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== Adding links to more content pages on the main page ==
I think it would improve the wiki and make it more accessible to everyone, if we added links on the main page to more content pages that don't have a link yet. I can't do it myself though, so I'd appreciate if someone else considered doing it. I have looked up all content pages at https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&hideredirects=1 and I have made a list of most of the ones that aren't yet linked on the main page, excluding all that focus on specific emulators and a few more that I thought were better off staying inside other links. Also, there's at least 2 pages on this list that aren't linked from any other page, [[XD/XD+]] and [[Thread_template]]. Here's the list:

*[[Acorn]]
*<s>[[Apple IIGS emulators]]</s>
*<s>[[Apply ROM Hacks and Translations]]</s>
*<s>[[Building RetroArch]]</s>
*<s>[[Commodore]]</s>
*<s>[[Comparison of Emulator Frontends]]</s>
*<s>[[Decapping]]</s>
*<s>[[Discrete Circuitry-Based Arcade Games]]</s>
*[[DualShock 3]]
*[[DualShock 4]]
*<s>[[Dummies Guide: RetroArch]]</s>
*<s>[[Dynamic recompilation]]</s>
*<s>[[Emulator Problems FAQ]]</s>
*<s>[[Emulators on Switch]]</s>
*<s>[[Famicom Color Palette]]</s>
*<s>[[Flash]]</s>
*[[GB/C Tests]]
*[[XD/XD+]]
*<s>[[Game problems FAQ]]</s>
*[[GoodTools]]
*[[Libretro]]
*<s>[[Licensing]]</s>
*<s>[[Overscan]]</s>
*<s>[[PS1 Plugins]]</s>
*[[PS1 Tests]]
*<s>[[PSP Eboots]]</s>
*<s>[[Port Forwarding Guide For Netplay]]</s>
*[[Prototype consoles|RDI Halcyon]]
*[[Recommended Emulators]]
*[[SCP Driver Package]]
*<s>[[Save Disk Space for ISOs]]</s>
*<s>[[Scaling]]</s>
*<s>[[Sega Pico]]</s>
*<s>[[Source code]]</s>
*<s>[[Super A'Can]]</s>
*[[Thread template]]
*<s>[[User Settings and Configs]]</s>
*<s>[[Using RetroArch]]</s>
*<s>[[Emulators on Wii U]]</s>
*<s>[[Emulators on GameCube]]</s>
*<s>[[Emulators on PS1]]</s>
*<s>[[Emulators on Xbox]]</s>
*<s>[[Emulators on Xbox 360]]</s>
*<s>[[Emulators on Xbox One]]</s>
*<s>[[Emulators on Dreamcast]]</s>
*[[Emulators on Saturn]]

-[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.202|188.114.111.202]] 18:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

:Thanks. I'll start adding some. -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 05:52, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
::Thank you. That was fast. -[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.160|188.114.111.160]] 09:22, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
:::More of those have been added on [[MainPageWIP]] page. - [[User:WebMint|WebMint]] ([[User talk:WebMint|talk]]) 02:27, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

== New main page ==
I've been thinking about remaking the main page. I'll probably create a separate WIP page to test it out.
There's mainly two reasons:
* Make it easier to contribute to the wiki - this might be things like highlighting high priority tasks on the main page
* Different layout of emulators - I've been thinking about separating console, computers and arcade emulators.
Let me know if you got any suggestions. -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 06:48, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
:Will it still be remade? - [[User:WebMint|WebMint]] ([[User talk:WebMint|talk]]) 17:17, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

== Quality control ==
Some pages are of subpar quality or outdated. I think we need some better way of quality control.
Perhaps something like Wikipedias [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Content_assessment|Content assessment]] & [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Vital_articles|Vital aritcles]] or something like PCGamingWiki?
A way to go thru all pages, add a category or template and then be able to list all pages that needs fixing. Perhaps we should rate the quality of all pages? -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 06:48, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
:[[Template:WIP|<nowiki>{{WIP}}</nowiki>]], [[Template:Outdated|<nowiki>{{Outdated}}</nowiki>]] and [[Template:stub|<nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>]] take care of the real subpar ones, and for the rest I think it'd be best to keep it simple by either adding [[:Category:Article_complete|Category:Article_complete]] or [[:Category:Article_incomplete|Category:Article_incomplete]] to the page.
:We should also have something to check against, so how about [[Emulation General Wiki:Guidelines]] as a guide. --[[User:SonofUgly|SonofUgly]] ([[User talk:SonofUgly|talk]]) 03:55, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

== Data Loss (2021-07-03) ==
Yesterday on the 2nd the wiki's database got corrupted, and I was unable to restore it. Due to an issue with mySQL logging, the server's drive was also completely full so backups of the database weren't being made. Because of these issues I've had to roll the wiki back to the most recent offline backup I had, which unfortunately is 6 months old. So to everyone who made edits in the past 6 months, I'm very sorry, I've lost those contributions.

I believe I've fixed the issue with mySQL, and will be checking the server's status and making offline backups more regularly, as well as using a service to backup the server's instance in full. --[[User:SonofUgly|SonofUgly]] ([[User talk:SonofUgly|talk]]) 22:18, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

== TODO lists for each page? ==

I think it'd be a good idea to add TODO lists to the talk pages of each console page. It'd help us keep track of things like which emulators need to be tested and added.

Side note, is there a way we can test the accuracy of NES and FDS emulation? Like determine if accuracy is low, midrange, high, or cycle accurate? ~Charlie [[User:OrphanedPixel|OrphanedPixel]] ([[User talk:OrphanedPixel|talk]]) 20:05, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

Hello, on the Fightcade page, its title should be "Fightcade", not "FightCade", if it could be changed, thanks. -ludg1e
https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/FightCade

== iOS and touchHLE ==

Should we get rid of iOS’s &Dagger;? While it’s still in very early development, touchHLE is already able to run at least one commercial app and it looks very promising, but it’s still a far cry from what we usually would call mobile device emulation – it’s ''very'' high-level, and it’s more of an iOS substitute that runs alongside a CPU emulator. The iOS itself isn’t even planned to be supported. I personally think that the ability to run apps should alone be grounds to consider the iOS emulated, but I can see how that could be controversial. [[User:Rariteh|rariteh]] ([[User talk:Rariteh|talk]]) 05:42, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

It’s been a week and nobody replied, so, considering that systems like the PS4 and Super A’Can don’t have it even though the current state of their emulation is barely practical, I’ll take iOS’s off for now. [[User:Rariteh|rariteh]] ([[User talk:Rariteh|talk]]) 05:22, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

== Mouse Injector page for emulators ==
<s>
Examples;
https://github.com/garungorp/MouseInjectorDolphinDuck 
https://github.com/isJuhn/KAMI/ 
https://github.com/bkacjios/MouseInjectorDolphin/tags 
https://github.com/marinesciencedude/xenia-canary-mousehook 
https://github.com/emoose/xenia/releases
</s>
Done. [[Controllers#Mouse_Injectors_for_Emulators]].

== "Compatibility" column for each page? ==

<s> Because most people confusing "Accuracy" with "Compatibility" actually, what do you guys think?

Example;
<div style="max-width:100%; overflow:auto;">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Game Boy and Game Boy Color backwards compatibility emulation for Game Boy Advance">GB/GBC</abbr>
! scope="col"|NDS
! scope="col"|[https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Game_Boy_Advance_emulators#Connectivity Single Pak]
! scope="col"|[https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Game_Boy_Advance_emulators#Connectivity Multi Pak]
! scope="col"|[https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Game_Boy_Advance_emulators#Connectivity Wireless]
! scope="col"|[https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Game_Boy_Advance_emulators#GameCube_Connectivity GBA-to-GC]
! scope="col"|[https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/GBA_e-Reader_emulators e-Reader]
! scope="col"|[[libretro]]
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|Compatibility
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
!colspan="16"|PC /x86
|-
|[[mGBA]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Web}}
|[https://mgba.io/builds/1/ Dev builds] [https://mgba.io/downloads.html {{MGBAVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} [https://mgba.io/timeline.html#IN+THE+FUTURE (WIP)] ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||High ||[https://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/MGBA High] ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|}
</div>
</s>

[[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 12:07, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
:I'm cool with it if others are, also you could remove the Libretro column since you added libretro to all the Latest Version columns. - [[User:OldManKain|OldManKain]] ([[User talk:OldManKain|talk]]) 05:28, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

== How about some drastic changes? ==

How about no recommendation from now on? Also providing "compatibility" column instead of "accuracy" so there will be no confusion. 
I mean we're already providing info about [[PlayStation_emulators#Hardware_Features_and_Peripherals|hardware feature support, peripherals]], [[PlayStation_emulators#Arcade_variations|variations]], [[PlayStation_emulators#Enhancements|enhancements]] and compatibility. Wiki users should decide their own favorite, no? Otherwise, it will be total mess like [[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color_emulators#Emulators]].

<div style="max-width:100%;overflow:auto;">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[PlayStation_emulators#Arcade_variations|Arcade Variations]]
! scope="col"|[[PlayStation_emulators#Hardware_Features_and_Peripherals|Hardware Features and Peripherals]]
! scope="col"|[[PlayStation_emulators#Enhancements|Enhancements]]
! scope="col"|Compatibility
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
|-
|[[DuckStation]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|Mac}}
|[https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/releases/tag/preview Preview] [https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/releases/tag/latest Latest] [https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/releases/tag/legacy Legacy]<abbr title="If you are having problems with the new builds, you can use this one instead.">*</abbr> [https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ <abbr title="Hard fork and open-source Libretro core implementation of DuckStation">SwanStation</abbr>]
|{{✗}}
|{{~}}
|{{✓}}
|~xx% of tested titles.
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|[[Mednafen]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[{{MednafenURL|releases/}} {{MednafenVer}}] [https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ <abbr title="This is port of Mednafen PSX core to the libretro API.">Beetle/Beetle HW</abbr>]
|{{✗}}
|{{~}}
|{{~}}
|~xx% of tested titles.
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|[[XEBRA]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://drhell.web.fc2.com/ps1/xebra221106.zip {{XebraVer}}]
|{{✗}}
|{{~}}
|{{✗}}
|~xx% of tested titles.
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|}
</div>
[[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 00:39, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

:I like combining "Arcade variations", "Hardware features and peripherals" and "Enhancements" into one column each. Compatibility column sounds good, but maybe keep accuracy. I don't like removing recommendations, instead we should remove some of the recommended on the GB page (and on other pages), try to keep it to as few as possible recommend by following the rules on the [[Recommended emulators]] page, should be around two-three recommended only. -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 10:04, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
.

== "Pressure Sensitive Buttons" column for each page? ==

<s>Source: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_games_that_support_Pressure-Sensitive_Face_Buttons#Emulation
 Examples;
 https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?title=PlayStation_2_emulators&curid=372&diff=54766&oldid=54716
 https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?title=PlayStation_3_emulators&curid=382&diff=54765&oldid=54530</s>
 [[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 16:11, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
:Done.

== Why are x86 emulators placed on the Pong page? ==

They used to have their own page and easily accessible. Now they are listed with Pong and other chips, and not even listed under the "Personal Computers" section (its namesake) of home page, which is where people look for PC emulators.

Wouldn't it be better to create a specific x86 page?

== Tamagotchi line for Bandai Handhelds or dedicated consoles section? ==

<s>[https://tamagotchi.fandom.com/wiki/Tamagotchi_(franchise)#Releases This is a chronological list of all Tamagotchi virtual pets that have been released]. 
[https://github.com/jcrona/tamatool tamatool] 
[[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 22:07, 16 June 2023 (UTC)</s> Done, thanks to;

I made a stub page about its emulators. [[Tamagotchi]]

[[User:Randname|Randname]] ([[User talk:Randname|talk]]) 09:17, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

== Brick Game & 9999 in 1 ==
[https://retroconsoles.fandom.com/wiki/Brick_Game Fandom wiki: Brick Game] 
Anyone interested? 
<s> https://github.com/Chrscool8/Brick-Game-9999-in-1-for-Switch/tags 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.perseusgames.brickgame 
https://github.com/n0Live/BrickGame/tags 
https://github.com/premek/brick 
https://github.com/azya52/BrickEmuPy 
[[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 22:07, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

- The issue here is "Brick Game 9999-in-1" is a very vague name and they are like millions of variations of this kind of Tetris stuff back in the 1990s. It's better just listed in "Dedicated consoles" or "Strange & forgotten consoles" if decided to be included in this Wiki rather than having its own page or even in the Main Page. [[User:Randname|Randname]] ([[User talk:Randname|talk]]) 02:10, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

+ Yeah I agree with you but these machines were quite popular in the 90s so i'm not entirely sure what should be done with it. [[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] 09:12, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

MAME now emulates [https://github.com/mamedev/mame/pull/11872 Brick Games 96-in-1 (E-23 Plus Mark II)]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZfDkckRGgs [[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] 13:08, 25 December 2023 (UTC)</s> 
;[[Dedicated_Consoles#Brick_.5C_Tetris_Games|Done]].
[[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] 09:42, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

== Put "General Emulation" section first ==
I recommend you put the "General Emulation" section to top as opposed to having these sections in alphabetical order since I believe "General Emulation" contains devices and systems much more people care about and are interested in and this also doesn't make the new design that much more foreign to the old one?

*Was done, thanks.

*Edit: WTF is the new sections design now? So many random stuff and big things like Android, iOS and etc. are sooo way down the bottom, the new design doesn't make good sense at all.

== Endangered Category Rules ==

To make sure this category doesn't bloated with too many Games, Software and Hardware, the rules below need to be followed.

*Games, Software and Hardware must have their own page
*They must be historically significant
*Their page must give a reason why their significant & endangered
*They must be Undumped and or Undocumented

(Note about the last one: The concern is not that these Games, Software and Hardware are Unemulated \ Unsimulated, the concern is they haven't been dumped and or documented.)

Any Games, Software or Hardware that don't pass the four rules check, gets be added to the [[Endangered list]]

== adding "Protoweb" and "WaybackProxy" projects to "Not really emulators section? ==

<s>These are quite useful for "PC operating systems (OS)" section ([[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|DOS-based, Windows 1.0x/2x/3x series]], [[Windows_95/98/ME_emulators|Windows 9x series]], [[Windows_2000/XP/Vista_emulators|Windows NT series]] and [[MacOS|MacOS]]). I'm not sure which section is the right place for these proxy projects. 

[https://github.com/richardg867/WaybackProxy WaybackProxy] 
[https://protoweb.org ProtoWeb]</s>

[[Preservation_projects|Done]].

[[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 00:49, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Broadcast television systems|Broadcast television systems]] page? ==
<s>There are websites like https://www.myretrotvs.com/ for watching captured footage from broadcast TV channels or various videos from the eras of the '50s to '00s, eliminates the need for handpicking videos and creating a personal collection, which can be time-consuming and require a significant amount of storage space. As far as I know, this website simply gathers videos from specific YouTube playlists and similar sources, '''so we can say that this website offers a simulated experience of watching TV channels from during those specific eras''', similar to what you might have seen on broadcast television systems. It also supports some basic [[shaders and filters]] and [[Shader_Presets#Overlay.2FBezel_packages|overlay/bezels]]. While this is a great way to experience retro television, there's room for even deeper immersion. For example adding surfing channel collections playlists, this could be achieved by integrating with Archive.org's vast collection of VHS TV channel surfing captures. Also integration with [[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|EmuVR]], perhaps with some kind of support for playlists support for libretro core, could be a great next step too.</s>

[[Broadcast television systems|Done]].

[[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 09:14, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

== OC column for each system? ==

<s> Similar to "Texture/Sprite Replacement" and "RIR" columns i think now its time to add "OC" column for each of these pages;

68000 Clock Divider for [[Sega_Genesis_emulators|Genesis]]: [https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/15k4rcp/weekly_question_thread/jv7o5rw/ Supported by BlastEm and MAME]. 
Adjusting blitter speed for [[Atari_Jaguar_emulators#Comparisons|Jaguar/Jaguar CD]]: Supported by BigPEmu. 
Adjusting CPU Clock Speed for [[3DO_emulators#Comparison|3DO]]: Supported by opera_libretro / 4DO. 
Virtual cpu clock control for [[Xbox_emulators#Comparisons|original Xbox]]: Supported by xemu PR[1467]. 
Extra scanlines of processing? for [[Nintendo_Entertainment_System_emulators|NES]] and [[Super_Nintendo_emulators|SNES]] emulators</s>

Done. (see #enhancement section for each page)

[[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 17:02, 08 Aug 2023 (UTC)

== Hybrid DVD player/gaming systems ==

[[Wikipedia:Sixth_generation_of_video_game_consoles#Other_consoles|Nuon, Panasonic Q and PSX (DVR)]] needs to be in "hybrid" category, right?

[[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 04:41, 05 December 2023 (UTC)

== win9x, dos or other "ancient" emulators ==

for example: [[NESticle|nesticle]] is still in the [[Nintendo_Entertainment_System_emulators]] page, i think we should only keep these older emulators in [[History_of_emulation]] and [[Emulators_on_DOS]] pages.
[[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 18:32, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

I believe "that time" is slowly approaching, this job will require a significant effort though. Are there any volunteers?
*[[Emulators_on_legacy_Microsoft_products]]
*[[Emulators_on_Legacy_systems]]
*[[History_of_emulation]]

and also turning !colspan="xx"|x86 to x86_64, and !colspan="xx"|ARM to ARM64 from dedicated system pages, after adding [[Multi-system emulators]] and moving older/obsolete emulators to their dedicated sections.

[[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 12:23, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

== New page for "Disc check emulation" ==

<s>*[https://ccm.net/apps-sites/software/4147-enable-advanced-emulation-on-daemon-tools-lite/ Daemon Tools]
*[https://github.com/Luca1991/DiscCheckEmu Luca1991's DiscCheckEmu] - only for disc checks, no support for disc-based protections
*[https://github.com/nckstwrt/SafeDiscLoader SafeDiscLoader] - Allows playing SafeDisc (version 2.7 to the latest 4.9) protected games on modern Windows. SafeDiscLoader utilizes DCEAPIHook.dll to emulate additional disc checks found in many SafeDisc-protected games.

Useful resources
:[https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/issues/211 DOSBox-X issue page: SafeDisc / SecuROM emulation for games]
:[[Wikipedia:List of Compact Disc and DVD copy protection schemes]]</s>

[[Copy protection|Done]].

[[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 17:10, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

== Changing latest version, active status, and download in tables ==
*How about making some changes to how we present latest version and active status for emulators in tables?

Maybe include a date for the last update, like 2024-03-09?

Maybe use a template for the download links, so it's easily updated and can be mirrored on multiple pages?

