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'''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]].
 
'''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]].
 
 
  
  
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! scope="col"|System
 
! scope="col"|System
 
! scope="col"|Patreon link
 
! scope="col"|Patreon link
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Early access
 
! scope="col"|Early access
 
! scope="col"|Other rewards
 
! scope="col"|Other rewards
 +
|-
 +
|[[86Box]]
 +
|[[Intel CPUs|Intel CPUs]]
 +
|[https://www.patreon.com/86box 86box], [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/86Box PayPal account]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Name in YouTube videos, and on website. Priority video requests.
 +
|-
 +
|[[AetherSX2]]
 +
|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
 +
|[https://www.patreon.com/aethersx2 aethersx2]
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Cemu]]
 
|[[Cemu]]
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|[https://www.patreon.com/cemu cemu]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/cemu cemu]
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
|Exclusive news
+
|{{✓}}
 +
|Discord, exclusive news, name in emulator
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Citra]]
 
|[[Citra]]
 
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
 
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/citraemu/overview citraemu]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/citraemu/overview citraemu]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Discord, exclusive news, technical support, development polls
 
|Discord, exclusive news, technical support, development polls
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Cxbx-Reloaded]]
+
|[[Cxbx-Reloaded]], [[ares]]
|[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]], Sega Chihiro <small>(Arcade, WIP)</small>
+
|[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]], Sega Chihiro <small>(Arcade, WIP)</small>, [[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/LukeUsher LukeUsher]
+
|[https://www.patreon.com/LukeUsher LukeUsher], [https://ko-fi.com/LukeUsher Ko-fi]<br />[https://github.com/LukeUsher GitHub Sponsor], [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/lukepusher PayPal]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
|Exclusive news
+
|Exclusive news, name in emulator
 
|-
 
|-
 
|DobieStation
 
|DobieStation
 
|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
 
|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/dobiestation dobiestation]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/dobiestation dobiestation]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Discord
 
|Discord
|-
 
|[[EKA2L1]]
 
|[[Cellphone emulators#N-Gage (Nokia)|Symbian]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/fewdspuck fewdspuck]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Priority support via Discord
 
|-
 
|[[higan]]
 
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/byuu byuu]
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[libretro]]
 
|[[libretro]]
 
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
 
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/libretro libretro]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/libretro libretro]
 +
|{{~}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Discord
 
|Discord
 +
|-
 +
|[[simple64]]
 +
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
 +
|[https://www.patreon.com/loganmc10 loganmc10]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Exclusive news
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[melonDS]]
 
|[[melonDS]]
 
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]
 
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/staplebutter Arisotura (formally Staplebutter)]
+
|[https://www.patreon.com/staplebutter Arisotura (formerly Staplebutter)]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Mesen]]
 +
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Nintendo NES]]
 +
|[https://www.patreon.com/Mesen Mesen]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
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|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Nintendo GBA]], [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GB, GBC]]
 
|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Nintendo GBA]], [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GB, GBC]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/mgba mgba]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/mgba mgba]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Special icon, name in emulator
 
|Special icon, name in emulator
 +
|-
 +
|[[Mikage]]
 +
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
 +
|[https://www.patreon.com/mikage mikage]
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Exclusive news, technical support
 +
|-
 +
|NooDS
 +
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]
 +
|[https://www.patreon.com/Hydr8gon Hydr8gon]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Discord
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Nova]]
 
|[[Nova]]
 
|[[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]], Sega Titan Video <small>(Arcade)</small>
 
|[[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]], Sega Titan Video <small>(Arcade)</small>
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/nova_emu nova_emu]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/nova_emu nova_emu]
 +
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|Exclusive news, name in emulator
 
|Exclusive news, name in emulator
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|[[Virtual Boy emulators|Virtual Boy]]
 
|[[Virtual Boy emulators|Virtual Boy]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/GuyPerfect GuyPerfect]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/GuyPerfect GuyPerfect]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
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|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
 
|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/jpd002 jpd002]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/jpd002 jpd002]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Discord
 
|Discord
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|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
 
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/openemu openemu]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/openemu openemu]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|Name in emulator
 
|Name in emulator
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|[[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4]]
 
|[[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/AlexAltea AlexAltea]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/AlexAltea AlexAltea]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Discord, exclusive news
 
|Discord, exclusive news
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|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
 
