Emulator of all consoles. The best Android emulators for computers

Computers are constantly developing, and the change of components occurs rather smoothly, unlike the consoles in which they are replaced immediately and produce a new model, much cooler with old and far-down computers in terms of gaming performance. Then computers are reagent and distilled, etc.

At the stage of superiority of computers, the process of appearance is usually observed. emulators. This software that simulates the work of any console, and the stronger the computer, the more resources can be allocated to the operation of the emulator - the faster the game will work.

At the moment, consoles and computers are approximately on a par. PlayStation 3 is currently equivalent to the most strong computer for 25,000 - 30,000 rubles. Therefore, it is impossible to emulate it, as well as the Xbox 360. However, emulators of earlier consoles, since 1994 to 2004, we will now consider.

1994 - Sega Saturn

The MEGA DRIVE follower, equipped with two 32-bit processors, Sega Saturn entered the history of the game development. Not that games were obtained good - due to a dual-core processor introduced as a retaliation of PlayStation, the development and porting of games turned into a difficult task, moreover, SEGA provided a poor tool set for developing. The same problem with emulators.

Saturn has sold well in Japan, but due to the lack of high-profile games and the promised Sony and Nintendo new consoles, in Europe, sales have been suspended in 1998, and in two years and in Japan.

1996 - Nintendo 64

After the deafening success of a 32-bit Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64 had every chance of success. However, the console was not sold as well as PlayStation, noted by only 30 million consoles worldwide.

N64 was the last Nintendo console using cartridges, due to the complexity of the production of which games were quite expensive. However, several sensational games came to the console, including the first high-quality three-dimensional adventure of Mario.

Mupen64Plus cross-platform emulator runs on Windows, Linux and Mac, supports almost all discs on N64.

1998 - Sega Dreamcast

Last SEGA attempt to regain at least a piece of market - 128-bit Dreamcast 1998 release. It was the first console that supports the game via the Internet on a 56th kilobite modem supplied in the kit. She was not sold as the company was counted, but a lot of memorable games that gave rise to new genres came to the prefix.

Exclusions on Dreamcast, such as Shenmue (which will soon see the end of the series), Jet Set Radio (the world's first game with pseudo-male 3D) and CHU CHU Rocket (the first console online game), elevated the prefix to the Status of the icon, and some independent companies Continue the release of games on Dreamcast and to this day.

Windows users can use the NULLDC emulator to meet their dreamcast desires, and Linux and Mac users can try LXDream. Both emulators are still at the development stage, so not any game can start, and to cope with this powerful device (according to emulation standards), you will need a strong computer.

2000 - Sony PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2 - Prefix-record holder. She is the most-selling prefix in the entire history of games - 150 million consoles - and Sony has created a SLIM model of the device to sell even more. 11,000 games came to the prefix - an absolute record.

The PlayStation 2 was a multiplayer support (which you can still enjoy using the X-Link Kai program) was a browser and several exclusive, which stirred the world.

A couple of years ago, I even had no thought to download an android emulator for my usual Windows computer. But the popularity of the BLABLE OF Google can not not be surprised, of course it affected the entire information technology industry - it was simply unrealistic many different applications and games that work exclusively on android and you can download them from which I wrote quite recently. Actually, therefore, it was decided to write this guide to choose the best emulator - in two words will not work, here to choose from.

In fact, there are really many reasons why it becomes necessary to start the Android emulator on its personal computer or laptop. For example, application developers can test their programs before publishing it in the Application Store on various configurations. Lovers of a wide variety of games can use over the years loved mouse and keyboard as control in games - and this happens really need (However, I do not think that they will replace the management of the gyroscope). In any case, the emulation of the android applications in Windows is possible, and my task is to tell you about the best in this niche.

Two years ago, I had the negligence to install the game Hay Day on my tablet, well, and hung there for several days. The habit did its job - playing a computer for me is more and more convenient, but the online version does not exist in nature and it was decided to install the Bluestacks emulator. At that time, probably the only adequate option for starting games for android on a Windows PC.

