Multi-system emulators
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Multi system emulators focus on emulating many different systems under one program. They can be focused on a single company's systems because of the similarity of the systems, or may have systems from many different companies.
To be defined as "multi-system" an emulator has to emulate two or more distinct systems. For the purpose of this list, Addons (eg. Sega CD, 32X) are not counted as a separate system.
Emulators
Multi-company
| Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | # of Emulated systems | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAME | Multi-platform | 0.265 | Thousands[1] | ✓ |
| RetroArch | Multi-platform | 1.18.0 | 40* | ✓ |
| Mednafen | Multi-platform | 1.32.1 | 13 | ✓ |
| OpenEmu | OS X | 2.0.1 | 29 | ✓ |
| ScummVM | Multi-platform | 1.8.1 | ? | ✓ |
| BizHawk | Windows | 2.9.1 | 17 (excluding the Libretro cores) | ✓ |
| Pantheon | Windows | 5.810 | 12 | ✓ |
| higan | Windows, Linux, OS X | v110 | 6 | ✗ |
*official cores only, plus MAME
Nintendo
| Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | # of Emulated systems | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin | Multi-platform | 5.0 | 3 | ✓ |
| No$GBA | Windows | 2.8b | 3* | ✗ |
*No$GBA apparently also does PocketStation emulation
Sega
| Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | # of Emulated systems | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kega Fusion | Windows, Linux, OS X | 3.64 | 8 | ✓ |
| PicoDrive | Multi-platform | 1.80 | 5 | ✓ |
References
- ↑ mamedb.com/history
