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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]].
 
 
! scope="col"|System
! scope="col"|Patreon link
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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|[[86Box]]
|[[Intel CPUs|Intel CPUs]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/86box 86box], [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/86Box PayPal account]
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|Name in YouTube videos, and on website. Priority video requests.
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|[[AetherSX2]]
|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/aethersx2 aethersx2]
|{{✗}}
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|[[Cemu]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/cemu cemu]
|{{✓}}
|Exclusive {{✓}}|Discord, exclusive news, name in emulator
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|[[Citra]]
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/citraemu/overview citraemu]
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|{{✗}}
|Discord, exclusive news, technical support, development polls
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|[[Cxbx-Reloaded]], [[ares]]|[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]], Sega Chihiro <small>(Arcade, WIP)</small>, [[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]|[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, name in emulator
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|DobieStation
|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/dobiestation dobiestation]
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|{{✗}}
|Discord
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|[[EKA2L1]]
|[[Cellphone emulators#N-Gage (Nokia)|Symbian]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/fewdspuck fewdspuck]
|{{✗}}
|Priority support via Discord
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|[[higan]]
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/byuu byuu]
|{{✗}}
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|[[libretro]]
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/libretro libretro]
|{{~}}
|{{✗}}
|Discord
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|[[simple64]]
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/loganmc10 loganmc10]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|Exclusive news
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|[[melonDS]]
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/staplebutter Arisotura (formally formerly Staplebutter)]|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
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|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Nintendo NES]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/Mesen Mesen]
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|{{✗}}
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|Mikage
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/mikage Mikage]
|{{✓}}
|Discord, exclusive news
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|[[mGBA]]
|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Nintendo GBA]], [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GB, GBC]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/mgba mgba]
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|{{✗}}
|Special icon, name in emulator
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|[[Mikage]]
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/mikage mikage]
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|Exclusive news, technical support
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|NooDS
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/Hydr8gon Hydr8gon]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|Discord
|[[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]], Sega Titan Video <small>(Arcade)</small>
|[https://www.patreon.com/nova_emu nova_emu]
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|Exclusive news, name in emulator
|[[Virtual Boy emulators|Virtual Boy]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/GuyPerfect GuyPerfect]
|{{✓}}
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|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/jpd002 jpd002]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|Discord
|[[Multi-system emulators|Multi-system]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/openemu openemu]
|{{✓}}
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|Name in emulator
|[[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/AlexAltea AlexAltea]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|Discord, exclusive news
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/Project64 Project64]
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|Remove prompts for support
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|Retro Virtual Machine
|[[ZX Spectrum emulatorsline|ZX Spectrum]], [[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/retrovirtualmachine retrovirtualmachine]
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|Exclusive news, name in emulator
|[[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/Nekotekina Nekotekina]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|Discord, exclusive news, technical support, development polls, name in emulator
|[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/ryujinx ryujinx]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|Discord
|[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/StrikerX3 StrikerX3]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|Exclusive news
|Windows-based [[Arcade emulators|Arcade systems]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/Teknogods Teknogods]
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|Exclusive emulator features, Discord, exclusive news
|[[PlayStation Vita emulators|PlayStation Vita]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/Vita3K Vita3K]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|Discord, name in readme, higher priority on reported issues
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|[[xemu]]
|[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/mborgerson mborgerson]
|{{✓}}
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|Name on videos
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|[[Xenia]]
|[[Xbox 360 emulators|Xbox 360]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/xenia_project xenia_project]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|Discord
|[[Sega Saturn emulators|Sega Saturn]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/yabause yabause]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|Name in emulator, documentation, support
|[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/yuzuteam yuzuteam]
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|Discord, exclusive news, prioritized technical support, development polls
|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.
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|[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/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)|{{✗}}
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|[https://github.com/JayFoxRox JayFoxRox]
|[https://www.patreon.com/jayfoxrox jayfoxrox]
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|[https://github.com/jotego Jose Tejada]
|[[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.
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|[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')]|Insignia 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.
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|[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]|{{✗}}
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|[https://m64pgithub.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]|[[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"|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.iocom/ m64ptheypsilon José Manuel Barroso Galindo]|A package of Maintains the old Update_All_MiSTer script and newer, improved MiSTer Downloader for [[MiSTer]] [[Mupen64PlusFPGA]].|[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 [[Recommended_N64_plugins#VideoFPGA|GLideN64FPGA cores]] for [[MiSTer]] and a custom GUIothers, [[MAME]] contributor.|[https://www.patreon.com/m64p m64ptopapate topapate]|Access Early access, private posts, name/face in projects, chance to downloadsinfluence what he works on.
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|[[MiSTer]]
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|[https://githubwww.retrorgb.com/MoochMcGee MoochMcGeeRetroRGB.com]|Emudev who mostly works on MAME A website with corresponding YouTube, Podcast and social media accounts dedicated to highlighting the people and 86Boxprojects in the retro gaming scene (particularly [[FPGA]] scene too).|[https://www.patreon.com/moochmcgee moochmcgeeretrorgb 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]|Name on the Patreon pageEarly access, private posts, Discord.
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|[https://romhackinggithub.netcom/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:// ROMhackinggithub.netcom/srg320 Sergey Dvodnenko]|Console [[FPGA|FPGA cores]] for [[ModsMiSTer]] and others. Best known for creating [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn]] core. Also did major work on Sega Genesis, Hacks Mega CD & TurboGrafx-16/CD. Check his [https://www.twitter.com/srg320_ Twitter], too.|[https://www.patreon.com/srg320 srg320]|{{✗}}|-|} ==[[Game engine recreations and Fansource ports|Game engine recreations]]=={| class="wikitable" style="text-Translationsalign:center;" width="100%"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Games! scope="col"|Rom hackingDescription! 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] website|{{✗}}|-|[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 biggestApple of Eden)|Plug & play enhancements for classic ''Resident Evil'' and ''Dino Crisis'' games on modern Windows (?i.e. Vista+) database .|[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 rom hacks 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 translationsrelated physical and digital materials.|[https://www.patreon.com/Romhackingnet Romhackingnethitsave hitsave], [https://hitsave.org/support-us/#/portal/ Ghost], [https://hitsave.org/support-us/ Others]|Site themesPrivate posts, messages, polls, Discord, early access content, credit, memorabilia.|-|[http://www.homeoftheunderdogs.net/ Home of the Underdogs]|A non-profit site development forumdedicated to the preservation and promotion of 5000+ underrated PC games (and a few non-PC games) of all ages, ad1000+ 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.|-free|[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, sticky articlecredit in posts, new site feature or improvement of your choosingebook.|-! colspan="8"|Axed
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|[https://www.preservegames.org/ The Video Game Preservation Collective (VGPC)]
|Name on website
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|[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
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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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