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Sometimes a full system emulator is overkill. This is especially true when a developer only wants to get one game (or a number of games that use the same engine) working. In that case, reimplementing that game alone would save more time than implementing the platform it runs on. These kinds of projects are common when abandonware has large communities; when the original developer has disbanded and can no longer support or update it, an effort is then made to get it running natively on newer versions of-- and/or entirely different-- operating systems and platforms.
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{{Infobox console
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|title = Atari Lynx
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|logo = Atari-Lynx-I-Handheld.png
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|developer = [[:Atari]]
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|type = [[:Category:Handheld consoles|Handheld game console]]
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|generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth generation]]
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|release = 1989
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|discontinued = 1995
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|emulated = {{✓}}
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* When the developer only has a binary to work with (and not the [[source code]]), they recreate the engine rather than port it, hence the term '''[[wikipedia:Game engine recreation|game engine recreations]]''' (or alternatively '''game engine re-implementations'''). How the developers go about this process depends on their philosophy; they may opt to decompile the original executable and have their own program rely on the original until all of its functions have been remade, at which point the original binary is no longer needed. Alternatively, they can be remade based on a clean room design, in which the project implements the abstract features without having to disassemble the original, going by how components are expected to be used rather than how the game uses them. Some engines come about simply because they were inspired by the original game, and the programmer felt confident enough that no reverse engineering was necessary to make an engine that does the same thing.
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The '''[[wikipedia:Atari Lynx|Atari Lynx]]''' was a fourth-generation handheld game console released by [[wikipedia:Atari|Atari]] on September 1, 1989 and it retailed for {{Inflation|USD|179.99|1989}}. It has a WDC 65SC02 CPU. Notably, it was the world's first handheld system that used a color LCD screen, as well as having fairly advanced graphics for the time.
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* In rare cases, games are released as open-source by the publishers themselves, allowing developers to perform a '''source port''' of the code. This skips the step of figuring out how the game works. The most common example that's often used is id Software's release of Doom in 1997. It led to [[wikipedia:List of Doom source ports|so many ports being released]] that the community began to joke about what devices haven't gotten it running yet.
 
  
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Some projects are implemented in ways that the original developer did not intend; for example, for a platform other than which publishers marketed it for. And they're not just limited to game engines either; [https://webamp.org/ Webamp] is a JavaScript application that reimplements Winamp in the web browser. These projects are almost always open-source which also allows new programmers to fix bugs that could have been difficult to track down during development (alternatively, the bugs may be emulated to allow old mods to continue to safely exploit them). When most of the effort is on programming, the project will usually require the original game's assets (such as files in the installation directory or ROMs) until those ever get remade. This lets the developers claim they aren't infringing the game's copyrights since the player must obtain the original to use it; if the game is still being sold, this could allow the publisher to even earn revenue from the project.
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Unlike contemporaneous machines, its architecture is based upon a frame buffer and a scaling blitter, providing both 2d sprite and background scaling and hardware support for lines and filled triangles. Because it has no inherent concept of a tile map or any sprite-specific hardware, the drawing budget is per frame rather than per line; there is no enforced limit in terms of the number of sprites or sprites per line other than that implied by the amount of drawing that can be achieved within an acceptable frame rate.
  
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For the sake of brevity, most of these projects often refer to themselves under some variety of '''fan remakes'''. The [[#External links|External links]] section has lists for a number of known and available projects.
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==Emulators==
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On Linux downloading and using game engines is easy with [https://github.com/luxtorpeda-dev/luxtorpeda Luxtorpeda] - a Steam Play compatibility tool (like [[Proton]]) that allows you to run games from Steam using various different game engines and reimplementations.
 