Important note: To work, some emulators are necessary in BIOS (or UEFI) to enable Intel VT-X or AMD-V hardware virtualization support. Usually they are always active, but if you experience the problem with the work of some emulators from the list, then check these parameters. However, this is not all, noted that when installing the Hyper-V component in the system, many of the above emulators simply refused to start - I did not find solutions to this problem, so choose what is more important for you. (Alternatives to Hyper-V is quite a lot and they do not conflict - this is not told by Microsoft)

Since we started talking about virtualization in general, it should be understood - an android emulator, a rather voracious thing and requires a sufficient number of RAM. You can see its quantity in the properties of the system. (For beginners there is a detailed note about the methods for determining the parameters of the computer -)If you have less than 4 gigabytes of RAM, then most likely you can not achieve comfortable work.

Do not forget that for correct operation and maximum performance it is recommended to install the latest versions of the drivers for the graphics adapter. In this review, I did not include commercial versions, I understand that most likely it is necessary to quench interest, and in general - see how it happens there.

NOX APP PLAYER - perhaps the best emulator

I will say honestly - I met with this emulator quite recently, but nevertheless he deserves the first line in our review. Most recently, I thought that "Bluestacks" is the best that is for our tasks, but I strongly mistaken (although before it was probably it was). Now in this segment there is a healthy competition and many really decent options. Most likely, if you do not have any problems with the Nox App Player, you will be acquainted with the android virtualization on this - the best you will simply do not find. Everything wensively works even on modern Windows 10 and I did not find any problems with installing or settings, everything is intuitive and understandable.

After installing and starting the program, it is raised quickly enough - just a couple of minutes, we will see a familiar Android screen (unfortunately not the most recent version, but only 4.4.2, but this is enough to work a huge number of games and applications). The system has already been pre-installed Google Play Market, so there should be no problems with the choice in what to play. There is a small note: be prepared to confirm your Google account, authorization in the NOX App Player causes distrust from "Corporation".

Unfortunately, the program has no localization into Russian, but by itself android is allowed to switch to Russian - you can do the same as on your phone or tablet. But all the settings of the program will remain in English, but this is not the biggest problem, once set up and forgotten.

We now turn to the settings (you can open click on the gear icon at the top of the program). We are interested in the "Advanced" tab - by default, the emulator will start with a resolution of 1280 × 720, for some it may turn out a lot, or vice versa - too little, just select the application you need and restart the application. Also, you can configure your emulated device, for example, Perfomance Setting is performance settings, as it turned out even in a minimum configuration, I did not slow down, which indicates good optimization.

For the test, I tried to install the game Need for Speed: No Limits - everything works exclusively smoothly and no questions arise with control. Of course, the race is not the most successful example, but as far as I know, this game is quite demanding to resources, but everything works just wonderful.

I would like to write a few words about the icons of the action, which are located to the right of the emulator window, let's run on some of them:

• There is the ability to install applications from APK files from a computer, this feature is useful if you have problems with Google Play Market.
• You can choose your location manually and the emulator will think that it receives the real coordinates of the GPS receiver, but we will specify them ourselves.
• Creating screenshots, I think there is nothing to explain here - the most common picture with the contents of the window at a certain point.

What can be summed up after a mini description of the Android NOX App Player emulator? If you need to install Prescope, Instagram or similar programs, then this emulator is ideal for these purposes. With the speed of work, no questions, even heavy 3D toys work remarkably, but you must understand that much depends on the performance of your computer.

UPD: If the NOX App Player does not start or refuses to be installed, then most likely the username contains Russian characters. You can create a new user using English characters only or rename existing.

You can download Nox App Player for free on the official website http://en.bignox.com/

Andy - My Choice

I can not say why, but I stopped on this emulator - it seemed to me the most thoughtful and convenient. Unfortunately, the interface is similar to the previous one - in English, but the Android itself is in Russian familiar to us. There were no special problems with the installation and launch, everything went like oil.

