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<div style="font-size:162%; border:none; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to the Emulation General wiki,</div>
 
<div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:95%;">the wiki dedicated to all things emulation.</div>
 
<div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:95%;">the wiki dedicated to all things emulation.</div>
 
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<font size="3"><b>[[Arcade emulators|Arcade]]</b></font> [[File:PacmanGhost.png|20px]] <!-- Sorted by release -->
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<font size="3"><b>[[Arcade emulators|Arcade]]</b></font> [[File:PacmanGhost.png|20px]]  
* [[Arcade LaserDisc emulators|Arcade LaserDisc]] <!-- 1982 -->
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* [[Arcade LaserDisc emulators|Arcade LaserDisc]]
* [[Neo Geo emulators|Neo-Geo]] <!-- SNK 1990 -->
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* [[Discrete Circuitry-Based Arcade Games|Discrete Circuitry-Based]]
* [[Sega Model 1]] <!-- Sega 1992 -->
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* [[Neo Geo and variants|Neo-Geo MVS]]  
* [[Sega Model 2]] <!-- Sega 1993 -->
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* [[Sega Model 1]]  
* [[Sega Model 3]] <!-- Sega 1996 -->
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* [[Sega Model 2]]
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* [[Sega Model 3]]  
 
* [[Sega_Saturn_emulators|Sega ST-V]]
 
* [[Sega_Saturn_emulators|Sega ST-V]]
* [[Sega NAOMI and variants|Sega Naomi]] <!-- Sega 1998 -->
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* [[Sega NAOMI and variants]]  
* [[GameCube emulators|Triforce]] <!-- Namco, Sega, Nintendo 2002 -->
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* [[GameCube emulators|Triforce]]  
* [[Taito Type X]] <!-- Taito 2004 -->
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* [[Taito Type X and variants]]  
  
<font size="3"><b>[[List of computers|Personal Computers]]</b></font> [[File:Crt-monitor.png|22px]] <!-- Sorted by release -->
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<font size="3"><b>[[List of computers|Personal Computers]]</b></font> [[File:Crt-monitor.png|22px]]  
* [[PLATO Computer System|PLATO]] <!-- November 1960 -->
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* [[Desk-Size Computers / Supercomputers / Mainframes]]
* [[Altair 8800|MITS Altair 8800]]  <!-- December 1974 -->
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* [[Portable Computers (Miscellaneous)]]
* [[Apple I emulators|Apple I]] <!-- April 1976 -->
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* [[Intel CPUs]] ([[Windows 95/98/ME emulators|Windows 9x series]])
* [[Apple II emulators|Apple ][ Line]]  
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* [[PLATO Computer System|PLATO]]  
* [[Apple /// emulators|apple /// Line]]
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* [[Altair 8800|MITS Altair 8800]]   
* [[Atari 8-bit|Atari 400/800/XL/XE]] <!-- November 1979 -->
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* [[Apple I emulators|Apple I]]  
* [[Atari ST emulators|Atari ST]] <!-- June 1985 -->
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* [[Apple II Line|Apple ][ Line]]  
* [[86/286/386/486/Pentium/Pentium II]]  
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* [[apple /// Line|apple /// Line]]
* [[Sinclair ZX81 emulators|Sinclair ZX81]]  <!-- March 1981 -->
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* [[Apple IIGS emulators|Apple IIGS]]
* [[ZX Spectrum emulators|ZX Spectrum]]  <!-- April 1982 -->
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* [[Macintosh line]]
* [[PC-60 emulators|PC-60]]  <!-- November 1981 -->
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* [[Atari 8-bit|Atari 8-bit (400, 800, XL, XE)]]  
* [[PC-88 emulators|PC-88]] <!-- December 1981 -->
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* [[Atari ST Line]]  
* [[PC-98 emulators|PC-98]]  <!-- October 1982 -->
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* [[Sinclair ZX81 emulators|Sinclair ZX81]]   
* [[BBC Micro emulators|BBC Micro]]  <!-- December 1981 -->
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* [[ZX Spectrum Line]]   
* [[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64/65]]  <!-- August 1982 -->
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* [[NEC PC-6000 series]]   
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* [[NEC PC-8800 series]]  
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* [[NEC PC-9800 series]]   
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* [[BBC Micro emulators|BBC Micro]]   
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* [[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64/65]]   
 
* [[Commodore 128 emulators|Commodore 128]]
 
* [[Commodore 128 emulators|Commodore 128]]
* [[Fujitsu FM-7 emulators|Fujitsu FM-7]] <!-- November 1982 -->
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* [[Fujitsu FM-7 emulators|Fujitsu FM-7]]  
* [[Camputers Lynx emulators|Camputers Lynx]] <!-- March 1983 -->
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* [[FM Towns emulators|Fujitsu FM Towns]]
* [[MSX emulators|MSX]]  <!-- June 1983 -->
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* [[Camputers Lynx emulators|Camputers Lynx]]  
* [[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]] <!-- June 1984 -->
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* [[MSX emulators|MSX]]   
* [[Amiga emulators|Amiga]] <!-- July 1985 -->
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* [[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]]  
* [[Sharp X68000 emulators|Sharp X68000]] <!-- February 1987 -->
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* [[Amiga Line]]
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* [[Sharp X1 emulators|Sharp X1]]
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* [[Sharp X68000 emulators|Sharp X68000]]  
  