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/Project64 Project64]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/Project64 Project64]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|Remove prompts for support
 
|Remove prompts for support
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Retro Virtual Machine
 
|Retro Virtual Machine
|[[ZX Spectrum emulators|ZX Spectrum]], [[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]]
+
|[[ZX Spectrum line|ZX Spectrum]], [[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/retrovirtualmachine retrovirtualmachine]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/retrovirtualmachine retrovirtualmachine]
 +
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|Exclusive news, name in emulator
 
|Exclusive news, name in emulator
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|[[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]]
 
|[[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/Nekotekina Nekotekina]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/Nekotekina Nekotekina]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Discord, exclusive news, technical support, development polls, name in emulator
 
|Discord, exclusive news, technical support, development polls, name in emulator
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|[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
 
|[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/ryujinx ryujinx]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/ryujinx ryujinx]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Discord
 
|Discord
 +
|-
 +
|[[StrikeBox]]
 +
|[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]]
 +
|[https://www.patreon.com/StrikerX3 StrikerX3]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Exclusive news
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[TeknoParrot]]
 
|[[TeknoParrot]]
 
|Windows-based [[Arcade emulators|Arcade systems]]
 
|Windows-based [[Arcade emulators|Arcade systems]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/Teknogods Teknogods]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/Teknogods Teknogods]
 +
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|Exclusive emulator features, Discord, exclusive news
 
|Exclusive emulator features, Discord, exclusive news
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|[[PlayStation Vita emulators|PlayStation Vita]]
 
|[[PlayStation Vita emulators|PlayStation Vita]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/Vita3K Vita3K]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/Vita3K Vita3K]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Discord, name in readme, higher priority on reported issues
 
|Discord, name in readme, higher priority on reported issues
 +
|-
 +
|[[xemu]]
 +
|[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]]
 +
|[https://www.patreon.com/mborgerson mborgerson]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Name on videos
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Xenia]]
 
|[[Xenia]]
 
|[[Xbox 360 emulators|Xbox 360]]
 
|[[Xbox 360 emulators|Xbox 360]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/xenia_project xenia_project]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/xenia_project xenia_project]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Discord
 
|Discord
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|[[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]]
 
|[[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/yabause yabause]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/yabause yabause]
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Name in emulator, documentation, support
 
|Name in emulator, documentation, support
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|[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
 
|[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/yuzuteam yuzuteam]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/yuzuteam yuzuteam]
|{{}}
+
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 
|Discord, exclusive news, prioritized technical support, development polls
 
|Discord, exclusive news, prioritized technical support, development polls
 
|-
 
|-
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|Chip [[decapping]], currently used for improving [[MAME]]'s emulation.
 
|Chip [[decapping]], currently used for improving [[MAME]]'s emulation.
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4805718 4805718]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4805718 4805718]
|Chance to influence what they work on, early blog posts
+
|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]
 
|[https://gliden64.blogspot.com/ GLideN64]
 
|One of the more popular [[Recommended N64 plugins|N64 plugins]].
 
|One of the more popular [[Recommended N64 plugins|N64 plugins]].
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/Gliden64 Gliden64]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/Gliden64 Gliden64]
|Early access, exclusive news
+
|Early access, exclusive news.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://github.com/InternalLoss InternalLoss (AKA 'Billy' UK)]
 +
|Insignia server (For [[Xbox]] games), open-source web tools, OS network services for retro game systems.
 +
|[https://ko-fi.com/billy549 billy549] (Ko-fi)
 +
|{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://github.com/JayFoxRox JayFoxRox]
 
|[https://github.com/JayFoxRox JayFoxRox]
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|Core developer on [[Dolphin]], [[Citra]] and [[yuzu]].
 
|Core developer on [[Dolphin]], [[Citra]] and [[yuzu]].
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9377665 9377665]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9377665 9377665]
|Monthly cat photos
+
|Monthly cat photos.
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://github.com/MoochMcGee MoochMcGee]
+
|[https://github.com/Libbers Libbers (AKA 'Libby')]
|Emudev who mostly works on MAME and 86Box.
+
|Insignia server for [[Xbox]] games. [https://twitter.com/kl0wny Twitter].
|[https://www.patreon.com/moochmcgee moochmcgee]
+
|[https://www.patreon.com/LibbyLoops LibbyLoops]
|Name on the Patreon page
+
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|[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]
 +
|Insignia 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.
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==Romhacking==
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
 +
! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|Description
 +
! scope="col"|Patreon link
 +
! 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]
 
