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mGBA Git (2026/02/16) is a powerful emulator for Game Boy Advance games, emphasizing speed and accuracy. It supports Game Boy and Game Boy Color hardware, runs efficiently on low-end devices, and offers dual frontends (Qt and SDL). Features include local link cable support, save type detection, real-time clock support, and compatibility with peripherals like the Game Boy Camera. Users can enjoy turbo/fast-forward functions, savestates, and various recording and debugging options. …

FB Neo Git (2026/02/16) is an updated emulator for arcade games and select consoles, derived from FinalBurn and older MAME versions. The latest changelog includes improvements to the video interface and a splash screen validation, along with a Speccy update from gab75. Users can download the update from the provided source link. FB Neo Git (2026/02/16) has been compiled. FinalBurn Neo serves as an emulator for arcade games and select …

DOSBox-X (as of February 16, 2026) is a branch of DOSBox that emulates an Intel x86 PC, enabling users to run many outdated MS-DOS games on modern operating systems like Windows and Linux. Recent updates include improvements to Direct3D11 features such as fixed aspect ratio handling and hardware scalers, alongside bug fixes for build errors and FPU emulation. Notable merge requests involve updates to the changelog and initial support for …

Dolphin Git 2512-323 is the latest version of the Dolphin Project, the premier GameCube emulator capable of running commercial games. It also supports Wii and Triforce emulation, offering features beyond the original consoles. Recent updates include the addition of classic controller support for “Animal Crossing: City Folk,” various GameINI formatting updates for titles like “Super Monkey Ball” and “Wario World,” and CPU clock override max settings for Qt/Android. Overall, this …

PPSSPP Git (2026/02/16) is a fast, portable PSP emulator available for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, developed in C++. Recent updates include fixes for creating adhoc sockets, minor visual UI improvements, typo corrections, and a crash issue in the crash screen. Key changes were made from pull requests #21258 and #21259. Downloads are available for both x64 and Android versions. PPSSPP Git (2026/02/16) has been compiled. PPSSPP is a fast …

Ares Git (2026/02/16) is a multi-system emulator that prioritizes accuracy and preservation, having started development on October 14, 2004. It is derived from higan and bsnes and currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (under development), Game Boy, Mega Drive, and Neo Geo Pocket systems among others. The latest changelog notes a fix for audio pops in Nintendo 64 caused by AI DMA. Users can download …

3Beans, released on February 16, 2026, emulates the 3DS at a low level, allowing it to run the entire OS and play cartridge-based games. While it can boot the home menu, it remains in early development with significant issues. Currently, it uses full interpretation and software rendering, which limits its speed but enhances portability. Future plans may include adding hardware acceleration and high-level features for improved performance. The latest changelog …

DOSee v1.90 has been released, serving as a web-based front-end for MS-DOS emulation. Originally dominant in the 1980s, this platform allows numerous games, demos, and applications from that era to run online or as desktop web apps. DOSee is a user interface built from The Emularity project, part of the Internet Archive, with EM-DOSBox being its core, a JavaScript port of DOSBox. The new version includes enhancements like improved gamepad …

Gameplay v0.42 has been released, improving the front-end for DosBox, DosBox-X, and Scumm for easy MS-DOS game access. The update includes fixed game filters, a new setup button, and added parameters for enhanced gaming experience. It also updates the ScummVM engine, includes more help messages, and fixes issues with multiple games like Crazy Cars and Doom (now version 1.9). New games added span various genres and platforms, including F-15 Strike …

Xenia Edge Git (2026/02/15) has been released as an experimental fork of the Xenia emulator, building on Xenia Canary. It focuses on faster iteration and enhancements to the Vulkan backend, particularly for the Linux platform, while also maintaining full support for Windows. Users on both platforms will benefit from the advancements in the Vulkan backend. For more information, the download is available through the specified source. Xenia Edge Git (2026/02/15) …

Eden v0.2.0-RC1, the leading open-source Nintendo Switch emulator, has been released. Developed from Yuzu by Camille LaVey and the Eden team, it supports Windows, Linux, and Android. This update introduces features like universal updates without NAND installation, improved mod imports, and speed adjustment hotkeys. Performance enhancements include better rendering, fixes for various games, and smoother scrolling for game lists. The emulator’s internal build system has stabilized, supporting specific architecture optimizations. …

Simple Launcher v5.1.0 has been released, enhancing retro gaming with new features. It now supports on-the-fly conversion of CHD files to ISO for the Xemu and Xenia emulators, allowing users to store Xbox and Xbox 360 ISOs in CHD format. The launcher includes tools like “BatchConvertToXiso” for optimizing original Xbox ISOs to XISO files, achieving around 30% size reduction, and “BatchConvertToCHD” for ISO to CHD conversion. Additional updates include a …

TetaNES v0.13.0 is a cross-platform emulator for the NES, supporting Linux, macOS, Windows, and web browsers via Web Assembly. Written in Rust with wgpu, it features NTSC, PAL, and Dendy emulation, headless mode, and various filters for retro effects. The emulator supports up to four players, Zapper light gun functionality, and accommodates both iNES and NES 2.0 ROM formats. It includes over 30 mappers, Game Genie codes, and debugging tools. …

