altair 8800|MITS Altair 8800]]  <!-- December 1974 -->
 
* [[Atari 8-bit|Atari 400/800/XL/XE]] <!-- November 1979 -->
 
* [[Atari 8-bit|Atari 400/800/XL/XE]] <!-- November 1979 -->
 
* [[Apple III emulators|Apple III]]  <!-- May 1980 -->
 
* [[Apple III emulators|Apple III]]  <!-- May 1980 -->
* [[Ardi Executor|Apple Macintosh]]
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* [[86/286/386/486/Pentium]]  
* [[IBM PC/XT]] <!-- Something something 1981 -->
 
 
* [[Sinclair ZX81 emulators|Sinclair ZX81]]  <!-- March 1981 -->
 
* [[Sinclair ZX81 emulators|Sinclair ZX81]]  <!-- March 1981 -->
* [[DOS emulators|DOS]]  <!-- August 1981 -->
 
 
* [[PC-60 emulators|PC-60]]  <!-- November 1981 -->
 
* [[PC-60 emulators|PC-60]]  <!-- November 1981 -->
* [[PC-88 emulators|PC-88]]  <!-- December 1981 -->
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* [[PC-88 emulators|PC-88]]  <!-- December 1981 -->  
 
* [[BBC Micro emulators|BBC Micro]]  <!-- December 1981 -->
 
* [[BBC Micro emulators|BBC Micro]]  <!-- December 1981 -->
 
* [[ZX Spectrum emulators|ZX Spectrum]]  <!-- April 1982 -->
 
* [[ZX Spectrum emulators|ZX Spectrum]]  <!-- April 1982 -->
* [[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64]]  <!-- August 1982 -->
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* [[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64]]  <!-- August 1982 -->  
* [[Commodore 65 emulators|Commodore 65]]  <!-- Unreleased prototype --> 
 
 
* [[PC-98 emulators|PC-98]]  <!-- October 1982 -->
 
* [[PC-98 emulators|PC-98]]  <!-- October 1982 -->
 
* [[Fujitsu FM-7 emulators|Fujitsu FM-7]] <!-- November 1982 -->
 
* [[Fujitsu FM-7 emulators|Fujitsu FM-7]] <!-- November 1982 -->
 
* [[Camputers Lynx emulators|Camputers Lynx]] <!-- March 1983 -->
 
* [[Camputers Lynx emulators|Camputers Lynx]] <!-- March 1983 -->
* [[MSX emulators|MSX]]  <!-- June 1983 -->  
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* [[MSX emulators|MSX]]  <!-- June 1983 -->
 
* [[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]] <!-- June 1984 -->
 
* [[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]] <!-- June 1984 -->
 
* [[Atari ST emulators|Atari ST]] <!-- June 1985 -->
 
* [[Atari ST emulators|Atari ST]] <!-- June 1985 -->
 
* [[Amiga emulators|Amiga]] <!-- July 1985 -->  
 
* [[Amiga emulators|Amiga]] <!-- July 1985 -->  
 
* [[Sharp X68000 emulators|Sharp X68000]] <!-- February 1987 -->  
 
* [[Sharp X68000 emulators|Sharp X68000]] <!-- February 1987 -->  
* [[Windows 95/98/ME emulators|Windows 3.x/9x]] <!-- May 1990 -->
 
  
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Multi-System Emulators]]</b></font>
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Multi-System Emulators]]</b></font>
 
* [[MAME]]
 
* [[MAME]]
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* [[MESS]]
 
* [[Mednafen]]
 
* [[Mednafen]]
* [[RetroArch]]
 
* [[Lakka]]
 
* [[RoM-Jacket]]
 
 
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* [[Atari 5200 emulators|Atari 5200]]
 
* [[Atari 5200 emulators|Atari 5200]]
 
* [[Atari 7800 emulators|Atari 7800]]
 
* [[Atari 7800 emulators|Atari 7800]]
* [[Atari XEGS]]
 
 
* [[Atari Jaguar emulators|Atari Jaguar]]
 
* [[Atari Jaguar emulators|Atari Jaguar]]
  
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* [[GameCube emulators|GameCube]]
 
* [[GameCube emulators|GameCube]]
 
* [[Wii emulators|Wii]]
 
* [[Wii emulators|Wii]]
* [[Wii U emulators|Wii U]]
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* [[Wii U emulators|Wii U]] ([[Amiibo]])
* <span title="No Emulators">[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Switch]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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* [[Nintendo Switch emulators|Switch]] ([[Amiibo]])
  