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==Multi game engine==
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! scope="col"|Name
 
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! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
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! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
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! scope="col"|Active
 
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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! scope="col"|Supported game(s)
 
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!colspan="9"|Action-adventure (3rd-person)
 
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|[https://opentomb.github.io/ OpenTomb]
 
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
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|[https://github.com/opentomb/OpenTomb/releases git]
 
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
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|Tomb Raider 1–5
 
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|-
 
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|[http://xproger.info/projects/OpenLara/ OpenLara]<ref group=N>OpenLara was inspired by OpenTomb</ref>
 
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Android|LinuxARM|3DS|Switch}}
 
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|[https://github.com/XProger/OpenLara/releases git]
 
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
 
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|Tomb Raider 1–4
 
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|-
 
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!colspan="9"|Adventure
 
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|-
 
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|[[ScummVM]]
 
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|Multi-platform
 
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|[https://www.scummvm.org/downloads {{ScummVMVer}}]
 
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
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|Adventure games and RPGs (LucasArts, Sierra, Activision, Humongous & more. Over [[wikipedia:ScummVM#Supported_games|250 games]].)
 
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|-
 
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!colspan="9"|FPS
 
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|-
 
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|[https://m210.duke4.net BuildGDX]
 
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|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
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|[https://m210.duke4.net Website]
 
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Blood, Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Powerslave/Exhumed, Redneck Rampage, Redneck Rampage Rides Again, Witchaven, Witchaven II, TekWar, Legend of the Seven Paladins
 
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|-
 
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|Raze
 
−
|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
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|[https://github.com/coelckers/Raze/releases git]
 
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
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|Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Redneck Rampage, Shadow Warrior and Exhumed/Powerslave, Nam, WW2 GI
 
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|-
 
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|[https://www.eduke32.com EDuke32] <br/>VoidSW <ref group=N>VoidSW is included with EDuke32</ref>
 
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
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|[https://dukeworld.com/eduke32/synthesis/latest/?s=d&o=d&dir=eduke32/synthesis/latest Website]
 
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|''EDuke32:'' Duke Nukem 3D, Ion Fury, NAM, World War II GI <br/>''VoidSW:'' Shadow Warrior
 
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|-
 
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|[https://nukeykt.retrohost.net RedNukem]
 
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|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/nukeykt/NRedneck/releases git]
 
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
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|Duke Nukem 3D, Duke Nukem 64, Redneck Rampage, Redneck Rampage Rides Again, NAM, World War II GI
 
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|-
 
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|Metaforce
 
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|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
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|[https://releases.axiodl.com/ Dev builds]<br/>[https://github.com/AxioDL/metaforce git]
 
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>
 
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|Metroid Prime 1–3
 
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|-
 
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|XLEngine
 
−
|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
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|[https://github.com/Mindwerks/XLEngine/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Star Wars: Dark Forces, Daggerfall<br/>''Later:'' Outlaws, Blood, Shadow Warrior
 
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|-
 
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|[https://zdoom.org/index ZDoom]
 
−
|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://zdoom.org/downloads 2.81]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N>ZDoom has been discontinued. However the development of its replacements, GZDoom and LZDoom, is still active.</ref> ||{{✓}}
 
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|Doom I–II, Final Doom, Heretic, Hexen: Beyond Heretic, Chex Quest I–III, Strife: Quest for the Sigil, Hacx: Twitch 'n Kill
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|Platform
 
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|-
 
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|[http://clonekeenplus.sourceforge.net Commander Genius]
 
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|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Switch}}
 
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|[http://clonekeenplus.sourceforge.net/download.php 3.0.0]
 
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Commander Keen in Goodbye Galaxy, Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Babysitter
 
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|-
 
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!colspan="9"|Racing
 
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|-
 
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|OpenNFS
 
−
|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/OpenNFS/OpenNFS/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
 
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|Need for Speed I–III, Need for Speed: High Stakes, Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
 
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|-
 
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!colspan="9"|RPG
 
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|-
 
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|[[EasyRPG]]
 
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|Multi-platform
 
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|[https://easyrpg.org/player/downloads {{EasyRPGVer}}]
 
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
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|RPG Maker 2000/2003 games
 
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|-
 
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|[http://www.gemrb.org GemRB]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Android}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/gemrb/gemrb/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Infinity Engine <br/>(Baldur's Gate series (1998–2001), Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale series (2000–2002))
 