|[https://romhacking.net/ ROMhacking.net]
|[[Mods, Hacks and Fan-Translations|Rom hacking]] website. The biggest(?) database of rom hacks and translations.
+
|[[Mods, hacks and fan-translations|Rom hacking]] website. The biggest(?) database of rom hacks and translations.
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/Romhackingnet Romhackingnet]
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/Romhackingnet Romhackingnet]
|Site themes, site development forum, ad-free, sticky article, new site feature or improvement of your choosing
+
|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"|Patreon link
 +
! 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.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"|Patreon/Donation link
 +
! 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"|Patreon link
 +
! 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+).
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|[https://www.patreon.com/classicrebirth classicrebirth]
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|Private posts, full patches collection, early access, in-game credit.
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|[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/ HG101]
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|Comprehensive web overviews/retrospectives, ebooks/books and podcasts of retro/modern video games.
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|[https://www.patreon.com/hg101 hg101]
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|Private posts, private messages, Discord, ebooks/books (also autographic option), materials, votes/nominations.
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|[https://hitsave.org/ Hit Save!]
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|A non-profit dedicated to video game preservation, their history, and related physical and digital materials.
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|[https://www.patreon.com/hitsave hitsave], [https://hitsave.org/support-us/#/portal/ Ghost], [https://hitsave.org/support-us/ Others]
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|Private posts, messages, polls, Discord, early access content, credit, memorabilia.
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|[http://www.homeoftheunderdogs.net/ Home of the Underdogs]
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|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.
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|[https://www.patreon.com/hotu hotu]
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|Discord.
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|[https://www.unseen64.net/ Unseen64]
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|An historical archive with articles, screenshots and videos for cancelled, beta & unseen videogames. Full U64 backup on Archive.org.
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|[https://www.patreon.com/unseen64 unseen64]
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|Private posts, polls, credit in posts, ebook.
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|[https://www.preservegames.org/ The Video Game Preservation Collective (VGPC)]
 
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|Emulation/game data archival website.
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/zophar zophar]
 
|Ad-free, your own post, link to your emulation project
 
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|[http://problemkaputt.de Martin Korth]
 
|Developer of the [[No$]] emulators.
 
|[https://www.patreon.com/martin_korth martin_korth]
 
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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

Name System Patreon link FLOSS Early access Other rewards
86Box Intel CPUs 86box, PayPal account Name in YouTube videos, and on website. Priority video requests.
AetherSX2 PlayStation 2 aethersx2
Cemu Wii U cemu Discord, exclusive news, name in emulator
Citra Nintendo 3DS citraemu Discord, exclusive news, technical support, development polls
Cxbx-Reloaded, ares Xbox, Sega Chihiro (Arcade, WIP), Nintendo 64 LukeUsher, Ko-fi
GitHub Sponsor, PayPal
Exclusive news, name in emulator
DobieStation PlayStation 2 dobiestation Discord
libretro Multi-system libretro ~ Discord
simple64 Nintendo 64 loganmc10 Exclusive news
melonDS Nintendo DS Arisotura (formerly Staplebutter)
Mesen Nintendo NES Mesen
mGBA Nintendo GBA, GB, GBC mgba Special icon, name in emulator
Mikage Nintendo 3DS mikage Exclusive news, technical support
NooDS Nintendo DS Hydr8gon Discord
Nova Sega Saturn, Sega Titan Video (Arcade) nova_emu Exclusive news, name in emulator
Planet Virtual Boy emulator Virtual Boy GuyPerfect
Play! PlayStation 2 jpd002 Discord
OpenEmu Multi-system openemu Name in emulator
Orbital PlayStation 4 AlexAltea Discord, exclusive news
Project64 Nintendo 64 Project64 Remove prompts for support
Retro Virtual Machine ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC retrovirtualmachine Exclusive news, name in emulator
RPCS3 PlayStation 3 Nekotekina Discord, exclusive news, technical support, development polls, name in emulator
Ryujinx Nintendo Switch ryujinx Discord
StrikeBox Xbox StrikerX3 Exclusive news
TeknoParrot Windows-based Arcade systems Teknogods Exclusive emulator features, Discord, exclusive news
Vita3K PlayStation Vita Vita3K Discord, name in readme, higher priority on reported issues
xemu Xbox mborgerson Name on videos
Xenia Xbox 360 xenia_project Discord
Yabause Sega Saturn yabause Name in emulator, documentation, support
yuzu Nintendo Switch yuzuteam Discord, exclusive news, prioritized technical support, development polls