Other suggestions? -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 14:29, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
:*I like the idea, but I would like to know how we might create a template for the download links in the event that the links have distinct domain names and may dynamically change. [[User:Chipsum|'''Chipsum''']] [[User_talk:Chipsum|'''(✉️)''']] 18:08, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

::*I've been thinking the same thing actually, i've also been thinking the website could benefit from some minor design changes. For example, left and right columns are huge problem to the large tables, these wide columns making the large tables feel even more cumbersome. Even the [[MainPageWIP]] page utilizes these large columns: https://imgur.com/a/ZnBH3PA [[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 17:39, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

:::*The right column is fixable, the left one is part of mediawiki default design, I am a webdev I can solve that but <s>I don't know who is the webmaster</s> it's up to [[User:SonofUgly|@SonofUgly]]. As for the tables I am wrapping them between <code><nowiki><div style="overflow-x:auto"></nowiki></code>, this will make the table responsive on mobile (and also on any viewport) it will create an overflow if it overflow's the page's container and adds horizontal scrolling bars on PC and on mobile you swap left and right to scroll the table (without any change to the page).[[User:Chipsum|'''Chipsum''']] [[User_talk:Chipsum|'''(✉️)''']] 12:11, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

== I propose this header colors and style ==

*So what do you say, I am thinking of removing the right td which contains the 4chan thread (and place it somewhere else)

{| style="width:100%; background:#E0F7FA; margin-top: 0.6em; border:1px solid #00BCD4; border-collapse: collapse;"
| style="width:100%; color:#000;" |

{| style="width: 100%; border:none; background:none;"
| style="text-align:center; color:#03A9F4;" |
<div style="font-size:2em; border:none; padding:.1em; color:#009688;">Welcome to the Emulation General Wiki</div>
<div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:1em;">The wiki dedicated to all things emulation.</div>
<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:1em;">There are [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles already. Why not explore them?</div>
|}



|}
[[User:Chipsum|'''Chipsum''']] [[User_talk:Chipsum|'''(✉️)''']] 21:47, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

*I tried to design an alternative logo, what do you say[https://i.imgur.com/QZQwGHA.png][https://i.imgur.com/oMeHXqs.png] [[User:Chipsum|'''Chipsum''']] [[User_talk:Chipsum|'''(✉️)''']] 14:50, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
 
*Some of the most beautifully designed mediawikis, to be inspired by [https://niwanetwork.org/members/]
*I suggest that the icons precede the name:
<div style="background: #f1e7fb; border:1px solid #dcccef; margin: 8px; text-align:left; padding: 0 8px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px;">[[File:Philips shield (2013).png|30px]] [[Philips]]</div>
[[User:Chipsum|'''Chipsum''']] [[User_talk:Chipsum|'''(✉️)''']] 16:49, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

:+The icon you suggested looks great, I like it. [[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 16:18, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you [[User:Ahayri|@Ahayri]] ! glad you liked it. [[User:Chipsum|'''Chipsum''']] [[User_talk:Chipsum|'''(✉️)''']] 18:53, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

== InfoBox ==

<div>
I suggest this style for infoboxes, colors are demonstrative only you can change them or probably we make a variety of colored infoboxes, 
I replaced the caption with a span inside the infobox, with a background color to make it look like a caption. 
if all is ok, we still need the confirmation of the webmaster, since it's not possible to change the css of an infobox without accessing css files for it.
<div>

<table style="
float: right;
width: 300px;
font-size: 1em;
text-align: left;
border: 1px solid #00BCD4; /* COLORS TO CHANGE AS YOU MAY LIKE :D */
margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;
background-color: #E0F7FA;
padding: 1em;
border-radius: 20px;
box-shadow: 0px 6px 0px 0px #00BCD4;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3">

<tr>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">Android
</td>
</tr>
<tr>

<td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">[[File:Android.png|210px]]</td> 
</tr>

<tr>
<th>Developer</th>
<td>Google Open Handset Alliance</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<th>Release date</th>
<td>2008</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<th>Emulated</th>
<td data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #D2FFD2; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;"
class="table-yes2">✓</td>
</tr>

<tr style="font-size:0; line-height:0;">
<td style="width:50%; padding:0">
</td>
<td style="width:50%; padding:0">
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<hr>
[[User:Chipsum|'''Chipsum''']] [[User_talk:Chipsum|'''(✉️)''']] 11:16, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

== Notable projects and people section ==
Some people might find these projects and individual developers interesting to follow, so creating a dedicated section could be beneficial.

;Needs attention
:There are several systems that require more attention from the emulation community. While multiple emulators exist, none of them appear particularly promising.
*[[Philips_CD-i_emulators|Philips CD-i]] — No existing emulator fully supports CD-i games with full motion video due to the absence of [[Philips_CD-i_emulators#Hardware_features_and_accessories|DVC emulation]]. Implementing DVC emulation would significantly enhance CD-i emulation compatibility, and enabling support for [[Home_Media_Player#Emulators|CD-i Digital Video and Video CD playback]] as well.
*[[Pioneer_LaserActive|Pioneer LaserActive]]
*[[Gizmondo_emulators|Gizmondo]]
*[[iPod Classic emulators|Apple iPod]]
*[[PlayStation Mobile]]

;Promising projects
:There are several promising projects in active development — currently in a highly incomplete state with limited compatibility and with a basic user interface.
*[[Cellphone_emulators#Symbian_and_N-Gage|EKA2L1]]
*[[IOS_emulators|TouchHLE]]
*[[Xbox_360_emulators#Emulators|Xenia, Xenia Canary and Xenia Netplay]]
*[[PlayStation_4_emulators#Emulators_and_compatibility_layers|ShadPS4]] and [[PlayStation_4_emulators#Emulators|RPCSX]]
*[[Xbox_One_emulators#Compatibility_layers_.28....29|WinDurango]] and [[Xbox_One_emulators#Compatibility_layers_.28....29|XWine1]]
*[[Zeebo#Emulators|Infuse]]
*[[iPod Classic emulators|Clicky]]
*[[Nuon_emulators|Nuance]]
*[[PlayStation_Mobile|SnowPME]]
*[[MacOS#PowerPC|DingusPPC]]
*[[Android_emulators#Emulators|Trinity]]

;Delayed dreams
:While more mature than 'promising projects', these are still don't reach the level of 'most impressive' projects.
*melonDS — ''Lack of [[Nintendo_DS_emulators#Hardware_features_and_accessories|DS hardware feature]] implementations and [[Nintendo_DS_emulators#Enhancements|enhancement]] features''.
*PPSSPP — ''Lack of [[PlayStation_Portable_emulators#Hardware_features|PSP hardware feature]] implementations''.
*Ares — ''Poor or lack of support for fifth-gen+ systems and enhancement features''.
*Xemu — ''Compatibility level, Lack of [[Xbox_emulators#Enhancements|enhancement]] features, certain titles may demand significant CPU single-thread performance''.
*Cemu — ''Compatibility level, lack of [[Wii_U_emulators#Enhancements|enhancement]] features''.
*RPCS3 — ''Compatibility level, [[PlayStation_3_emulators#Hardware_features_and_peripherals|hardware feature]] support is "not quite there yet" and lack of [[PlayStation_3_emulators#Enhancements|enhancements]] support, highly CPU-intensive especially for titles that heavily utilize the SPU''.
*Ryujinx — ''Lack of [[Nintendo_Switch_emulators#Hardware_features_and_peripherals|Switch hardware feature]] implementations and [[Nintendo_Switch_emulators#Enhancements|enhancement]] features''.
*Vita3K — ''Compatibility level, lack of [[PlayStation_Vita_emulators#Hardware_features|Vita hardware feature]] implementations and [[PlayStation_Vita_emulators#Enhancements|enhancement]] features''.
*86Box — ''Lack of [[PC_Emulator_Comparisons#Hardware_.26_Peripheral_Support|ACPI PC hardware support]] implementations and [[PC_Emulator_Comparisons#Enhancements|enhancement]] features''.

;Most impressive
:State-of-the-art projects, excellent compatibility levels, robust hardware feature and peripheral support, and comprehensive enhancement support.
*[[Wii_emulators#Emulators|Dolphin]]
*[[Sega_Dreamcast_emulators#Emulators|Flycast]]
*[[Atari_Jaguar_emulators#Emulators|BigPEmu]]
*''[[PlayStation_2_emulators#Emulators|PCSX2]] — Even though [[PlayStation_2_emulators#Hardware_features_and_accessories|hardware feature]] support is "not quite there yet", compatibility level and enhancement support is excellent''.
*''[[PlayStation_emulators#Emulators|DuckStation]] — Even though [[PlayStation_emulators#Hardware_features_and_peripherals|hardware feature]] support is "not quite there yet", compatibility level and enhancement support is excellent''.

;Most active and notable developers in the emulation and related scenes
:A dedicated section highlighting and featuring prominent figures for projects in the emulation scene could significantly contribute to the wiki's awareness and also it would be beneficial for the emulation community.
*Connor McLaughlin (Stenzek) — Contributor to Dolphin Emulator, [https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the DuckStation project since last year], [https://github.com/pcsx2/pcsx2/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the PCSX2 project since last year]
*Luke Usher — [https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the ares project since last year], [https://github.com/Cxbx-Reloaded/Cxbx-Reloaded/graphs/contributors??from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the CXBX-Reloaded project since last year], also Insignia project.
*Rich Whitehouse — BigPEmu project.
*George Moralis (Shadow) — Founder of PCSX2 and PCSX projects. [https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the ShadPS4 project since last year].
*Henrik Rydgård — [https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the PPSSPP project since last year].
*flyinghead — [https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the Flycast project since last year].
*Gliniak — [https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the Xenia Canary project since last year].

;Other notable active contributors
*Refraction, JordanTheToaster and lightningterror — [https://github.com/pcsx2/pcsx2/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the PCSX2 project since last year]
*Megamouse, elad335 and kd-11 — [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the RPCS3 project since last year]
*Vitaliy Kuzmin (Triang3l) — [https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the Xenia project since last year]
*Matt Borgerson — [https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/graphs/contributors?from=2024-10-01&to=2025 Contributions for the xemu project since last year]
*Admiral H. Curtiss — [https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the Dolphin project since last year]
*Miran Grča (OBattler) — [https://github.com/86Box/86Box/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the 86Box project since last year]
*Noah Pistilli — Contributor to Dolphin Emulator and Project Lead @ WiiLink.
*scribam — [https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the Flycast project since last year] and [https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-01&to=2025 Contributions for the Vita3K project since last year]

'''Feel free to replace these with your own.''' Also see [[History of emulation]].
[[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 14:59, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
: [[Notable projects and people|Done.]] [[User:SuperGamer18|SuperGamer18]] ([[User talk:SuperGamer18|talk]]) 20:08, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

== Creating a wiki page about capturing real hardware output to a PC for using enhancements ==

;Playing Bloodborne with 4K and 60FPS example;
In [https://youtu.be/euEVJji9mFA this video], AMD Fluid Motion Frames & AFMF is enabled at 30 FPS on PC hardware and a Playstation 4 running Bloodborne + Capture Card software running DX11, allowing you to perceive upto 60 FPS experience while gaming without the need to modify or patch the game.
[[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 11:30, 01 September 2024 (UTC)

== Suggestion: Replace "FLOSS" column with "License" in emulators table ==

I've noticed a recent change to the FLOSS column in the table is that it can sometimes show up as "NC" (non-commercial), which can further splinter the meaning of if it's FLOSS or not. As a solution, I'd like to propose replacing this column with one that says what license the emulator uses (e.g. GPLv3, MIT, Proprietary). I think this would be a good change because it allows users to know more about the exact licensing scheme the emulator uses rather than diluting it down to a generalization that might not tell the whole story. -[[User:MisterSheeple|MisterSheeple]] ([[User talk:MisterSheeple|talk]]) 11:33, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

:+ I believe that's an excellent suggestion. Additionally, we should redirect users to the [[Licensing]] page (Licensing|License), which covers licensing and citing differences between various software licenses. This will allow users to know more about licensing as mentioned by [[MisterSheeple]]. [[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 11:53, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

:: It looks like this is in the process of being rolled out across the wiki. Thank you to whoever implemented my suggestion! -[[User:MisterSheeple|MisterSheeple]] ([[User talk:MisterSheeple|talk]]) 00:49, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

::: I have an idea: what if we merge both the FLOSS and License columns? I'm thinking something like this:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Licensing|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS/License</abbr>]]
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [[PCSX2]]
| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
| [https://pcsx2.net/downloads/ {{PCSX2Ver}}] [https://pcsx2.net/downloads/ Nightly builds] [[PCSX2#System_requirements|Older builds for obsolete hardware]]
| {{✓}} (GPLv3)
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}
::: (Simplified table for PCSX2 as an example) [[User:SuperGamer18|SuperGamer18]] ([[User talk:SuperGamer18|talk]]) 01:07, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

:::: I don't agree with this because in my opinion, the point of replacing FLOSS with License was because the definition of FLOSS was being complicated with the addition of "NC" for non-commercial. But I do see your point that more information could be given to the user here. Something that might be of more utility to the user would be putting in parentheses whether the license is copyleft or permissive (e.g. "BSD (permissive)" and "GPLv2 (copyleft)"), with each linking to the license as well as the definitions of copyleft and permissive. -[[User:MisterSheeple|MisterSheeple]] ([[User talk:MisterSheeple|talk]]) 23:44, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
::::: While I do understand your points, the main reason I did this was so the license column didn't look so bland (aka restoring the background colors the FLOSS column had because of some templates). Maybe that last part could also be clarified in the [[Licensing]] page? Though thank you for your suggestions, here's a table incorporating your feedback (I'll use the PCSX2 example again :3)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Licensing|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS/License</abbr>]]
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [[PCSX2]]
| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
| [https://pcsx2.net/downloads/ {{PCSX2Ver}}] [https://pcsx2.net/downloads/ Nightly builds] [[PCSX2#System_requirements|Older builds for obsolete hardware]]
| {{✓}} ([https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html GPLv3], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft Copyleft])
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}
::::: [[User:SuperGamer18|SuperGamer18]] ([[User talk:SuperGamer18|talk]]) 20:43, 3 October 2024 (UTC)
:::::: Maybe we should specify colors for templates like this: {{GPLv3}}, {{Copyleft}}, green, red, or orange to corresponding licenses. [[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 20:50, 3 October 2024 (UTC)
::::::: I'll look into that later. Luckily the templates for ✓, ✗ and ~ have their color hex value inside of the template code, so that will make the process easier. Now here's the difficult part... Which licenses should receive which background color? One I can definitely think of is propietary using the red color background. I'll probably leave the rest to you guys. [[User:SuperGamer18|SuperGamer18]] ([[User talk:SuperGamer18|talk]]) 23:07, 3 October 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: Well, I've seen some pages and I must say that I'm quite proud about how easy it was to implement! I see that there was only a need to make one new template, which is cool! Thanks for hearing my feedback and thanks to MisterSheeple for the original idea! [[User:SuperGamer18|SuperGamer18]] ([[User talk:SuperGamer18|talk]]) 16:14, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
:::::::::I've been asked by an anon to continue discussion over on [[Template_talk:License|the Template talk page]] so that non-autoconfirmed users can speak. I have some feedback to offer regarding the assigning of colors, so please take a look over on that page. -[[User:MisterSheeple|MisterSheeple]] ([[User talk:MisterSheeple|talk]]) 02:13, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
::::::::::I also recieved that message, but thanks for notifying me! [[User:SuperGamer18|SuperGamer18]] ([[User talk:SuperGamer18|talk]]) 23:19, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

== Template:Infobox system ==

Instead of Template:Infobox console and Template:Infobox computer, how about adding in a page called "Template:Infobox system."
Parameters:<div>
<code>
<nowiki>
{{Infobox system
| name =
| codename =
| aka =
| logo =
| image =
| caption =
| developer =
| manufacturer =
| family =
| type =
| generation =
| release date = {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| retail availability =
| lifespan =
| price =
| discontinued =
| units sold =
| units shipped =
| media =
| os =
| power =
| soc =
| cpu =
| memory =
| storage =
| memory card =
| display =
| graphics =
| sound =
| input =
| controllers =
| camera =
| touchpad =
| connectivity =
| currentfw =
| platform =
| service =
| dimensions =
| weight =
| topgame =
| compatibility=
| predecessor =
| successor =
| related =
| marketing_target =
| website = {{URL|example.org}}
| language =
| emulated =
}}
</nowiki>
</code>
 
[[User:Gorilli09|Gorilli09]] ([[User talk:Gorilli09|talk]]) 20:02, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

== Add Visual Editor ==

Add in Visual Editor so that I can edit tables more easier and faster. [[User:Gorilli09|Gorilli09]] ([[User talk:Gorilli09|talk]]) 19:24, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

== Loading problems with the Wiki recently ==

Recently, the Wiki started to exhibit some problems with pages displaying DB query errors and requiring multiple refreshes before finally loading. Very inconvenient. This Wiki needs more technical maintenance, it's the only relevant emulation infohub (besides the Fandom Wiki, but screw'em, they've been outdated and irrelevant for ages now).

Maybe the administration should provide visitors with support options to support the Wiki itself (PayPal, Patreon, Buy Me a Coffee, Ko-fi, OpenCollective, LiberaPay, Alipay, Bitcoin and shitcoins, you name it) to allow for better tech support? Emulator devs fundraise all the time, why not the Wiki itself?

Actually, this Wiki may benefit from a lot of improvements in technical sense, for example, the deployment of Wikidata (knowledge graph software) to allow for an easy convenient mechanicsm for translated articles. [[User:Ilyagredasov|Ilyagredasov]] ([[User talk:Ilyagredasov|talk]]) 10:37, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

== Main page v2 ==

To improve the [[Main_Page|Emugen Wiki's main page]], I suggest we trim its content and reorganize the system listings. We could [[:Category:Consoles_by_media|categorize them by media type]], using the following primary categories:

* [[Ripping_games#Digital|Digital]]
** [[Ripping_games#Cartridge-based|Cartridge-based]]
** [[Ripping_games#Diskette-based|Diskette-based]]
** CD-based
** DVD-based
** BD-based

* [[Ripping_games#Analog|Analog]] and [[Ripping_games#Tape.2Fcasette-based|Tape/Cassette-based]]
** [[LaserDisc|LD-based]]

Each primary category could then be sub-categorized by hardware type (e.g., home consoles, handhelds, personal computers) and further by their respective [[:Category:Console_Generations|console generation]]. To improve readability, we could use columns or tables to display each subcategory. [[User:Ahayri|Ahayri]] ([[User talk:Ahayri|talk]]) 12:25, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

: So you want a few sortable wikitables? It's cool. But some will have multiple media, e.g. TG16 has the attachable CD addon + later version with integrated CD-ROM that accepts both HuCard cartridges and CD discs, there's a Mega Drive with integrated Sega CD version (in addition to attachable addon), N64 has N64DD addon for diskette games, also Famicom Disk System, also Jaguar CD, means some entries will probably need to appear twice or their addons will have to be listed separately. And some will have different generations (e.g. Videopac+ vs Videopac or Sega 32x addon which is considered 5th gen because it's 32-bit, but Mega Drive and CD are 4th gen). [[User:Ilyagredasov|Ilyagredasov]] ([[User talk:Ilyagredasov|talk]]) 18:19, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

:: We've been down this road before and the idea of trimming the main page wasn't appreciated by several users. Perhaps we could have an alternative slimmer Main Page as an option, while keeping the current one as the default option, calling the new one Main_Page_Simple. [[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 13:52, 28 September 2025 (UTC)

Support emulation projects

2025-07-01T09:05:36Z

Jpx: Undo revision 119708 by Ilyagredasov (talk)

[[File:ducktale-amiga-004.png|frameless|right]]
There are several ways to support or contribute to an emulation project (or similar projects such as [[compatibility layers]], [[game engine recreations/Source Ports|game engine recreations]], [[game engine recreations/Source Ports|source ports]] or simulators). Explained here are different ways you can get involved, even if you have low technical skill and/or no money.

