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<div style="font-size:162%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to the Emulation General wiki,</div>
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<div style="font-size:162%; border:none; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to the Emulation General Wiki</div>
<div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:95%;">the wiki dedicated to all things emulation.</div>
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<div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:95%;">The wiki dedicated to all things emulation.</div>
 
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Please read the '''[[General problems FAQ]]''' before asking questions.
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This wiki is dedicated to all things related to video game emulation. Please read the '''[[General problems FAQ]]''' before asking questions.
 
  
 
Questions and comments about the wiki should be asked on the message board.
 
Questions and comments about the wiki should be asked on the message board.
  
For info on console hardware and restoration, see the [[gametech:|Game Tech Wiki]].
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For info on console hardware and restoration, see the [[gametech:|Game Tech Wiki]].<br>
  
 
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If you're looking for ways to contribute, you can [[Getting involved|start here]].
If you're looking for ways to contribute, see the [[Talk:Main_Page#TODO|TODO discussion]].
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==Emulators==
 
==Emulators==
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<font size="3"><b>[[Nintendo]] consoles</b></font> [[File:n64 logo.png|21px]]
<font size="3"><b>Arcade</b></font> [[File:PacmanGhost.png|20px]]
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* [[Color TV-Game emulators| Color TV-Game]]
* [[Arcade emulators|Multi-System]]
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* [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom \ NES]]
* [[Neo Geo emulators|Neo-Geo/CD]]
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* [[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Famicom \ SNES]] ([[Super_Nintendo_emulators#Satellaview_emulation|Satellaview]])
* [[Sega Dreamcast emulators|Naomi]]
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* [[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]] ([[Nintendo_64_emulators#64DD_emulation|64DD]])
* [[GameCube emulators|Triforce]]
 
* [[Taito Type X]]
 
 
 
<font size="3"><b>Atari Consoles</b></font> [[image:atari logo.png|21px]]
 
* [[Atari 2600 emulators|Atari 2600]]     
 
* [[Atari 5200 emulators|Atari 5200]]
 
* [[Atari 7800 emulators|Atari 7800]]
 
* [[Atari Jaguar emulators|Atari Jaguar]]
 
 
 
<font size="3"><b>Atari Handhelds</b></font>
 
* [[Atari Lynx emulators|Atari Lynx]]
 
 
 
<font size="3"><b>[[List of computers|Personal Computers]]</b></font> [[File:Crt-monitor.png|22px]] <!-- Sorted by release -->
 
* [[PLATO Computer System|PLATO]] <!-- November 1960 -->
 
* [[Altair 8800|MITS Altair]]  <!-- December 1974 -->
 
* [[Apple III emulators|Apple III]]  <!-- May 1980 -->
 
* [[IBM PC/XT]] <!-- Something something 1981 -->
 
* [[DOS emulators|DOS]] <!-- August 1981 -->
 
* [[BBC Micro|BBC Micro]]  <!-- December 1981 -->
 
* [[ZX Spectrum|ZX Spectrum]]  <!-- April 1982 -->
 
* [[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64]] <!-- August 1982 --> 
 
* [[Commodore 65 emulators|Commodore 65]]  <!-- Unreleased prototype --> 
 
* [[MSX emulators|MSX]]  <!-- June 1983 -->
 
* [[Amstrad CPC|Amstrad CPC]] <!-- June 1984 -->
 
* [[Atari ST|Atari ST]] <!-- June 1985 -->
 
* [[Amiga emulators|Amiga]] <!-- July 1985 -->
 
* [[Sharp X68000 emulators|Sharp X68000]] <!-- February 1987 -->
 
* [[Windows 95/98/ME emulators|Windows 3.x/9x]] <!-- May 1990 -->
 
 
 
<font size="3"><b>Mobile Phones</b></font>
 
* [[Cellphone emulators|Cell Phones]]
 
* [[Cellphone emulators|Japanese Phones]]
 
* [[Cellphone emulators|N-Gage]]
 
* [[Android emulators|Android]]
 
* [[IOS emulators|iOS]] <!-- Placeholder links until individual pages ready -->
 
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<font size="3"><b>Nintendo Consoles</b></font> [[File:n64 logo.png|21px]] <!-- Console manufacturers ordered by how soon they entered gaming market (MS-X already listed under PCs) -->
 
* [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES / Famicom]]
 