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|-
 
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|[[Neko RPGXP Player]]
 
−
|{{Icon|Android}}
 
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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.kernys.rgss&hl 2.01]
 
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
 
−
|RPG Maker XP/VX/VA/MV games
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://xoreos.org/ xoreos]
 
−
|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/xoreos/xoreos 0.0.6]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>
 
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|BioWare's Aurora engine & derivatives <br/>(BioWare's 7 PC/console RPGs, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, The Witcher)
 
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|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|RTS
 
−
|-
 
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|[https://openage.sft.mx openage]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|BSD}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/SFTtech/openage/releases git]
 
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
 
−
|Age of Empires, AoE II (HD), Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
 
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|-
 
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|[http://www.openra.net OpenRA]
 
−
|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|BSD|PSVita}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Early Westwood games (Command & Conquer, C&C: Red Alert). <br/>''Soon:'' 2nd-gen C&C (C&C: Tiberian Sun).
 
−
|-
 
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|[https://github.com/TheAssemblyArmada/Vanilla-Conquer Vanilla Conquer]
 
−
|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|BSD}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/TheAssemblyArmada/Vanilla-Conquer git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
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|Early Westwood games (Command & Conquer, C&C: Red Alert, Dune 2000). <br/>Based on the official source code release by EA, with the goal of serving as a portable drop-in replacement for the original executables as well as a platform for mod developers.
 
−
|-
 
−
|[http://timjones.io/blog/tags/opensage OpenSAGE]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/OpenSAGE/OpenSAGE/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>
 
−
|EA's Command & Conquer games <br/>(C&C: Generals, C&C: Generals - Zero Hour) <br/>''Soon:'' The Battle for Middle-earth series (2004–2006), C&C 3 & expansion.
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://stratagus.com/stratagus.html Stratagus]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Android}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/Wargus/stratagus 3.1.2]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=N>Stargus is in pre-alpha but development has been halted. Stratagus, Wargus, and War1gus are being updated regularly.</ref> ||{{✓}}<ref group=N>StarCraft is only partially playable in Stargus in Stargus's current stage. The other games for the other engines work well if installed correctly.</ref>
 
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|''[https://github.com/Wargus/wargus Wargus]:'' Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness + Beyond the Dark Portal, Aleona's Tale<br/>''[https://github.com/Wargus/war1gus War1gus]:'' Warcraft: Orcs & Humans<br/>''[https://github.com/Wargus/stargus Stargus]:'' StarCraft (partially playable)<br/>''Stratagus:'' Wyrmsun
 
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|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|Shoot 'em up
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://rec98.nmlgc.net ReC98]
 
−
|Multi-platform
 
−
|[https://github.com/nmlgc/ReC98 git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>
 
−
|Touhou 1–5 (PC-98)
 
−
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==Single game engine==
 
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! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
 
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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! scope="col"|Supported game(s)
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|Action-adventure
 
−
|-
 
−
|OpenJK
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://builds.openjk.org Build]<br/>[https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
 
−
|Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 
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|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|Adventure
 
−
|-
 
−
|The Ur-Quan Masters
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
−
|[http://sc2.sourceforge.net/downloads.php 0.8.0]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Star Control II
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|FPS
 
−
|-
 
−
|Aleph One
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://alephone.lhowon.org/download.html 1.4]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Marathon 1-2, Marathon Infinity
 
−
|-
 
−
|[http://bibendovsky.github.io/bstone BStone]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/bibendovsky/bstone/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold, Blake Stone: Planet Strike
 
−
|-
 
−
|Crispy Doom <br/>Crispy Heretic
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/crispy-doom/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|''Crispy Doom:'' Doom 1-2, Final Doom <br/>''Crispy Heretic:'' Heretic
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://dhewm3.org dhewm3]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Amiga}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/dhewm/dhewm3/releases git]
 
−
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Doom 3 (Original)
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://doom64ex.wordpress.com Doom64 EX]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/doom64ex/files/doom64ex/2.5 2.5]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Doom 64 (Original)
 