This android emulator has a pre-installed application store and for the test I tried to install Township and check how everything works. To be honest, then lost and lost for about an hour - everything works smoothly, does not fly out and is not buggy.

There is nothing to customize, I think it is worth highlighting the emulator screen resolution parameters if you suddenly turn out to be too large or small. Settings are called click on the program icon in the taskbar next to the clock, the item in the menu is called Set [Email Protected], there is a permission cherished us. Naturally, after applying the parameters, the program should be restarted so that the settings entered into force.

If you are worried that this emulator has little settings, then you are mistaken, there is everything you need. You can also configure the allocated number of RAM (do not forget that it cannot be more installed physically in your computer) and the number of processor cores. On this I think you can finish the description of this wonderful application.

You can download Andy Emulator Android by clicking on the official website http://www.andyroid.net/

BlueStacks - Former Favorite

BlueStacks is probably the most popular and famous Android operating system emulator for a computer running Windows. The big plus of this program is the presence of a Russian language, but this is not quite an emulator - rather the environment for running games. Probably, therefore BlueStacks shows just excellent performance in game applications, if you do not need anything else, you can stay on this option.

Unfortunately, after the update, he stopped being completely free - you will be imposed on the installation of certain applications every day or will be offered to pay a subscription in the amount of $ 2 per month. However, no one prevents us from removing unnecessary programs immediately after installation, but as they say - the sediment remains ...

The Hay Day test game has been established and started without problems and was wonderful synchronized with the Facebook account. I did not have to play, but there was no problem with this emulator and I think now will not.

Bluestacks TV main chip is the possibility of online broadcasting game on Twitch, I think this feature will especially be demanded by the row and help make reviews on android games simple as never before.

Sophisticated and demanding toys are also launched without any problems, however, it feels more slowly than the same Andy or Nox App Player, so the choice is yours.

You can download the Bluestacks emulator by clicking on the official website of the program http://www.bluestacks.com/ru/index.html

Droid4x - Selection of gamers

I often encountered the Droid4X emulator in the comments - so I decided to test it too. As it turned out, he has enough problems - it concerns stability, I constantly have problems during testing. However, he has a lot of useful and necessary functions, so we will not reset it with accounts.

Of course I can't say that my computer is weak (Core i5 and 24 GB RAM, HD5870 video card), But the configuration is quite old by the standards of computers, but I did not notice any hints on the brakes in games, everything goes very smoothly. There is a spoonful of the tar, I could not run Plants VS Zombie 2 - the game constantly crashed and under any circumstances did not want to run, there were some problems with the keyboard that decided by themselves. The most unpleasant that the emulator is simply hung completely several times literally for half an hour of work, for sure it will be very annoying. Maybe these problems are specifically for me - it is quite possible that you will all work consistently, but he, unfortunately, did not come up.

Of course, he has a bright side - this applies to management. The fact is that it is already remarkably adapted to the usual keyboard and the mouse (leafing to the left or right, closer or remove using the mouse wheel - this is all native and usual for us from a long time).

More Droid4X allows you to bind the computer keyboard buttons to the desired screen areas, it can be very useful for games, in my opinion this emulator and thought for games - there were no problems with playmark.

In general, the verdict is a good and productive android emulator for a computer, but I have problems with him, as you will - I can't say, try.

Download Droid4x can be on the official website http://www.droid4x.com/

Genymotion - the best for developers

The Genymotion emulator is very different from all the programs presented in today's list, it allows you to emulate not only the Android itself, but a wide range of actually existing devices. It works fast enough and supported hardware acceleration graphics, which cannot but rejoice. The Russian language is not provided here, so some users may have difficulty learning.