* [[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo / Super Famicom]]
 
* [[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
 
 
* [[GameCube emulators|GameCube]]
 
* [[GameCube emulators|GameCube]]
 
* [[Wii emulators|Wii]]
 
* [[Wii emulators|Wii]]
* [[Wii U emulators|Wii U]]
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* [[Wii U emulators|Wii U]] ([[Amiibo]])
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* [[Nintendo Switch emulators|Switch]]
  
<font size="3"><b>Nintendo Handhelds</b></font> [[File:Gameboy Advance.png|30px]]  
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<font size="3"><b>[[Nintendo]] handhelds</b></font> [[File:Gameboy Advance.png|30px]]  
* [[Game &amp; Watch]]
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* [[Game & Watch]]
* [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
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* [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]] ([[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color_emulators#Game_Boy_Camera| Game Boy Camera]])
 
* [[Virtual Boy emulators|Virtual Boy]]
 
* [[Virtual Boy emulators|Virtual Boy]]
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* [[Pokémon mini emulators|Pokémon mini]]
 
* [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]] ([[GBA e-Reader emulators|e-Reader]])
 
* [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]] ([[GBA e-Reader emulators|e-Reader]])
* [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]] ([[DSiWare emulators|DSiWare]])
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* [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]] ([[Nintendo DSi emulators|DSi]])
 
* [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
 
* [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
  
<font size="3"><b>Sega Consoles</b></font> [[File:dreamcast logo.png|23px]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[First and second generations of video game consoles|First/second]] generation consoles</b></font>
* [[SG-1000]]
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* [[APF_MP1000_emulators|APF MP1000]]
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* [[ColecoVision emulators|ColecoVision]]
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* [[Emerson Arcadia 2001 emulators|Emerson Arcadia 2001]]
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* [[Fairchild_Channel_F_emulators|Fairchild Channel F]]
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* [[Intellivision emulators|Intellivision]]
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* [[Magnavox Odyssey emulators|Magnavox Odyssey]]
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* [[Magnavox_Odyssey²_emulators|Magnavox Odyssey²]]
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* [[Vectrex emulators|Vectrex]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[Sony]] consoles</b></font> [[File:playstation logo.png|25px]]
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* [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
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* [[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
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* [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]]
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* [[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4]]
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[PlayStation 5 emulators|PlayStation 5]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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<font size="3"><b>[[Sony]] handhelds</b></font> [[File:Sony-PSP.png|30px]]
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* [[PocketStation emulators|PocketStation]]
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* [[PlayStation Portable emulators|PlayStation Portable]]
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* [[PlayStation Vita emulators|PlayStation Vita]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[Sega]] consoles</b></font> [[File:dreamcast logo.png|23px|link=Category:Sega consoles]]
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* [[SG-1000 emulators|SG-1000]]
 
* [[Master System emulators|Master System]]
 
* [[Master System emulators|Master System]]
* [[Sega Genesis emulators|Genesis / Mega Drive, CD &amp; 32X]]
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* [[Sega Genesis emulators|Genesis/Mega Drive, CD &amp; 32X]]
 
* [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn]]
 
* [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn]]
* [[Sega Dreamcast emulators|Dreamcast]]
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* [[Sega Dreamcast emulators|Dreamcast]] ([[Sega VMU emulators|VMU/VMS]])
  
<font size="3"><b>Sega Handhelds</b></font> [[File:Game Gear.png|28px]]  
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<font size="3"><b>[[Sega]] handhelds</b></font> [[File:Game Gear.png|28px]]
 
* [[Master System emulators|Game Gear]]
 
* [[Master System emulators|Game Gear]]
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* [[Sega Pico|Pico / Beena]]
  
<font size="3"><b>NEC Consoles</b></font> [[File:NEC.png|30px]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[NEC]] consoles</b></font> [[File:NEC.png|30px]]
* [[PC-98 emulator|PC-98]]
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* [[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16]]
* [[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, CD]]
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* [[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|SuperGrafx]]
* [[PC-FX emulators|PC-FX ]]
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* [[PC-FX emulators|PC-FX]]
  