−
|-
 
−
|[http://www.descent2.de D2X-XL] <br/>[https://www.dxx-rebirth.com DXX-Rebirth]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/d2x-xl 1.18.76] <br/>[https://github.com/dxx-rebirth/dxx-rebirth/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Descent, Descent II
 
−
|-
 
−
|ECWolf
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Android}}
 
−
|[http://maniacsvault.net/ecwolf/download.php 1.3.3]
 
−
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Wolfenstein 3D, Spear of Destiny, Super 3D Noah’s Ark
 
−
|-
 
−
|Hammer of Thyrion
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[http://uhexen2.sourceforge.net 1.5.9]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Hexen II
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://ioquake3.org ioquake3]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Amiga}}
 
−
|[https://ioquake3.org/get-it 1.36]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Quake III: Arena
 
−
|-
 
−
|iortcw
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/iortcw/iortcw/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Return to Castle Wolfenstein
 
−
|-
 
−
|[http://nukeykt.retrohost.net NBlood]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
−
|[https://lerppu.net/wannabethesis/nblood/latest/ git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Blood
 
−
|-
 
−
|OpenMoHAA
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
−
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/openmohaa/]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
−
|Medal of Honour: Allied Assault
 
−
|-
 
−
|OpenXRay
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/OpenXRay/xray-16/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
 
−
|-
 
−
|[http://pcex.retrohost.net PCExhumed]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
−
|[https://lerppu.net/wannabethesis/pcexhumed/]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Powerslave (PC)
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://powerslaveex.wordpress.com Powerslave EX]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/svkaiser/PowerslaveEX git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Powerslave (Console)
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/prboom PrBoom]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/libretro/libretro-prboom git]
 
−
|{{✓}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N>PrBoom-plus is still active</ref> ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Doom 1-2, Final Doom
 
−
|-
 
−
|[http://quakespasm.sourceforge.net Quakespasm] <br/>vkQuake<ref group=N>vkQuake is based on Quakespasm, but uses Vulkan instead of OpenGL for rendering</ref>
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/quakespasm 0.94.2] <br/>[https://github.com/Novum/vkQuake/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Quake 1
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|RBDOOM-3-BFG
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! colspan="7"|PC / x86
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/RobertBeckebans/RBDOOM-3-BFG/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Doom 3 (BFG Edition)
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[https://icculus.org/rott Rise of the Triad for Linux]  
+
| [[Mednafen]]
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows7|Linux|DC}}
+
| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
−
|[https://icculus.org/rott/releases git]
+
| [{{MednafenURL|releases}} {{MednafenVer}}]
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
+
| {{✓}}
−
|Rise of the Triad: Dark War
+
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
|rottexpr
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| [[MAME]]
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
+
| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
−
|[https://github.com/LTCHIPS/rottexpr/releases git]
+
| [http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
+
| {{✓}}
−
|Rise of the Triad: Dark War
+
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Shockolate
+
| [[OpenEmu]]
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
+
| align=left|{{Icon|macOS}}
−
|[https://github.com/Interrupt/systemshock/releases git]
+
| [http://openemu.org {{OpenEmuVer}}]
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
+
| {{✗}}
−
|System Shock 1
+
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[https://theforceengine.github.io The Force Engine]
+
| [[Handy]]
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
+
| align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
−
|[https://theforceengine.github.io/downloads.html 0.02.001]
+
| [[sourceforge:projects/handy/files/|0.95]]
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>
+
| {{✓}}
−
|Star Wars: Dark Forces, Outlaws
+
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[https://disenchant.net/tyrquake Tyrquake]
+
! colspan="7"|Consoles
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
−
|[https://disenchant.net/git/tyrquake.git git]
 
−
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Quake 1
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|vitaQuake II
+
| Handypsp
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Vita}}
+
| align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
−
|[https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/vitaQuakeII git], [http://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/278 PS Vita]
+
| [https://archive.org/details/handypsp.7z 0.95.1]
−
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
+
| {{✗}}
−
|Quake 2
+
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[https://xash.su/xash3d.html Xash3D]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|Android}}
 
