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A new version of the Sega Saturn emulator SSF has been released, reflecting continuous innovation and improvement in the realm of retro gaming emulation. The latest preview version brings significant enhancements, showcasing the developer’s commitment to accuracy and user experience. Zitat: Changelog translated from https://x.com/FessX/: There are many changes to the emulation process, so some software may no longer work with the previous settings If you are suspicious, try changing …

A new version of the open source VM VirtualBox has been released, enhancing its functionality for retro gaming enthusiasts and developers alike. This powerful virtualization software remains a cornerstone for running various operating systems including Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Mac OS. A new version of the open source VM VirtualBox has been released. VirtualBox is available for different operating systems like Windows, Linux, Solaris and Mac OS. Quote: GUI: Fixed VirtualBox VM …

Plus42 is an enhanced HP-42S Calculator Simulator that provides an excellent platform for retro computing enthusiasts. Keeping pace with the rapidly evolving tech landscape, the software has recently received an important update, ensuring that users benefit from the latest fixes and enhancements. Quote: Code: 2025-10-21: release 1.3.11a (Android only) * Another workaround for the buggy vibrator in Android 16. This one is a new option, “use older haptic feedback logic,” …

Free42 is a sophisticated re-implementation of the HP-42S scientific programmable RPN calculator, originally produced by Hewlett-Packard from 1988 to 1995, along with the HP-82240 printer. It’s impressive that Free42 was developed from scratch, ensuring that no HP code was utilized, yet it remains fully compatible with the HP-42S without requiring any ROM images. This software has recently been updated, showcasing the developers’ commitment to improving performance and fixing issues for …

hpsx64 is an experimental Playstation emulator for x64 based operating systems. As a passionate advocate for retro gaming, I’m excited to announce that the emulator has received an update, enhancing its performance and functionality. Quote: hps1x64 v0480 – event based audio, virtual machine improvements, new display mode options, new main window, new pad config, new x64 assembler  

Vita3K Automatic CI Build 3820 Update Vita3K, the open-source PlayStation Vita emulator for Windows, Linux, and macOS, continues to evolve with its latest update. This version 3820 introduces important enhancements and fixes, further solidifying its position in the realm of retro gaming. The community is buzzing about the improvements: “Vita3K is an open-source PlayStation Vita emulator for Windows, Linux, and macOS.” Particularly noteworthy is the changelog available at the GitHub …

A new version of the Game Boy Advance, Game Boy, and Game Boy Color emulator VisualBoyAdvance-M has been released, reflecting the dedication to improving the emulation of classic consoles that gamers cherish.Quote: libretro: Fix GB Show Border option was reversed. [negativeExponent] Update libretro header [negativeExponent] libretro: Fixed segfault when loading invalid or unsupported game [negativeExponent] libretro: Fix missing break statement in MBC5 state handler [negativeExponent] GB: Fix undefined behavior in …

DeSmuME Git (2025/10/30) is an open-source emulator for Nintendo DS, available on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows. It features save states, customizable screen sizes, and image-enhancing filters. The emulator enables microphone use on Windows/Linux and supports direct video/audio recording, along with a built-in movie recorder. The latest update introduces a backup memory import/export API. Users can download the emulator from various cloud file services. DeSmuME Git (2025/10/30) has been compiled. …

Ares Git (2025/10/30) is a multi-system emulator developed since October 14, 2004, focusing on accuracy and preservation. It emulates 27 hardware devices, including the Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (under development), Game Boy systems, Sega consoles, and more. Recent updates include implementing the Karnak mapper ADPCM decoder and building improvements. The emulator is a descendant of higan and bsnes. Users can download the latest version from various sources. Ares Git …

PPSSPP Git (2025/10/30) has been compiled as a fast, portable PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux. Recent updates include fixes for SDL font rendering, a refactoring of configuration settings to improve data access via pointers and offsets, and changes to enhance notification handling in-game. The updates also include the addition of missing IDs to SVG files and improvements in how notifications are managed, ensuring they respect insets. The …

Xenia Git (2025/10/30) has been compiled as an experimental Xbox 360 emulator, though it currently does not support running games. Recent updates include detecting PR builds, reducing the kernel’s deferred overlap delay from 100ms to 25ms, and implementing XamUserLogon. Additionally, users can now disable GPU-related logs, and an issue causing assertion failure during menu drawing on Linux has been resolved. The kernel also gained functionality to mark xbdm calls as …

RPCS3 Git (2025/10/30) 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 renderers, enabling the booting and playing of numerous commercial games and PS3 SDK samples. Recent updates include enhancements like copying libunwind for x86, modifying the export of LDFLAGS, and addressing Python and libc++ linkage issues. The llvm version has also been upgraded …

mGBA Git (2025/10/30) is a powerful emulator for Game Boy Advance games, designed for speed and accuracy. Key features include support for Game Boy/Game Boy Color, fast performance even on low-end hardware, local link cable functionality, and various save type detections. It supports motion sensors, rumble, and real-time clocks, along with unique features like solar sensor support for Boktai games. Additional functionalities include configurable controls, savestate management, video recording, and …