Note that almost all these methods require getting involved in some way. Offering to help in a specific area may not be necessary in some cases, so you'll have to check with each project you're interested in to determine what they're looking for and what they find useful.

==Testing & bug reporting==
One area you may be able to help in is reporting information, especially if you notice bugs in games that you play. This can be done a number of ways, but they all help the developer see where the emulator still has to improve.

=== Compatibility reporting ===
A compatibility report communicates the emulation quality. It is aimed at other users, and often consists of a compatibility list.

Some emulators use GitHub for their lists. Most projects have instructions on how they should be written. Make sure you search to see if any issues you're having has already been encountered by another user. Note that sending users to GitHub is dangerous - you should only do it if the project has a simplified compatibility list which doesn't require technical understanding / writing; most projects actually use wikis or custom tools / websites for compatibility reporting. Some use spreadsheets and forms to get their data.

=== Bug reporting ===
A bug report concerns one specific problem. It is aimed at emulator developers.

Because bug reports are meant for developers, they are expected to be more technical than a compatibility report.
They're also typically expected to include details about specific situations when the problem arises, but also technical details as to why it happens.
Developers also read compatibility reports and create respective bug reports themselves.

Sometimes you need a fair bit of experience in order to report bugs to the major projects. If you lack the experience to match what developers themselves report then most smaller projects are fine with it as long as you try to make it coherent and professional. Many projects have the program set up to automatically forward logs to developers at the user's discretion. This can avoid having to explain the problem, though sometimes they'll want context in case they need to reproduce it.

Generally you should chat to other developers / maintainers (via IRC or Discord) before creating a bug report.
Often they are aware of issues and have grouped them under a known technical term.

=== Console verification ===
Despite being aimed at developers, users should read / follow bug reports they care about.

Many emulators not only need games tested in the emulator, but also on real hardware, because games aren't perfect. If you've been involved with the speedrunning community, you ''know'' bugs exist, and can be taken advantage of to get a faster time.
Determining what is a bug in the game and what is inaccurate emulation can prevent developers from wasting time on problems they didn't create. All projects encounter this at some point; even the testers behind [[Dolphin]] encounter [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd29mWwp5c8 bugs that happen on hardware].
Ideally, you should have a capture card for recording footage from hardware.

During the research and documentation phase, some developers will also write small programs to test hardware behavior.
In some cases the developers don't have access to the physical hardware or they need to confirm results by having multiple users run the tests. This can also be done in cases where the code doesn't work on all hardware revisions, and the developer needs to test it on all revisions to understand where each model has deficiencies; sometimes they don't have all models, but the more accuracy-focused projects will have this covered in some way. Hackers and those in the homebrew scene may have documented these deficiencies already.
You can follow developer chat-rooms, and offer assistance by running tests and collecting data from real hardware.

==Providing support for end users==
Helping and guiding other users through problems is one of the pillars of open communities. If there's one thing a developer doesn't want to have to do alone, it's troubleshoot problems that end users get themselves into. Providing support for end-users will allow developers to focus on the software they make, creating a filter that allows actual bugs to be reported and saving time in the process. You also need a slight sense of confidence to make decisions for the user. For most people who work in IT (or just Google their problems), this comes naturally.

Support can be provided on a Discord server, IRC server, or a project's forums.

==Outreach & promotion==
Outreach and promotion is an important factor in the success of an emulator because it gets people talking about it, especially emulators for newer consoles that make strides in their efforts regularly.

This can be done by writing official blog posts, posting news on social media, providing information, making videos for YouTube, explaining and summarizing change logs, etc.

== Archival & hardware donations ==
Optical discs like CD and DVDs have a limited lifespan. They degrade over time and will eventually be unreadable to a disc reader.
Projects like [http://no-intro.org/ No-Intro] and [http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Redump.org Redump] are focused on identifying all officially released carts and discs, respectively.
Each known cart/disc is stored with information which makes it possible for users to verify the correctness of their cart/disc.
Contributing to these databases (by dumping your cart/disc and contributing metadata) helps to build a full-set for testing emulators.
It also encourages users to make legal backups of their carts/discs before they break.

Game databases like [https://www.mobygames.com/ MobyGames] can be used to find additional information for each game. Launchers can use the uploaded descriptions and cover artwork. You can contribute by scanning your game artwork, finding and adding game information (such as release dates).
MobyGames also stores barcodes and serial numbers which can be used to find releases in Redump's database.
You can look at the existing cover artwork and extract such information.

You can donate games or hardware to developers or other volunteers who are accepting such donations.
Donated games can then be analyzed by the recipient and their information can be added to databases such as those listed above.
Emulator developers usually require a large number of consoles, games, and peripherals (controllers, memory cards, ..), so donations are typically welcome.
Depending on the project structure these will be forwarded to people who are in need of such hardware.
Contact project maintainers to find out what they accept.

== Help with technical documentation ==
Emulators depend on technical documentation about the systems they emulate.
Typically, there are dedicated communities (often including people from the homebrew scene, and much less commonly the piracy and warez scene) for these research and documentation tasks.

These research communities often uses wikis that need to be maintained.
Beginners can help by fixing typos or formatting. For some of these tasks, no coding skills are required.
Advanced users and developers can contribute their own research, or participate in technical discussions.

Many of these communities also maintain their own tools which can be helpful for ROM dumping or testing emulation.
These tools are often written in beginner-friendly programming languages (such as C# or Python) and can be stepping-stone for moving towards actual emulator development.

=== Communities ===
* [https://github.com/xboxdev/xboxdev XboxDev] for original Xbox and SEGA Chihiro
* [https://www.3dbrew.org/ 3DBrew] for 3DS

== Learn how to code and help out ==
A pretty obvious one, but it should be stated that most open-source emulation projects don't get nearly enough support in the programming area. Bigger projects often have an abundance of developers to constantly check on the code and make sure it's written well, but those are rare, so most projects are often one man operations or have few (if multiple) developers. Many projects are actively looking for programmers, so if you have knowledge in systems programming and such, you could definitely be of help.

Programming for the emulator itself isn't even necessary, as many projects are in need of websites and continuous integration (CI). If the emulator doesn't use stable builds (or all that exists are instructions for compiling from source), you could implement CI and integrate it with the website so it can host precompiled builds for users. Continuous integration is also useful because it can run the program with test ROMs to ensure that compatibility isn't broken between commits. The major projects will have this covered. Sometimes older project developers don't like to change the website's infrastructure, so you're better off handling projects for which there is no existing website.

Porting, typically adding new operating system support, sometimes as large as a entirely separate class of devices. This can be difficult it greatly increases the possible systems that the emulator can run on. If you're experience with Linux, you can help port a program to it, your distro (Like Debian) or your favorite packing format (like AppImages).

Maintaining or Fixing code, while this can be active development with refactoring of code it can also be re-writing or fixing lines of code, such as minor inaccuracies, off-by-one errors and other small errors not noticed by the developers.
==Donate money==
Emulator development is a time-intensive task. A lot of projects could use some money, especially ones where they often don't get it when they should. Some projects are simply possible because the developers have money from their existing job to be able to fund their efforts on the emulator. Sometimes it goes a long way in helping archivists on the team hunt for rare items.

Many projects are often a group effort, so from a user's perspective there's no fair way to distribute what comes in.
Often developers of emulators can only do their work because research has been done by other people - unfortunately, that work often goes unrewarded.
It's therefore important to understand who you donate to, and how that money will be shared and used among the group. Make sure developers are upfront about who gets paid and what they're using your donations for. More informal ones will say they use the donations on a beer or coffee, but it's also often put towards project operations like domain registration for the website and such to keep the website running.

Some problems may arise from this; money can potentially be a deterrent for newcomers on open-source projects. By only supporting the core developer group, it might actively discourage other contributors because the reward system would be unfair. ("Why do I have to work for free when ''x'' is getting paid on a monthly basis?") This can quickly lead to one "hero" developer - if they ever disappear, the project essentially dies because nobody else is familiar with the [[source code]]. Some projects have countered this by implementing a bounty system, where newcomers can be rewarded for fixing bugs that are outside the scope of what the core developers focus on. Keep in mind that even in the hundreds of dollars, a bounty isn't going to pay the developer's bills, but it's a better incentive than otherwise.

For some projects, there is no practical use for money: money doesn't write code.
There's also a lot of free services for open-source projects, so many projects don't have any expenses.

== Monetary donations ==
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There are several emulators that support donations, some emulators have Patreons, PayPal addresses and such on their homepages.

== Big projects ==
Note that this list is only intended to provide examples of ways to help out/getting involved, so we only list major examples.

=== [[MAME]] ===
Has a [https://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/Contributing_to_MAME contributing page] and you can submit bug reports to [https://mametesters.org/ MAME Testers].

It's not possible to donate money directly to MAME, but several other projects that help MAME's development by dumping and [[decapping]] ROMs can be supported. See [https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/7i6zck/helping_mame_indirectly_dumping_union_donations/ this Reddit post] by a MAME developer for more info.

* [http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Number=311481 The Dumping Union] - Accepts donations from PayPal.
* [https://team-europe.blogspot.com/ Team Europe] - Accepts donations from PayPal. [https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/9txdsz/mame_team_europe_would_like_help_funding_some/ See info here on how to donate].
* [https://caps0ff.blogspot.com/ CAPS0ff] - [https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4805718 Has a Patreon].

=== [[Libretro]] / [[RetroArch]] ===
The libretro Team has
* A [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/contributions/ contribute page] with wish lists for hardware and other info.
* [https://www.patreon.com/libretro A Patreon.]
* [https://www.bountysource.com/teams/libretro A BountySource system] where you can donate money directly to features, bugfixes, and improvements you'd wish to see.

=== [[ScummVM]] ===
The ScummVM Team has
* [http://sourceforge.net/donate/index.php?group_id=37116 A PayPal.]
* [https://bugs.scummvm.org/ A bug tracker.]
* [https://translations.scummvm.org/projects/scummvm/scummvm/ A translation portal.]
* [https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Developer_Central A Developer Central page] with instructions on how to contribute code.

=== [[Wine]] ===
The Wine Team has a [https://www.winehq.org/donate Donate page] where you can find information on how to donate with PayPal and other ways to send money. You can also support them by buying merchandise.

Another option is to buy [https://www.codeweavers.com/about/support-wine CrossOver] which is a commercialized, supported version of Wine from CodeWeavers. They contribute all of their work on CrossOvers back to Wine and make up about two thirds of the commits made to Wine.

'''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===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|System(s)
! scope="col"|Sponsorship links
! scope="col"|[[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Early access
! scope="col"|Other rewards
|-
|[[DOSBox Staging]]
|[[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]
|[https://github.com/sponsors/dosbox-staging GitHub Sponsor] [https://opencollective.com/dosbox-staging Open Collective]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|-
|[[DOSBox Pure]]
|[[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]
|[https://ko-fi.com/schelling Ko-fi] [http://paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=3WX4KRRTHN6EL PayPal] [https://schelling.itch.io/gamepad-phoenix/purchase Gamepad Phoenix]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|-
|[[Yaba Sanshiro]] (Yaba)
|[[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/devmiyax Patreon] [https://liberapay.com/~32349/donate Liberapay] [https://github.com/sponsors/devmiyax GitHub Sponsor]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|Patron-only posts and messages
|-
|[[BigPEmu]]
|[[Atari Jaguar emulators|Jaguar]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/richwhitehouse Patreon]
|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}
|{{✓}}
|Discord, credits/homages in author's all solo work
|-
|[[Delta]]
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/rileytestut Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|AGPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✓}}
|iPad and SEGA Genesis support in Delta, 3rd party sources in AltStore, QOL improvements and bug fixes, Interaction with developers and community, active support from dedicated channels, providing feedback on upcoming features
|-
|[[Flycast]]
|[[Dreamcast emulators|Dreamcast]]
|[https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/FlycastEmu PayPal] [https://buymeacoffee.com/hhwtpernwq Buy Me A Coffee]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|-
|[[Provenance]]
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
|[https://patreon.com/provenance Patreon] [https://github.com/sponsors/JoeMatt GitHub Sponsor] [https://opencollective.com/provenanceemu Open Collective] [https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1VXOGWHIOFVMR?ref_=wl_share Author's Amazon wishlist]
|{{Green}} {{License|BSD3}} ({{License|Permissive}})
|{{✗}}
|Discord, Bug fix requests, Feature requests, Cloud saves, Patron shout-out, Cloud ROMs, and ISOs, Phone call, Digital comissions, Dedicated feature development (2 hours of time).
|-
|[[86Box]]
|[[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/86box Patreon] [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/86Box PayPal]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|Name in YouTube videos, and on website. Priority video requests.
|-
|[[AetherSX2]]
|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/aethersx2 Patreon]
|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|-
|[[Cemu]]
|[[Wii U emulators|Wii U]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/cemu Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|MPL2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✓}}
|Discord, exclusive news, name in emulator
|-
|[[Citra]]
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/citraemu/overview Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|Discord, exclusive news, technical support, development polls
|-
|[[Cxbx-Reloaded]], [[ares]]
|[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]], Sega Chihiro (Arcade, WIP), [[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/LukeUsher Patreon] [https://ko-fi.com/LukeUsher Ko-fi] [https://github.com/sponsors/LukeUsher GitHub Sponsor] [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/lukepusher PayPal]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}}) {{License|ISC}} ({{License|Permissive}})
|{{✗}}
|Exclusive news, name in emulator
|-
|DobieStation
|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/dobiestation Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|Discord
|-
|[[PCSX2]]
|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
|[https://github.com/sponsors/PCSX2 GitHub Sponsor] [https://liberapay.com/PCSX2/donate Liberapay] [https://ko-fi.com/f0bes/ Ko-fi (F0bes)]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|Discord
|-
|[[libretro]]
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/libretro Patreon]
|{{?}}
|{{✗}}
|Discord
|-
|[[simple64]]
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/loganmc10 Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|Exclusive news
|-
|[[melonDS]]
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/staplebutter Patreon (Arisotura, formerly Staplebutter)]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|-
|[[Mesen]]
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Nintendo NES]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/Mesen Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|-
|[[mGBA]]
|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Nintendo GBA]], [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GB, GBC]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/mgba Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|MPL2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|Special icon, name in emulator
|-
|[[Mikage]]
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/mikage Patreon]
|{{TBD}}
|{{✗}}
|Exclusive news, technical support
|-
|[[NooDS]]
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/Hydr8gon Patreon] [http://paypal.me/Hydr8gon PayPal]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|Discord
|-
|[[Nova]]
|[[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]], Sega Titan Video (Arcade)
|[https://www.patreon.com/nova_emu Patreon]
|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}
|{{✓}}
|Exclusive news, name in emulator
|-
|Planet Virtual Boy emulator
|[[Virtual Boy emulators|Virtual Boy]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/GuyPerfect Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|zlib}} ({{License|Permissive}})
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|-
|[[Play!]]
|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/jpd002 Patreon] [https://github.com/sponsors/jpd002 GitHub Sponsor]
|{{Green}} {{License|BSD2}} ({{License|Permissive}})
|{{✗}}
|Discord
|-
|[[PCBox]]
|[[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/qeegmfer Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|Discord, technical support
|-
|[[OpenEmu]]
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/openemu Patreon] [https://cash.app/$openemu Cash App] [https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1BjRxVxjZXfRvjTLwcjCGPQSHMYbDbapcH Bitcoin] [https://www.blockchain.com/bch/address/1PZTjJASp8e56gx2pHAvZvKHb4EiqG1kKz BitcoinCash]
|{{?}}
|{{✓}}
|Name in emulator
|-
|[[Orbital]]
|[[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/AlexAltea Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|MIT}} ({{License|Permissive}})
|{{✗}}
|Discord, exclusive news
|-
|[[Project64]]
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/Project64 Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✓}}
|Remove prompts for support
|-
|Retro Virtual Machine
|[[ZX Spectrum line|ZX Spectrum]], [[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/retrovirtualmachine Patreon]
|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}
|{{✓}}
|Exclusive news, name in emulator
|-
|[[RPCS3]]
|[[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/Nekotekina Patreon] [https://rpcs3.net/alipay Alipay]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|Discord, exclusive news, technical support, development polls, name in emulator
|-
|[[Ryujinx]]
|[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/ryujinx Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|MIT}} ({{License|Permissive}})
|{{✗}}
|Discord
|-
|[[StrikeBox]]
|[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/StrikerX3 Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|BSD2}} ({{License|Permissive}})
|{{✗}}
|Exclusive news
|-
|[[TeknoParrot]]
|Windows-based [[Arcade emulators|Arcade systems]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/Teknogods Patreon]
|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}
|{{✓}}
|Exclusive emulator features, Discord, exclusive news
|-
|[[Vita3K]]
|[[PlayStation Vita emulators|PlayStation Vita]]
|[https://ko-fi.com/vita3k Ko-fi]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|Discord, name in readme, higher priority on reported issues
|-
|[[xemu]]
|[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/mborgerson Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|Name on videos
|-
|[[Xenia]]
|[[Xbox 360 emulators|Xbox 360]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/xenia_project Patreon (xenia_project)] [https://www.patreon.com/gibbed Patreon (gibbed)] [https://github.com/sponsors/gibbed GitHub Sponsor (gibbed)] [https://github.com/sponsors/JoelLinn GitHub Sponsor (JoelLinn)] [https://github.com/sponsors/Razzile GitHub Sponsor (Razzile)]
|{{Green}} {{License|BSD3}} ({{License|Permissive}})
|{{✗}}
|Discord
|-
|[[Yabause]]
|[[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/yabause Patreon]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|Name in emulator, documentation, support
|}