<font size="3"><b>Other 90s Consoles</b></font>
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<font size="3"><b>[[Multi-system emulators]]</b></font>
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<font size="3"><b>[[Microsoft]] consoles</b></font> [[File:Icon_Xbox.png|23px]]
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* [[Xbox emulators|Xbox]]
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* [[Xbox 360 emulators|Xbox 360]]
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[Xbox One emulators|Xbox One]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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<font size="3"><b>[[Atari]] consoles</b></font> [[image:atari logo.png|21px]]
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* [[Atari 2600 emulators|Atari 2600]]
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* [[Atari 5200 emulators|Atari 5200]]
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* [[Atari 7800 emulators|Atari 7800]]
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* [[Atari 8-bit#Atari XEGS|Atari XEGS]]
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* [[Atari Jaguar emulators|Atari Jaguar / Jaguar CD]]
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[Atari VCS]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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<font size="3"><b>[[Atari]] handhelds</b></font> [[image:Atari-Lynx-I-Handheld.png|30px]]
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* [[Atari Lynx emulators|Atari Lynx]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[Strange and forgotten consoles|Other notable]] consoles</b></font>
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* [[Dedicated Consoles]]
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* [[Educational consoles]]
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* [[POS (Pong Consoles) CPUs and Other Chips|Notable Chips (Integrated Circuits)]]
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* [[3DO emulators|3DO Interactive Multiplayer]]
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* [[Apple Pippin]]
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* [[Neo Geo and variants|Neo Geo AES/CD]]
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* [[Nuon emulators|Nuon]]
 
* [[Philips CD-i emulators|Philips CD-i]]
 
* [[Philips CD-i emulators|Philips CD-i]]
* [[3DO emulators|3DO]]
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[Pioneer LaserActive]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
* [[Pioneer LaserActive]]
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[Zeebo]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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* [[Android_emulators#Android_consoles|Android consoles]]
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==[[Arcade]] emulators==
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<font size="3"><b>[[Sega]]</b></font>
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* [[Xbox_emulators#Chihiro|Chihiro]]
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* [[Sega_Genesis_emulators#Arcade| Genesis Based]]
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* [[Sega Model 1|Model 1]]
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* [[Sega Model 2|Model 2]]
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* [[Sega Model 3|Model 3]]
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* [[Sega NAOMI and variants|NAOMI]]
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* [[Sega Saturn emulators|ST-V]]
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* [[Master System emulators|System E]]
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<font size="3"><b>SNK</b></font>
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* [[Neo Geo and variants|Neo Geo MVS]]
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<font size="3"><b>Taito</b></font>
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* [[Taito Type X and variants|Type X and variants]]
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<font size="3"><b>Sony</b></font>
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* [[PlayStation_emulators#Arcade_variations|PlayStation based]]
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* [[PlayStation_2_emulators#Arcade_variations|PlayStation 2 based]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[Nintendo_(Miscellaneous)#Arcade|Nintendo]]</b></font>
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[GameCube_emulators#Triforce|Triforce]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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* [[Nintendo_Entertainment_System_emulators#VS._System|VS. System]]
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<font size="3"><b>Namco</b></font>
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* [[PlayStation_3_emulators#Namco_System_357|System 357]]
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<font size="3"><b>Miscellaneous</b></font>
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* [[Atari_Jaguar_emulators#Emulators|Atari CoJag]]
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* [[Konami M2]]
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* [[Arcade LaserDisc emulators|Arcade LaserDisc]]
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* [[Pinball|Pinball emulation\simulation]]
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* [[Discrete circuitry-based arcade games|Discrete circuitry based]]
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* [[TeknoParrot]]
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==[[List of computers|Personal computers]]==
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<font size="3"><b>PC operating systems (OS)</b></font>
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* [[Windows_2000/XP/Vista_emulators|Windows NT series]]
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* [[Windows 95/98/ME emulators|Windows 9x series]]
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* [[Windows CE]]
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* [[MacOS]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] computers</b></font> [[File:Apple-Computers-1977-icon.png|16px]]
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* [[Apple I emulators|Apple I]]
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* [[Apple II line|Apple ][ line]]
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* [[Apple IIGS emulators|Apple IIGS]]
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* [[Apple III line|Apple /// line]]
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* [[Macintosh line|Macintosh line]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[Commodore]]</b></font> [[File:Commodore Logo.png|22px]]
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* [[Amiga line|Amiga line]]
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* [[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64]]
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* [[Commodore 128|Commodore 128]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[Atari]]</b></font> [[image:atari logo.png|21px]]
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* [[Atari 8-bit|Atari 8-bit (400, 800, XL, XE)]]
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* [[Atari ST line]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[NEC]]</b></font> [[File:NEC.png|30px]]
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* [[NEC PC-6000 series|PC-6000 series]]
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* [[NEC PC-8800 series|PC-8800 series]]
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* [[NEC PC-9800 series|PC-9800 series]]
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<font size="3"><b>[[Fujitsu]]</b></font>[[File:FM7 logo.png|40px]]
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* [[Fujitsu FM-7 emulators|FM-7]]
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* [[FM Towns emulators|FM Towns]]
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<font size="3"><b>Sharp</b></font>[[File:Sharp X68000 LOGO.png|22px]]
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* [[Sharp X1 emulators|X1]]
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* [[Sharp X68000 emulators|X68000]]
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==[[Miscellaneous Computers|Other notable]] computers and systems==
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* [[Desk-size computers / Supercomputers / Mainframes]]
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* [[PLATO Computer System|PLATO]]
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* [[Sinclair ZX81 emulators|Sinclair ZX81]]
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* [[ZX Spectrum line|Sinclair ZX Spectrum]]
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* [[Acorn RISC machines|Acorn Archimedes]]
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* [[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]]
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* [[BBC Micro emulators|BBC Micro]]
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* [[Camputers Lynx emulators|Camputers Lynx]]
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* [[Altair 8800|MITS Altair 8800]]
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* [[MSX emulators|MSX]]
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* [[Simputer]]
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* [[Educational computers|Educational]] computers
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<font size="3"><b>Mobile operating systems (OS)</b></font>
 +
* [[Windows CE]]
 +
* [[Android emulators|Android]]
 +
* [[IOS emulators|iOS]]
 +
 