−
|[https://xash3d.ru/doku.php?id=downloads 0.99]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Half-Life 1
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[https://www.yamagi.org/quake2 Yamagi Quake II]
+
| PLynx
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
+
| align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
−
|[https://deponie.yamagi.org/quake2 8.00]
+
| [https://archive.org/details/plynx-v-09.7z 0.9]
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
+
| {{✗}}
−
|Quake 2
+
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
!colspan="9"|Platform
+
| Handy-PSP
 +
| align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
 +
| [https://archive.org/details/handy-psp-001.7z 0.01]
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Jazz² Resurrection
+
| Handy VITA
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Android}}
+
| align=left|{{Icon|PSV}}
−
|[https://github.com/deathkiller/jazz2/releases git]
+
| [https://github.com/frangarcj/HandyVITA/releases git]
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
+
| {{✗}}
−
|Jazz Jackrabbit 2
+
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
|NXEngine <br/>[https://github.com/nxengine/nxengine-evo nxengine-evo]
+
| WiiHandy
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
+
| align=left|{{Icon|Wii}}
−
|[http://nxengine.sourceforge.net 1.0.0.6] <br/>[https://github.com/nxengine/nxengine-evo/releases git]
+
| [https://github.com/raz0red/wiihandy git]
−
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
+
| {{✗}}
−
|Cave Story
+
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[http://www.alister.eu/jazz/oj/about.php OpenJazz]
+
| Handy-3DS
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Pandora|GP32|DC}}
+
| align=left|{{Icon|3DS}}
−
|[https://github.com/AlisterT/openjazz/releases git]
+
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-handy-3ds-atari-lynx-emulator.394329/ 1.1b]
−
|{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}}
+
| {{✗}}
−
|Jazz Jackrabbit 1
+
| {{✓}}
−
|-
+
| {{✗}}
−
|R.E.L.I.V.E.
+
| {{✓}}
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/AliveTeam/alive_reversing git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
 
−
|-
 
−
|rawgl
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/cyxx/rawgl git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Another World/Out of This World
 
−
|-
 
−
|REminiscence
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Android}}
 
−
|[http://cyxdown.free.fr/reminiscence 0.4.9]
 
−
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Flashback (Another World's spiritual sequel)
 
−
|-
 
−
|Rigel Engine
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|LinuxARM}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/lethal-guitar/RigelEngine/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Duke Nukem II
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://github.com/Rubberduckycooly/Sonic-1-2-2013-Decompilation RSDK]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Android|Vita|Switch}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/Rubberduckycooly/Sonic-1-2-2013-Decompilation/releases Sonic 1 & 2] </br>[https://github.com/Rubberduckycooly/Sonic-CD-11-Decompilation/releases Sonic CD]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Sonic the Hedgehog 1-2, Sonic CD
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://www.popot.org/get_the_games.php?game=SDLPoP SDLPoP]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Prince of Persia (1989)
 
−
|-
 
−
|[[ Super Mario 64 Port]]
 
−
|Multi-platform
 
−
|Depends on port
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Super Mario 64 (N64)
 
−
|-
 
−
|[http://www.bigorno.net/xrick xrick]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|GameCube|BeOS|Amiga|GP32}}
 
−
|[http://www.bigorno.net/xrick/download.html #021212]
 
−
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Rick Dangerous
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|Puzzle
 
−
|-
 
−
|Lemmini
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/mjfwalsh/lemmini/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Lemmings
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|Racing
 
−
|-
 
−
|CannonBall
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Pandora|LinuxARM}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/djyt/cannonball/wiki git]
 
−
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|OutRun
 
−
|-
 
−
|NFSIISE
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Android}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/zaps166/NFSIISE/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Need for Speed II: SE
 