===Misc===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Description
! scope="col"|Sponsorship links
! scope="col"|Rewards
|-
|[https://keybase.io/anodium anodium]
|[[Citra]] progress report and blog writer
|[https://www.patreon.com/anodium anodium]
|{{✗}}
|-
|[https://caps0ff.blogspot.com/ CAPS0ff]
|Chip [[decapping]], currently used for improving [[MAME]]'s emulation.
|[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4805718 4805718]
|Chance to influence what they work on, early blog posts.
|-
|[https://www.emuvr.net/ EmuVR]
|Game room simulation in [[Virtual reality|VR]].
|[https://www.patreon.com/EmuVR EmuVR]
|Exclusive news.
|-
|[https://gliden64.blogspot.com/ GLideN64]
|One of the more popular [[Recommended N64 plugins|N64 plugins]].
|[https://www.patreon.com/Gliden64 Gliden64]
|Early access, exclusive news.
|-
|[https://github.com/JayFoxRox JayFoxRox]
|[[XQEMU]], [[Citra]], Sega Lindbergh, [[pinball]] emulation, open-source PC game ports.
|[https://www.patreon.com/jayfoxrox jayfoxrox]
|{{✗}}
|-
|[https://github.com/Lioncash Lioncache]
|Core developer on [[Dolphin]], [[Citra]] and [[yuzu]].
|[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9377665 9377665]
|Monthly cat photos.
|-
|[https://github.com/Libbers Libbers (AKA 'Libby')]
|Revived private server for [[Xbox]] games. [https://twitter.com/kl0wny Twitter].
|[https://www.patreon.com/LibbyLoops LibbyLoops]
|{{✗}}
|-
|[https://lutris.net/ Lutris]
|An open-source [[Frontends|frontend]] for Linux.
|[https://www.patreon.com/lutris lutris]
|Early access, remote support with a desktop sharing program, custom forum badge.
|-
|[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.
|-
|[http://problemkaputt.de Martin Korth]
|Developer of the [[No$]] emulators.
|[https://www.patreon.com/martin_korth martin_korth]
|{{✗}}
|-
|[[MAME|MooglyGuy/TheMogMiner]]
|Assist with expenses in acquiring obscure computers and electronic hardware for [[MAME]]'s emulation.
|[https://www.patreon.com/moogly moogly]
|Patreon posts
|-
|[https://playnite.link/ Playnite]
|An open-source [[Frontends|frontend]] for Windows.
|[https://www.patreon.com/playnite playnite]
|Early access, access to polls prioritizing upcoming features, credits.
|-
|[https://github.com/CookiePLMonster Silent (AKA 'CookiePLMonster')]
|Occasional contributions to [[Xenia]], [[RPCS3]], [[Cxbx-Reloaded]]; unofficial patches/enhancements for PC games & some old console games; other mods for Grand Theft Auto games.
|[https://www.patreon.com/CookiePLMonster CookiePLMonster]
|Patreon posts, credits, access to private to-do list.
|-
|[https://github.com/thrimbor thrimbor]
|Revived private server (For [[Xbox]] games), Xbox original tools, various fixes/mods to open-source projects and games/software. [https://twitter.com/thrimbor Twitter].
|[https://www.patreon.com/StefanSchmidt StefanSchmidt]
|{{✗}}
|-
|[https://github.com/wine-staging/wine-staging Wine-Staging]
|Testing area and experimental features for [[Wine]].
|[https://www.patreon.com/winestaging winestaging]
|{{✗}}
|-
|[https://www.zophar.net/ Zophar's Domain]
|Emulation/game data archival website.
|[https://www.patreon.com/zophar zophar]
|Ad-free, your own post, link to your emulation project.
|-
|[https://twitter.com/Tuxality Tuxality]
|Developing [http://tuxality.net/projects/infuse_zeebo_emulator Infuse] ([[Zeebo|Zeebo]] and [[BREW|BREW]] emulator) and [[Wrappers|PowerVR SGL wrapper]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/Tuxality Tuxality]
|{{✗}}
|-
|}

===Romhacking===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Description
! scope="col"|Sponsorship links
! scope="col"|Rewards
|-
|Hilltop
|Localizations of Japanese-only videogames (Especially [[:Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|PS1]] & [[:Category:Sixth-generation video game consoles|PS2]]) titles.
|[https://www.patreon.com/hilltopworks hilltopworks]
|Patron-only Discord room, patron role, exclusive posts, early access to content, BTS developer info, answers to romhacking questions, patch credits.
|-
|[https://romhacking.net/ ROMhacking.net]
|[[Mods, hacks and fan-translations|Rom hacking]] website. The biggest(?) database of rom hacks and translations.
|[https://www.patreon.com/Romhackingnet Romhackingnet]
|Site themes, site development forum, ad-free, sticky article, new site feature or improvement of your choosing.
|}

===[[FPGA]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Description
! scope="col"|Sponsorship links
! scope="col"|Rewards
|-
|[https://github.com/atrac17 atrac17]
|Fixes to arcade [[FPGA|FPGA cores]] for [[MiSTer]] and others, [[MAME]] contributor.
|[https://www.patreon.com/atrac17 atrac17]
|Private posts
|-
|[https://github.com/theypsilon José Manuel Barroso Galindo]
|Maintains the old Update_All_MiSTer script and newer, improved MiSTer Downloader for [[MiSTer]] [[FPGA]].
|[https://www.patreon.com/theypsilon theypsilon]
|Early access, private posts, Patreon keys, Discord benefits, shout-outs, chance to influence what he works on.
|-
|[https://github.com/jotego Jose Tejada]
|Arcade [[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.
|-
|[[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] [https://www.paypal.me/FPGAMiSTer PayPal]
|{{✗}}
|-
|[https://www.retrorgb.com/ RetroRGB.com]
|A website with corresponding YouTube, Podcast and social media accounts dedicated to highlighting the people and projects in the retro gaming scene (particularly [[FPGA]] scene too).
|[https://www.patreon.com/retrorgb retrorgb], [https://www.floatplane.com/channel/RobertNeal/home Floatplane], [https://ko-fi.com/retrorgb Ko-fi], [https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=7J9QNKYKBSM3Y PayPal], [https://www.retrorgb.com/support.html Others]
|Early access, private posts, Discord.
|-
|[https://github.com/RobertPeip Robert Peip]
|Development and enhancements to console [[FPGA|FPGA cores]] for [[MiSTer]] and others. Best known for creating [[PlayStation emulators|PSX]] core. Also made Atari Lynx, GBA & Wonderswan cores, and added improvements to other cores. Check his [https://www.twitter.com/AzumFpg Twitter] updates, too.
|[https://www.patreon.com/FPGAzumSpass FPGAzumSpass]
|Early access, private posts.
|-
|[https://github.com/srg320 Sergey Dvodnenko]
|Console [[FPGA|FPGA cores]] for [[MiSTer]] and others. Best known for creating [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn]] core. Also did major work on Sega Genesis, Mega CD & TurboGrafx-16/CD. Check his [https://www.twitter.com/srg320_ Twitter], too.
|[https://www.patreon.com/srg320 srg320]
|{{✗}}
|-
|}

===[[Game engine recreations and source ports|Game engine recreations]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Games
! scope="col"|Description
! scope="col"|Sponsorship links
! scope="col"|Rewards
|-
|[https://openmw.org/ OpenMW]
|TES 3: Morrowind
|List of several individual devs.
|[https://openmw.org/faq/#donations Several devs]
|{{✗}}
|-
|[https://github.com/nmlgc/ReC98 ReC98]
|Touhou 1 - 5 (PC-98)
|Updated page with many completion status bars needing certain amounts.
|[https://rec98.nmlgc.net/ GitHub Sponsors] (Progress bars)
|{{✗}}
|-
|}

===Video game preservation===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Description
! scope="col"|Sponsorship links
! scope="col"|Rewards
|-
|[https://classicrebirth.com/ classicrebirth.com] (The Apple of Eden)
|Plug & play enhancements for classic ''Resident Evil'' and ''Dino Crisis'' games on modern Windows (i.e. Vista+).
|[https://www.patreon.com/classicrebirth classicrebirth]
|Private posts, full patches collection, early access, in-game credit.
|-
|[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/ HG101]
|Comprehensive web overviews/retrospectives, ebooks/books and podcasts of retro/modern video games.
|[https://www.patreon.com/hg101 hg101]
|Private posts, private messages, Discord, ebooks/books (also autographic option), materials, votes/nominations.
|-
|[https://hitsave.org/ Hit Save!]
|A non-profit dedicated to video game preservation, their history, and related physical and digital materials.
|[https://www.patreon.com/hitsave hitsave], [https://hitsave.org/support-us/#/portal/ Ghost], [https://hitsave.org/support-us/ Others]
|Private posts, messages, polls, Discord, early access content, credit, memorabilia.
|-
|[http://www.homeoftheunderdogs.net/ Home of the Underdogs]
|A non-profit site dedicated to the preservation and promotion of 5000+ underrated PC games (and a few non-PC games) of all ages, 1000+ documents. Includes game info, reviews, media, download/purchase links. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_of_the_Underdogs Old versions] with game/docs downloads ended in 2009.
|[https://www.patreon.com/hotu hotu]
|Discord.
|-
|[https://www.unseen64.net/ Unseen64]
|An historical archive with articles, screenshots and videos for cancelled, beta & unseen videogames. Full U64 backup on Archive.org.
|[https://www.patreon.com/unseen64 unseen64]
|Private posts, polls, credit in posts, ebook.
|-
! colspan="8"|Axed
|-
|[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
|-
|}

;External links
* [https://graphtreon.com/ Graphtreon] - View a project's Patreon earnings, statistics, graphs and rankings.

==Notable projects and people==
This section is for relevant/notable emulation projects and people who are part of them.

;Platforms that need attention
{{main|:Category:Partially emulated}}
:There are several systems that require more attention from the emulation community. While multiple emulators may exist, none of them appear particularly promising.
*[[Philips CD-i emulators|Philips CD-i]] — No existing emulator fully supports CD-i games with full motion video due to the absence of [[Philips CD-i emulators#Hardware features and accessories|DVC emulation]]. Implementing DVC emulation would significantly enhance CD-i emulation compatibility, and also enabling proper/full support for [[Home Media Player#Emulators|CD-i Digital Video and Video CD 1.1]] on PCs as well.
*[[Pioneer LaserActive]]
*[[Gizmondo emulators|Gizmondo]]
*[[IPod Classic emulators|Apple iPod]]
*[[PlayStation Mobile]]
*[[GP2X emulators|GP2X]], [[GP2X Wiz emulators|GP2X Wiz]]
*Pokitto
*[[Zeebo]]
*Thumby
*[[Xbox 360 emulators#Xbox Live Indie Games (XBLIG)|XBLIG]]
*[[Apple Pippin]]
*[[Super A'Can]]
*[[Windows_2000/XP/Vista_emulators|Windows XP]]

;Promising projects
:There are several promising projects in active development — currently in a highly incomplete state with limited compatibility and with a basic user interface.
*[[EKA2L1]]
*[[touchHLE]]
*[[Xenia|Xenia, Xenia Canary, Xenia Netplay]] and [[Xbox_360_emulators#Comparisons|Xenon]]
*[[shadPS4]] and [[RPCSX]]
*[[Xbox One emulators#Emulators and compatibility layers|WinDurango]] and [[Xbox One emulators#Emulators and compatibility layers|XWine1]]
*[[Infuse]]
*[[SquirrelJME]]
*[[Gizmondo_emulators|Rapier]]
*[[Nuon emulators#Emulators|Nuance]]
*[[PlayStation Mobile|SnowPME]]
*[[DingusPPC]]
*[[Genymotion]]
*[[Sega VMU emulators|libevmu]]

;Delayed dreams
:While more mature than 'promising projects', these are still don't reach the level of 'most impressive' projects.
*[[SameBoy]]: ''Lack of [[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color_emulators#Hardware_features_and_accessories|Game Boy (Color) hardware feature]] implementations''.
*[[mGBA]]: ''Lack of [[Game_Boy_Advance_emulators#Hardware_features_and_accessories|Game Boy Advance hardware feature]] implementations''.
*[[GBE+]]: ''Lack of [[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color_emulators#Enhancements|enhancement]] features''.
*[[melonDS|melonDS (DS)]]: ''Lack of [[Nintendo DS emulators#Hardware features and accessories|DS hardware feature]] implementations and [[Nintendo DS emulators#Enhancements|enhancement]] features''.
*[[PPSSPP]]: ''Lack of [[PlayStation Portable emulators#Hardware features|PSP hardware feature]] implementations''.
*[[ares]]: ''Limited support for fifth-gen+ systems and lack of [[Nintendo_64_emulators#Enhancements|enhancement]] features''.
*[[Mesen]]: ''While this multi-emulator is "Most impressive" level for systems like [[NES]] which offers most of it's [[Nintendo_Entertainment_System_emulators#Hardware_features_and_accessories|hardware features]] and various [[Nintendo_Entertainment_System_emulators#Enhancements|enhancement]] features, [[Super_Nintendo_emulators#Hardware_features_and_accessories|emulation of other systems]] is not yet at the same level''.
*[[xemu]]: ''Compatibility level, Lack of [[Xbox emulators#Enhancements|enhancement]] features, certain titles may demand significant CPU single-thread performance''.
*[[Cemu]]: ''Compatibility level, lack of [[Wii U emulators#Enhancements|enhancement]] features''.
*[[RPCS3]]: ''Compatibility level, [[PlayStation 3 emulators#Hardware features and peripherals|hardware feature]] support is "not quite there yet" and lack of [[PlayStation 3 emulators#Enhancements|enhancements]] support, highly CPU-intensive especially for titles that heavily utilize the SPU''.
*[[Vita3K]]: ''Compatibility level, lack of [[PlayStation Vita emulators#Hardware features|Vita hardware feature]] implementations and [[PlayStation Vita emulators#Enhancements|enhancement]] features''.
*[[86Box]]: ''Lack of [[PC Emulator Comparisons#Hardware & Peripheral Support|ACPI PC hardware support]] implementations and [[PC Emulator Comparisons#Enhancements|enhancement]] features''.
*[[J2ME Loader]] and [[FreeJ2ME]] [[Cellphone emulators#Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME)|(Plus and fork)]]: ''Lack of enhancement features such as save states''.

;Most impressive
:State-of-the-art projects, excellent compatibility levels, robust hardware feature and peripheral support, and comprehensive enhancement support.
*[[MAME]]
*[[BigPEmu]]
*[[Stella]]
*[[Flycast]]
*[[DuckStation]]: Even though [[PlayStation emulators#Hardware features and peripherals|hardware feature]] support is "not quite there yet", compatibility level and enhancement support is excellent.
*[[PCSX2]]: Even though [[PlayStation 2 emulators#Hardware features and accessories|hardware feature]] support is "not quite there yet", compatibility level and enhancement support is excellent.
*[[Dolphin]]

;Historic emulators
:''see [[History of emulation]] for more early emulators''.
:These are not the most impressive/used emulators now, but were famous and/or revolutionary at one point.
*[[NESticle]]
*[[UltraHLE]]
*[[Snes9x]]
*[[ZSNES]]
*[[Bleem!]]
*[[Cxbx]]

===People in the emulation and related scenes===
This dedicated section celebrates the prominent figures in the emulation scene, giving a heartfelt round of applause to the developers who enrich our lives. A huge thanks to every hardworking soul who has contributed to emulation projects over the years—whether you’re still active or a past contributor, your efforts are deeply appreciated. When a game doesn’t work as expected or a feature you prioritize isn’t implemented, remember that the dev team may have different priorities or face technical challenges. Instead of attacking, consider expressing your appreciation for their hard work and dedication, perhaps by offering constructive feedback or support. These hobby projects are fueled by the passion and knowledge of individuals who volunteer their precious time for free. Even those who test, report bugs, maintain compatibility lists, or moderate forums dedicate countless hours to support these projects and their communities. These are real people—treat them with the kindness and respect you’d want in return.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan="4"|Hans-Kristian Arntzen (Themaister)
| CEO & Founder of Arntzen Software AS
|-
|[https://github.com/HansKristian-Work Contributor for lots of crucial emulator related projects]
|-
|[[Recommended_N64_plugins#ParaLLEl-RDP|paraLLEl-RDP]]
|-
|[[PlayStation_2_emulators#Emulation_issues|paraLLEl-GS]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|Connor McLaughlin (Stenzek)
|Contributor to Dolphin Emulator
|-
|[https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/graphs/contributors Contributions for the DuckStation project]
|-
|[https://github.com/pcsx2/pcsx2/graphs/contributors Contributions for the PCSX2 project]
|-
!rowspan="3"|Luke Usher
|[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/graphs/contributors Contributions for the ares project]
|-
|[https://github.com/Cxbx-Reloaded/Cxbx-Reloaded/graphs/contributors Contributions for the CXBX-Reloaded project]
|-
|[[Xbox_network|Revived private server project]] for OG Xbox.
|-
!rowspan="3"|George Moralis (Shadow)
|Founder of [[PCSX2]] project
|-
|Founder of [[PCSX-Reloaded#Overview|PCSX]] project
|-
|[https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/graphs/contributors Contributions for the ShadPS4 project].
|-
!rowspan="1"|Henrik Rydgård
|[https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/graphs/contributors Contributions for the PPSSPP project].
|-
!rowspan="2"|David Kirk Ginder (Near \ Byuu)
|Developed [[higan]]
|-
|Contributed to fan translations and SNES [[Preservation_projects|preservation efforts]].
|-
!rowspan="1"|flyinghead
|[https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast/graphs/contributors Contributions for the Flycast project].
|-
!rowspan="1"|Gliniak
|[https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/graphs/contributors Contributions for the Xenia Canary project].
|-
!rowspan="1"|AdrianCassar
|[https://github.com/AdrianCassar/xenia-canary/graphs/contributors Contributions for the Xenia Canary Netplay project].
|-
!rowspan="2"|Refraction JordanTheToaster lightningterror
|[https://github.com/pcsx2/pcsx2/graphs/contributors Contributions for the PCSX2 project]
|-
|[https://community.amd.com/t5/opengl-vulkan/vulkan-poor-performance-due-to-barrier-region-bit-being-ignored/td-p/501962 "VK_DEPENDENCY_BY_REGION_BIT" situation]
|-
!rowspan="1"|Megamouse elad335 kd-11
|[https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/graphs/contributors Contributions for the RPCS3 project]
|-
!rowspan="2"|Vitaliy Kuzmin (Triang3l)
|[https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/graphs/contributors Contributions for the Xenia project]
|-
|[https://github.com/GPUOpen-Drivers/AMDVLK/issues/108 "VK_EXT_fragment_shader_interlock" situation].
|-
!rowspan="1"|Matt Borgerson
|[https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/graphs/contributors Contributions for the xemu project]
|-
!rowspan="1"|Admiral H. Curtiss
|[https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/graphs/contributors Contributions for the Dolphin project]
|-
!rowspan="1"|Miran Grča (OBattler)
|[https://github.com/86Box/86Box/graphs/contributors Contributions for the 86Box project]
|-
!rowspan="2"|scribam
|[https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast/graphs/contributors Contributions for the Flycast project]
|-
|[https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K/graphs/contributors Contributions for the Vita3K project]
|-
!rowspan="3"|Alexandro Sanchez (AlexAltea)
|[[Orbital]] project
|-
|One of the developers of the [[RPCS3]] project.
|-
|One of the developers of the [[Nucleus]] project.[https://youtu.be/4joCMfTPP4M?t=30]
|-
!rowspan="2"|Rich Whitehouse
|[[BigPEmu]] project.
|-
|[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/1jkzg6y/funding_has_been_pulled_on_the_killer_instinct_12/ Killer Instinct 1+2 emulator project]
|-
!rowspan="1"|Sarah Walker
|[[PCem]] author.
|-
!rowspan="1"|Ryphecha
|Contributions for the [[mednafen]] project.
|-
!rowspan="1"|ciciplusplus hikari-no-yume
|[https://github.com/touchHLE/touchHLE/graphs/contributors Contributions for the touchHLE project]
|-
!rowspan="1"|Martin Korth
|the creator of the [[No$]] series of emulators
|-
!rowspan="1"|Michael Pavone (Mask of Destiny)
|Author of [[BlastEm]]
|-
!rowspan="1"|Mireille (fleroviux)
|[[NanoBoyAdvance]] project.
|-
!rowspan="2"|GPUCode
|Contributions for the [[Citra]] project and Citra forks.
|-
|Contributions for the [[ShadPS4]] project.
|}

;External links
*[https://www.nesdev.org/wiki/Emulators list of NES emulators and authors]

=See also=
*[[History of emulation]]
*[[List of recommended emulators]]
*{{Special:Statistics}}

[[Category:FAQs]]
{{NEL}}
[[Category:Emulators|*]]
[[Category:Historic emulation software|!]]