The audience of this emulator is not avid gamers, but most likely the developers of the software, and I simply failed to run many games. To get a desired program, we need to register with the site and we will have an available opportunity to download a distribution for personal use. I recommend using a version with VirtualBox - it is the first in the list. You don't need a separate launch of VirtualBox - you run Genymotion and it does everything myself without your intervention.

So, as I already wrote - there is an opportunity to choose the version of the Android and the model of the real device, I don't think that this is the necessary function for an ordinary user, and the developers will certainly be glad to such a functionality. We click Next and the emulator automatically pulls everything from the Internet, we will only remain finely configuring the application.

In the configuration, we can select the number of nuclei and the amount of RAM for the device, well, the resolution can also change - everything is the most necessary.

Next, you need to select in the list of our, just created the device, and click "Play", in a couple of minutes it will start ready to work the image of the system selected by us. The possibilities of the emulator are well documented, but again - the language barrier can interfere with your program.

You can download Genymotion as usual on the official website of the program https://www.genymotion.com/. This emulator has a paid version with an extended functionality, but it is not interesting for us, we are looking for the fact that for Personal Use and rejoice.

Testing results and my thoughts

Currently, there are a lot of android emulators, practically for every taste and color. I distributed them on the basis of my subjective opinion and it is not necessary that it is the only true one - it is possible for you, the presence of some functions will be decisive and then the favorite of this review will not be the NOX App Player or Andy, and possibly BlueStacks - he is the only one from the box can fight in Twitch , and the price of 2 bucks, in general, is rather symbolic and does not hit the pocket of modern gamer.

Programs listed: 10 | Updated: 23-11-2014 |

One of the most common types of software has recently become emulators of various gaming systems. What emulator game console or console ? Explaining by a simple language - this is a program with which you can run programs created for another system other than that on which the emulator starts. It is even easier for example to run games intended for Sony PlayStation 2 on Windows PC. Those emulators are created specifically for a specific system. The most demanded for which the emulators are created by the PC platform. On the existing emulators for it and will be discussed in the future. However, it should be noted that there are also emulators for smartphones, PSP, PS2, PS3 ....

Emulation of one system in another matter is not simple. And from the creator of the emulator requires excellent knowledge of the architecture of both systems, which is emulated and what. Official gaming emulators do not exist in nature. All that is, is created by programmers enthusiasts. Complex emulators, such as PS2, are developed by a group of independent programmers. It is naturally done by free and in free time, which is a significant deterrent factor in the development of a particular emulator. In the world of computer science there are two postulates related to emulation:

1. 1) The performance of the system on which the emulator is launched must be greater than the emulated system.
2. 2) The more accurately the emulation and more complex system, the more hardware resources are required.

These postulates in general terms explain why there is still no xbox360 emulator and the PS3 emulator. But considering the growing power of the gaming PC, their resources will soon completely begin to be enough for high-quality emulation. Although the Xbox360 emulator is likely to be the same fate as with the Xbox emulator, the development of which has ceased ten years ago. According to rumors, Microsoft attached to this hand. The project remained forgotten, although if the Xbox emulator would be brought to mind, today, even a medium computer would have enough for a normal game. The emulators listed below, almost all achieved one hundred percent level of development. The quality of the game will depend largely from your computer, especially from such a device as a video card. This applies to emulators of recent generation consoles, such as PlayStation 2, Gamecube and Nintendo Wii. So if you have a desire to make a lot of platform gaming combine from PC, do not skimp on this item .... So, below shows a list of emulators of the most famous game consoles and consoles ...

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Dandy emulators

The eight-bit game console Famicom appeared in the first half of the eighties. But in Russia in incredible popularity, it began to use at the beginning of the nineties of the last century, under the name as dandy. Not one generation, it became a symbol of childhood. And now, who has no original prefix, you can plunge completely in childhood on your PC or laptop. Dandy emulators will be outlined.

PS2 emulator - PCSX2 1.2.1

For more than ten years, this console remains popular come to replace PS1, and the games released a huge number among which there are not few exclusive, play which is now possible on the PC using the PS2 emulator ......

ePSXE ENHCANCED 1.7.0.

