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{{For|software that emulates other systems on these computers/consoles|Emulators on Fantasy Computer}}
'''[[wikipedia:Fantasy video game console|Fantasy consoles]]''' or fantasy computers are fictitious systems that aim to recreate the experience of retro gaming without the need to emulate real hardware, allowing specifications of their emulated hardware surpassing the real hardware specifications of the systems they are molded after.
=Consoles=
;Fantasy consoles are intended to replicate the experience of older video game consoles
==PICO-8==
{{Infobox console
|title = PICO-8
|developer = Lexaloffle Games
|image = PICO-8 logo.png
|type = Fantasy console
|emulated = {{✓}}
}}
'''[[wikipedia:PICO-8|PICO-8]]''' is a fantasy console created by Lexaloffle Games. It recreates the limited graphics (color and resolution) and audio capabilities of the 1980s/8-bit machines it is modeled after.
The popular game [[wikipedia:Celeste|Celeste]] was originally created in PICO-8 during a [[wikipedia:game jam|game jam]] before later being recreated for releases on computers and consoles, with the PICO-8 version being retroactively titled 'Celeste Classic'.
<font size="4"><b>PICO-8 emulators</b></font>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
!colspan="6"|PC / x86
|-
|PICO-8
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Lin|macOS}}
|[https://www.lexaloffle.com/games.php?page=updates 0.2.6b]
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|tac08
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Lin|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/0xcafed00d/tac08 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{R}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Mobile / ARM
|-
|PICO-8
|align=left|{{Icon|rpi}}
|[https://www.lexaloffle.com/games.php?page=updates 0.2.6b]
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Web
|-
|PICO-8
|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
|[https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php Website]
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Console
|-
|fake-08
|align=left|{{Icon|WiiU|PSV|3DS|Bitt-Boy|NX}}
|[https://github.com/jtothebell/fake-08 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{R}}
|-
|PS4-P8
|align=left|{{Icon|PS4}}
|[https://github.com/voliva/ps4-p8 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{R}}
|-
|PICO-8 Emulator
|align=left|{{Icon|Saturn}}
|[https://segaxtreme.net/resources/pico-8-emulator.305/ 2.0]
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{R}}
|-
|zepto8
|align=left|{{Icon|Dingux|GCW0}}
|[https://github.com/samhocevar/zepto8 git]
|{{?}}
|{{✗}}
|{{R}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Other
|-
|PICOLOVE
|LÖVE
|[https://github.com/picolove/picolove git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{R}}
|}
==Vircon32==
{{Infobox emulator
|title = Vircon32
|logo = Vircon32_logo.png
|developer = Carra
|version = v1.1 (BIOS)<br/>v24.3.2 (emulator)<br/>v1.1 (libretro core)
|active = Yes
|platform = <br>[[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]<br>[[Emulators on iOS|iOS]]<br>[[Emulators on Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi]]<br>[[Emulators on Switch|Switch]]
|target = Vircon32 (fantasy console)
|compatibility = N/A
|website = [http://www.vircon32.com/index.html Website]
|download = [http://www.vircon32.com/emulator.html Official emulator]<br/>[https://github.com/vircon32/vircon32-libretro/releases Libretro core]
|prog-lang = C and Assembly (BIOS)<br/>C++ (emulator)
|source = [https://github.com/vircon32/ConsoleSoftware Console software]<br/>[https://github.com/vircon32/ComputerSoftware Computer software]
}}
Vircon32 is a fantasy console created by Carra. As the name implies, it is a '''32'''-bit '''vir'''tual '''con'''sole inspired by the 16-bit and 32-bit generations of video gaming.
<font size="4"><b>Vircon32 emulators</b></font>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
!colspan="6"|PC / x86
|-
|Vircon32<br/><small>vircon32_libretro</small>
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Lin|macOS}}
|[http://www.vircon32.com/index.html Website]<br/>[https://github.com/vircon32/ComputerSoftware/releases git]<br/>[https://github.com/vircon32/vircon32-libretro/releases libretro core]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Mobile / ARM
|-
|Vircon32
|align=left|{{Icon|rpi}}
|[https://github.com/vircon32/ComputerSoftware/releases git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|vircon32_libretro
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS|rpi}}
|[https://github.com/vircon32/vircon32-libretro/releases git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Console
|-
|vircon32_libretro
|align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}
|[https://github.com/vircon32/vircon32-libretro/releases git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|}
=Computers=
;Fantasy computers are intended to replicate the experience of old home computers
==TIC-80==
{{Infobox emulator
|title = TIC-80
|logowidth = 90px
|developer = Vadim Grigoruk (Nesbox)
|logo = TIC-80 Icon.png
|type = TIC-80 (Fantasy computer)
|emulated = {{✓}}
|website = [https://tic80.com/ tic80.com]
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]<br>[[Emulators on Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi]]<br>[[Emulators on browsers|Browser]]<br>[[Emulators on 3DS|3DS]]<br>[[Libretro]]<br>Pocket CHIP<br>[[Emulators on iOS|iOS]]
|target = TIC-80 (fantasy computer)
}}
'''[[wikipedia:TIC-80|TIC-80]]''' is a free and open-source (MIT Licensed)<ref>[https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80/blob/main/LICENSE "TIC-80 / LICENSE"] - GitHub</ref> fantasy computer created by Vadim Grigoruk (Nesbox). It recreates It recreates the limited graphics (color and resolution) and audio capabilities of the 1980s/8-bit machines it is modeled after.