Nintendo Switch 2 emulators

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{{Infobox system
|title = Nintendo Switch 2
|image = Switch 2 Portable.png
|image2 = Switch 2 Docked.png
|imagecaption = The Switch 2 in both forms: handheld (top) and docked (bottom)
|developer = [[:Nintendo]]
|type = [[:Category:Hybrid consoles|Hybrid video game console]]
|generation = [[:Category:Ninth-generation video game consoles|Ninth]]
|release = June 5th 2025
|predecessor = [[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
|emulated = {{✗}}
}}

{{for|emulators that run on the Switch 2|Emulators on Nintendo Switch 2}}

The '''[[wikipedia:Nintendo Switch 2|Nintendo Switch 2]]''' is a ninth-generation hybrid video game console by Nintendo released in 2025. First revealed in a trailer released on January 16, 2025, it is the successor to the [[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]], and it is Nintendo's first console to use a standardized numbering system to differentiate it from its predecessor (much like [[Sony]]'s PlayStation family of home consoles). Like its predecessor, the Nintendo Switch 2 uses a pair of detachable Joy-Con as its controllers and can be played on the TV by placing it in the dock or in handheld mode by taking it out. The Nintendo Switch 2 is slightly larger than the original Nintendo Switch, and its Joy-Con are connected directly to the sides of the console via gendered plugs rather than vertical slide locks. Additionally, the Joy-Con, when disconnected from the console, can be turned on their sides and moved around on a flat surface, akin to a computer mouse. The console also features an extra USB-C port at the top, and its kickstand extends across almost the full width of the console; the angle at which it is reclined can be adjusted. In a similar fashion to the [[Wii emulators|Wii]] and [[Wii U emulators|Wii U]], it is backwards compatible with most physical and digital Nintendo Switch games.

It uses a custom SoC designed by Nvidia, supports up to 4K at 60 Hz in docked mode or 1080p at 120Hz in handheld mode with variable refresh rate (VRR) and HDR10, has 256GB of faster storage compared to its predecessor, and a microphone for the new GameChat group calling feature as well as for games that support it.

== Emulators ==

<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:90%"
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Platform(s)
! scope="col" | Latest version
! scope="col" | [[#Hardware_features_and_peripherals|Hardware features and peripherals]]
! scope="col" | [[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]
! scope="col" | Compatibility
! scope="col" | [[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col" | Active
! scope="col" | [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#e8e8e8;" | x86
|-
| [[Pound]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/pound-emu/pound git] ''Early WIP stage.''
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|?
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|-
| [[oboromi]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/0xNikilite/oboromi git] ''Early WIP stage.''
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|?
|{{Green}} {{License|MPL2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|}
</div>

<references group=N />

Given what happened with [[Yuzu]] and [[Ryujinx]], it's probable that Nintendo will be just as aggressive against potential Switch 2 emulators, so don't get too excited about the possibility of a feature-rich emulator soon after release.

==Hardware features and peripherals==
<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;width:100%"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
! colspan=3 | Name
! Emulator name
|-
| colspan=3 | Switch 2 HOME Menu
|
|-
| colspan=3 | Mii Editor
|
|-
| colspan=3 | [[Nintendo_Switch_Online#List_of_emulators|Nintendo Classics]]
|
|-
| colspan=3 | [[wikipedia:Category:Cloud-based_Nintendo_Switch_games|Cloud-based titles]][https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/53518/~/cloud-versions-of-games---faq][https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Support/Nintendo-Switch/Games-Using-Cloud-Streaming-Technology-FAQ-1864576.html]
|-
| colspan=3 | [[Nintendo_Switch_emulators#Native|Switch titles]]
|
|-
| colspan=3 | [[Amiibo]]
|
|-
| colspan=3 | [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_Labo|Nintendo Labo]]
|
|-
| colspan=3 | [[List_of_games_that_support_microphone|Microphone]]
|
|-
| rowspan=4 | [[#Connectivity|Connectivity]]
| colspan=2 | Nintendo Switch Online
|
|-
| colspan=2 | Local Wireless Play / GameShare
|
|-
| colspan=2 | LAN Play
|
|-
| colspan=2 | [https://www.nintendo.com/sg/support/qa/detail/38050 Smart Device Mode], [https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Smart-device-games/ZELDA-NOTES-2790439.html#Overview Zelda Notes] and [https://www.nintendo.com/us/mobile-apps/nintendo-switch-app/ Nintendo Switch App]
|
|-
| rowspan=7 | Controllers<ref group=N>See PCGamingWiki: [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Controller:Joy-Con Joy-Con] and [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Switch_Pro_Controller Switch Pro Controller] pages for more information about these controllers and PC connectivity/compatibility.</ref>
| colspan=2 | Native Dual Joy-Con 2 and Pro Controller 2 Support
|
|-
| colspan=2 | Native Dual Joy-Con 1 and Pro Controller 1 Support
|
|-
| colspan=2 | Nintendo GameCube Controller (via USB adapter)
|
|-
| colspan=2 | [[List_of_games_that_support_microphone|Wii U USB Microphone]] (wired & wireless)
|
|-
| colspan=2 | [https://switchbrew.org/wiki/Ring-Con Ring-Con]
|
|-
| colspan=2 | [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9_Ball_Plus Poké Ball Plus]
|
|-
| colspan=2 | [[List_of_console_games_that_support_keyboard_and_mouse#Nintendo_Switch_2|USB Keyboard & Mouse]]
|
|-
| rowspan=5 | Inputs
| colspan=2 | [[List_of_games_that_support_IR|IR Motion Camera]] support for Joy-Con 1<ref>JoyCon 2 lacks support for IR camera, an original JoyCon pair must be used for games that supports it.</ref>
|
|-
| colspan=2 | [[List_of_games_that_support_HD_haptic_feedback|HD Rumble]]
|
|-
| colspan=2 | [[List_of_games_that_support_tracked_motion_controllers|Motion Controls (Gyro)]]
|
|-
| colspan=2 | [[List_of_games_that_support_touchscreen|Touchscreen]]
|
|-
| colspan=2 | [[List_of_console_games_that_support_keyboard_and_mouse#Nintendo_Switch_2|Joy-Con 2 Mouse Mode]][https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/features/]
|
|}
</div>
<references group=N/>

===Connectivity===
Nintendo Switch 2 Local play games are divided into two groups; games with Local Wireless support, and games with LAN support. There are different requirements and rules for the two types. The difference is that Local Wireless is ad-hoc Wi-Fi between Switch radios. LAN is when the switches are joined to the same Wi-Fi access point.

Using these technologies, one of the Switch 2's new features revealed is 'GameShare', a new way to play select games with your pals across multiple systems. GameShare lets you play multiplayer titles locally across different systems, with only one of you needing to have the game installed. This feature is available between Switch 2 systems and from Switch 2 to 'Switch 1' systems.[https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/features/gameshare/]

;Nintendo Switch Online{{Main|Nintendo Switch Online}}
For more information about other revive projects see [[Preservation_projects|Preservation projects]] page. You can play some of the online multiplayer capable Switch titles using [[Preservation_projects#Private_Game_Servers|revival private servers]].

==Enhancements==
<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;width:100%"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
! colspan=2 | Name
! Emulator name (N/A)
|-
| rowspan=7 | Graphics
| [[Resolution|Resizable Internal Resolution]]
|
|-
| [[Texture_packs#Texture_Replacement_.283D.29|Texture Replacement]]
|
|-
| [[Widescreen_hacks|Ultrawide hack]] Widescreen already supported on the Switch 2 system. But there is no support by system for render games in other ratios such as ultrawide 21:9 or super ultrawide 32:9.
|
|-
| Ray-tracing ([https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/announcing-microsoft-directx-raytracing/ DXR], [https://www.khronos.org/blog/ray-tracing-in-vulkan VRT] and [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/metal_sample_code_library/accelerating_ray_tracing_using_metal MRT])
| Ray-tracing already supported on Switch 2.[https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nintendo-switch-2-leveled-up-with-nvidia-ai-powered-dlss-and-4k-gaming/] But there are ways to improve path-tracing implementation even further like increasing ray length or more rays per light source etc.
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Pre-rendering AA]] (MSAA, SSAA)
|
|-
| Super-resolution techniques ([https://github.com/NVIDIA/DLSS/blob/main/doc/DLSS_Programming_Guide_Release.pdf DLSS], [https://github.com/intel/xess/?tab=readme-ov-file XeSS] and [[Wikipedia:GPUOpen#FidelityFX_Super_Resolution|FSR 2+]])
| DLSS is gonna be supported on Switch 2.[https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nintendo-switch-2-leveled-up-with-nvidia-ai-powered-dlss-and-4k-gaming/] [https://gpuopen.com/fsr3-in-games-technical-details FSR 3] is probably gonna be supported on Switch 2.
|-
| [https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/rtx-remix/wiki RTX Remix]
| colspan=9 | Implementing RTX Remix technology in an emulator is unfortunately quite challenging and unlikely to be feasible in the near future.
|-
| rowspan=4 | Performance
| [[Overclocking|Overclock]]
|
|-
| [[30/60_FPS_cheat_codes|Internal Framerate Hack]]
|
|-
| [https://blurbusters.com/frame-generation-essentials-interpolation-extrapolation-and-reprojection/ Frame generation technologies] ([https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/ LSFG], [https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/Streamline/blob/main/docs/ProgrammingGuideDLSS_G.md DLSS-G], [https://www.techpowerup.com/316835/extrass-framework-paper-details-intels-take-on-frame-generation XeSS-FG] and [https://community.amd.com/t5/gaming/amd-fluid-motion-frames-is-out-now-on-amd-radeon-rx-7000-series/ba-p/634372 AFMF])
| colspan=3 | AFMF is (technically) probably gonna be supported on Switch 2. Nvidia doesn’t mention which version of DLSS will be supported on the Switch 2, nor whether there will be any frame generation capabilities.
|-
| Rendering latency reduction technologies ([https://github.com/ishitatsuyuki/LatencyFleX LatencyFleX], [https://developer.nvidia.com/performance-rendering-tools/reflex Reflex], [https://youtu.be/B4rBI5G1nNY Xe-LL] and [https://www.amd.com/en/products/software/adrenalin/radeon-software-anti-lag.html Anti-Lag'''+'''])
| colspan=4 | While most emulators offer frame pacing or framebuffer latency control options, implementing rendering latency reduction technologies isn't currently feasible. This is '''likely''' doesn't offer enough benefits to justify the development effort.
|-
| rowspan=6 | Post-Processing
| [[Wikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Post-rendering AA]] (FXAA, TXAA, and MLAA/SMAA)
|
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Comparison_gallery_of_image_scaling_algorithms|Post-rendering scaling]] (Sharp bilinear, Lanczos and [[Wikipedia:GPUOpen#FidelityFX_Super_Resolution|FSR 1]])
| FSR 1 is probably gonna be supported on Switch 2 [[Nintendo_Switch_emulators#Enhancements|just like previous generation]].
|-
| [[Shaders_and_filters|Filters]]
|
|-
| [[Shaders_and_filters#AI-powered filters|AI-powered filter compatible]] ([https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/gfecnt/nvidia-freestyle-ansel-enhancements-geforce-experience-article/ Freestyle])
|
|-
| [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]]
|
|-
|[[High_dynamic_range#Inverse_tone_mapping|Inverse tone mapping compatible]]
| colspan=2 | Switch 2 is already has HDR10 capability.
|-
| rowspan=5 | [https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features]
| [[Wikipedia:Macro_(computer_science)|Macros/Scripts]]/[https://tasvideos.org/LuaScripting Lua]
|
|-
| Rewind
|
|-
| Fast-Forward/Turbo Speed
|
|-
| Savestates
|
|-
| [https://tasvideos.org/Movies Movie recording/playback]
|
|-
| rowspan=13 | Quality of life
| Pause/Resume Emulation
|
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Variable_refresh_rate|Variable Refresh Rate compatible]]
| colspan=2 | Switch 2 is already supports variable fresh rate through Nvidia G-Sync in handheld mode.
|-
| Built-in [http://forum.arcadeconhttps://om/index.php/topic,106405 Custom resolution/CRTSwitchRes] For using this on Windows OS you need [https://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1009#p1009 CRT Emudriver]. Another option is using EDID editor tool such as "Custom Resolution Utility".
| N/A Eighth gen home consoles and beyond only have digital video output anyway.
|-
| [[Save_disk_space_for_ISOs|Streamable compression format]]
|
|-
|[[Save_converters|Built-in save manager]]
|
|-
| Built-in [[Mods,_hacks_and_fan-translations#Built-in mod editor and manager for emulators|mod editor and manager]]
|
|-
| Built-in [[Cheats_and_patches|Cheat Manager]]
|
|-
| Built-in [[Cheats_and_patches|Patch Manager]]
|
|-
| Per-Game Profiles
|
|-
| Command Line Options
|
|-
| [[Frontends#Graphical_User_Interfaces_.28GUIs.29|Big Picture Mode]]
|
|-
| Automatic Updater
|
|-
|[https://www.portablefreeware.com/faq.php#portable Portable] and [https://www.portablefreeware.com/faq.php#stealth Stealth] Useful enhancement feature for non-personal computer use or plug-and-play scenarios. However, it still requires necessary [[Computer_specifications#Recommended_Specifications|prerequisites and dependencies]] for your operating system.
|
|-
| rowspan=3 | Controls
| [[Controllers#Mouse_Injectors_for_Emulators|Mouse Injector Compatible]]
|
|-
| [[Input_lag|Input lag-mitigating technique]]
|
|-
| [https://docs.retroachievements.org/general/tutorials/turbo-button.html Turbo button]
|
|-
| rowspan=5 | Misc
| [[RetroAchievements]]
|
|-
| [[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|EmuVR support]]
| colspan=2 | Exclusive to [https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Installation_Guide#Downloads libretro cores]. So there is no support at the moment.
|-
| AI Service With the help of <abbr title="optical character recognition">OCR</abbr> and other techniques, the AI service can provide a live translation of a game, or text-to-speech capabilities for the visually impaired among other things, either on demand or automatically.
| colspan=11 | Exclusive to [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/ai-service/ libretro cores] at the moment. So there is no support.
|-
| Free Look Free Look is an enhancement feature that allows manipulation of the in-game camera.
| While freecam would be technically possible, it will require per-game patches. Said patches would require a significant amount of time to reverse the game's engine, which means that only someone talented with enough dedication to a single game could do it.
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Category:Debugging|Debug Features]]
|
|}
</div>
<references group=N2/>

==Emulation issues==
The Switch 2's custom CPU, [[Nintendo_Switch_emulators#Emulation_issues|unlike the vulnerable Tegra X1 with pre-existing exploits]], is likely built with stronger security measures. The hacking scene is in disarray, with Nintendo [[Legal_status_and_history_of_emulation#Nintendo|aggressively targeting emulators like Yuzu and Ryujinx]], and their forks being quickly shut down. This hostile environment complicates homebrew development. Even if a Switch 2 emulator emerges in a few years, it will likely be tightly controlled within private communities, limiting accessibility.

See [https://gbatemp.net/threads/best-practice-for-preserving-switch-2-exploitability.671473/ GBATemp thread] for rumors about Switch 2 exploitability.

{{Nintendo}}

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[[Category:Not yet emulated]]

Yuzu

2025-07-01T09:02:31Z

Jpx: Reverted edits by 172.69.196.154 (talk) to last revision by 162.158.134.148

{{Lowercase title}}

{{Infobox emulator
|title = yuzu
|logo = Yuzu_Icon.png
|logowidth = 100
|developer = Tropic Haze LLC yuzu Team
|last-version = {{Version|Yuzu}}
|fate = [https://web.archive.org/web/20240312071432if_/https://yuzu-emu.org/ Discontinued] (archived)
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]] [[Emulators on Linux|Linux]] [[Emulators on Android|Android]] [[Emulators on macOS|macOS]] (experimental)
|architecture = x86_64, ARM64
|target = [[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
|compatibility = [https://web.archive.org/web/20240304185123if_/https://yuzu-emu.org/game/ Compatibility list] (archived)
|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20240304212345if_/https://yuzu-emu.org/ yuzu-emu.org] (archived)
|prog-lang = {{Proglang|C++}}
|license = {{license|GPLv3}}
|source = [https://github.com/yuzu-emu-mirror/yuzu GitHub] (mirror)
|bios = [[Emulator_Files#Nintendo_Switch|Required]]
}}

{{for|other software that emulates the Switch|Nintendo Switch emulators}}

'''yuzu''' is a discontinued open-source [[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]] emulator and debugger written in C++. Prior to its discontinuation, it was the most popular Nintendo Switch emulator and had certain performance advantages over its main competitor, [[Ryujinx]], but lower compatibility. It is no longer officially available for download, but archived downloads are available.

==Download==
;We do not recommend using Yuzu anymore. Instead, we recommend using [[#Forks|active forks of Yuzu]].

{| cellpadding="4"
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin}}
|''[https://web.archive.org/web/20240412002255/https://github.com/pineappleEA/pineapple-src/releases Early Access Builds (built by pinEApple)] Patreon releases''
|-
|colspan="3"|<hr/>
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin}}
|''[https://web.archive.org/web/20240304181906/https://yuzu-emu.org/downloads/ Latest Archived Builds]''
|-
|colspan="3"|<hr/>
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Android}}
|''[https://web.archive.org/web/20240304181906/https://yuzu-emu.org/downloads/#android Latest Archived Builds]''
|}

==System requirements==
See [[Computer specifications#Yuzu and forks]]

==History==
yuzu reached in-game on several Nintendo Switch exclusives in November 2019,<ref>[https://twitter.com/yuzuemu/status/1195079948635164679 Pokémon Sword and Shield go in-game] (November 14, 2019)</ref> and has been improving in compatibility by the day with active developers ever since.