−
|-
 
−
|OpenC1
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[http://1amstudios.com/projects/openc1 1.4]<br/>[https://github.com/jeff-1amstudios/OpenC1 git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Carmageddon
 
−
|-
 
−
|OpenLGR
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/james-knippes/openlgr git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
−
|Lego Racers
 
−
|-
 
−
|OpenMC2
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux|macOS}} (via [[Wine]])
 
−
|[https://github.com/LRFLEW/OpenMC2/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Midnight Club II
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://openswe1r.github.io OpenSWE1R]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/OpenSWE1R/openswe1r git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>
 
−
|Star Wars Episode 1: Racer
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://yethiel.gitlab.io/RVDocs RVGL]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|Android|LinuxARM|Pandora}}
 
−
|[https://rvgl.re-volt.io 21.0930a-1]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Re-Volt
 
−
|-
 
−
|REDriver2
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/OpenDriver2/REDRIVER2 git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Driver 2
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/stunt-car-remake.79671 stuntcarremake]<ref group=N>Based on Stunt Car Racer Remake for Windows</ref>
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows7|Linux|Pandora}}
 
−
|[https://repo.openpandora.org/?page=detail&app=stuntcarremake_ptitseb Build 08]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Stunt Car Racer (Amiga / AtariST)
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|RPG
 
−
|-
 
−
|[http://arx-libertatis.org Arx Libertatis]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/arx/ArxLibertatis/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Arx Fatalis
 
−
|-
 
−
|Daggerfall Unity
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://www.dfworkshop.net/projects/daggerfall-unity/live-builds Beta 0.13.2]<br/>[https://github.com/Interkarma/daggerfall-unity git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
 
−
|-
 
−
|DevilutionX
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Haiku|Switch}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/diasurgical/devilutionX/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Diablo
 
−
|-
 
−
|OpenGothic
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/Try/OpenGothic git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Gothic II
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://makipl.github.io/OpenVIII-monogame OpenVIII]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}} <!-- planned: {{Icon|Android|iOS}} -->
 
−
|[https://github.com/MaKiPL/OpenVIII git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
 
−
|Final Fantasy VIII
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://opendiablo2.com OpenDiablo2]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/AbyssEngine/OpenDiablo2 git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
 
−
|Diablo II
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://openmw.org OpenMW]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://openmw.org/downloads 0.47.0]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
 
−
|-
 
−
|OpenTESArena
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/afritz1/OpenTESArena/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>
 
−
|The Elder Scrolls I: Arena
 
−
|-
 
−
|REGoth
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/REGoth-project/REGoth-bs git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Gothic, Gothic II
 
−
|-
 
−
|reone
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/seedhartha/reone/ git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>
 
−
|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1-2
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|RTS
 
−
|-
 
−
|OpenDUNE
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/OpenDUNE/OpenDUNE/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
 
−
|-
 
−
|[http://www.ta3d.org/home-en.php TA3D]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/zuzuf/TA3D git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
 
−
|Total Annihilation
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|RTT
 
−
|-
 
−
|[http://freesynd.sourceforge.net FreeSynd]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/freesynd 0.7.5]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
−
|Syndicate (1993)
 
−
|-
 
−
|[http://swars.vexillium.org Syndicate Wars Port]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[http://swars.vexillium.org/#download 0.3]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Syndicate Wars
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|TBS
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://ctp2.darkdust.net civctp2]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|Pandora}} Pyra
 
−
|[https://github.com/civctp2/civctp2/releases git] <br/>([https://github.com/ptitSeb/ctp2 ctp2] for Linux/Pandora/Pyra])
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Call to Power II
 
−
|-
 
−
|[http://www.civone.org CivOne]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/SWY1985/CivOne git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>
 
−
|Sid Meier's Civilization
 
−
|-
 
−
|fheroes2
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Switch|PSVita}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/ihhub/fheroes2 git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Heroes of Might and Magic II
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://openxcom.org OpenXcom]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://openxcom.org/git-builds git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|UFO: Enemy Unknown (X-Com: UFO Defense), X-COM: Terror From the Deep
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://vcmi.eu VCMI]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Android}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/vcmi/vcmi git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Heroes of Might and Magic III
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|Sandbox
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://openrw.org OpenRW]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/rwengine/openrw git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
 