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<font size="3"><b>Mobile & media devices</b></font>
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* [[Portable Media Players]]
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* [[Cellphone emulators|Cellphones]]
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* [[Smart TV emulators|Smart TVs]]
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[E-reader|E-readers]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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* [[PDAs]]
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* <span title="No Playable Emulators">[[Zune]] <sup>&Dagger;</sup></span>
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<font size="3"><b>Miscellaneous</b></font>
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* [[Calculator emulators|Calculators]]
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* [[Car Dashboard Hardware]]
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* [[POS (Pong Consoles) CPUs and Other Chips|Notable chips (Integrated Circuits)]]
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* [[TI Educational devices]]
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==Not really emulators==
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<font size="2"><b>[[Compatibility layers]]</b></font>
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* [[Wine]]
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* [[Proton]]
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<font size="2"><b>[[Game engine recreations and source ports]]</b></font>
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* [[ScummVM]]
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* [[ResidualVM]]
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* [[EasyRPG]]
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<font size="3"><b>Other 90s Handhelds</b></font>
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<div style="flex: 1 0 240px;">
* [[Neo Geo Pocket emulators|Neo-Geo Pocket/Color]]
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<font size="2"><b>[[Frontends]]</b></font>
* [[WonderSwan emulators|WonderSwan/Color]]
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* [[Comparison of frontends|Frontend Comparison]]
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* [[RetroArch]]
<font size="3"><b>Sony Consoles</b></font> [[File:playstation logo.png|25px]]
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* [[Lakka]]
* [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
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* [[RetroPie]]
* [[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
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* [[TWiLight Menu++]]
* [[Playstation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]]
 
* [[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4]]
 
  
<font size="3"><b>Sony Handhelds</b></font> [[File:Sony-PSP.png|30px]]
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<font size="2"><b>[[FPGA]]</b></font>
* [[PocketStation]]
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* [[MiSTer]]
* [[PlayStation Portable emulators|PlayStation Portable]]
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* [[PlayStation Vita emulators|PlayStation Vita]]
 