Xenia Git (2026/02/15) is the latest version of an experimental Xbox 360 emulator that currently does not support game execution. Recent updates include consistent use of clang 20 for formatting, improvements in detecting FPSCR exceptions for specific FPU instructions, and resetting MXCSR state between tests. The build process now supports clang versions 19 and above, and fixes were made to the ppc-opcode-gen script. Additionally, tests for unimplemented instructions were removed, …

ShadPS4 Pre (2026/02/15) is an early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux, developed in C++. The recent changelog includes a fix for a GR2-related crash (#4033), additional hotfixes (#4036), and improvements to log compactness (#4035). The emulator can be downloaded from the provided source. ShadPS4 Pre (2026/02/15) has been launched. This is an early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux developed in C++. ShadPS4 Changelog:* Fixed GR2 crash on Windows …

RPCS3 Git (2026/02/15) is an open-source emulator for the Sony PlayStation 3, developed in C++ for Windows and Linux since 2011. It supports DirectX 12, Vulkan, and OpenGL, allowing a significant number of commercial games and PlayStation 3 SDK samples to be played. Continuous contributions are making more titles playable. Recent updates include fixes for glsl_invalid_program and microphone issues, as well as addressing gcc strict aliasing warnings. The latest version …

PCSX2 v2.7.121 has been released, enhancing the free and open-source PlayStation 2 emulator. This version improves PS2 hardware emulation on PCs through MIPS CPU Interpreters, Recompilers, and a Virtual Machine for managing hardware states and memory. Key updates in the changelog include the removal of OpenGL/CL compatibility checks, simplifications to overlap heuristics, and optimizations in draw list computation. Additionally, the update includes improvements to the handling of tristrips. For further …

Gearboy Git (2026/02/15) is a Nintendo Game Boy emulator developed in C++ that prioritizes readability while maintaining good compatibility. It features accurate CPU emulation and instruction timing, supports various Memory Bank Controllers, and replicates the Game Boy’s LCD ghosting effect. Additionally, it includes sound emulation via SDL Audio, Game Boy Color support, an integrated disassembler, and save options for battery-powered RAM cartridges. Gearboy is multi-platform, functioning on Windows, Linux, Mac …

DuckStation Git (2026/02/15) is a PlayStation emulator prioritizing playability, speed, and maintainability, while ensuring compatibility with low-end devices. Key features include a CPU recompiler/JIT, multiple rendering options (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan), upscaling, texture filtering, and PGXP for enhanced graphics. It supports various image formats and homebrew executables, offers save state functionality, and includes controller support with features for lightguns and multitap controllers. Notable updates in this release address achievement tracking …

Dolphin Git 2512-309 is an updated version of the Dolphin Project, the first emulator to run commercial GameCube games. It emulates GameCube, Wii, and Triforce systems, offering features not found on the original consoles, with partial Wii support and the ability to play most GameCube titles. Recent updates include enhancements to SYSCONF control and improvements to Android input device hotplug functionality. Downloads are available for both x64 and Android versions. …

Xenia Git (2026/02/14) is an experimental Xbox 360 emulator that currently does not support running games. Recent updates include improvements for building binutils, better stack alignment for AVX instructions, and fixes for various PPC instructions. Key changes involved enhancements to register handling in x64/Linux, ensuring correct machine code pointer returns, and addressing issues with float packing and arithmetic. The update also includes performance optimizations and bug fixes, such as correcting …

ShadPS4 Pre (2026/02/14) is an early PlayStation 4 emulator developed for Windows and Linux, utilizing C++. It aims to provide users with the ability to play PS4 games on their PCs. This initial release is part of ongoing efforts to improve compatibility and performance, allowing gamers to experience console games in a different environment. Further updates and enhancements are expected as the project evolves. ShadPS4 Pre (2026/02/14) has been launched. …

Project64 Git (2026/02/14) is a compiled version of Project 64, a proprietary Nintendo 64 emulator for Windows. Utilizing a plug-in system, it enables third-party developers to create customized components. Users can play Nintendo 64 games on their computers by using ROM images from cartridges or homebrew. Initially created by Jabo and zilmar as a programming challenge, Project64 is now open source. Recent updates include improvements to the RSP component, such …

FB Neo Git (2026/02/14) is an emulator for arcade games and select consoles, built on FinalBurn and older MAME versions. The latest update includes changes like the addition of “sf2prime” in the d_cps2 section. Users can download the emulator and access the source through the provided link. FB Neo Git (2026/02/14) has been compiled. FinalBurn Neo is an emulator designed for Arcade Games and select Consoles, derived from FinalBurn and …

DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/02/14) has been compiled, aiming to modernize the DOSBox project. The repository focuses on contemporary development practices, issue resolution, and feature enhancements for better compatibility with current systems. Notable updates include improved descriptions for mouse and gamma settings, better handling of shader presets, and enhancements in the ShaderManager API. Additional changes involve reformatting code and comments, fixing typos, and updating external dependencies. The project continues to send patches …