−
|Grand Theft Auto III
 
−
|-
 
−
|re3<ref group=N>re3 and reVC have been taken down by Take-Two again.</ref> <br/>reVC
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20210923101046/https://github.com/GTAmodding/re3] <br/>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210906122256/https://github.com/GTAmodding/re3/tree/miami/ reVC]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
 
−
|-
 
−
|San Andreas Unity
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Android}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/GTA-ASM/SanAndreasUnity/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
 
−
|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|Shoot 'em up
 
−
|-
 
−
|OpenTyrian
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|Android}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/opentyrian/opentyrian/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Tyrian
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|Sim - City-building
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://bitbucket.org/dalerank/caesaria/wiki/Home CaesarIA]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Android|Haiku}}
 
−
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/opencaesar3/files 0.5] (2016)
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
−
|Caesar III
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://github.com/bvschaik/julius Julius]<br />[https://github.com/Keriew/augustus Augustus] <small>(Gameplay changes)</small>
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Vita|Switch}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/bvschaik/julius/releases 1.7]<br />[https://github.com/Keriew/augustus/releases 3.0.1]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Caesar III
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|Sim - Construction/Management
 
−
|-
 
−
|[http://corsixth.com CorsixTH]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|BSD}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/CorsixTH/CorsixTH/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Theme Hospital
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://www.reddit.com/r/locomotion OpenLoco]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenLoco/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Chris Sawyer's Locomotion
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://openrct2.org OpenRCT2]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
 
−
|-
 
−
|[https://www.openttd.org/en OpenTTD]
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/OpenTTD/OpenTTD/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Transport Tycoon Deluxe
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|Sim - Flight Combat
 
−
|-
 
−
|terminal-recall
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/jtrfp/terminal-recall git] <br/>[https://sourceforge.net/projects/terminal-recall/files/nightly-builds/ Nightly Builds]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Terminal Volocity, Fury3
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|TPS
 
−
|-
 
−
|max_vita
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Vita}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/max_vita/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
−
|Max Payne
 
−
|-
 
−
!colspan="9"|Visual novel
 
−
|-
 
−
|NitroSharp
 
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
−
|[https://github.com/CommitteeOfZero/nitrosharp/releases git]
 
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}} <small>(WIP)</small>
 
−
|ChäoS;HEAd NoAH
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
==Notes==
+
===Comparison===
−
<references group=N />
+
;[[Mednafen]]:Based upon Handy, but unlike other forked cores, its emulation only improves upon the original. Despite having the .lnx extension, No-Intro ROMs aren’t directly compatible with Mednafen nor Handy and must be converted with make_lnx, which is bundled with Handy.
−
 
+
;[[Handy]]:Hasn't been updated since 2007. Only included here for reference.
−
==External links==
 
−
* [https://osgameclones.com/ Open Source Game Clones] (Likely the best and most complete list.)
 
−
* [https://github.com/leereilly/games Games on GitHub] by Lee Reilly ([https://github.com/leereilly/games/blob/master/README.md Master list] in wider view. This list from leereilly contains Table of Contents and categories with highlighted links to Git repos.)
 
−
* [https://trilarion.github.io/opensourcegames/ Open Source Games on GitHub] by Trilarion ([https://github.com/Trilarion/opensourcegames/blob/master/entries/tocs/_games.md#Games Master list]. As good as OSGC site above & frighteningly far larger list than leereilly's Git list. Over [https://github.com/Trilarion/opensourcegames/blob/master/README.md 1200 game entries]!)
 
−
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine_recreation#Methods Game engine recreation] on Wikipedia (Has links to lists of: 1) commercial video games with source code; 2) source ports; and 3) game engine recreations.)
 