  
<font size="3"><b>Microsoft Consoles</b></font> [[File:xbox logo.png|23px]]
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* [[Xbox emulators|Xbox]]
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<font size="2"><b>Miscellaneous</b></font>
* [[Xbox 360 emulators|Xbox 360]]
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* [[Virtual_reality#Emulators_with_VR_support|Emulators with VR support]]
* [[Xbox One emulators|Xbox One]]
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* [[Flash]]
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* [[Hypervisors]]
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* [[Wrappers]]
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* [[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|VR game room simulations]]
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<font size="3"><b>First/Second Generation Consoles</b></font>
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==Emulators on consoles, phones & other hardware==
* [[Magnavox Odyssey emulators|Magnavox Odyssey]] / [[ColecoVision emulators|ColecoVision]] / [[Vectrex emulators|Vectrex]] / [[Intellivision emulators|Intellivision]]
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* [[Console Boom emulators|1970s/1980s Console Boom]]
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* [[Strange Console emulators|Strange Consoles]]
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<font size="2"><b>Home consoles</b></font>
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* [[Emulators on N64]]
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* [[Emulators on GameCube]]
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* [[Emulators on Wii]]
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* [[Emulators on Wii U]]
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* [[Emulators on Switch]]
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* [[Emulators on Saturn]]
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* [[Emulators on Dreamcast]]
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* [[Emulators on PS1]]
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* [[Emulators on PS2]]
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* [[Emulators on PS3]]
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* [[Emulators on PS4]]
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* [[Emulators on Xbox]]
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* [[Emulators on Xbox 360]]
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* [[Emulators on Xbox One]]
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</div>
  
<font size="3"><b>Emulating On Other Systems</b></font>
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<div style="flex: 1 0 240px;">
* [[Multi-System Emulators]]
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<font size="2"><b>Handheld consoles</b></font>
<font size="2"><b>On Mobile</b></font>
 
* [[Emulators on Android]]
 
* [[Emulating on your browser]]
 
<font size="2"><b>On Handhelds</b></font>
 
 
* [[Emulators on GBA]]
 
* [[Emulators on GBA]]
 
* [[Emulators on DS]]
 
* [[Emulators on DS]]
 
* [[Emulators on 3DS]]
 
* [[Emulators on 3DS]]
* [[Emulators on Gizmondo]]
 
 
* [[Emulators on PSP]]
 
* [[Emulators on PSP]]
 
* [[Emulators on Vita]]
 
* [[Emulators on Vita]]
<font size="2"><b>On Consoles</b></font>
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* [[Emulators on GCW Zero]]
* [[Emulators on Wii]]
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* [[Emulators on Gizmondo]]
* [[Emulators on PS3]]
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<font size="2"><b>Miscellaneous hardware</b></font>
 +
* [[Emulators on other systems]]
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* [[Emulators on Casio calculators]]
 +
* [[Emulators on TI calculators]]
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* [[Emulators on DragonBox Pyra]]
 +
* [[Emulators on PocketChip]]
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* [[Emulators on tvOS]]
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</div>
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<div style="flex: 1 0 240px;">
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<font size="2"><b>Computers and mobile devices</b></font>
 +
* [[Emulators on DOS]]
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* [[Emulators on Amiga]]
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* [[Emulators on MSX]]
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* [[Emulators on IRIX]]
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* [[Emulators on Android]]
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* [[Emulators on iOS]]
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* [[Emulators on Java]]
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* [[Emulators on Symbian]]
  
<font size="3"><b>Official Emulators</b></font>
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<font size="2"><b>Other</b></font>
* [[Virtual Console]] (Nintendo)
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* [[Emulators on browsers]]
* [[Official Sony Emulators]]
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* [[Virtual reality|Emulators with VR support]]
* [[Emulators in Games]]
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* [[Official emulators]]
|}
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* [[Emulators in games]]
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* [[Emulation boxes]]
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</div>
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</div>
  
==FAQs==
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==FAQs and guides==
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<font size="2"><b>Hardware setup</b></font>
* [[Auto-load next disc]]
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* [[Computer specifications]]
* [[Black frame insertion]]
 
* [[Computer specs|Computer Specifications]]
 
* [[Resolution|Console Display Resolutions]]
 
 
* [[Controllers]]
 
* [[Controllers]]
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* [[Displays]]
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<font size="2"><b>Software setup</b></font>
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* [[Emulator scams]]
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* [[Emulator files|Files and BIOS for emulators]]
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* [[List of filetypes|Filetypes]]
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* [[Save disk space for ISOs|Reducing ISO filesizes]]
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* [[Ripping games]] ([[File hashes|Verifying dumps]])
 +
* [[ROM & ISO sites]]
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* [[ROM managers]]
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* [[Save converters]]
 +
* [[Shader caches]]
 +
 +
<font size="2"><b>Discs</b></font>
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* [[Auto-load next disc]] (Multiple CDs)
 
* [[Cue sheet (.cue)]]
 