Extended version of the Sony PlayStation emulator 1- epsxe.. This version works correctly on a 64 bit operating system. Also has some additional features: the use of shaders to improve graphics, wrapper. - Comfortable browser for PS1 games.

ePSXE 1.9.2

The legendary console is known to absolutely every gamer. During its stay in the market, PlayStation spawned a variety of series of games to continue which overlook modern consoles. Possessing the standards of the middle of the nineties with powerful potential, Playstation quickly displaced 16 bit systems, and also confidently became the market leader ...

PSP emulator - JPCSP 0.7

The best emulator Portable Sony Playstation is already only one reason because today is the only and less worker. Emulation of gaming consoles on the computer has long gained momentum and reached very serious success, with the advent of portable devices, their emulators for PC appeared. The JPCSP project - allows you to run PSP PC games. To perfect emulation still have something to work on its developers

Dolphin 4.0.2.

The Consoles from Nintendo have always been successful, and if Gamecube could not seriously compete with PS2, then the Wii is quite successfully done with PS3. There is a single emulator that is capable of playing Gamecube and Wii PC games is Dolphin. It is worth noting that his creators achieved serious success in this business and all the games are going on perfectly on the computer assembly computer .....

Sega Dreamcast. emulators

This console appeared a little earlier than the PS2 and lasted on the market much less in time, however, Dreamcast had time to decline the love of millions of gamers around the world, demonstrating beautiful graphics. It was mistakenly considered a competitor PS1, but it is not so .. the best game Dreamcast can only be ported on the PlayStation 2 console ....

Super Nintendo's prefix has shown all the charm and the possibilities of sixteen bits, as it has more perfect and somewhat large comparison resources with Mega Drive. Last time existed on the market, this prefix left a very large number of colorful games ...

SEGA Mega Drive 2 emulators

16 Sega Mega Drive 2 Bit Game Poster was the next step in the development of the home computer entertainment industry. Possessing significantly greater opportunities to create games compared to the past generation of 8 Bit.

It would seem why to emulate the mobile operating system Android on the computer, if you are not a developer? That is full of reasons and one of them is a huge application ecosystem and games that are created specifically for Android, but are not present on Windows, Linux or OS X. What to do if you want to continue the game in Clash of Clans on your computer or download a quality photo in Instagram with PC? Of course, it is worth resorting to the help of emulators. The best of them are presented in this article.

Bluestacks - all in one

NOX App Player - Comfortable and Functional

Genymotion - for developers

For simple users who would like to play and use mobile applications on a computer, Genymotion is not very suitable, but for Gicks - quite. Download Genymotion emulator for Windows, Linux and OS X can be on the official website of the project.

Memu - for games

Andy - Standard Set

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What emulator do you use? And do you use them at all?

The most popular and occasional Android android. There was also a survey on the subject of the next selection. With a big margin, the option of creating a selection of emulators of consoles for Windows has won.

In this material I tried to assemble a large number of proven emulators of game consoles under Windows. With these programs, you can easily turn your PC in the retro gaming console, and enjoy the classic games from which only the best impressions remain.

Perhaps something in the selection did not fall. If so, specify the missed emulator in the comments, I will add to the main material.

Principle of operation with the emulator of the console

The emulator of the game console is a software shell that emulates the hardware of the device itself. Develop an emulator is not so simple - the programming experience and knowledge of the exact information on the principles of operation of the original device are required. Most emulators can be divided into two groups, including "simple" and "composite" programs. Many emulators provide even greater functionality than old consoles (for example, saving in games for Dendy and SEGA).

There are no simple problems - you need to install the program, download the image of the game, and all - you can enjoy the passage process. Settings in such programs minimum. "Composite" require additional components - this BIOS consoles (usually file.bin) and various DLL plugins. BIOS files are protected by the manufacturer's rights, so that the developers of emulators cannot embed them - otherwise in the Google program directory, such an emulator will not fall. BIOS You need to search on the Web - There are many sites where these files are laid out in sharing.

