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Dolphin Git 2512-464 is the latest version of the Dolphin Project, the first GameCube emulator capable of running commercial games. This emulator also supports Wii and Triforce (an arcade machine based on GameCube) and includes numerous advanced features. It provides partial Wii support and plays most GameCube titles. Recent updates include a merge from JosJuice that improves saving settings when closing the window. Downloads are available for both x64 and …

PPSSPP Git (2026/03/05) is a cross-platform PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, coded in C++. Recent updates include fixes for font rendering after window resizing on SDL (Linux), audio device switching on Windows, and improvements to fullscreen startup to reduce flickering. There are also UI enhancements for Android, resolving issues with split screen mode, and adjustments to input mappings. Additional cleanup and regression fixes were made, including a …

Ares Git (2026/03/05) is a multi-system emulator developed since October 14, 2004, focused on accuracy and preservation. It’s a descendant of higan and bsnes, currently emulating 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (under development), Game Boy systems, and more. Recent updates include the removal of the OpenGL macOS Video Driver and the introduction of a –kiosk mode. The emulator supports a wide range of platforms like the …

Azahar Git (2026/03/05) is an open-source 3DS emulator project based on Citra. Recent updates in the changelog include: fixes for Vulkan validation issues in the video core, ensuring camera data is consistently received from the UI thread, moving version numbers to the end of release file names, and improvements in CMake for version info generation. The x64 version is available for download. Azahar Git (2026/03/05) has been compiled. This is …

SameBoy v1.0.3 is a user-friendly Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulator for macOS, featuring high accuracy and robust debugging tools suited for both casual players and developers. The update offers enhanced controller support for iOS, improved save management, and periodic saves. Notable fixes enhance emulation accuracy, particularly for PCM registers and volume envelopes. The update addresses various bugs across platforms, including iOS and SDL frontends, while also improving resource …

Lazuli Nightly (2026/03/05) is a newly released version of the GameCube emulator, Lazuli. Currently in development, Lazuli can boot several commercial games and numerous homebrew titles. Although it’s still in the toy stage, the emulator shows promise. Users can download this latest version for testing and compatibility purposes. Lazuli Nightly (2026/03/05) has been released. This is a GameCube emulator. Lazuli is currently a work-in-progress GameCube emulator that can boot various …

jgenesis v0.11.3 has been released, serving as a cross-platform multi-console emulator for various 8-bit and 16-bit gaming systems, including Sega Genesis, Sega CD, SNES, Master System, and Game Gear. This update mainly addresses bugs, ensuring save states remain compatible with version 0.11.2. Key fixes include resolving the loading issue for CHD images with zstd compression for Sega CD and correcting the OBJ window functionality and sprite H mosaic implementation for …

Xenia Git (2026/03/04) is an experimental Xbox 360 emulator, currently not capable of running games. The latest updates include a transition to a raw CMake build system, removal of specific shader compilation flags, and a switch to the latest FFmpeg release with an xmaframes codec port. Additional improvements involve ensuring shaders are generated, adding VulkanSDK dependency, and enhancing the XAM functionality with new profile and content enumerator wrappers. A potential …

ShadPS4-QtLauncher, released on March 4, 2026, serves as the official launcher for ShadPS4, an early PS4 emulator compatible with Windows and Linux, developed in C++. The latest update includes several Crowdin improvements (#260). For more details, you can download ShadPS4-QtLauncher. ShadPS4-QtLauncher (2026/03/04) has been released. QtLauncher serves as the official launcher for shadPS4, which is an early PS4 emulator available for Windows and Linux, developed in C++. ShadPS4-QtLauncher Changelog:* Updated …

RPCS3 Git (2026/03/04) has been compiled as 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 for the booting and playability of numerous commercial games and SDK samples. Recent updates include vertex cache cleanup and fixes for memory misalignment, resolving rendering issues. The emulator’s version has been bumped to 0.0.40, and ongoing contributions are …

PCSX2 v2.7.151 has been released, offering a free, open-source emulator for PlayStation 2 (PS2) games. This version enhances the emulation of PS2 hardware through MIPS CPU Interpreters, Recompilers, and a Virtual Machine to manage hardware and memory states, allowing seamless gameplay on PC. Key updates include adjustments to the fullscreen window positioning and changes to the game list widget configuration. The release also includes updates to dependencies. For more information …

DuckStation Git (2026/03/04) is an emulator for the Sony PlayStation, emphasizing accuracy, speed, and compatibility with low-end devices. It features a CPU recompiler, multiple rendering options (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan), and various enhancements like upscaling, texture filtering, and PGXP for improved graphics. The emulator supports various file formats, direct booting of homebrew, and multiple controller inputs, including lightgun and multitap support. Recent updates include achievements enhancements and UI improvements. DuckStation …

Dolphin Git 2512-462 is the latest version of the Dolphin Project, a Gamecube emulator that can run commercial games. It also supports Wii and Triforce emulation, offering features unavailable on original consoles. The update includes several enhancements, such as game-specific frame rate limiting for titles like “Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2,” “Monster 4×4: Stunt Racer,” “Rabbids Go Home,” and “Rabbids Lab.” Other improvements involve fixing metal encoding issues. The …

