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Emulators on Xbox

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Xbox
Xbox console with the "Xbox controller"
Developer Microsoft
Manufacturer Flextronics
Type Home video game console
Generation Sixth
Release date NA: November 15, 2001
JP: February 22, 2002
PAL: March 14, 2002
Discontinued JP: 2005
WW: 2006
Successor Xbox 360
Emulated ✓
For software that emulates the original Xbox, see Xbox emulators.

The Xbox's hardware is similar to a mid-range gaming PC of around the time that it was released, which along with its familiar software APIs and large modding/homebrew scene made it an attractive target for developing emulators. The Xbox can emulate most systems up to the 5th generation of consoles with some degree of success, and it is sometimes even capable of using the original CDs for disc-based systems. However, the system's hardware is now obsolete, and most of the emulators are outdated versions built around hacks and workarounds. Given that working Xbox hardware will only become increasingly scarce, users are generally better served by a more modern emulation system. Also note that many of these emulators were compiled against illegally-obtained copies of the XDK which then becomes statically linked with the binaries, making them questionable from a legal standpoint (hence the need for plausible deniability with the xbins IRC).

Multi-system

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
RetroArch [1] Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓
XBMC-Emustation [2] Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓
CoinOPS [3] Mid Proprietary ✗ ~

Arcade

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
MAMEoXtras 2021 Release Mid Proprietary ✓ ✓

LaserDisc

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
DaphneX 0.96 Mid Proprietary ✗ ~

LCD Handhelds

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
DreamX 1.0 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

Atari

Atari 2600

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
Stella Xbox V2 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

Atari 7800

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
Atari7800x V6 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

Atari 800 And 5200

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
AtariXLBox V6 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

Atari Jaguar

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
Virtual JaguarX 1.20 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

Atari Lynx

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
Mednafenx-Lynx V7 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓
LynXbox V1 Mid Proprietary ✗ ~

Atari ST

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
WinstonX V9 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

Nintendo

NES

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
NestopiaX 2.2 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓
FCEUltraX V17 Mid Proprietary ✗ ~

SNES

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
Snes9x X 0.23 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

Nintendo 64

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
Surreal64 CE Beta 6.0 Mid Proprietary ✗ ~
DaedalusX 0.10 Mid Proprietary ✗ ~
UltraXLE 1.0 Mid Proprietary ✗ ~
Project64-X 0.7 Mid Proprietary ✗ ~

DS

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
DesmumeX 0.87 Low Proprietary ✗ ~

Pokémon Mini

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
PokemonMiniX V2 Low Proprietary ✗ ✓

Game & Watch

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
Game&WatchX 1.0 High ? ✗ ✓
MADrigalX 1.0 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

Sony

PlayStation

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
PCSX-ReloadedX git Mid GPLv2 (Copyleft) ✗ ~
PCSXbox V21 Mid ? ✗ ~

Sega

Genesis

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
NeoGenesis V25 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓
Xenesis 0.97 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓
GenaDrive 0.3 Mid Proprietary ✗ ~
DGen V4 Mid Proprietary ✗ ~

VMU

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
Softvmux V4 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

Master System

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
SmsPlusX V9 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓
MekaX V3 Mid Proprietary ✗ ~
KasterX 0.02 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✗

Saturn

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
Yabause Community Edition Alpha 2.0 Low Proprietary ✗ ~

Coleco

ColecoVision

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
AdamX V6 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓
Koleko-X 0.06 Mid Proprietary ✗ ~

SNK Corporation

Neo Geo CD

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
xNeoRaine 1.2.11 Mid Source-available ✗ ✓
NEOCDSDLX 1.01 Mid Proprietary ✗ ~

Neo Geo Pocket/Color

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
NeoPopX V6 High Proprietary ✗ ✓

Epoch

Super Cassette Vision

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
EpochX 1.0 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

Computers

Amiga

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
WinUAEX V18 Mid Proprietary ✗ ~

Amstrad CPC

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
ArnoldX V5 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

Commodore 64

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
Vice 64-X v8 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓
Frodo-X Beta 5 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓
DC=64 ? Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

x86 CPUs

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
DOSXBox V13 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

MSX

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
BlueMSXBox V8 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

ZX Spectrum

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
FuseX 0.6 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓
DreamSpec [4] Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓

Other

CHIP-8

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
Chip8x v4 Low-Mid Proprietary ✗ ~

Source ports

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended Support
OpenLara 1.0 Mid Proprietary ✗ ✓ Tomb Raider series
Half-LifeX git Mid GPLv3 (Copyleft) ✗ ✓ Half-Life 1
D3DQuakeX git Mid GPLv2 (Copyleft) ✗ ✓ Quake
DiabloX git Mid Unlicense (Public domain equivalent) ✗ ✓ Diablo 1

See also

Emulators on consoles(edit)

 
 
 
 
 
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