We need both images of games. Their developers of emulators also have no right to embed into their software. Images, or ROM, available on the Internet. For SEGA or Playstation, the number of ROM reaches many hundreds. Now on the Internet you can find images even very rare games that it used to be difficult to get in the store.

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Technically, the Nestopia classic emulator is no longer supported by its developers. But there is a port that is supported - Nestopia UE. In this case, the UE means "Undead Edition", this is an unofficial version of Nestopia. The advantages of the program is its simplicity. There is a minimum of settings, but the emulator works with almost all old games for NES, providing the highest possible display of them. Nestopia UE is one of the best emulsors of the eight-bit console.

Fcheux.

This is one of the most universal NES emulators. The application of all-in-one offers ample opportunities for both ordinary gamer and an advanced player who wants to get the maximum control over the processes occurring in the emulator. There is a debugging tool, the ability to record gameplay, tools for working with the ROM and auxiliary tool for creating speedrooms - the speed passing process. This emulator has ports under Windows, Max OS X and Linux.

Higan.

This emulator is a continuation of BSNES. The first version saw the light in 2005. Initially, the emulator worked under Windows, but then the ports under Linux, OS X and FreeBSD appeared. This is an excellent NES emulator, which is compatible with a very large number of different games.

The emulator continues to develop - the author is actively working to maintain his project. In 2008, the British magazine Webuser advised the emulator to all old school. In 2009, the Japanese magazine was already advised to try out the emulator in the work of all fans of old games.

SUPER NINTENDO ENTERTINMENT SYSTEM (SNES)

BSNES-Mercury.

This emulator is the SNES module for Retroarch. The program - the fork of the BSNES emulator, to which a number of useful functions added. In the current version of the emulator, it is possible to download BIOS files, which was not previously in SNES9X. The emulator supports a very large number of games, almost all images of SNES games that are on the network work with it. If you have this emulator, most likely no problems will ever arise.

SNES9X.

SNES9X, definitely, one of the most successful SNES emulators. It can even work with the latest releases for Super Famicom, with which some other emulators do not cope. The developers equipped the emulator with a large number of features, including video, sound, cheats and multiplayer support. The ports of this emulator are released under Windows, Max OS X, IOS, Android. SNES9X is available and as a core under Retroarch.

Zsnes.

Zsnes is a free SNES game console emulator, written most of the assembler, for Linux, MS-DOS platforms, and Windows. The development of ZSNES began on July 3, 1997, and the first version of the program was released on October 14, 1997, for the MS-DOS platform. Later, official ports for Windows and Linux were released. The emulator became open and was released under the GPL license on April 2, 2001. In March 2006, the repository of the source code of the program was moved from the SourceForge.net website on the Bountysource.

The main features of the emulator:

• Emulation of most SNES expansion chips
• Interpolation support image
• Ability to record video
• Support for cheat codes

Nintendo 64.

Project 64.

Project 64 is one of the most compatible with all the games of Nintendo 64 emulators. This program does not require BIOS. Plugins are configured by default, and everything works fine. Emulation of sound support and video of the original console works very well. There is no large number of settings so as not to complicate the life of the user. But it is the support of multiplayer, support for cheats. You can adjust the screen scale, ensuring yourself the maximum convenience of the gameplay.

Mupen64Plus

Another module for the Retroarch, a universal emulator, about which we will talk at the very end of the article. Moreover, this module is the only one. Here is a huge number of settings. If there is a desire, you can easily change the lot - and the color gamut of the display, and the sound and everything that can be changed at all. There are ports under Windows, Mac OS X, Android, and Linux.

Nintendo GameCube and Wii

Dolphin.