''The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+'', ''Puyo Puyo Tetris'', and ''Cave Story+'' were the first games to boot.<ref>{{cite web|title=First games are running!|url=https://yuzu-emu.org/entry/first-games-are-running/|author=JMC47|date=April 15, 2018|accessdate=April 16, 2018}}</ref> In late [https://t.co/2ctw1wBN3S April 2018], yuzu booted its first Switch exclusive, ''1-2-Switch''. [https://t.co/8FY1zFoM7X Three months later], yuzu was able to run its first 3D rendered game, ''Minecraft: Story Mode''.

[https://yuzu-emu.org/entry/yuzu-progress-report-2018-p1/ This progress report] from July 2018 details the extensive work required to research the Switch and get yuzu up and running, chronicling the compatibility status of a small bundle of games and apps over time. The post also covers a surprising number of similarities between the hardware and firmware of the [[Nintendo_3DS_emulators|3DS]] and Switch, and why portions of [[Citra]] were reused in yuzu.

Yuzu started showing some 3D rendering on ''Super Mario Odyssey'' in early August 2018.<ref>[https://twitter.com/yuzuemu/status/1027066281441341440 First 3D Graphics] (August 8, 2018)</ref> This long-awaited exclusive brought a lot of interest in the project. The team covered all the changes that month in [https://yuzu-emu.org/entry/yuzu-progress-report-2018-p3/ another progress report] from September 2018.

In May 2020, multicore CPU emulation was implemented, improving framerates on many titles. This feature appears to cause audio slow down, so the developers recommend enabling audio stretching in order to mitigate it.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbNd67vIO78 Yuzu Multicore Released | This Update is INSANELY FAST (May 11, 2020)]</ref>

In July 2021, yuzu's [[Shader caches|shader ]] decompiler was rewritten, allowing the generation of pipeline cache for Vulkan users and providing a considerable performance boost.

In October 2021, resolution scaling was added to the emulator that allowed it to render games up to 6x the original resolution or 0.5x on the low end. It also added AMD FidelityFX™ Super-Resolution as a window adaptation filter among others.<ref>[https://yuzu-emu.org/entry/yuzu-art/ New Feature Release - Resolution Scaler (October 24, 2021)]</ref>

As of March 2022, an estimated half of the Nintendo Switch library can be played from start to finish, like Super Mario Odyssey, which had correct graphics and speed after 1 year of it getting to boot up.

On May 30, 2023, the emulator was ported to Android. This version was in early access, with a free and a paid version available.

===Lawsuit===
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo Nintendo] sued Yuzu (TROPIC HAZE LLC) on February 26, 2024<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240304182910/https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68284505/nintendo-of-america-inc-v-tropic-haze-llc/ Nintendo of America Inc. v. Tropic Haze LLC (1:24-cv-00082) On CourtListener.com]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240229213811if_/https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.rid.56980/gov.uscourts.rid.56980.1.0.pdf Case 1:24-cv-00082-JJM-LDA Document 1 (February 26, 2024)]</ref>, over copyright infringement. On March 4, 2024, Nintendo and Tropic Haze settled out of court, with US$2,400,000.00 in Nintendo's favor, along with an injunction preventing Yuzu's management from continuing development of Yuzu or assisting Citra with development.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240304174726if_/https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.rid.56980/gov.uscourts.rid.56980.10.0.pdf Case 1:24-cv-00082-JJM-LDA Document 10 (Mars 04, 2024)]</ref> Distribution of Yuzu and Citra ceased after the lawsuit's conclusion,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240304175212/https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.rid.56980/gov.uscourts.rid.56980.10.1.pdf Case 1:24-cv-00082-JJM-LDA Document 10-1 (Mars 04, 2024)]</ref> and a statement was put on the websites of both emulators and the official Discord. Also see [[Legal Status of Emulation]].

[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/1b6juv9/yuzu_and_yuzus_support_of_citra_are_being/]

==Forks==
<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
|-style="font-weight:bold;"
!Name
!Platform(s)
!Latest version(s)
![[Nintendo_Switch_emulators#Hardware_features_and_peripherals|Hardware features]]
![[Nintendo_Switch_emulators#Enhancements|Enhancements]]
!Compatibility
![[Licensing|License]]
!Active
![[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-style="font-weight:bold;"
|colspan="10" | x86_64
|-
|Sudachi
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/emuplace/sudachi.emuplace.app/releases/tag/v1.0.15 {{SudachiVer}}] [https://github.com/emuplace/sudachi.emuplace.app/releases/tag/v1.0.14 v1.0.14] (Linux) [https://github.com/emuplace/sudachi.emuplace.app/releases/tag/v1.0.13 v1.0.13] (macOS) [https://github.com/emuplace/sudachi.emuplace.app/releases git] (releases)
|{{✓}}
|{{~}}
|?
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|Eden
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/releases 0.0.2-pre-alpha] [https://github.com/eden-emulator/Releases/releases git mirror] (releases) (recommended)
|{{✓}}
|{{~}}
|?
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}}
|{{✓}}
|{{~}}
|-
|Citron
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://git.citron-emu.org/citron/emu/-/releases {{CitronVer}}]
|{{✓}}
|{{~}}
|{{Emulator compatibility|link=https://citron-emu.org/|1275|1500}}
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}}
|{{~}}
|{{~}} <ref name="citron">{{cite web |title=The Fall of Citron |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/EmulationOnAndroid/comments/1jnpo71/the_fall_of_citron/}}</ref>
|-
|Torzu
|align=left|{{Icon|Win|Linux|macOS}}
|[http://vub63vv26q6v27xzv2dtcd25xumubshogm67yrpaz2rculqxs7jlfqad.onion/torzu-emu/torzu git] (Dark Git) [https://notabug.org/litucks/torzu git mirror] (NotABug)‡ [https://free-git.org/Emulator-Archive/torzu git mirror] (free-git.org)
|{{✓}}
|{{~}}
|?
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}}
|{{~}}
|{{~}}
|-
|Suyu
|align=left|{{Icon|Win|Linux}}
|[https://git.suyu.dev/suyu/suyu/releases v0.0.3]
|{{✓}}
|{{~}}
|?
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}}
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|-style="font-weight:bold;"
|colspan="10" | ARM64
|-
|Sudachi
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://github.com/emuplace/sudachi.emuplace.app/releases/tag/v1.0.15 {{SudachiVer}}] [https://github.com/emuplace/sudachi.emuplace.app/releases git] (releases)
|{{?}}
|{{~}}
|?
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|Eden
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/releases 0.0.2-pre-alpha] [https://github.com/eden-emulator/Releases/releases git mirror] (releases) (recommended)
|{{?}}
|{{~}}
|?
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}}
|{{✓}}
|{{~}}
|-
|Citron
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://git.citron-emu.org/citron/emu/-/releases {{CitronVer}}]
|{{?}}
|{{~}}
|{{Emulator compatibility|link=https://citron-emu.org/|1275|1500}}
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}}
|{{~}}
|{{~}} <ref name="citron"/>
|-
|Torzu
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[http://vub63vv26q6v27xzv2dtcd25xumubshogm67yrpaz2rculqxs7jlfqad.onion/torzu-emu/torzu git] (Dark Git) [https://notabug.org/litucks/torzu git mirror] (NotABug)‡ [https://free-git.org/Emulator-Archive/torzu git mirror] (free-git.org)
|{{?}}
|{{~}}
|?
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}}
|{{~}}
|{{~}}
|-
|Pomelo
|align=left|{{Icon|iOS}}
|[https://pomelo-emu.github.io/downloads.html Official Site] [https://gitlab.com/Pomelo-Emu/Pomelo git]
|{{?}}
|{{~}}
|{{Emulator compatibility|link=https://pomelo-emu.github.io/titles.html/|87|136}}
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}}
|{{n}}
|{{~}}
|-
|Suyu
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|macOS}}
|[https://git.suyu.dev/suyu/suyu/releases v0.0.3]
|{{?}}
|{{~}}
|?
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}}
|{{n}}
|{{n}}
|}
</div>

{{Infobox emulator
|title = Citron
|logo = Citron logo.png
|logowidth = 100
|developer = Citron Team
|version = {{Version|Citron}}
|active = ?
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]] [[Emulators on Linux|Linux]] [[Emulators on Android|Android]]
|target = [[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
|compatibility = [https://citron-emu.org/#compatibility Compatibility list]
|website = [https://citron-emu.org/ citron-emu.org]
|prog-lang = {{Proglang|C++}}
|license = {{License|GPLv3}}
|source = [https://git.citron-emu.org/citron/emu git.citron-emu.org]
|bios = [[Emulator_Files#Nintendo_Switch|Required]]
}}

;Eden: Newest fork in the scene, '''Eden''', with people that previously worked on Citron [https://old.reddit.com/r/yuzu/comments/1kgzpya/about_eden_current_state/][https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/1kjk61u/eden_nintendo_switch_emulator/].

;Citron: A fork of yuzu, known as '''uzuy''' until October 2024. After a line of Nightly releases dating from November 2024 and a failed server migration that took the site down [https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fhas-citron-been-taken-down-v0-uxtrqvqkt19e1.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D1179%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D0d7ea6999148d1ca858d9f6fc05695fe20dcc3c2], Citron reappeared with a newer Canary pre-launch version on January 2025. Since the partial suspension of Sudachi development and the recent inactivity of torzu, this emulator is one the most active yuzu fork to date, if you have low end hardware it offer more options to improve performance, and you can run games with 2gb of vram with the compressed textures in low quality mode.

;Sudachi: Initially conceived by Jarrod Norwell as an experimental port of yuzu to iOS/iPadOS, the project was rebased on Yuzu's EA-4176 build following the yuzu takedown. Subsequently, the project evolved to include further improvement of the project and distributions for Linux and macOS. While it was once available on separate repositories for Windows and Android, DMCA takedowns led to the closure of both repositories and the associated Discord server[https://old.reddit.com/r/EmulationOniOS/comments/1db1qwl/sudachi_has_been_takedown/][https://x.com/antique_codes/status/1809288541064819064] (see "2024 - Yuzu (Switch) vs. Nintendo" section of the [[Legal Status of Emulation]] page). The project is now distributed through its own hosting platform. Requires a paid Apple Developer Account or TrollStore to use the <code>com.apple.developer.kernel.increased-memory-limit</code> entitlement.

:Sudachi is nearing its end, according to a tweet from project developer Jarrod Norwell. He stated, "Nintendo Switch emulation and most of the community surrounding it are making it a very unsafe and unpleasant environment. Between the various forks that exist providing no benefits, the accusations, the immature and predatory nature of a lot of "leaders" it just is not worth hanging around it anymore."[https://x.com/antique_codes/status/1845758124298481883/photo/2]

:;Pomelo: A fork of Sudachi maintained by Stossy11 focused on iOS/iPadOS support. Pomelo can be installed with [https://sidestore.io SideStore], a paid developer account or TrollStore. This project has been archived and superseded by a Ryujinx-based emulator by the same developer: [https://melonx.org/ MeloNX].

;Suyu: A fork of yuzu from where that project left off ([https://git.suyu.dev/suyu/suyu based on the latest EA-4176]). Unlike its parent project, the Switch firmware is required (like older versions of yuzu) as well a title.keys file for eshop/nsp games, updates and DLCs (on yuzu, they were auto generated if missing). The repository was originally hosted on GitLab, but it was forced to move after GitLab took it down, citing the use of the raw yuzu code. It is hosted on a self-managed instance of Forgejo. This decision, along with various precautions[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/1bck011/heres_how_the_makers_of_the_suyu_switch_emulator/], suggests a desire to avoid [[Legal_Status_of_Emulation#Nintendo|legal claims similar to those faced by yuzu]]. Later, the team tried to recruit programmers to start to study the code. Thus, there is an adaptation period needed to see some serious advancements, and in the meantime, in response to concerns about the project's financial motivations, the suyu team emphasized a strict policy against accepting donations; they assure users that there is no intention to profit from the emulator. But there have been inexperienced coding criticisms from some in the community directed at the developers' work. Their discord server was shut down (see "2024 - Yuzu (Switch) vs. Nintendo" section of the [[Legal Status of Emulation]] page)

:Messages from suyu developers about leaving the project: [https://pastebin.com/6FYdz9Sr kksowo's message on Paste.bin], [https://old.reddit.com/r/suyu/comments/1c1hs3l/the_death_of_suyu/ The Death of Suyu by u/AMA2581 on r/suyu]. After this, however, the founder of the project states that [https://old.reddit.com/r/suyu/comments/1c1tnh5/founder_speaking_future/ they will still try to maintain the project] as much as they can. Their Discord server is shut (see "2024 - Yuzu (Switch) vs. Nintendo" section of the [[Legal Status of Emulation]] page), and with the [https://chat.suyu.dev/channel/announcements?msg=0czPGU0xnVBMkM1II announcement in February 13, 2025], the project could be considered ceased and dead.

;torzu: A fork of yuzu. To prevent take-downs, the Git is preliminarily hosted using the Tor network, needing the Tor browser to access. Currently, it has a mirror on NotaBug, but this may be taken down without notice. torzu still aims to remain "compilable on Linux and Windows" and serve as a "good base to fork" in the future. torzu doesn't publish official releases or offer official support.

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20240304212345if_/https://yuzu-emu.org/ Official Website] (archived)
:- [https://web.archive.org/web/20240304183035if_/https://yuzu-emu.org/entry/ Blog/entries]
:- [https://web.archive.org/web/20240304201438if_/https://yuzu-emu.org/wiki/faq/ FAQ(s)]
:- [https://web.archive.org/web/20240304185123if_/https://yuzu-emu.org/game/ Game Compatibility List]
:- [https://web.archive.org/web/20240304181617if_/https://yuzu-emu.org/screenshots/ Screenshots]
:- [https://web.archive.org/web/20240304211120if_/https://yuzu-emu.org/wiki/ Wiki(s)]
:- [https://web.archive.org/web/20240304194040if_/https://yuzu-emu.org/help/ Help]
* [https://yuzu-mirror.github.io/ Unofficial Mirror] (yuzu-mirror.github.io)

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[[Category:Handheld console emulators]]
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Super Mario 64 port

2025-07-01T09:00:03Z

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{{Infobox emulator
|title = Super Mario 64 Port
|logo = SM64.png
|logowidth = 170
|last-version =
|active = Yes
|fate =
|platform = Multi-platform
|architecture =
|target = Super Mario 64
|developer = [https://github.com/sm64-port sm64-port]
|website =
|source = [https://github.com/n64decomp/sm64 GitHub]
|license =
}}

'''Super Mario 64 Port''' is an [[Game Engine Recreations and Source Ports|open-source port]] of Super Mario 64 with support for widescreen displays, 4K resolution, and other mods. Development of this started when in 2019, Matt Kempster along with others decompiled the original ROM into C source code. Ever since this port, there have been several forks of it that enhance it or port it to other consoles.

==Vanilla Forks==
{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|N64|Win|Lin|BSD}}
|'''[https://github.com/sm64-port/sm64-port Original port]'''
|-
{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|DOS-big|}}
|'''[https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/sm64-port DOS port]'''
|-
|colspan="3"|<hr/>
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Android-big}}
|'''[https://github.com/VDavid003/sm64-port-android-base Android port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Switch-big}}
|'''[https://github.com/teamsalta/sm64nx Switch port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|PS4}}
|'''[https://github.com/OsirizX/sm64-port/tree/ps4 PS4 port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|WiiU-big}}
|'''[https://github.com/aboood40091/sm64-port Wii U port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Vita}}
|'''[https://github.com/Byundai/sm64-vita Vita port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|PS3}}
|'''[https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/sm64-port/tree/ps3 PS3 port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|NDS}}
|'''[https://github.com/Hydr8gon/sm64 DSiWare port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|3DS}}
|'''[https://github.com/mkst/sm64-port/tree/3ds-port 3DS port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Wii|GCN}}
|'''[https://github.com/mkst/sm64-port/tree/wii Wii / Gamecube port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Xbox-big}}
|'''[https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/sm64-port/tree/xbox Xbox port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|PSP}}
|'''[https://github.com/mrneo240/sm64-port PSP port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|PS2}}
|'''[https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/sm64-port/tree/ps2 PS2 port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Dreamcast-big}}
|'''[https://github.com/mrneo240/sm64-port Dreamcast port]''' 
|}

==Enhanced Forks==

{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|macOS|Vita|WiiU|Switch}}
|'''[https://rentry.co/eiiv5/raw sm64ex]'''
|}
sm64ex is a fork of the original SM64-port, that includes a 60fps patch that can be applied before build and offers optional enhancements as make options, such as a better camera, no drawing distance, texture fixes, and support for external resouces such as texture and sound changes, although can still be made completely vanilla, it also includes an in-game options menu that includes controller configuration and an optional cheats menu, and can support older machines and OS with SDL 1.2 or OpenGL 1.1 build options, although there are other enhanced forks such as sm64nx, you generally want to use ex, as it has the most patches and most other mods such as co-op are forks of sm64ex.

{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|N64|3DS|WiiU|Switch}}
|'''[https://github.com/AloXado320/sm64ex-alo sm64ex-alo]'''
|}
Fork of sm64ex with quality of life-fixes and additional features such as PuppyCam 2, Kaze's MOP, console compatibility, and more.

{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|Win-big}}
|'''[https://github.com/DarioSamo/sm64rt sm64rt]'''
|}
Fork of sm64ex that adds support for RT64, a hardware-accelerated real-time path tracer. Requires a ray-tracing capable card.

{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|macOS}}
|'''[https://github.com/djoslin0/sm64ex-coop sm64ex-coop]'''
|}
Fork of sm64ex where multiple players can play online together, aiming to synchronize all entities and every level for multiple players.

{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|Android|BSD}}
|'''[https://github.com/robertkirkman/sm64ex-coop sm64ex-coop]'''
|}
Fork of 'sm64ex-coop' that targets Android, postmarketOS, FreeBSD & OpenBSD.

{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|3DS}}
|'''[https://github.com/mkst/sm64-port/tree/3ds-minimap 3ds-minimap]'''
|}
Fork of original port that includes a minimap, 60fps patch, puppycam patch, mini menu, and more.