FB Neo Git (2025/10/29) is an emulator for arcade games and select consoles, building on the foundations of FinalBurn and earlier MAME versions. Recent updates include enhancements to various game titles such as “advbatmantp,” which now features an 8k cart ram to prevent reproduction piracy, and updates for the “Wee Knight Trilogy” and “Kunio no Nekketsu School Fighters.” Additional updates involve improvements to MSX and NGPC games and a bug …

Dolphin Git 2509-248 is the latest version of the Dolphin Project, a Gamecube, Wii, and Triforce emulator that allows the running of commercial games, boasting features not found on original consoles. It includes partial Wii support and plays most Gamecube titles. Recent updates in the changelog address various issues, including fixes for unused value warnings in Android and private field warnings in AchievementManager. Additionally, some previous changes were reverted to …

DuckStation Git (2025/10/30) is a Sony PlayStation(TM) emulator focused on performance, playability, and maintainability for low-end devices. It offers features like a CPU recompiler, various rendering options (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan), and enhancements including upscaling and post-processing shaders. The emulator supports multiple file formats, save states, and input devices, including lightguns. Recent updates include UI improvements, game database enhancements, and functionality fixes. DuckStation is compatible with Windows, Linux, and experimental …

DOSBox Optionals SVN r4476 (Optionals v25) has been released, targeting Windows OS as an MS-DOS, Windows ’95, and ’98 emulator forked from DOSBox. Key updates include a revised help intro, new menu icons, and changes to hotkeys. The debug window screen was fixed, and a broken exotic screen mode in DOS was corrected. Several pointless log messages were removed, and a major issue related to HDD creation was resolved. Additionally, …

DreamPotato v0.1.0 beta4, a Dreamcast VMU emulator currently in alpha, has been released with Windows builds available. It enables VMU-to-VMU communication, with improvements for using slots 1 and 2—displaying a secondary VMU with its own independent features. The emulator connects to Flycast, supporting recent dev builds. Updates include changed key bindings for easier use and a new Linux build, though untested for sound. Mac builds are available but face quarantining …

Simple Launcher v4.6.0 has been released, enhancing the retro gaming experience. Key updates include the new GameCoverScraper tool for online cover image scraping, bug fixes for BatchConvertToRVZ, and enhanced RomValidator for No-Intro compatible dat file generation. Configuration updates for multiple systems were made, along with options to increase games per page and new aspect ratios for button generation. Performance improvements include caching for the “Feeling Lucky” feature and better RetroAchievements …

XEMU v0.8.110 has been released, enhancing the open-source, cross-platform emulator for the original Xbox, enabling gameplay on Windows, macOS, and Linux. This version, a continuation of the XQEMU project, focuses on improving features, performance, stability, and user experience in Xbox emulation. The changelog highlights more accurate handling of exceptional fog values and bug fixes related to fog coordinates and NaN handling. Key issues addressed include #660, #2474, #2412, and #2200. …

Xenia Edge Git (2025/10/30) has been released as an experimental fork of the Xenia emulator, building on Xenia Canary. It focuses on rapid iterations and enhancements to the Vulkan backend and Linux support, while also maintaining full compatibility with Windows. The updates made in this version will benefit the Windows platform, especially regarding its Vulkan backend. Users can download Xenia Edge Git (2025/10/30) for access to these improvements. Xenia Edge …

BizHawk Git (2025/10/29) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#. It offers features for casual gamers, including fullscreen and joypad support, along with advanced rerecording and debugging tools. Supported systems include a wide range of platforms, such as the Apple II, various arcade machines, Atari consoles, Neo Geo, Nintendo systems, Sega consoles, and more. The latest changelog mentions a DSDA Lua script enhancement. For download, users can access multiple mirror …

PPSSPP Git (2025/10/29) is a fast and portable PSP emulator compatible with Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, developed in C++. Recent updates include a switch to a new TwoPane framework for enhanced tilt controls and screen adaptability, along with UI improvements such as header cleanup and renamed settings. The Android exit button was removed due to issues, while various screens underwent design conversions and accessibility enhancements, especially for portrait mode …

Ares Git (2025/10/29) is a multi-system emulator developed since October 14, 2004, focusing on accuracy and preservation. It emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), Game Boy, and Neo Geo Pocket. Recent updates include disabling Metal GPU capture by default due to memory issues, adding a build option for debug dependencies, and providing support for I/O port access tracing. The emulator aims to enhance performance …

Xenia Git (2025/10/29) is an experimental Xbox 360 emulator that currently does not support game execution. The latest changelog includes improvements such as ensuring volume settings are consistently applied when a driver is created, adding Linux socket support for low port binding, addressing volume issues in the XMP, and fixing a bug related to the AVX512 vector’s const path during left rotation. Users can download the updated version from the …