Dolphin is the only decent emulator Nintendo Gamecube and Wii. It works hardly better than the game consoles themselves, which this software should emulate. In addition to smoothing and the ability to quickly save in games, you can play with a resolution of 1080p. This feature was not in original consoles. Of course, there are several bugs, but they are not so much. In addition, the work on the emulator is carried out enthusiasts, so there can be no special complaints about them. Everything you need to know is an emulator is almost perfect, providing high-quality graphics and cozy gameplay.

Gameboy, Gameboy Color, and Gameboy Advance

VBA-M.

For Game Boy systems, there are several emulators, but the best is Game Boy. It can also work as an autonomous emulator, and as a module for Retroarch. Color reproduction, sound, gameplay - everything is almost perfect. The demanding user can work with graphic filters, adjust the sound to its taste, modify some other settings. The emulator was ported under Windows, Mac OS X, Linux. The emulator is required by Microsoft DirectX, preferably the latest version.

Nintendo DS (and DSI)

No. NO $ GBA.

This emulator began his way into the world of games as the emulator of the Gameboy Advanced system. But now it is the most universal Nintendo DS emulator, and the only DSI supporting. It is also the fastest emulator that was not so easy to ensure, given the presence of two displays and processors in the console itself. Some functions in the emulator are missing (for example WiFi and multiplayer), some games are not ideally displayed. But in most cases, this emulator provides a completely comfortable game. Settings are very much here, so if you see some problem, it is most likely to solve the setting. There is also a debugging tool for developers.

Desmume

Excellent kernel for Retroarch, although there are a number of restrictions, especially if you compare this emulator with autonomous. Nevertheless, you can play in most games without any problems, there are a number of settings. Software supports and emulation GBA.

SEGA

KEGA FUSION.

Almost an ideal SEGA emulator - not the same Sega Mega console, but a number, including Genesis, Game Gear, Sega CD. Saturn and Dreamcast support is not here. All other consoles are emulated on excellent, almost complete compatibility with games for supported platforms. There is support for cheats, quick saving, video recording and audio, online game and support for various gamepads. Fullscreen mode, scaling and a number of video filters complement the emulator capabilities. The ports are under Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Genesis X Plus.

And this is a module for Retroarch. Also supports the emulation of platforms such as Genesis, Mega Drive, Sega / Mega CD, Master System, Game Gear & SG-1000. Most games are supported, there are many settings. There is also the possibility of booting BIOS, if necessary.

Dreamcast.

There are problems. For this console, there is practically no normal emulator under Windows. There are a number of attempts to emulate a console, including Demul or Nulldc. But here very few games are supported, a large number of compatibility issues will not work stably. Interestingly, under Android there is an excellent emulator Dreamcast - this is Reicast, I wrote about him in the last selection. But under Windows - nothing. Bad and what practically no one is engaged in the development of the emulator for the current time.

Demul.

Demul is a Dreamcast emulator, which is a Chankast successor, another application for launching a Dreamcast game on a PC, which is currently no longer supported. Demul is a multisystem emulator gaming consoles and SEGA machines, originally intended solely to emulate the SEGA Dreamcast game console. Currently, the emulator also supports the emulation of slot machines based on Sega DreamCast: Naomi, Naomi 2 and Atomiswave. In the process of developing SEGA Model 3, Sega Hikaru, Sega Saturn. However, you will need a Dreamcast BIOS, which is not supplied with this emulator. At the moment, Demul can excellently emulate more than a hundred games, including Marvel VS. Capcom, Crazy Taxi, King of Fighters, Sega GT, Sonic Adventure, Star Wars Demolition, Virtua Fighter 3 and Virtua Tennis 2.

PlayStation 1 & 2

PCSX

The perfect PlayStation emulator does not exist. But PCSX is close to that it can be called the best. The developers of this emulator did everything so that the player felt in the game with the PCSX immersion in the original atmosphere of Play Station. In order for the emulator to work, the official BIOS consoles is required, as well as several video flags, sound plug-ins. Emulator versions are for Windows, Max OS X, Linux. There is a separate module for the universal Retroarch emulator, the module is called "PCSX-REARMED". A very weak PC will not work normally with this emulator, you need a more or less modern system.

epsxe.