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Nintendo]] Handhelds</b></font> [[File:Gameboy Advance.png|30px]]  
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Nintendo]] Handhelds</b></font> [[File:Gameboy Advance.png|30px]]  
* [[Game &amp; Watch]]
 
 
* [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
 
* [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
 
* [[Virtual Boy emulators|Virtual Boy]]
 
* [[Virtual Boy emulators|Virtual Boy]]
 
* [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]] ([[GBA e-Reader emulators|e-Reader]])
 
* [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]] ([[GBA e-Reader emulators|e-Reader]])
 
* [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS / DSi]]
 
* [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS / DSi]]
* [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
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* [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]] ([[Amiibo]])
  
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Sega]] Consoles</b></font> [[File:dreamcast logo.png|23px|link=Category:Sega consoles]]
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Sega]] Consoles</b></font> [[File:dreamcast logo.png|23px|link=Category:Sega consoles]]
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* [[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
 
* [[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
 
* [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]]
 
* [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]]
* <span title="No Emulators">[[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
  
 
<font size="3"><b>Sony Handhelds</b></font> [[File:Sony-PSP.png|30px]]
 
<font size="3"><b>Sony Handhelds</b></font> [[File:Sony-PSP.png|30px]]
 
* [[PocketStation emulators|PocketStation]]
 
* [[PocketStation emulators|PocketStation]]
 
* [[PlayStation Portable emulators|PlayStation Portable]]
 
* [[PlayStation Portable emulators|PlayStation Portable]]
* <span title="No Emulators">[[PlayStation Vita emulators|PlayStation Vita]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[PlayStation Vita emulators|PlayStation Vita]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
  
 
<font size="3"><b>Microsoft Consoles</b></font> [[File:xbox logo.png|23px]]
 
<font size="3"><b>Microsoft Consoles</b></font> [[File:xbox logo.png|23px]]
 
* [[Xbox emulators|Xbox]]
 
* [[Xbox emulators|Xbox]]
 
* [[Xbox 360 emulators|Xbox 360]]
 
* [[Xbox 360 emulators|Xbox 360]]
* <span title="No Emulators">[[Xbox One emulators|Xbox One]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[Xbox One emulators|Xbox One]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
  
 
<font size="3"><b>Other 90s Consoles</b></font>
 
<font size="3"><b>Other 90s Consoles</b></font>
* [[Philips CD-i emulators|Philips CD-i]]
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* [[Neo Geo|Neo Geo AES]] <!-- 1990 -->
* [[3DO emulators|3DO]]
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* [[Philips CD-i emulators|Philips CD-i]] <!-- 1991 -->
* <span title="No Emulators">[[Pioneer LaserActive]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[Pioneer LaserActive]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span> <!-- August 1993 -->
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* [[3DO emulators|3DO]] <!-- October 1993 -->
  
 
<font size="3"><b>Other 90s Handhelds</b></font>
 
<font size="3"><b>Other 90s Handhelds</b></font>
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<font size="3"><b>First/Second Generation Consoles</b></font>
 
<font size="3"><b>First/Second Generation Consoles</b></font>
* [[Magnavox Odyssey emulators|Magnavox Odyssey]]  
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* [[Magnavox Odyssey emulators|Magnavox Odyssey]] <!-- September 1972 -->
* [[ColecoVision emulators|ColecoVision]]  
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* [[Fairchild_Channel_F_emulators|Fairchild Channel F]] <!-- November 1976 -->
* [[Vectrex emulators|Vectrex]]  
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* [[APF_M-1000_emulators|APF-MP1000]] <!-- October 1978 -->
* [[Intellivision emulators|Intellivision]]
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* [[Magnavox_Odyssey²_emulators|Magnavox Odyssey²]] <!-- December 1978 -->
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* [[Intellivision emulators|Intellivision]] <!-- September 1979 -->
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* [[Arcadia_2001_emulators|Emerson Arcadia 2001]] <!-- May 1982 -->
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* [[ColecoVision emulators|ColecoVision]] <!-- August 1982 -->
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* [[Vectrex emulators|Vectrex]] <!-- November 1982 -->
 
* [[First and Second Generations of video game consoles|1970s/1980s Console Boom]]
 
* [[First and Second Generations of video game consoles|1970s/1980s Console Boom]]
 
* [[Strange and Forgotten Console emulators|Forgotten Consoles]] (1980-2000)
 
* [[Strange and Forgotten Console emulators|Forgotten Consoles]] (1980-2000)
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<font size="3"><b>Mobile Phones</b></font>
 