PPSSPP Git (2026/03/04) is a fast, portable PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, developed in C++. Recent updates include improved Brazilian Portuguese translation, enhancements to the IAP screen for better portrait display, and added information about another ad-hoc server. Notably, a fix was implemented for issues with the Android version tagger. The latest version is tagged as v1.20. Downloads are available for both x64 and Android versions. For …

BizHawk Git (2026/03/04) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#. It offers features for casual gamers, including full-screen mode, joypad support, and comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools for various system cores. Supported platforms include Apple II, Atari systems, Bandai WonderSwan, Commodore Amiga, Nintendo consoles (like NES and Game Boy), Sega systems, Sony PlayStation, and more. Recent updates include improved logic in the MultiDiskBundler, layout fixes in DisplayConfig, and enhancements for …

Azahar 2125.0 Alpha 4 is an open-source 3DS emulator based on Citra, released as a fix to Alpha 3, resolving a crash issue in the Android version. The release introduces libretro/RetroArch cores for various platforms including Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS, with JIT compilation disabled on iOS and tvOS due to App Store restrictions, potentially affecting performance. Key updates include reduced CPU usage, improved shader compilation, and new features …

PPSSPP v1.20.1 has been released as a fast and portable PSP emulator compatible with Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux. Developed in C++, PPSSPP allows users to play PlayStation Portable games on various platforms. The update includes enhancements and improvements for a better gaming experience. PPSSPP v1.20.1 has been released. PPSSPP is a speedy and versatile PSP emulator that works on Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, developed in C++. …Read more

Clownmdemu v1.6.7, a Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) emulator, has been released, still in early development. It can run some games, but lacks many standard Mega Drive features. The latest version includes fixes for right-aligned Window Plane rendering and adds multitap emulation, enabling multiplayer functionality for games like Mega Bomberman and Sonic Classic Heroes. It supports Sega’s Team Player for up to 8 players and Electronic Arts’ 4 Way Play for …

Xenia Git (2026/02/26) is an experimental Xbox 360 emulator that currently does not run games. The latest changelog includes several updates: ensuring appropriate checks for swizzle signs in GPU, pre-creating 3D-as-2D textures, fixing a texture crash under Wine/VKD3D, and enabling 3D-to-2D textures by default. Additionally, it introduces a cvar for controlling texture mode and fixes issues related to fur textures (4D5307DF) and context resetting in XMA. For more details, download …

Vita3K Git (2026/02/26) is an experimental PlayStation Vita emulator for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It currently supports a limited number of homebrew applications in .vpk format, with no commercial games being playable. Recent updates in the changelog include an early return from audio_output with a null buffer and a fix for an OpenGL crash on specific or virtualized GPUs. Download options are available. Vita3K Git (2026/02/26) has been compiled. Vita3K …

VisualBoyAdvance-M Git (2026/02/26) is a compiled emulator for Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance, compatible with Windows, Linux, and Mac. The latest development build includes updates and fixes for macOS, along with an upgrade to xBRZ version 1.9. Users can access the changelog and download the Windows version from the designated source. VisualBoyAdvance-M Git (2026/02/26) has been compiled. VisualBoyAdvance-M(VBA-M) is a [Super] Game Boy [Color / …

RPCS3 Git (2026/02/26) is an open-source emulator for the Sony PlayStation 3, developed in C++ for Windows and Linux since 2011. It supports modern graphics APIs like DirectX 12, Vulkan, and OpenGL, enabling the booting and playing of many commercial PS3 games. Recent updates include various fixes and enhancements, such as improvements to shader handling, texture management, and support for hardware formats. The emulator’s contributors continue to expand its game …

PCSX2 v2.7.143 has been released. This free and open-source PlayStation 2 emulator replicates the PS2’s hardware using MIPS CPU interpreters, recompilers, and a virtual machine to manage hardware states and memory, enabling PC gameplay of PS2 titles with added features. Key updates include the GS Anti-Blur adjustment for optimal display offsets and a fix in the GameDB for light effect flickering in Midnight Club II while selecting cars at higher …

mGBA Git (2026/02/26) is an emulator designed for Game Boy Advance games, focusing on speed and accuracy. Features include support for Game Boy hardware, fast emulation even on low-end devices, and local link cable support. It offers save type detection, motion sensor and rumble cartridge support, a built-in BIOS, configurable controls, and advanced functions like rewind and fast-forward. Additional capabilities include savestates, screenshot options, video recording, cheat code support, and …

PPSSPP Git (2026/02/26) has been compiled as a fast, portable PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, developed in C++. The latest updates include a functional mini video player, reintroduction of an exit button for Android in landscape mode, and support for installing plugins from zip files. Fixes were made for grid layout issues and savestate popups, alongside code cleanup and Swedish translation updates. For downloads, options are available …