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− | This page contains information of console emulation history | + | This page contains information of console emulation history. |
Emulation, in general, gained popularity around 1995-1997, [[PC_Emulator_Comparisons#x86_CPU.27s|mostly due to increases in CPU speed]], the increased usage of the Internet, and the increased number of decent emulators. | Emulation, in general, gained popularity around 1995-1997, [[PC_Emulator_Comparisons#x86_CPU.27s|mostly due to increases in CPU speed]], the increased usage of the Internet, and the increased number of decent emulators. | ||
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Activision released the “Atari 2600 Action Pack” for Windows 3.1 on June 1995. It was the first Atari emulator known. Later emulators appeared in 1996, “VCS2600” and “Stella”. <ref> | Activision released the “Atari 2600 Action Pack” for Windows 3.1 on June 1995. It was the first Atari emulator known. Later emulators appeared in 1996, “VCS2600” and “Stella”. <ref> | ||
[https://atariage.com/forums/topic/203848-first-atari-2600-emulator/ First Atari 2600 emulator? forum question by jhd]</ref> | [https://atariage.com/forums/topic/203848-first-atari-2600-emulator/ First Atari 2600 emulator? forum question by jhd]</ref> | ||
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* Dxbx is a fork of Cxbx, released in 2008. | * Dxbx is a fork of Cxbx, released in 2008. | ||
* [[Cxbx-Reloaded]] is a fork of Cxbx that went open-source in April 2016. Because little work has been done on the original CXBX, its development is very slow (equals 15% playable titles), and like older Xbox emulators, it didn't need a BIOS dump to work. | * [[Cxbx-Reloaded]] is a fork of Cxbx that went open-source in April 2016. Because little work has been done on the original CXBX, its development is very slow (equals 15% playable titles), and like older Xbox emulators, it didn't need a BIOS dump to work. | ||
− | * [[XQEMU]] was the first low-level Xbox emulator. | + | * [[XQEMU]] was the first low-level Xbox emulator. Its first commit was on February 1, 2009. It emulated games at slow speeds. Its last commit was in December 2019. |
* [[xemu]] is a continuation of XQEMU, released somewhere in February 2020. It can play 5x more titles than Cxbx-Reloaded and requires a BIOS dump to work. | * [[xemu]] is a continuation of XQEMU, released somewhere in February 2020. It can play 5x more titles than Cxbx-Reloaded and requires a BIOS dump to work. | ||
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[[Category:FAQs]] | [[Category:FAQs]] | ||
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