<font size="3"><b>Mobile Phones</b></font>
 
* [[Cellphone emulators|Cell Phones]]
 
* [[Cellphone emulators|Cell Phones]]
* <span title="No Emulators">[[Cellphone emulators#N-Gage (Nokia)|N-Gage]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span> <!-- Placeholder link until individual page ready -->
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[Cellphone emulators#N-Gage (Nokia)|N-Gage]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span> <!-- Placeholder link until individual page ready -->
 
* [[Android emulators|Android]]
 
* [[Android emulators|Android]]
* <span title="No Emulators">[[IOS emulators|iOS]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[IOS emulators|iOS]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
 
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* [[Emulating on a web browser|Emulators on Browsers]]
 
* [[Emulating on a web browser|Emulators on Browsers]]
 
* [[Emulators on TI Calculators]]
 
* [[Emulators on TI Calculators]]
* [[Retron5]]
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* [[Virtual Reality|Emulators with VR support]]
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* [[Emulation Boxes]]
 
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<font size="2"><b>Compatibility layers</b></font>
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<font size="2"><b>[[Compatibility layers]]</b></font>
 
* [[Wine]]
 
* [[Wine]]
 
* [[Proton]]
 
* [[Proton]]
 
* [[TeknoParrot]]
 
* [[TeknoParrot]]
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<font size="2"><b>[[Frontends]]</b></font>
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* [[RetroArch]]
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* [[Lakka]]
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* [[RoM-Jacket]]
  
 
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<font size="2"><b>Game engine recreations</b></font>
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<font size="2"><b>[[Game engine recreations]]</b></font>
 
* [[ScummVM]]
 
* [[ScummVM]]
 
* [[ResidualVM]]
 
* [[ResidualVM]]
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<font size="2"><b>Simulators</b></font>
 
<font size="2"><b>Simulators</b></font>
 
* [[Pinball]]
 
* [[Pinball]]
* [[Game_%26_Watch#Simulators|Game & Watch]]
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* [[Game_%26_Watch|Game & Watch]]
 
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* [[List of filetypes|Filetypes]]
 
* [[List of filetypes|Filetypes]]
 
* [[Frames per second]]
 
* [[Frames per second]]
* [[Frontends]]
 
 
* [[High/Low level emulation]]
 
* [[High/Low level emulation]]
 
* [[Input lag]]
 
* [[Input lag]]
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* [[CRT Shaders]]
 
* [[CRT Shaders]]
 
* [[Dithering]]
 
* [[Dithering]]
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* [[List of shaders and filters|List of Shaders and Filters]]
 
* [[NTSC Filters]]
 
* [[NTSC Filters]]
 
* [[Shaders and Filters]]
 
* [[Shaders and Filters]]
* [[List of shaders and filters|List of Shaders and Filters]]
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* [[Texture filtering]]
* [[Texture filtering|Texture Filtering and Scaling]]
 
 
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==Modding==
 
==Modding==
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* [[60 FPS Cheat Codes|60 FPS Hacks]]
 
* [[Achievements Support]]
 
* [[Achievements Support]]
 
* [[Save Disk Space for ISOs|Alter Dumps to Save Disk Space]]
 
* [[Save Disk Space for ISOs|Alter Dumps to Save Disk Space]]
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* [[Cheats and Patches]]
 
* [[Modding Consoles/Flashcarts]]
 
* [[Modding Consoles/Flashcarts]]
 
* [[Mods, Hacks and Fan-Translations]]
 
* [[Mods, Hacks and Fan-Translations]]
 
* [[ROM Hacking Resources]]
 
* [[ROM Hacking Resources]]
 
* [[Texture Packs]]
 
* [[Texture Packs]]
* [[Cheats and Patches]]
 
 
* [[Widescreen Hack|Widescreen Hacks]]
 
* [[Widescreen Hack|Widescreen Hacks]]
* [[60 FPS Cheat Codes|60 FPS Hacks]]
 
 
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==Miscellaneous==
 
==Miscellaneous==
* [[Pinball]]
 
 
* [[Console-specific development wikis]]
 
* [[Console-specific development wikis]]
 
* [[Emulation Books and Articles]]
 
* [[Emulation Books and Articles]]
 
* [[Emulators on Patreon]]
 
* [[Emulators on Patreon]]
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* [[FPGA]]
 
* [[History of emulation]]
 
* [[History of emulation]]
* [[Misc Links]]
 
 
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