Game Emulation In Linux

by Rob Williams on May 28, 2007 in Software

A common complaint about Linux is that there is a general lack of games. When emulation is brought into the picture though, it opens up a huge world of gaming possibilities. In this article, we will be looking into what emulation is, installing a gamepad and taking a look at a selection of emulators for different consoles.

Page 8 – Console Emulator List

Here you will find a somewhat comprehensive emulator list which spans emulators for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. All of the most notable consoles are listed here, but only one main emulator for each. There could be emulators listed that would not be considered the “best”, so if that’s the case please let us know. We will look into it and change it to the preferred one.

Just because these links are posted here, it does not mean we have tested the emulators or the mirrors, so download anything at your own risk.

Machine Emulated	Linux	Windows	Mac OS X
Atari 800	Atari800	Atari800	Atari800
Atari 2600	Stella	Stella	Stella
Atari 5200	Atari800	Atari800	Atari800
Atari 7800	EMU7800	MESS	MESS
Atari Jaguar	Virtual Jaguar	Virtual Jaguar	Virtual Jaguar
Atari Lynx	Handy	Handy	Handy
Colecovision	MEKA	MEKA	MESS
DOS	DOSBox	DOSBox	DOSBox
Gameboy	GNGB	BGB	KIGB
Gameboy Advance	Boycott Advance	Boycott Advance	Boycott Advance
Intellivision	Bliss	Bliss	Bliss
MAME	AdvanceMAME	MAME32	MacMAME
MSX Computer	openMSX	openMSX	openMSX
Neo Geo	GnGeo	Finalburn Alpha	GeoMAME
Nintendo	FCE Ultra	Jnes	FCE Ultra
Nintendo 64	mupen64	Project64	sixtyforce
Nintendo DS	DeSmuME	DeSmuME	None
Nintendo Virtual Boy	None	Reality Boy	None
Sega Dreamcast	None	Chankast	None
Sega Game Gear	MasterGear	MasterGear	SMS Plus
Sega Genesis	Gens	Gens	DGen
Sega Master System	MasterGear	MasterGear	SMS Plus
Sega Saturn	Yabause	Satourne	Yabause
Sony Playstation	ePSXe	ePSXe	PCSX
Sony Playstation 2	PCSX2	PCSX2	None
Super Nintendo	ZSNES	ZSNES	SNES9x
TurboGrafx	Mednafen	Mednafen	Mednafen
Wonderswan	Mednafen	Mednafen	Mednafen

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Page List:

Top

1. Introduction
2. Gamepads and Emulator Installation
3. Nintendo, Super Nintendo
4. Sega Genesis, MSX Computer
5. Playstation 1
6. MAME, DOS
7. Other Emulators, Final Thoughts
8. Console Emulator List

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Rob Williams

Rob founded Techgage in 2005 to be an 'Advocate of the consumer', focusing on fair reviews and keeping people apprised of news in the tech world. Catering to both enthusiasts and businesses alike; from desktop gaming to professional workstations, and all the supporting software.