Due to TIC-80 being open source
TIC-80 supports developing programs in the following languages:
* Lua, MoonScript, JavaScript, Wren, Fennel, Squirrel, Ruby, Janet, Scheme, Python
<font size="4"><b>TIC-80 emulators</b></font>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
!colspan="6"|PC / x86
|-
|TIC-80
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Lin|macOS|BSD}}
|[https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Mobile / ARM
|-
|TIC-80
|align=left|{{Icon|APK|rpi}}
|[https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|TIC-80
|align=left|{{Icon|iOS|AppleTV}}
|[https://github.com/brunophilipe/TIC-80 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Web
|-
|TIC-80
|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
|[https://tic80.com/ Website]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Console
|-
|TIC-80
|align=left|{{Icon|3DS}}
|[https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|}
==imeight==
{{Infobox emulator
|title = imeight emulator
|developer = tchibo
|active = No
|platform = [[Emulators on browsers|Web]]
|target = imeight (fantasy machine)
|download = [https://sourceforge.net/projects/imeight/files/ SourceForge]
|prog-lang = JavaScript
|source = [https://sourceforge.net/p/imeight/code/HEAD/tree/ SourceForge]
}}
An HTML5 emulator of a machine that never existed. The emulator brings back memories from the 1980s, offers graphical features like sprites, character generator, 16-color palette.
One goal is to create a framework for making games with 8-bit look and feel, including the process of programming.
The programming tutorial helps beginners enter the world of programming in a gamified way.
<font size="4"><b>imeight emulators</b></font>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
!colspan="6"|Web
|-
|imeight
|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
|[https://imeight.sourceforge.io/ Try-it Page]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|}
=See also=
* [[CHIP-8 emulators|CHIP-8]] - predecessor to fantasy consoles.
=References=
<references/>
[[Category:Consoles]] [[Category:Computers]] [[Category:Not really emulators]]
{{For|software that emulates other systems on these computers/consoles|Emulators on Fantasy Computer}}
'''[[wikipedia:Fantasy video game console|Fantasy consoles]]''' or fantasy computers are fictitious systems that aim to recreate the experience of retro gaming without the need to emulate real hardware, allowing specifications of their emulated hardware surpassing the real hardware specifications of the systems they are molded after.
=Consoles=
;Fantasy consoles are intended to replicate the experience of older video game consoles
==PICO-8==
{{Infobox console
|title = PICO-8
|developer = Lexaloffle Games
|image = PICO-8 logo.png
|type = Fantasy console
|emulated = {{✓}}
}}
'''[[wikipedia:PICO-8|PICO-8]]''' is a fantasy console created by Lexaloffle Games. It recreates the limited graphics (color and resolution) and audio capabilities of the 1980s/8-bit machines it is modeled after.
The popular game [[wikipedia:Celeste|Celeste]] was originally created in PICO-8 during a [[wikipedia:game jam|game jam]] before later being recreated for releases on computers and consoles, with the PICO-8 version being retroactively titled 'Celeste Classic'.
<font size="4"><b>PICO-8 emulators</b></font>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
!colspan="6"|PC / x86
|-
|PICO-8
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Lin|macOS}}
|[https://www.lexaloffle.com/games.php?page=updates 0.2.6b]
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|tac08
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Lin|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/0xcafed00d/tac08 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{R}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Mobile / ARM
|-
|PICO-8
|align=left|{{Icon|rpi}}
|[https://www.lexaloffle.com/games.php?page=updates 0.2.6b]
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Web
|-
|PICO-8
|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
|[https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php Website]
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Console
|-
|fake-08
|align=left|{{Icon|WiiU|PSV|3DS|Bitt-Boy|NX}}
|[https://github.com/jtothebell/fake-08 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{R}}
|-
|PS4-P8
|align=left|{{Icon|PS4}}
|[https://github.com/voliva/ps4-p8 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{R}}
|-
|PICO-8 Emulator
|align=left|{{Icon|Saturn}}
|[https://segaxtreme.net/resources/pico-8-emulator.305/ 2.0]
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{R}}
|-
|zepto8
|align=left|{{Icon|Dingux|GCW0}}
|[https://github.com/samhocevar/zepto8 git]
|{{?}}
|{{✗}}
|{{R}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Other
|-
|PICOLOVE
|LÖVE
|[https://github.com/picolove/picolove git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{R}}
|}
==Vircon32==
{{Infobox emulator
|title = Vircon32
|logo = Vircon32_logo.png
|developer = Carra
|version = v1.1 (BIOS)<br/>v24.3.2 (emulator)<br/>v1.1 (libretro core)
|active = Yes
|platform = <br>[[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]<br>[[Emulators on iOS|iOS]]<br>[[Emulators on Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi]]<br>[[Emulators on Switch|Switch]]
|target = Vircon32 (fantasy console)
|compatibility = N/A
|website = [http://www.vircon32.com/index.html Website]
|download = [http://www.vircon32.com/emulator.html Official emulator]<br/>[https://github.com/vircon32/vircon32-libretro/releases Libretro core]
|prog-lang = C and Assembly (BIOS)<br/>C++ (emulator)
|source = [https://github.com/vircon32/ConsoleSoftware Console software]<br/>[https://github.com/vircon32/ComputerSoftware Computer software]
}}
Vircon32 is a fantasy console created by Carra. As the name implies, it is a '''32'''-bit '''vir'''tual '''con'''sole inspired by the 16-bit and 32-bit generations of video gaming.