{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|Web}}
|'''[https://github.com/sm64js/sm64js sm64js]'''
|}
Inactive Fork of the sm64 PC port to play the game inside the browser/in online multiplayer

==External link==

* [https://discord.gg/7bcNTPK Discord]

[[Category:Software]]
[[Category:Source ports]]
[[Category:Active software]]

Super Mario 64 port

2025-07-01T08:58:16Z

Jpx: Reverted edits by 172.69.196.211 (talk) to last revision by 172.69.196.134

{{Infobox emulator
|title = Super Mario 64 Port
|logo = SM64.png
|logowidth = 170
|last-version =
|active = Yes
|fate =
|platform = Multi-platform
|architecture =
|target = Super Mario 64
|developer = [https://github.com/sm64-port sm64-port]
|website =
|source = [https://github.com/n64decomp/sm64 GitHub]
|license =
}}

'''Super Mario 64 Port''' is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-kai_Watch:_Forever_Friends open-source port] of Super Mario 64 with support for widescreen displays, 4K resolution, and other mods. Development of this started when in 2019, Matt Kempster along with others decompiled the original ROM into C source code. Ever since this port, there have been several forks of it that enhance it or port it to other consoles.

==Vanilla Forks==
{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|N64|Win|Lin|BSD}}
|'''[https://github.com/sm64-port/sm64-port Original port]'''
|-
{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|DOS-big|}}
|'''[https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/sm64-port DOS port]'''
|-
|colspan="3"|<hr/>
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Android-big}}
|'''[https://github.com/VDavid003/sm64-port-android-base Android port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Switch-big}}
|'''[https://github.com/teamsalta/sm64nx Switch port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|PS4}}
|'''[https://github.com/OsirizX/sm64-port/tree/ps4 PS4 port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|WiiU-big}}
|'''[https://github.com/aboood40091/sm64-port Wii U port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Vita}}
|'''[https://github.com/Byundai/sm64-vita Vita port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|PS3}}
|'''[https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/sm64-port/tree/ps3 PS3 port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|NDS}}
|'''[https://github.com/Hydr8gon/sm64 DSiWare port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|3DS}}
|'''[https://github.com/mkst/sm64-port/tree/3ds-port 3DS port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Wii|GCN}}
|'''[https://github.com/mkst/sm64-port/tree/wii Wii / Gamecube port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Xbox-big}}
|'''[https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/sm64-port/tree/xbox Xbox port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|PSP}}
|'''[https://github.com/mrneo240/sm64-port PSP port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|PS2}}
|'''[https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/sm64-port/tree/ps2 PS2 port]''' 
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Dreamcast-big}}
|'''[https://github.com/mrneo240/sm64-port Dreamcast port]''' 
|}

==Enhanced Forks==

{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|macOS|Vita|WiiU|Switch}}
|'''[https://rentry.co/eiiv5/raw sm64ex]'''
|}
sm64ex is a fork of the original SM64-port, that includes a 60fps patch that can be applied before build and offers optional enhancements as make options, such as a better camera, no drawing distance, texture fixes, and support for external resouces such as texture and sound changes, although can still be made completely vanilla, it also includes an in-game options menu that includes controller configuration and an optional cheats menu, and can support older machines and OS with SDL 1.2 or OpenGL 1.1 build options, although there are other enhanced forks such as sm64nx, you generally want to use ex, as it has the most patches and most other mods such as co-op are forks of sm64ex.

{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|N64|3DS|WiiU|Switch}}
|'''[https://github.com/AloXado320/sm64ex-alo sm64ex-alo]'''
|}
Fork of sm64ex with quality of life-fixes and additional features such as PuppyCam 2, Kaze's MOP, console compatibility, and more.

{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|Win-big}}
|'''[https://github.com/DarioSamo/sm64rt sm64rt]'''
|}
Fork of sm64ex that adds support for RT64, a hardware-accelerated real-time path tracer. Requires a ray-tracing capable card.

{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|macOS}}
|'''[https://github.com/djoslin0/sm64ex-coop sm64ex-coop]'''
|}
Fork of sm64ex where multiple players can play online together, aiming to synchronize all entities and every level for multiple players.

{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|Android|BSD}}
|'''[https://github.com/robertkirkman/sm64ex-coop sm64ex-coop]'''
|}
Fork of 'sm64ex-coop' that targets Android, postmarketOS, FreeBSD & OpenBSD.

{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|3DS}}
|'''[https://github.com/mkst/sm64-port/tree/3ds-minimap 3ds-minimap]'''
|}
Fork of original port that includes a minimap, 60fps patch, puppycam patch, mini menu, and more.

{| cellpadding="4"
|align=center|{{Icon|Web}}
|'''[https://github.com/sm64js/sm64js sm64js]'''
|}
Inactive Fork of the sm64 PC port to play the game inside the browser/in online multiplayer

==External link==

* [https://discord.gg/7bcNTPK Discord]

[[Category:Software]]
[[Category:Source ports]]
[[Category:Active software]]

2024-10-20T10:17:06Z

Jpx:

{{For|Ports of the Linux kernel on consoles|Homebrew and hack Roms#Operating_systems}}
{{For|Running Linux on PlayStation 2 (using the PS2 Linux kit)|PlayStation 2 emulators#Linux for PlayStation 2}}
{{For|Running Linux on PlayStation 3 (using OtherOS)|PlayStation 3 emulators#OtherOS}}

'''[[wikipedia:Linux distribution|Linux Distribution]]s''' ('''Distros''') have existed since the early history of Linux, with distros like [[wikipedia:MCC Interim Linux|MCC Interim Linux]] and boot-able floppy disks like [[Wikipedia:H.J Lu|H.J. Lu's]] Boot/Root. Many distributions are based on one of four distros; [[wikipedia:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], [[wikipedia:Debian|Debian]], [[wikipedia:Red Hat Enterprise Linux|Red Hat Enterprise Linux]] and [[wikipedia:Arch Linux|Arch Linux]].

If some distros aren't working on your hardware, see [https://linux-hardware.org Linux Hardware.org]. [https://linux-hardware.org/?view=computers Computers] page for specific devices, or with specific parts, see the [https://linux-hardware.org/?view=search search] page.

;This is a list of the current recommended Linux distros in their respective categories.
==General use-focused==
These Linux distributions offer a complete Desktop experience with a large user base.
*;See [[Linux_guide_for_emulators|guide to setup/download emulators]] for instructions for these distros.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Latest version
! scope="col"|Architecture
! scope="col"|Based on
! scope="col"|Desktop Environment
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|[https://ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] and its flavors
|[https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop 24.04 LTS] (Desktop) [https://ubuntu.com/desktop/flavours Other flavors]
|x86, ARM
|Debian
|GNOME, Others (depending on flavor)
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[https://www.linuxmint.com/ Linux Mint]
|[https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php 22]
|x86
|Ubuntu
|Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[https://manjaro.org/ Manjaro]
|[https://manjaro.org/download/ 24.x.x]
|x86, ARM
|Arch Linux
|KDE Plasma, Xfce, GNOME
|{{✓}} ||{{{~}}
|-
|[https://www.raspberrypi.com/ Raspberry Pi OS]
|[https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ 2024-03-15]
|ARM, x86
|Debian
|PIXEL
|{{✓}} ||{{~}}
|-
|[https://pop.system76.com/ Pop!_OS]
|[https://pop.system76.com/ 22.04 LTS]
|x86 ARM (preview)
|Ubuntu
|GNOME (COSMIC)
|{{~}} ||{{{✗}}
|}

===Experienced users===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Latest version
! scope="col"|Architecture
! scope="col"|Based on
! scope="col"|Desktop Environment
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|[https://archlinux.org/ Arch Linux]
|[https://archlinux.org/download/ Latest]
|x86 ARM and others unofficially
|Independent
|Any
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[https://www.debian.org/ Debian]
|[https://www.debian.org/ 12.5]
|x86, ARM and many others
|Independent
|GNOME (and others)
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[https://fedoraproject.org/ Fedora] Fedora Atomic
|40 [https://fedoraproject.org/workstation/ Fedora Workstation] [https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/ Fedora Atomic]
|x86, ARM and many others
|Independent
|GNOME (and others)
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|}

==Gaming-focused==
These Linux distributions target to be a complete gaming package. Emulators might not pre-installed on these systems but are easily installed.
;:You can use [https://www.emudeck.com/ EmuDeck] which is an installation script that helps you get started with emulation.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Latest version
! scope="col"|Architecture
! scope="col"|Based on
! scope="col"|Desktop Environment
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|[https://bazzite.gg/ Bazzite]
|[https://bazzite.gg/#image-picker 2.3.0]
|x86
|Fedora Atomic
|KDE Plasma, GNOME
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|SteamOS 3 HoloISO
|SteamOS N/A [https://github.com/holoiso-staging/releases HoloISO]
|x86
|Arch Linux
|KDE Plasma
|{{✓}} ||{{~}}
|-
|[https://nobaraproject.org/ Nobara Project]
|[https://nobaraproject.org/download-nobara/ 39]
|x86
|Fedora Linux
|KDE Plasma
|{{✓}} ||{{~}}
|-
|[https://chimeraos.org/ ChimeraOS]
|[https://chimeraos.org/download 45]
|x86
|Arch Linux
|GNOME
|{{✓}} ||{{~}}
|-
|[https://github.com/LukeShortCloud/winesapOS winesapOS]
|[https://github.com/LukeShortCloud/winesapOS/releases 4.0.0]
|x86
|Arch Linux
|KDE Plasma
|{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[https://garudalinux.org/ Garuda Linux] (KDE Dragonized Gaming edition)
|[https://iso.builds.garudalinux.org/iso/latest/garuda/dr460nized-gaming/latest.iso?r2=1 “Spizaetus” (231029)]
|x86
|Arch Linux
|KDE Plasma
|{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[https://draugeros.org/ Drauger OS]
|[https://draugeros.org/download 7.6]
|x86
|Ubuntu
|KDE Plasma
|{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[https://get.regataos.com.br/ Regata OS]
|[https://get.regataos.com.br/p/download.html 23 "Honeycomb"]
|x86
|openSUSE
|KDE Plasma
|{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|}

Comparison: https://github.com/ChimeraOS/chimeraos/wiki/OS-Comparison

===[[Emulators on Linux|Emulation-focused]]===
These Linux distributions offer complete emulation packages for PCs, single board computers, consoles and other systems.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Latest version
! scope="col"|Architecture
! scope="col"|Frontend
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|[https://batocera.org/ Batocera.linux]
|[https://batocera.org/download {{BatoceraLinuxVer}}]
|ARM, x86
|[[EmulationStation]] fork
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[Lakka]]
|[http://www.lakka.tv/get/ {{LakkaVer}}]
|ARM, x86
|[[RetroArch]]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[https://www.recalbox.com/ Recalbox]
|[https://www.recalbox.com/download/stable/ {{RecalboxVer}}]
|ARM, x86
|[[EmulationStation]]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[RetroPie]]
|[https://retropie.org.uk/download/ {{RetroPieVer}}]
|ARM
|[[EmulationStation]] fork
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[https://www.elemenity.com/products/elemenity_os/ Elemenity OS]
|[https://www.elemenity.com/products/elemenity_os/ 1.1]
|ARM64
|Custom (supports [[RetroArch]])
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[https://wimpysworld.com/projects/retro-home/ Retro Home]
|[https://github.com/wimpysworld/retro-home/releases 22.189-alpha1]
|ARM, x86
|Ludo
|{{✗}} ||{{TBD}}
|}

==Android==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan="6"|AOSP [https://www.esper.io/blog/aosp-missing-features-google-gms What does “AOSP Android” really mean?]
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Latest version
! scope="col"|Architecture
! scope="col"|Frontend
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|LineageOS
|[https://switchroot.org/ 15.1] (<abbr title="based on the Nvidia Shield TV build of LineageOS">[https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/#nvidia Switch]</abbr>) [https://konstakang.com/devices/rpi3/ Raspberry Pi 3 builds] [https://konstakang.com/devices/rpi4/ Raspberry Pi 4 builds] [https://konstakang.com/devices/rpi5/ Raspberry Pi 5 builds]
|ARM
|Trebuchet
|{{✓}} ||{{~}}
|}
;See the [[Android emulators#Hardware features|Hardware features]] and [[Android emulators#Enhancements|Enhancements]] of sections of [[Android emulators]] for Android-x86 and it's forks.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan="6"|Android on x86
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Latest version
! scope="col"|Architecture
! scope="col"|Frontend
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|BlissOS
|[https://blissos.org/index.html#download 16.9.x]
|x86
|Android-x86 fork includes 3 launchers: Taskbar, Quickstep and Smart Dock.
|{{✓}}<abbr title="BlissOS is the currently maintained + supported + newer kernel + hardware support + up-to-date + featured + open source Android x86 distro.">*</abbr>||{{✓}}
|-
|Berry OS
|[https://github.com/yui0/berry-os/releases 2023-02-22]
|x86
|Based on Android-x86 and Bliss OS Mini Desktop launcher is pre-installed.
|{{✓}}||{{✓}}
|-
|Android-x86
|[https://www.android-x86.org 2022-03-25]
|x86
|Trebuchet (KitKat version)
|{{~}}<abbr title="Development activity on Android-x86 has significantly slowed down.">*</abbr> ||{{~}}
|}

==Multiplatform-focused==
These Linux distributions provide system development environment experiences on a '''wide range of platforms, including different hardware architectures'''.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Latest version
! scope="col"|Architecture
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|[https://t2sde.org/ T2 SDE]
|[https://t2sde.org/download/ 24.5]
|[[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips|Alpha Arc ARM (incl. ARM64) Avr32 HPPA (incl. HPPA64) IA64 M68k MIPS (incl. MIPS64) Nios2 PowerPC (incl. PowerPC-64 and le) RISCV (incl. RISCV64) s390x SPARC (incl. SPARC64) SuperH x86 (incl. x86-64)]] and theoretically any GCC/Linux supported one.
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|}

==External links==
* [https://distrowatch.com/ DistroWatch]
* [[wikipedia:List of Linux distributions|List of Linux distributions]] (Wikipedia)
* [[wikipedia:Comparison of Linux distributions|Comparison of Linux distributions]] (Wikipedia)
* [[wikipedia:Comparison of instruction set architectures#Instruction sets|Comparison of instruction set architectures]] (Wikipedia)

[[Category:Operating systems|*]]

Virtual reality

2024-07-06T12:26:02Z

Jpx: Sorted the tables better

{{WIP}}
[[File:vr-nerd.png|thumb|200px]]
[[File:QCRCRN.gif|thumb|200px|3DNes VR]]
'''[[wikipedia:Virtual_reality|Virtual reality]]''' ('''VR''') is a field of technology surrounding direct interactivity with virtual 3D environments. This is often achieved with a head-mounted display and some form of input tracking. Some new emulators and forks of established emulators have support for VR headsets. There are a lot of different ways the emulators use the features of VR headsets. A lot of them allow you to play the game on a big screen inside your headset. Some of them have a virtual game room where you can play on a CRT TV or arcade cabinet. Some of them allow you to play games in 3D, either by emulating the original experience of a native 3D system like Virtual Boy or by giving a new way to play a traditional 2D system like NES or GameCube in 3D.

==Overview==
While virtual reality continues to evolve, its integration with applications like emulators faces challenges due to disparate APIs, controls, and sensors across platforms. However, the advent of [[Wikipedia:OpenXR|OpenXR]] heralds potential solutions to these fragmentation issues. Developed by Khronos, the organization behind renowned open standards like OpenGL and Vulkan, OpenXR presents an open and royalty-free standard poised to unify VR and AR hardware. Serving as an intermediary layer, OpenXR aims to streamline VR/AR development by enabling compatibility across various headsets. Successful adoption of OpenXR holds promise for simplifying VR support in mainstream emulators, potentially facilitating universal compatibility across current and future VR devices.

==Emulators with VR support==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scole="col"|Emulates
! scole="col"|Operating System(s)
! scole="col"|Latest version
! scole="col"|Headset(s)<ref group=N>These are the officially supported headsets for an emulator. If an emulator only support Oculus/Meta headsets then you can try using [https://github.com/LibreVR/Revive ReVive], which let's you play Oculus/Meta-exclusive software on other headsets such as HTC Vive or Valve Index.</ref>
! scole="col"|VR<ref group=N>Emulators with VR support have support for VR functions such as head tracking, first person viewing, VR controller input methods, etc.</ref>
! scole="col"|3D<ref group=N>Emulators with 3D support can output the video in 3D, this can be used to view the game in 3D with a VR headset. If an emulator only supports 3D and doesn't support VR, you can try using [https://store.steampowered.com/app/457550/Bigscreen_Beta/ Bigscreen] (or a similar application) on PC and enable SBS3D mode to show SBS content in your VR headset.</ref>
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
!colspan="10"|PC / x86
|-
|[[3dSen|3dSen VR]]
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[[3dSen#Download|{{3dSenVer}} ($)]]
|Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, WindowsMR
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[Dolphin VR]]
|[[Wii emulators|Wii]], [[GameCube emulators|GC]] & [[Nintendo_64_emulators#Virtual_Console_games_in_Dolphin|N64 VC]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://dolphinvr.wordpress.com/downloads/ 5.0-250] (2016-06-13)
|HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[BigPEmu]]
|[[Atari_Jaguar_emulators#Hardware_features_and_accessories|AJ-VR]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://www.richwhitehouse.com/jaguar/index.php?content=download {{BigPEmuVer}}]
|?
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[https://github.com/braindx/vbjin-ovr VBjin-OVR]
|[[Virtual Boy emulators|VB]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://github.com/braindx/vbjin-ovr/releases/download/3.0/VBjin-OVR.exe 3.0]
|Oculus Rift
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[RetroArch]]
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[http://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/ {{RetroArchVer}}]
|Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, WindowsMR
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[https://medium.com/webmr/emukit-2-immersive-psx-n64-vr-on-the-web-7c1ec110a592 Emukit VR]
|[[Nintendo_64_emulators|N64]], [[PlayStation emulators|PS1]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
|[https://github.com/exokitxr/emukit Git]
|?
|{{?}}||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[[RPCS3]]
|[[PlayStation 3 emulators|PS3]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|FreeBSD}}
|[https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/releases {{RPCS3Ver}}]
|Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, WindowsMR
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[[Dolphin]]
|[[Wii emulators|Wii]], [[GameCube emulators|GC]] & [[Nintendo_64_emulators#Virtual_Console_games_in_Dolphin|N64 VC]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://dolphin-emu.org/download/ Dev]
|Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, WindowsMR
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|Real Commodore 64 - Virtually C64VR VRC64
|[[Commodore 64 emulators|C64]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://github.com/petermg/RiftS-C64VR/releases 1.0] 2021-09-22
|Oculus Rift/Rift S, WindowsMR/SteamVR using [https://github.com/LibreVR/Revive ReVive]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[https://forums.oculusvr.com/community/discussion/26990/ppsspp-vr-playstation-portable-emulator PPSSPP VR] (2015 fork)
|[[PlayStation Portable emulators|PSP]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KDg9SB9Fn4nulS6abBofMy7rUyDGth5- 1.1.1] ‎(2015-10-17)
|Oculus Rift
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{?}}||{{✗}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[[Citra]]
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|3DS]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://citra-emu.org/download/ Nightly]
|Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, WindowsMR
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|Decaf VR
|[[Wii U emulators|Wii U]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://github.com/CarlKenner/decaf-emu/tree/VR Git]
|Oculus Rift
|{{?}}||{{?}}||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|[https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/czdif4/unofficial_3d_gba_retroarch_core/ VBA-Next 3D fork]
|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|GBA]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|N/A
|Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, WindowsMR
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{?}}||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
!colspan="10"|Standalone / Mobile / ARM
|-
|[https://github.com/amwatson/CitraVR CitraVR]
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|3DS]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://github.com/amwatson/CitraVR/releases/latest 0.4.2]
|Oculus/Meta Quest
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[https://github.com/CidVonHighwind/VirtualBoyGo VirtualBoyGo]
|[[Virtual Boy emulators|VB]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://sidequestvr.com/app/125/virtualboygo 1.5.1 SideOculus/Meta Quest] [https://github.com/CidVonHighwind/VirtualBoyGo/releases 1.5.1 APK]
|Oculus/Meta Quest, Oculus Go
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[PPSSPP]] PPSSPP VR (2022- build)
|[[PlayStation Portable emulators|PSP]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS}}
|[http://www.ppsspp.org/downloads.html {{PPSSPPVer}}] [https://sidequestvr.com/app/12379/ppsspp-vr SideQuest]
|Oculus/Meta Quest, Pico, Google Cardboard
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4faL1G1St4 WinlatorXR]
|[[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips|Win]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hG9Ks-kb4WeCOLyLo59drHhlX-IC4Gnm/view?usp=drivesdk Test APK]
|Oculus/Meta Quest
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[[RetroArch]]
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[http://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/ {{RetroArchVer}}]
|?
|{{?}}||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[[Dolphin]]
|[[Wii emulators|Wii]], [[GameCube emulators|GC]] & [[Nintendo_64_emulators#Virtual_Console_games_in_Dolphin|N64 VC]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://dolphin-emu.org/download/ {{DolphinVer}}]
|Google Cardboard
|{{?}}||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[[ePSXe]]
|[[PlayStation emulators|PS1]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epsxe.ePSXe {{EpsxeAndroidVer}} ($)]
|Google Cardboard
|{{?}}||{{?}}||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|FPse
|[[PlayStation emulators|PS1]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emulator.fpse {{FpseAndroidVer}} ($)]
|Oculus, GearVR, Google Cardboard, Homido, etc.
|{{?}}||{{?}}||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[https://hora.ng/gb/ GameBov]
|[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GB/C]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://sidequestvr.com/app/1199/gamebov 0.13 SideQuest] [https://www.dropbox.com/s/f8tydat68svzkkx/GameBovOculusQuestGo0.13.apk?dl=0 0.13 APK]
|Oculus/Meta Quest, Oculus Go
|{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|Real Commodore 64 - Virtually C64VR VRC64
|[[Commodore 64 emulators|C64]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://sidequestvr.com/app/3820/real-commodore-64-virtually Quest-ver.] (2021-12-28) 
[https://sidequestvr.com/app/1036/oculus-go-only-real-commodore-64-virtually Go-ver.] (2021-05-31) 
[https://github.com/petermg/QuestC64VR/releases Quest APK] (2021-09-22) 
[https://github.com/petermg/VRC64/releases APK] (2020-05-20)