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Multi-system emulators]]</b></font>
 
<font size="3"><b>[[Multi-system emulators]]</b></font>
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* [[Atari Lynx emulators|Atari Lynx]]
 
* [[Atari Lynx emulators|Atari Lynx]]
  
<font size="3"><b>[[Nintendo]] Consoles</b></font> [[File:n64 logo.png|21px]] <!-- Console manufacturers ordered by how soon they entered gaming market (MS-X already listed under PCs) -->
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<font size="3"><b>[[Nintendo]] Consoles</b></font> [[File:n64 logo.png|21px]]  
 
* [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES / Famicom]]
 
* [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES / Famicom]]
 
* [[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo / Super Famicom]]
 
* [[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo / Super Famicom]]
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* [[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]]
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* [[Pokémon mini emulators|Pokémon mini]]
 
* [[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]]
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* [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]] ([[Nintendo DSi emulators|DSi]])
 
* [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]] ([[Amiibo]])
 
* [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]] ([[Amiibo]])
  
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* [[Master System emulators|Master System]]
 
* [[Master System emulators|Master System]]
 
* [[Sega Genesis emulators|Genesis / Mega Drive, CD &amp; 32X]]
 
* [[Sega Genesis emulators|Genesis / Mega Drive, CD &amp; 32X]]
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* [[Sega Pico|Pico]]
 
* [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn]]
 
* [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn]]
 
* [[Sega Dreamcast emulators|Dreamcast]]
 
* [[Sega Dreamcast emulators|Dreamcast]]
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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 Playable Emulators">[[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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<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 Playable Emulators">[[PlayStation Vita emulators|PlayStation Vita]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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* [[PlayStation Vita emulators|PlayStation Vita]]
  
 
<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]]
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* [[3DO emulators|3DO]] <!-- October 1993 -->
 
* [[3DO emulators|3DO]] <!-- October 1993 -->
 
* [[Amiga_emulators#Commodore_CDTV|Commodore CDTV]]
 
* [[Amiga_emulators#Commodore_CDTV|Commodore CDTV]]
* [[Amiga_emulators#Amiga_CD32|Amiga CD32]]
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* [[Amiga_emulators#Amiga_CD32|Amiga CD<sup>32</sup>]]
  
 
<font size="3"><b>Other 90s Handhelds</b></font>
 
<font size="3"><b>Other 90s Handhelds</b></font>
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* [[Tiger LCD Handhelds]]
 
* [[Tiger LCD Handhelds]]
  
<font size="3"><b>First/Second Generation Consoles</b></font><!-- Sorted by release -->
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<font size="3"><b>First/Second Generation Consoles</b></font>
* [[Magnavox Odyssey emulators|Magnavox Odyssey]] <!-- September 1972 -->
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* [[Magnavox Odyssey emulators|Magnavox Odyssey]]  
* [[Fairchild_Channel_F_emulators|Fairchild Channel F]] <!-- November 1976 -->
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* [[Fairchild_Channel_F_emulators|Fairchild Channel F]]
* [[APF_MP1000_emulators|APF MP1000]] <!-- October 1978 -->
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* [[APF_MP1000_emulators|APF MP1000]]  
* [[Magnavox_Odyssey²_emulators|Magnavox Odyssey²]] <!-- December 1978 -->
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* [[Magnavox_Odyssey²_emulators|Magnavox Odyssey²]]
* [[Intellivision emulators|Intellivision]] <!-- September 1979 -->
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* [[Intellivision emulators|Intellivision]]  
* [[Emerson Arcadia 2001 emulators|Emerson Arcadia 2001]] <!-- May 1982 -->
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* [[Emerson Arcadia 2001 emulators|Emerson Arcadia 2001]]
* [[ColecoVision emulators|ColecoVision]] <!-- August 1982 -->
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* [[ColecoVision emulators|ColecoVision]]  
* [[Vectrex emulators|Vectrex]] <!-- November 1982 -->
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* [[Vectrex emulators|Vectrex]]  
 
* [[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|Strange and Forgotten Consoles]] (1980-2000)
 
* [[Strange and Forgotten Console emulators|Strange and Forgotten Consoles]] (1980-2000)
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<font size="2"><b>On Consoles</b></font>
 
<font size="2"><b>On Consoles</b></font>
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* [[Emulators on Wii]]
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* [[Emulators on Switch]]
 
* [[Emulators on PS2]]
 
* [[Emulators on PS2]]
* [[Emulators on Wii]]
 
 
* [[Emulators on PS3]]
 
