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FB Neo Git (2025/12/20) is an updated emulator for arcade games and select consoles, built upon FinalBurn and older MAME versions. The latest changelog includes a Spectrum update from gab75 and a hack of Metal Slug 5 (Legendary Unlimited Fire v7.5). Users can download the new version from the provided source. FB Neo Git (2025/12/20) has been compiled. FinalBurn Neo serves as an emulator for arcade games and select consoles, …

DOSBox-X Git (2025/12/20) is a development of DOSBox that emulates an Intel x86 PC, facilitating the use of old MS-DOS games on modern systems like Windows and Linux. The recent changelog highlights improvements, including stopping rendering to prevent segfaults, ensuring accurate aspect ratios, fixing mode matching issues, and adjustments to the VESA panning function and video debug overlay. Additionally, it corrects the handling of low-resolution modes to better respect user …

PPSSPP Git (2025/12/20) is a compiled version of a fast, portable PSP emulator for multiple platforms, including Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, developed in C++. Recent updates include merging UI fixes, restoring the Exit button for Android TV, and addressing minor UI misalignments. It also incorporates changes like switching TouchInputFlags to enum class and utilizing ComPtr in DinputDevice. Download options are available for both x64 and Android versions. PPSSPP Git …

DuckStation Git (2025/12/20) is a PlayStation(TM) emulator focused on playability, speed, and long-term maintainability, targeting low-end devices. It emphasizes accurate emulation with optimal performance. Key features include a CPU recompiler, multiple rendering options (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan), upscaling, PGXP for improved geometry, and support for various game formats. The emulator supports save states, automatic updates, and game scanning, alongside additional features like memory card editing and multitap controller support. Recent …

The DOSBox-Staging Git (2025/12/20) update focuses on modernizing the DOSBox project by incorporating current development practices. Key changes include the removal of obsolete comments, fixes for the mt32 option, updates to project dependencies, and style improvements. Significant enhancements involve the addition of the OPT_MT32EMU build flag, ensuring FPU emulation and IPX support are always enabled, and removing legacy serial port passthrough. Modem support is also consistently enabled, and a missing …

Dolphin Git 2509-584 is the latest build of the Dolphin Project, the first Gamecube emulator capable of running commercial games. It emulates Gamecube, Wii, and Triforce with additional features beyond the original consoles, offering partial Wii support and compatibility with most Gamecube titles. Recent updates in the changelog include fixes for type/width specifiers and adjustments to the GameCube controller adapter handling. The emulator is available for download on x64 and …

3Beans (2025/12/20) is a low-level emulator for the 3DS, enabling users to run the entire OS and play cartridge-based games. Despite its capabilities, it remains in early development with various issues, being entirely interpreted and software-rendered, resulting in slower performance. Future improvements may include hardware acceleration or high-level features to enhance speed. Recent updates in the changelog include the addition of GL textures and corrections to vertex handling, as well …

ns-emu-mod-downloader v0.2.1 is a lightweight command-line tool designed for automatically downloading and installing mods for Switch emulators. It scans installed games, retrieves mods from repositories, and matches them by title ID and version, enabling quick bulk downloads of performance patches and gameplay tweaks. This version supports all Yuzu forks and operates cross-platform on Linux, Windows, and macOS. Unlike its predecessor, SwitchEmuModDownloader, it boasts enhanced compatibility and stability. The tool is …

QEMU v10.2.0 RC4 has been released. QEMU is an open-source machine emulator and virtualizer, allowing users to run operating systems and programs designed for one architecture (e.g., ARM) on another (e.g., x86 PCs). It optimizes performance through dynamic translation and can achieve near-native speed when virtualizing by executing guest code directly on the host CPU. This requires a host driver known as the QEMU accelerator (KQEMU) and both the host …

PCSX2 v2.5.394 has been released, offering a free and open-source PlayStation 2 emulator. It emulates PS2 hardware through MIPS CPU interpreters, recompilers, and a virtual machine that handles hardware states and PS2 memory, enabling users to play PS2 games on their PCs with added features. Key updates include a base translation update and the addition of a missing include in Qt. Download the latest version of PCSX2 v2.5.394 for enhanced …

MEKA Git (2025/12/19) is an updated multi-machine emulator supporting various platforms, including MS-DOS, MS-Windows, and potentially GNU/Linux. It emulates several Sega systems (SG-1000, SC-3000, SF-7000, Mark III, Master System, Game Gear), ColecoVision, and Othello Multivision. The latest changelog includes a restoration of the VGM_NewFrame call for sample-accurate mode, while maintaining its placement for frame-accurate mode. Users can download the latest version from the source provided. MEKA Git (2025/12/19) has been …

FB Neo Git (2025/12/19) has been compiled as an emulator for arcade games and select consoles, based on FinalBurn and older MAME versions. Key updates in the changelog include fixes for lives dip in salamandj, removal of invalid key inputs from Ninja Emaki clones, and an MSX update from gab75. Additionally, there’s a modification for The King of Fighters 2001 (All Boss Plus, Hack). The emulator is available for download. …