EPSXE - PlayStation game console emulator. The release of the program took place on October 14, 2000. EPSXE extends to Freeware license.

Like most modern emulators, EPSXE uses plugins to emulate graphic and sound processors, as well as the optical drive of the console. In addition, the BIOS file obtained as a result of the PlayStation dump is needed, for this reason, the emulator developers cannot be accused of violating the copyright of Sony, and the use of the emulator is considered absolutely legal, if the user independently removed the BIOS with a personal PlayStation or if This console downloaded it from the Internet.

EPSXE can run games from a CD or from various images on a hard disk. For some exceptions, the program can flawlessly launch many games for PlayStation; The plugins and their settings play a certain role.

On 1.5.x versions, approximately 95% of games work perfectly, and for many games there are special format patches.PPF, which improve compatibility or help solve certain problems.

PCSX2.

PS2 emulator. The program is still maintained by its developers who actively develop the project. PCSX2 is compatible with most games for the original console. As in the previous case, it requires BIOS, plugins for video and audio, drive, as well as games (ROM / ISO). The emulator is released for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. But in this case, the characteristics of the PC should be at the height, otherwise it will not be played - the emulator and games require many resources.

PlayStation Portable.

PPSSPP.

Excellent PSP console emulator that supports most games for this device. If the PC characteristics are high, the game will look even better than on the console. The emulator allows you to increase the resolution twice, which removes part of the artifacts on polygonal models. In addition, the emulator corrects and complements some textures, smoothing them. BIOS is not required here, there are settings, there are quite a lot of them, but everything works fine and default. PPSSPP is released under Windows, Max, Linux.

3DS & Wii U

Citra (3DS)

Work on the emulator is still underway, although it is already fully operational. Unfortunately, some games will not work with full speed. Even those games that will be launched normally will not look perfect. Perhaps in the future this emulator will work better - the developers make everything so that it was. By the way, for this platform is not so easy to get images of games, this is another problem.

CEMU (Wii U)

Like the previous emulator, this one is still in the early stages of development. Very few games for Wii U are supported. To play at least something, the computer should be very powerful. Now there are relatively good games like Mario Kart 8 and Twilight Princess HD. Others give the starting screen, but not loaded, and if you are loaded, they will not work.

PlayStation 3.

RPCS3.

This is a relatively young PlayStation emulator project. Unfortunately, most 3D games do not support this emulator, and if it supports, a very powerful computer is required for a more or less normal course of the game. But here 2D games for PlayStation 3 are perfect - the same Sonic, for example.

RPCS3 marked his beginning in 2013. At that time, the emulator was taught to run some surround samples from an SDK, as well as a pair of self-defense games. All this was not immediately, the first buildings of the emulator were unable to launch even self-mounted, there was only a square and style textures.

Now the emulator has been placing quite a few two-dimensional games and several three-dimensional, although it is almost impossible to play in the last. Nevertheless, the project continues to actively develop, and soon the developers promise to show a lot of interesting things.

Xbox 360.

Xenia.

Xenia Git is an open source XBOX 360 working emulator. Many craftsmen take part in its development. The emulator launches many games, and 3D games, but, unfortunately, until it does not work. Errors and problems of this emulator are much less than that of the PS3 emulator. Perhaps soon he will run many games.

The development of the emulator began in 2014, then it was only a trial version on which decisively did not work. Now progress is obvious - some games are launched, and it is not bad.

Universal emulators

Retroarch.

Probably, this is the only representative of the family of universal emulators, which is worth attention. Or rather, if you use this batch emulator, it is unlikely to need something else. Retroarch is all-in-one emulator, it is able to launch the games of most well-known consoles. It supports both the usual consoles, SEGA, PlayStation 1 and others, and portable - Game Boy Advance and older.
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