* [[Emulators on PS3]]
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<font size="2"><b>On Linux</b></font>
 
<font size="2"><b>On Linux</b></font>
 
* [[Distro-agnostic_emulator_packages_for_Linux|Emulation on Linux]]
 
* [[Distro-agnostic_emulator_packages_for_Linux|Emulation on Linux]]
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* [[Emulators on PSP]]
 
* [[Emulators on PSP]]
 
* [[Emulators on Vita]]
 
* [[Emulators on Vita]]
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<font size="2"><b>Official Emulators</b></font>
 
<font size="2"><b>Official Emulators</b></font>
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<font size="2"><b>[[Compatibility layers|Compatibility Layers]]</b></font>
 
* [[Wine]]
 
* [[Wine]]
 
* [[Proton]]
 
* [[Proton]]
 
* [[TeknoParrot]]
 
* [[TeknoParrot]]
  
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* [[Pinball]]
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* [[Game & Watch]]
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* [[Magnavox Odyssey]]
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<font size="2"><b>[[Frontends]]</b></font>
 
<font size="2"><b>[[Frontends]]</b></font>
 
* [[RetroArch]]
 
* [[RetroArch]]
 
* [[Lakka]]
 
* [[Lakka]]
* [[RoM-Jacket]]
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* [[RetroPie]]
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* [[TWiLight Menu++]]
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<font size="2"><b>[[FPGA]]</b></font>
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* [[MiSTer]]
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<font size="2"><b>[[Preservation projects]]</b></font>
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* [[Flashpoint]]
  
 
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<font size="2"><b>[[Game engine recreations]]</b></font>
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<font size="2"><b>[[Game Engine Recreations and Source Ports]]</b></font>
 
* [[ScummVM]]
 
* [[ScummVM]]
 
* [[ResidualVM]]
 
* [[ResidualVM]]
 
* [[EasyRPG]]
 
* [[EasyRPG]]
  
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<font size="2"><b>Simulators</b></font>
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* [[Flash]]
* [[Pinball]]
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* [[Hypervisors]]
* [[Game & Watch]]
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* [[Wrappers]]
 
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* [[Auto-load next disc]]
 
* [[Auto-load next disc]]
 
* [[Black frame insertion]]
 
* [[Black frame insertion]]
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* [[Building RetroArch]]
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* [[Dummies Guide: RetroArch]]
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* [[Using RetroArch]]
 
* [[Computer specs|Computer Specifications]]
 
* [[Computer specs|Computer Specifications]]
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* [[Decapping]]
 
* [[Resolution|Console Display Resolutions]]
 
* [[Resolution|Console Display Resolutions]]
 
* [[Controllers]]
 
* [[Controllers]]
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* [[Emulation Accuracy]]
 
* [[Emulation Accuracy]]
 
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* [[Emulator Problems FAQ]]
 
* [[Emulator Files|Files and BIOS for Emulators]]
 
* [[Emulator Files|Files and BIOS for Emulators]]
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* [[Licensing]]
 
* [[List of filetypes|Filetypes]]
 
* [[List of filetypes|Filetypes]]
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* [[Famicom Color Palette]]
 
* [[Frames per second]]
 
* [[Frames per second]]
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* [[Game problems FAQ]]
 
* [[High/Low level emulation]]
 
* [[High/Low level emulation]]
 
* [[Input lag]]
 
* [[Input lag]]
 
* [[Netplay]]
 
* [[Netplay]]
 
* [[List of notable ports|Notable Ports]]
 
* [[List of notable ports|Notable Ports]]
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* [[Overclocking]]
 
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* [[Overclocking]]
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* [[Port Forwarding Guide For Netplay]]
 
* [[Recommended N64 plugins]]
 
* [[Recommended N64 plugins]]
 
* [[Recommended PS1 Plugins]]
 
* [[Recommended PS1 Plugins]]
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* [[ROM & ISO Sites]]
 
* [[ROM & ISO Sites]]
 
* [[Save Converters]]
 
* [[Save Converters]]
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* [[Save Disk Space for ISOs]]
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* [[Scam Emulators]]
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* [[Support emulation projects]]
 
* [[File Hashes|Verifying Dumps]]
 
* [[File Hashes|Verifying Dumps]]
 
* [[Vsync]]
 
* [[Vsync]]
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* [[Modding Consoles/Flashcarts]]
 
* [[Modding Consoles/Flashcarts]]
 
* [[Mods, Hacks and Fan-Translations]]
 
* [[Mods, Hacks and Fan-Translations]]
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* [[Apply ROM Hacks and Translations]]
 
* [[ROM Hacking Resources]]
 
* [[ROM Hacking Resources]]
 
* [[Texture Packs]]
 
* [[Texture Packs]]
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* [[Emulation Books and Articles]]
 
* [[Emulation Books and Articles]]
 
* [[Emulators on Patreon]]
 
* [[Emulators on Patreon]]
* [[FPGA]]
 
 
* [[History of emulation]]
 
* [[History of emulation]]
 
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