DOSBox-X Git (2025/12/19) is an updated version of DOSBox, which emulates an Intel x86 PC suitable for running old MS-DOS games on modern systems. The latest changelog highlights improvements in the display aspect ratio, including corrections for VESA BIOS modes and custom ratios. It introduces features for controlling aspect ratios and enhancements to video debugging overlays. Additionally, it addresses issues with planar modes and improves the representation of VGA memory …

DOSBox-Staging Git (2025/12/19) has been compiled to modernize the DOSBox project by adopting current development practices and tools, fixing issues, and enhancing features for contemporary systems. Key updates in the changelog include the removal of unused functions and warnings, adjustments to render and setup files, and updates to SHOWPIC.EXE. The project also dropped the Debian package and platform build CI actions, and removed simpleini from CMake. Users can download the …

BizHawk Git (2025/12/19) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#, offering features for casual gamers like fullscreen and joypad support, alongside comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools. It supports a wide range of systems, including Apple II, various arcade machines, Atari, Commodore, Sega, Nintendo consoles, and more. Notable updates in the changelog include enhancements to Doom Lua, adding input prompts and displaying the last added elements. The emulator continues to evolve …

Ares Git (2025/12/19) is a multi-system emulator that prioritizes accuracy and preservation, developed since October 14, 2004. It descends from higan and bsnes, currently emulating 27 hardware devices, including various Nintendo consoles (Famicom, Super Famicom, Game Boy, etc.), Sega systems (Mega Drive, Master System), and other platforms like Neo Geo Pocket and ColecoVision. The latest changelog notes the addition of a noise channel to save state serialization. The emulator is …

3Beans (version 2025/12/19) is a low-level emulator for the 3DS, allowing it to run the OS and cartridge-based games as if on real hardware. Despite its ability to boot the home menu, the emulator is still in early stages and has several issues. Currently, it operates fully interpreted and software-rendered, resulting in slower performance, though its portability is a strength. Future plans may include adding hardware acceleration for improved speeds. …

Demul v0.7 was released on December 11, 2025, as a Sega Dreamcast emulator capable of running commercial games. The update focuses on testing for the Hikaru system and invites users to report any significant issues like crashes or hangs. Enhancements include texture LOD switching and trilinear filtering; user feedback on potential artifacts is welcomed. The new version is available for download from multiple sources. Demul v0.7 (2025/12/11) has been released. …

XEMU v0.8.121 has been released as an open-source, cross-platform application that emulates the original Xbox console, enabling gameplay on Windows, macOS, and Linux. This version focuses on enhancing features, performance, stability, and user experience in Xbox emulation and is an active fork of the XQEMU project, which builds on the well-maintained QEMU emulator. The latest changelog includes the removal of legacy macOS-specific shortcut handling, with Ctrl/Cmd mapping now internally managed …

Xenia Edge Git (2025/12/18) has been released as an experimental fork of the Xenia emulator, primarily derived from Xenia Canary. This version focuses on faster updates and enhancements, particularly for the Vulkan backend and Linux platform, while still fully supporting Windows. The improvements made will also benefit the Windows version, enhancing its Vulkan capabilities. Users can download Xenia Edge Git (2025/12/18) from the provided source. Xenia Edge Git (2025/12/18) has …

Xenia Git (2025/12/18) is an experimental emulator for the Xbox 360. Currently, it is still in development and does not support running games. Xenia Git (2025/12/18) has been compiled. Xenia is an experimental emulator designed for the Xbox 360. It currently does not support game execution (yet).…More

RPCS3 Git (2025/12/18) is an open-source emulator for the Sony PlayStation 3, developed in C++ for Windows and Linux since 2011. It supports modern rendering APIs like DirectX 12, Vulkan, and OpenGL, enabling it to boot and play a significant number of commercial games and SDK samples. Ongoing contributions continue to increase its compatibility with more titles. The latest changelog notes enhancements for macOS, specifically using native os_sync calls for …

Hades Git (2025/12/18) is a Nintendo Game Boy Advance emulator currently in heavy development, focusing on balancing usability, speed, and accuracy. The latest update includes bug fixes for the APU’s Noise channel, code enhancements in ARM and Thumb implementations, updates to SDL’s App Metadata Properties, the addition of AGBEEG as a test ROM in the accuracy suite, and significant improvements to the prefetch buffer’s accuracy. The emulator aims to offer …

FB Neo Git (2025/12/18) has been released, featuring updates for FinalBurn Neo, an emulator for arcade games and select consoles, built on previous versions of FinalBurn and MAME. The changelog includes adjustments in d_nes.cpp and d_neogeo.cpp. Users can download the latest version through the provided source link. FB Neo Git (2025/12/18) has been compiled. FinalBurn Neo serves as an emulator for arcade games and select consoles, drawing from the FinalBurn …

DOSBox-X Git (2025/12/18) is a compiled version of DOSBox-X, which emulates an Intel x86 PC, allowing users to run many old MS-DOS games on modern systems like Windows XP, Vista, Linux, and FreeBSD. Recent updates include fixes for the Video Debug Overlay in DOSBox IG modes and resolution of HD mode line wrapping bugs. The line compare setting has been adjusted, and it will be ignored entirely when DOSBox IG …