* [[Cue sheet (.cue)]]
* [[Display FAQ|Displays]]
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* [[Emulation Accuracy]]
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<font size="2"><b>Modding</b></font>
* [[Emulation on Fedora]]
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* [[30/60 FPS cheat codes]]
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* [[Achievements support]]
* [[Emulation on Ubuntu]]
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* [[Cheats and patches]]
* [[Emulator Files|Files and BIOS for Emulators]]
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* [[Modding consoles/flashcarts]]
* [[List of filetypes|Filetypes]]
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* [[Mods, hacks and fan-translations]] ([[Apply ROM hacks and translations|Applying ROM hacks]])
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* [[ROM hacking resources]]
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</div>
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<div style="flex: 1 0 240px;">
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<font size="2"><b>[[Preservation projects]]</b></font>
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* [[Flashpoint]]
 +
* [[Kahvibreak]]
 +
* [[Cellphone games preservation]]
 +
* [[Endangered list]]
 +
 
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<font size="2"><b>Graphical quality</b></font>
 +
* [[Resolution|Console display resolutions]]
 +
* [[Famicom color palette]]
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* [[Shaders and filters]] ([[Shader Presets]])
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* [[CRT shaders]] ([[NTSC filters]])
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* [[Dithering]]
 +
* [[Texture filtering]]
 +
* [[Vsync]]
 +
* [[Texture packs]]
 +
* [[Widescreen hacks]]
 +
* [[Overscan]]
 +
 
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<font size="2"><b>Performance</b></font>
 
* [[Frames per second]]
 
* [[Frames per second]]
* [[Frontends]]
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* [[Black frame insertion]]
* [[High/Low level emulation]]
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* [[Overclocking]]
 
* [[Input lag]]
 
* [[Input lag]]
* [[Netplay]]
 
* [[List of notable ports|Notable Ports]]
 
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* [[Overclocking]]
 
* [[Recommended N64 Plugins]]
 
* [[Recommended PS1 Plugins]]
 
* [[Recording Video]]
 
* [[Ripping Games]]
 
* [[Need Games?|ROM/ISO Sites]]
 
* [[Save Converters]]
 
* [[File Hashes|Verifying Dumps]]
 
* [[Vsync]]
 
|}
 
  
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<font size="2"><b>Accuracy</b></font>
|- valign="top"
+
* [[Emulation accuracy]]
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* [[High/Low level emulation]]
 +
</div>
  
==Shaders/Filters==
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<div style="flex: 1 0 240px;">
* [[CRT Shaders]]
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<font size="2"><b>Multiplayer</b></font>
* [[Dithering]]
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* [[Netplay]]
* [[NTSC Filters]]
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* [[Port forwarding guide for netplay]]
* [[Shaders and Filters|Shaders and Filters]]
 
* [[List of shaders and filters|List of Shaders and Filters]]
 
* [[Texture filtering|Texture Filtering and Scaling]]
 
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==Modding==
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<font size="2"><b>Contributing to emulation</b></font>
* [[Achievements Support]]
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* [[Decapping]]
* [[Save Disk Space for ISOs|Alter Dumps to Save Disk Space]]
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* [[Licensing]]
* [[Modding Consoles/Flashcarts]]
+
* [[Source code]]
* [[Mods, Hacks and Fan-Translations]]
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* [[Support emulation projects]]
* [[ROM Hacking Resources]]
 
* [[Texture Packs]]
 
* [[Cheats and Patches]]
 
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==Miscellaneous==
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<font size="2"><b>Other</b></font>
 +
* [[General problems FAQ]]
 +
* [[Emulator problems FAQ]]
 +
* [[Game problems FAQ]]
 +
* [[List of notable ports|Notable ports]]
 +
* [[Our most reccomended emulators|Guides for choosing emulators]]
 +
* [[PSP Eboots]]
 +
* [[Recommended N64 plugins]]
 +
* [[Recommended PS1 plugins]]
 +
* [[Recording video]]
 +
* [[User settings and configs]]
 
* [[Console-specific development wikis]]
 
* [[Console-specific development wikis]]
* [[Emulation Books and Articles]]
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* [[Dynamic recompilation]]
 +
* [[Emulation books and articles]]
 +
* [[Emulators on Patreon]]
 
* [[History of emulation]]
 
* [[History of emulation]]
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* [[Virtual reality]]
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