|Oculus/Meta Quest, Oculus Go, Gear VR, possible others<ref group=N>Real Commodore 64 might also work on DayDream and Cardboard. Requires 3DoF controller.</ref>
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[https://gp2x.org/android/vrmame/ VR MAME]
|[[Arcade emulators|Arcade]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.gp2x.cmame 1.0.1]
|Google Cardboard
|{{?}}||{{?}}||{{?}}||{{✗}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[https://gp2x.org/android/vrvice/ VR VICE]
|[[Commodore 64 emulators|C64]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.gp2x.cvice 1.0.3]
|Google Cardboard
|{{?}}||{{?}}||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|GearboyVR
|[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GB/C]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://github.com/CidVonHighwind/GearboyVR 1.0]
|Oculus Go
|{{?}}||{{?}}||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|GVRgb
|[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GB/C]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mallmagician.GvrgbCB N/A]
|Oculus, GearVR, Google Cardboard, Homido, etc.
|{{?}} ||{{?}} ||{{?}} ||{{?}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|NES SPACE
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://chesstar.itch.io/nes-space 2020.1023 ($)]
|Oculus/Meta Quest
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|}
<references group=N/>

===Comparison===
;[[3dSen|3dSen VR]]:Converts two dimensional NES games to 3D and allows you to rotate and change the viewing angle. Was previously know as 3DNes VR, name was changed for release on Steam and itch.io.

;[[Dolphin]]: The standard Dolphin emulator has long supported Stereoscopic 3D video output, offering various modes including Side-by-Side, anaglyph, top-and-bottom, 3D Vision output, and passive stereoscopic displays. For VR headset use, opt for side-by-side output. On PC, platforms like [https://bigscreenvr.com/ Bigscreen] enable SBS3D mode for seamless integration with VR headsets, while Android users can enjoy immediate compatibility. Although an OpenXR implementation for full VR support was in progress from October 2019, it wasn't ultimately merged; more details can be found in [https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/pull/8380 this pull request]. In 2024, a fresh attempt to implement OpenXR support is underway [https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/pull/12564 in this pull request], this time focusing on Meta Quest support.

:;[[Dolphin VR]]: A legacy VR fork maintained by [https://github.com/CarlKenner/ CarlKenner] (also known as [https://www.reddit.com/user/2EyeGuy/ 2EyeGuy]), Dolphin VR offers immersive experiences for 3D games with accurate life-size scaling, full FOV, a 3D HUD, independent aiming, and free look capabilities. It also supports playing 2D games on a virtual screen with correct angles, sometimes even in 3D. Compatible with Wii, GameCube, and Nintendo 64 Virtual Console games, Dolphin VR extends its functionality with ROM hacks, such as the [https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-in-vr-first-person-mode-on-the-pc/ Ocarina of Time romhack]. For detailed setup instructions and further information, consult the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Dolphin_VR/comments/a5md0j/dolphin_vr_quick_setup_guide_and_tips/ Dolphin VR Quick Setup Guide], [https://www.reddit.com/r/Dolphin_VR/ Dolphin_VR subreddit], and the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cSDIbgJcAtW7QoEaDjsd811g__WXNQqAkykUU6wEmnk/edit?usp=sharing compatibility spreadsheet].

;[[PPSSPP]]: Offers VR support on ARM platforms, including Android, iOS, and standalone devices like Meta Quest and Pico. PC VR support is anticipated for future releases.

:;PPSSPP VR (2022- build): This official VR build is tailored for standalone headsets such as Quest and Pico.

:;PPSSPP VR (2015 fork): An old VR fork for Oculus Rift by [https://github.com/CarlKenner/ CarlKenner] (AKA [https://www.reddit.com/user/2EyeGuy/ 2EyeGuy]). PPSSPP VR is a PlayStation Portable emulator for the Oculus Rift that lets you actually be inside PSP games. You are not playing on a virtual handheld or screen, you are inside the virtual world. Important: do not resize the mirror window while in VR mode! Otherwise the GUI will stop working. It will still render at full resolution in the Rift. Don't forget to set the internal resolution to whatever you want, 6x works well. Check out [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFEbMESRGVo this video] to see what it's like. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wS2-RkZsfsj3Bd-R66KFHZ8_HGZ2kHjESfj-uYFlyXk/edit?usp=sharing Compatibility spreadsheet].

;[[Citra]]: Regular Citra integrated support for side-by-side Stereoscopic 3D on Jun 18, 2018.<ref name="citrasbs">https://github.com/citra-emu/citra/pull/3632</ref><ref name="citrasbs2">https://citra-emu.org/entry/citra-progress-report-2018-q2/</ref> You can enable it by heading to <code>Emulation → Configure… → Graphics → Layout</code>, ticking the <code>Enable Stereoscopic 3D</code> checkbox, and changing the screen layout to <code>Side by Side</code>. With this setup, users can experience games in 3D on various platforms such as VR headsets, 3D TVs, monitors, or projectors. To view SBS content with a VR headset, applications like [https://bigscreenvr.com/ Bigscreen] and enable SBS3D mode to show SBS content in your VR headset.

:;CitraVR: a VR fork designed for playing in 3D on Meta Quest devices. It is a GPL-licensed, engineless OpenXR application, allowing for compatibility with Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, and Meta Quest 3. The project focuses on stereoscopic rendering, broad controller support, and features a large, movable/resizable screen. CitraVR is fully independent of the Meta SDK and is actively being improved over time. For installation instructions, game compatibility, known issues, and support, visit [https://github.com/amwatson/CitraVR the official CitraVR GitHub page].

;VBjin-OVR: Has a Head Locked mode where the screen is fixed in view and head tracking is ignored and a Immersive mode where the screen is placed in the world and head tracking is used to allow you to look around. This mode should be considered experimental and suffers from artifacts inherent to the Virtual Boy's implementation.

;[[RetroArch]]:Can output side-by-side video for [[wikipedia:List_of_stereoscopic_video_games|3D games]]. This can be used to view the game in 3D with a VR headset, 3D TV, 3D projector or Android phone with cardboard. With [https://github.com/libretro/glsl-shaders/tree/master/stereoscopic-3d these glsl-shaders] it is possible to play both anaglyph systems (like [[Virtual_Boy_emulators|Virtual Boy]]) and active shutter stereoscopic 3D games (like [[wikipedia:Famicom_3D_System|Famicom 3D System]] or [https://segaretro.org/3-D_Glasses SegaScope 3-D]). For PC, use something like [https://bigscreenvr.com/ Bigscreen] and enable SBS3D mode to show SBS content in your VR headset, for Android it should work right away.

;Emukit VR: Web based N64 & PS1 emulation in 3D.

;Decaf VR: A VR fork by [https://github.com/CarlKenner/ CarlKenner] (AKA [https://www.reddit.com/user/2EyeGuy/ 2EyeGuy]). Abadoned. It's just a 3m wide TV floating in the black void 1.5m in front of you (and another one behind you), with a correctly-sized gamepad screen held in your left hand.

;[[RPCS3]]:Added support for PlayStation 3D on March 7, 2020<ref name="rpcs3">https://twitter.com/rpcs3/status/1236296783594229762</ref>. Initially only for Anaglyph output but stereoscopic will be added later. Use something like [https://bigscreenvr.com/ Bigscreen] and enable SBS3D mode to show SBS content in your VR headset.

:*There is [[wikipedia:List_of_PlayStation_3_games_with_3D_support|a list on Wikipedia]] with games that have 3D support. Also see [https://blog.playstation.com/2011/07/01/stereoscopic-3d-on-ps3-updated-list-of-all-3d-games-and-movies/ PlayStation Blog for Updated List of All 3D Games and Movies for PS3].

==VR game room simulations==
[[File:EmuVR rooms.gif|thumb|298px|EmuVR rooms]]
[[File:Tower Unite.gif|thumb|298px|TowerUnite rooms]]
A VR room simulation provides a virtual environment; within that environment there are various [[Home_Media_Player|home media]], entertainment and game content that the user can interact with as they would a real-life.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scole="col"|Emulates
! scole="col"|Operating System(s)
! scole="col"|Latest version
! scole="col"|Type
! scole="col"|Headset(s)
! scole="col"|[[Netplay|Netplay]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|[http://www.emuvr.net/ EmuVR]
|[[RetroArch|Multi-system]] Libretro
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Installation_Guide#Downloads 1.0.11] (2022-12-24)
|[https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Customization#Posters Customizable] room
|Oculus Rift, Oculus Link (Quest with PCVR), Valve Index, HTC Vive, WindowsMR, and your 2D monitor
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[https://curifab.itch.io/age-of-joy AGE of Joy]
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|0.4.0 [https://curifab.itch.io/age-of-joy itch.io], [https://sidequestvr.com/app/11839/age-of-joy-a-retro-arcade-gallery-experience-in-vr SideQuest], [https://github.com/curif/AgeOfJoy-2022.1/releases GitHub]
|Retro arcade gallery
|Oculus/Meta Quest 2
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[https://towerunite.com/#/ Tower Unite]
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://store.steampowered.com/app/394690/ Steam ($)]
|All kind of game room
||Valve Index
|{{?}}||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[http://digitalcybercherries.com/new-retro-arcade-neon/ New Retro Arcade: Neon]
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://store.steampowered.com/app/465780/ Steam ($)]
|80's arcade
|Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
|-
|[https://megadriveclassics.sega.com/ SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics]
|[[Sega Genesis emulators|Mega Drive/ Genesis]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://store.steampowered.com/app/34270/ Steam ($)]
|90's game room
|Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
|-
|[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/retrovr/#/ RetroVR]
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|N/A
|90's game room
||Oculus/Meta Quest, Oculus Go
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|}

===Comparison===
;EmuVR:Based on Unity engine (and uses/requires specific [[RetroArch]] version, [https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Installation_Guide#Downloads 1.7.5 at the moment]) but it doesn't require VR headset and controller. Step into your customizable virtual bedroom with EmuVR and experience your collection just like in real life: Pick up, open case/box and insert discs, tapes, floppy disks, casettes or cartridges into your chosen system with their artworks (Box covers, CD/DVD covers, cartridge/VHS labels etc)[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RdMTzZhVW811lTHfKmAZvux2Z_tLdwU4PazVHytpLXg/edit#gid=604246325][https://archive.org/details/emuvr-ugc]. Connect virtual cables, power on your devices, and enjoy your games, music or movies on a simulated environment. Plug your virtual computer into the simulated display, fire up your handheld, or even feed a virtual coin into an arcade machine or pinball table. Relax with a virtual magazine, book, manual or even box games and card games with your friends thanks to [https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Netplay netplay] support so you can enjoy your virtual room with other people. Besides all of these, the latest update (v1.0.12) introduces exciting "User Generated Content" (UGC) support, which means you can now create and enjoy custom assets and mods created by the community.[https://www.youtube.com/@Mastertronic76/search?query=EmuVR][https://www.youtube.com/@justloaf1188]
:;Limitations;
:*It has [https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Settings#Screen_Space_Reflections Screen Space Reflections] but Ray Tracing do NOT supported at the moment. You can try "[[Shaders_and_filters#Notable_ReShade_shaders|Screen-Space Ray Traced Global Illumination]]" shader using ReShade if you have a powerful GPU.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otNKBqxOLPE][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snBg45ES-II]
:*Visual achievement notifications are not currently displayed within EmuVR despite RetroAchievements integration via RetroArch. However, achievements are still unlocked and tracked through RetroArch while using EmuVR (according to some user reports it doesn't unlock any achievements). Future development might enable on-screen notifications within EmuVR[https://discord.com/channels/494312532782088203/497454201266372628/1051741181731680306].
:*As mentioned above, due to its reliance on RetroArch, EmuVR's simulated system support is currently limited to the libretro cores. This means that any limitations inherent to these cores (such as limited system support OR hardware feature emulation capabilities compared to standalone versions of those cores) might also be present within EmuVR. Such great example for this is media playback capabilities: while movies/videos supported through retroarch's ffmpeg/ffplay core[https://docs.libretro.com/library/ffmpeg/][https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Playing_Videos_and_Music], due to [[Wikipedia:Comparison_of_video_player_software#Optical_media_ability|ffplay's limited format support]] there is no optical disc image or raw disc image support and there is no [[Home_Media_Player#Media_player_software|interactive media content support]] (such as menu support or [[Home_Media_Player#Interactive_media|FMV/interactive movie]] games). Another example for this limitation is libretro's FFmpeg core lack of support for .m3u[https://docs.libretro.com/library/ffmpeg/#extensions], so there is no support for playlists either[https://forums.libretro.com/t/ffmpeg-core-is-it-possible-to-use-a-playlist/20716]. Fortunately, you can bypass these limitations just by using the [[Shader_Presets#WindowCast_for_Libretro|WindowCast libretro core]], though it requires additional setup such as using capture software like OBS, obviously this can be quite complex and require extra effort[https://youtu.be/0sRpflSb4j4?t=673]. Also you can use [[Home_Media_Player#Emulators|some of the libretro cores]] for optical media ability.
:*Check it out [https://discord.com/channels/494312532782088203/1187184049337405521 EmuVR's ugc-share discord channel] for various content/mods and assets created by the community. Please note that UGC support is currently in preview state[https://discord.com/channels/494312532782088203/496731013217779712/1189136501955633172][https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/19de6mf/what_happened_to_emuvr/], you need [https://youtu.be/QFNwTIkXznw WIGU] (which is based on [https://github.com/LavaGang/MelonLoader MelonLoader]) for injecting custom assets to Unity engine-based EmuVR.
:*Keep in mind that there is already a [https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/FAQ#Frequently_Requested_Features frequently requested features page] for EmuVR.

;New Retro Arcade Neon:Virtual 80's/early 90's arcade. You can walk around, play arcade machines and other games. Uses [[libretro]]. You have to configure the arcade machines by yourself, there are tools to make it easier such as the: [https://steamcommunity.com/app/465780/discussions/0/343786746006038700/ Arcade Manager Add-on] which auto-downloads and fully set ups cabinet art and attract videos for an unlimited number of ROMs and even randomize the cabinets of your choice every time you visit the Arcade, or you can download [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdM4q0iPVms pre-made packs].

;SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics:Sega's official emulator for Genesis games. Has a virtual 90's gamers bedroom. Look at game covers and play them on your CRT. Has mod support, it's possible to play your own ROMs and to play the official ROMs in other emulators.

;Tower Unite:Tower Unite is a community-based virtual world party game with online games.It features [[libretro]] emulation [https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/emulation-with-libretro-tower-unite/46512 support],allowing for emulators to be played within Tower Unite's Plaza and Condos.
::Currently the libretro content has two sections：
:*The Plaza section where you can run supported cores anytime,anywhere using equipped handheld styled libretro items.Tower Unite does not restrict cores from using specific libretro items, so it is possible to run all supported cores in handheld models, including arcade, console.
:*The Codons section where you can bulid your personalize game room by placing various arcade, console, and computer styled libretro items and loading them with games.This setup can be shared with Tower Unite's online visitors(But not the handheld model's settings, which are personally exclusive). In this mode, your Condos runs like a configured libretro front-end as long as the same rom file exists locally for the visitor.

==Resources==
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/Emulationonquest/ r/Emulationonquest/] - A subreddit for discussion of standalone emulators and ports, for Meta/ Oculus Quest 1/2/3 and Pro in Virtual Reality.
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/Dolphin_VR/ r/Dolphin_VR/] - Subreddit for Dolphin VR.
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/CitraVR/ r/CitraVR/] - Subreddit for CitraVR.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmEpWpHxhrU YouTube: Emulation on Quest 2] - 'Play almost ANY RETRO games on the QUEST 2! // Quest 2 Emulation is CRAZY!' by Beardo Benjo.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:VR|*]]