−
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_video_games_with_available_source_code#Games_with_reconstructed_source_code List of games with reconstructed source code] on Wikipedia
 
−
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_games List of open-source video games] on Wikipedia (Not very complete, and the different categories are somewhat confusing.)
 
−
* [https://libregamewiki.org/Main_Page LibreGameWiki] (Small learning curve applies for navigating around the wiki. Tends to focus more on indigenous open-source engines.)
 
−
* [https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Category/Game Game category of the Free software directory] (Wiki with fairly basic content. Tends to focus more on indigenous open-source engines.)
 
−
 
 
−
:<u>Curated Lists:</u>
 
−
:* [https://thingsiplay.game.blog/2020/03/13/open-source-drm-free-games/ Tuncay  D.'s recommendations for OS, DRM-free games] (thingsiplay.game.blog. Mar 13, 2020. Not for game recreations. Some selections have similarities to old commercial games.)
 
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:* [https://thingsiplay.game.blog/2020/05/19/open-source-and-alike-games/ Tuncay  D.'s recommendations for OS & alike games] (thingsiplay.game.blog. May 19, 2020. Focused on game recreations and engines similar to other games.)
 
  
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* [https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/category/Game_Engine GamingOnLinux.com] (For the latest news on releases and updates of game recreations and source ports that work on Linux)
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All emulators require [[Emulator_Files#Atari_Lynx|a dump of the 512-byte BIOS]] named <code>lynxboot.img</code>. On Mednafen, put it on the root folder.
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/opensourcegames/ Reddit feed] (Aggregation quality is a little bit spotty. You have to wade through the news posts a bit for the relevant software.)
 
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/hiuizr/list_of_open_source_games_list_of_open_source/ List of Open Source Games on Reddit] (Thread by u/AMD_CEO. Wed Jul 1, 2020. Had added recommendations to links also seen above.)
 
  
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Revision as of 21:23, 15 December 2021

Atari Lynx
Atari-Lynx-I-Handheld.png
Developer Atari
Type Handheld game console
Generation Fourth generation
Release date 1989
Discontinued 1995
Emulated ✓

The Atari Lynx was a fourth-generation handheld game console released by Atari on September 1, 1989 and it retailed for $179.99. It has a WDC 65SC02 CPU. Notably, it was the world's first handheld system that used a color LCD screen, as well as having fairly advanced graphics for the time.

Unlike contemporaneous machines, its architecture is based upon a frame buffer and a scaling blitter, providing both 2d sprite and background scaling and hardware support for lines and filled triangles. Because it has no inherent concept of a tile map or any sprite-specific hardware, the drawing budget is per frame rather than per line; there is no enforced limit in terms of the number of sprites or sprites per line other than that implied by the amount of drawing that can be achieved within an acceptable frame rate.

Emulators

Name Platform(s) Latest Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
PC / x86
Mednafen Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 1.32.1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.264 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
OpenEmu macOS 2.4.1 ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓
Handy Windows 0.95 ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
Consoles
Handypsp PSP 0.95.1 ✗ ✓ ✗ ✓
PLynx PSP 0.9 ✗ ✓ ✗ ~
Handy-PSP PSP 0.01 ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗
Handy VITA Vita git ✗ ✓ ✗ ✓
WiiHandy Wii git ✗ ✓ ✗ ✓
Handy-3DS Nintendo 3DS 1.1b ✗ ✓ ✗ ✓

Comparison

Mednafen
Based upon Handy, but unlike other forked cores, its emulation only improves upon the original. Despite having the .lnx extension, No-Intro ROMs aren’t directly compatible with Mednafen nor Handy and must be converted with make_lnx, which is bundled with Handy.
Handy
Hasn't been updated since 2007. Only included here for reference.

BIOS

All emulators require a dump of the 512-byte BIOS named lynxboot.img. On Mednafen, put it on the root folder.

Atari logo.png
 Consoles: Atari 2600 • Atari 5200 • Atari 7800 • Atari XEGS • Atari Jaguar • Atari VCS
Handhelds: Atari Lynx
Computers: Atari 8-bit • Atari ST
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