<font size="4"><b>Vircon32 emulators</b></font>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
!colspan="6"|PC / x86
|-
|Vircon32<br/><small>vircon32_libretro</small>
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Lin|macOS}}
|[http://www.vircon32.com/index.html Website]<br/>[https://github.com/vircon32/ComputerSoftware/releases git]<br/>[https://github.com/vircon32/vircon32-libretro/releases libretro core]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Mobile / ARM
|-
|Vircon32
|align=left|{{Icon|rpi}}
|[https://github.com/vircon32/ComputerSoftware/releases git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|vircon32_libretro
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS|rpi}}
|[https://github.com/vircon32/vircon32-libretro/releases git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Console
|-
|vircon32_libretro
|align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}
|[https://github.com/vircon32/vircon32-libretro/releases git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|}
=Computers=
;Fantasy computers are intended to replicate the experience of old home computers
==TIC-80==
{{Infobox emulator
|title = TIC-80
|logowidth = 90px
|developer = Vadim Grigoruk (Nesbox)
|logo = TIC-80 Icon.png
|type = TIC-80 (Fantasy computer)
|emulated = {{✓}}
|website = [https://tic80.com/ tic80.com]
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]<br>[[Emulators on Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi]]<br>[[Emulators on browsers|Browser]]<br>[[Emulators on 3DS|3DS]]<br>[[Libretro]]<br>Pocket CHIP<br>[[Emulators on iOS|iOS]]
|target = TIC-80 (fantasy computer)
}}
'''[[wikipedia:TIC-80|TIC-80]]''' is a free and open-source (MIT Licensed)<ref>[https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80/blob/main/LICENSE "TIC-80 / LICENSE"] - GitHub</ref> fantasy computer created by Vadim Grigoruk (Nesbox). It recreates It recreates the limited graphics (color and resolution) and audio capabilities of the 1980s/8-bit machines it is modeled after.
Due to TIC-80 being open source
TIC-80 supports developing programs in the following languages:
* Lua, MoonScript, JavaScript, Wren, Fennel, Squirrel, Ruby, Janet, Scheme, Python
<font size="4"><b>TIC-80 emulators</b></font>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
!colspan="6"|PC / x86
|-
|TIC-80
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Lin|macOS|BSD}}
|[https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Mobile / ARM
|-
|TIC-80
|align=left|{{Icon|APK|rpi}}
|[https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|TIC-80
|align=left|{{Icon|iOS|AppleTV}}
|[https://github.com/brunophilipe/TIC-80 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Web
|-
|TIC-80
|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
|[https://tic80.com/ Website]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Console
|-
|TIC-80
|align=left|{{Icon|3DS}}
|[https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|}
==imeight==
{{Infobox emulator
|title = imeight emulator
|developer = tchibo
|active = No
|platform = [[Emulators on browsers|Web]]
|target = imeight (fantasy machine)
|download = [https://sourceforge.net/projects/imeight/files/ SourceForge]
|prog-lang = JavaScript
|source = [https://sourceforge.net/p/imeight/code/HEAD/tree/ SourceForge]
}}
An HTML5 emulator of a machine that never existed. The emulator brings back memories from the 1980s, offers graphical features like sprites, character generator, 16-color palette.
One goal is to create a framework for making games with 8-bit look and feel, including the process of programming.
The programming tutorial helps beginners enter the world of programming in a gamified way.
<font size="4"><b>imeight emulators</b></font>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
!colspan="6"|Web
|-
|imeight
|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
|[https://imeight.sourceforge.io/ Try-it Page]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|}
=See also=
* [[CHIP-8 emulators|CHIP-8]] - predecessor to fantasy consoles.
=References=
<references/>
[[Category:Consoles]] [[Category:Computers]] [[Category:Not really emulators]]
