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Emulation History
A living record of the programmers, communities, arguments, breakthroughs, and preservation work that shaped the emulation scene.
The opening trilogy
Part I · 1990–1993
The Dinosaurs Wake
Haruhisa Udagawa, Yuji Naka, Nobuaki Andou, Marat Fayzullin, and the first fragile experiments.
Part II · 1994–1996The Spark Catches Fire
VSMC, ZSNES, Snes9x, VGB, Callus, Genecyst, MESS, BBS culture, and the early web.
Part III · 1997–1999The Wild West
NESticle, UltraHLE, MAME, Bleem!, VGS, Zophar’s Domain, celebrity developers, and legal storms.
Profile spotlightNESticle and Bloodlust
The first history material distilled into a complete project page with an author section and tutorial.