Misc

Name Description Patreon link Rewards
anodium Citra progress report and blog writer anodium
CAPS0ff Chip decapping, currently used for improving MAME's emulation. 4805718 Chance to influence what they work on, early blog posts.
EmuVR Game room simulation in VR. EmuVR Exclusive news.
GLideN64 One of the more popular N64 plugins. Gliden64 Early access, exclusive news.
InternalLoss (AKA 'Billy' UK) Insignia server (For Xbox games), open-source web tools, OS network services for retro game systems. billy549 (Ko-fi)
JayFoxRox XQEMU, Citra, Sega Lindbergh, pinball emulation, open-source PC game ports. jayfoxrox
Lioncache Core developer on Dolphin, Citra and yuzu. 9377665 Monthly cat photos.
Libbers (AKA 'Libby') Insignia server for Xbox games. Twitter. LibbyLoops
Lutris An open-source frontend for Linux. lutris Early access, remote support with a desktop sharing program, custom forum badge.
m4xw Works on improving various emulators, such as Mupen64Plus, Mupen64Plus-Next, RetroArch libnx port, Switch PPSSPP Port. Also makes Nintendo Switch homebrew. m4xwdev Discord, feature requests.
Martin Korth Developer of the No$ emulators. martin_korth
MooglyGuy/TheMogMiner Assist with expenses in acquiring obscure computers and electronic hardware for MAME's emulation. moogly Patreon posts
Playnite An open-source frontend for Windows. playnite Early access, access to polls prioritizing upcoming features, credits.
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. CookiePLMonster Patreon posts, credits, access to private to-do list.
thrimbor Insignia server (For Xbox games), Xbox original tools, various fixes/mods to open-source projects and games/software. Twitter. StefanSchmidt
Wine-Staging Testing area and experimental features for Wine. winestaging
Zophar's Domain Emulation/game data archival website. zophar Ad-free, your own post, link to your emulation project.

Romhacking

Name Description Patreon link Rewards
Hilltop Localizations of Japanese-only videogames (Especially PS1 & PS2) titles. hilltopworks Patron-only Discord room, patron role, exclusive posts, early access to content, BTS developer info, answers to romhacking questions, patch credits.
ROMhacking.net Rom hacking website. The biggest(?) database of rom hacks and translations. Romhackingnet Site themes, site development forum, ad-free, sticky article, new site feature or improvement of your choosing.

FPGA

Name Description Patreon link Rewards
atrac17 Fixes to arcade FPGA cores for MiSTer and others, MAME contributor. atrac17 Private posts
José Manuel Barroso Galindo Maintains the old Update_All_MiSTer script and newer, improved MiSTer Downloader for MiSTer FPGA. theypsilon Early access, private posts, Patreon keys, Discord benefits, shout-outs, chance to influence what he works on.
Jose Tejada Arcade FPGA cores for MiSTer and others, MAME contributor. 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. FPGAMiSTer
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). retrorgb, Floatplane, Ko-fi, PayPal, Others Early access, private posts, Discord.
Robert Peip Development and enhancements to console FPGA cores for MiSTer and others. Best known for creating PSX core. Also made Atari Lynx, GBA & Wonderswan cores, and added improvements to other cores. Check his Twitter updates, too. FPGAzumSpass Early access, private posts.
Sergey Dvodnenko Console FPGA cores for MiSTer and others. Best known for creating Saturn core. Also did major work on Sega Genesis, Mega CD & TurboGrafx-16/CD. Check his Twitter, too. srg320

Game engine recreations

Name Games Description Patreon/Donation link Rewards
OpenMW TES 3: Morrowind List of several individual devs. Several devs
ReC98 Touhou 1 - 5 (PC-98) Updated page with many completion status bars needing certain amounts. GitHub Sponsors (Progress bars)

Video game preservation

Name Description Patreon link Rewards
classicrebirth.com (The Apple of Eden) Plug & play enhancements for classic Resident Evil and Dino Crisis games on modern Windows (i.e. Vista+). classicrebirth Private posts, full patches collection, early access, in-game credit.
HG101 Comprehensive web overviews/retrospectives, ebooks/books and podcasts of retro/modern video games. hg101 Private posts, private messages, Discord, ebooks/books (also autographic option), materials, votes/nominations.
Hit Save! A non-profit dedicated to video game preservation, their history, and related physical and digital materials. hitsave, Ghost, Others Private posts, messages, polls, Discord, early access content, credit, memorabilia.
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. Old versions with game/docs downloads ended in 2009. hotu Discord.
Unseen64 An historical archive with articles, screenshots and videos for cancelled, beta & unseen videogames. Full U64 backup on Archive.org. unseen64 Private posts, polls, credit in posts, ebook.
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The Video Game Preservation Collective (VGPC) Video game preservation. Contributes to redump.org, No-Intro and Internet Archive. vgpc Name on website

External links

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