emulators

This BBC Micro Emulator Takes You Back to 1981

If you are of a certain age and nationality, you’ll remember the BBC Micro or Beeb, a computer produced by Acorn for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, an effort by British Broadcasting Corporation to bring computer literacy to the lads and lasses of that fair isle. The Beeb is a beloved piece of hardware to…

Gadgets John Biggs Nov 30

This Nintendo Switch Emulator for the PC Might Finally Be as Good as the Actual Console

For whatever reason you turn to them, emulators have always offered a gaming experience that was almost as good as the real thing, although not quite perfect. But the developers of Yuzu, a Nintendo Switch emulator for the PC, recently released an update that allows games like Super Mario Odyssey to run at a full…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 4

Apple Sues Corellium for Selling Access to Cloud-Based ‘Perfect Replicas’ of iOS

Apple is suing a company, Corellium LLC, that it says is illegally reselling virtual copies of its iOS operating system under the pretense of legitimate security research, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Corellium advertises itself as “the first and only platform to offer iOS, Android, and Linux virtualization on ARM.” Per TechCrunch, the company allows users…

Tech News Tom McKay Aug 17

Adafruit Just Made It Really Easy to Build Your Own GameBoy

There have been countless Raspberry Pi builds over the years that have sought to cram the little boards into a handheld device. Yet nearly every single one required not just a basic grasp of coding, but also an understanding of soldering and sometimes a touch of electrical engineering. Adafruit’s new PyGamer looks like a perfect…

Tech News Alex Cranz Jun 14

Sweet, One Less Reason to Buy an SNES Classic

Last year, people went nuts trying to find Nintendo’s NES and SNES Classic consoles, but it looks like the games those nostalgia-machines offered will soon be available right on your Switch. Data miners claim to have discovered a list of 22 SNES titles and possibly two mystery emulators in the code for Nintendo Switch Online.…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jan 14

RIP Soulja Boy’s Knock-Off Nintendo GameBoy Advance/Neo Geo/PS Vita/Etc.

When rapper Soulja Boy dropped his line of game emulator consoles, the internet arched a collective eyebrow. This, we knew, probably would not end well and lo, less than a month after launch, both the SouljaGame Handheld and SouljaGame console have been pulled from the rapper’s online store. In a tweet, Soulja Boy says that…

Tech News Victoria Song Dec 31

One of the Best Emulator Front-Ends May Be Coming to Xbox One, With No Jailbreak Required

The developers of RetroArch, an all-in-one emulation front-end that allows users to download emulator “cores” for a huge number of older consoles and which recently came to the Nintendo Switch, say it is coming to the Xbox One—and unlike other consoles, users might not need to risk jailbreaking their systems to set it up. The…

Games Tom McKay Dec 29

These Cute, Pixelated Puppers Will Devour You in This Wolfenstein 3D Mod

You might love Wolfenstein, but I’m not one who can stomach much violence, even when it’s in service of destroying Nazis in all their forms. As a result, I’ve never played more than a few minutes of any Wolfenstein game. That’s why Return to Castle Woofenstein (aka Woof3d), a mod that turns every enemy Nazi…

Tech News Patrick Lucas Austin Mar 14

Here’s How to Get Android Apps Running on Your Laptop

It makes more sense than ever to put some Android apps on you laptop. As well as giving you access to apps that have no desktop or web equivalent (like Snapchat), it’s great for playing games on the big screen—we got Alto’s Adventure up and running on the Pixelbook with no problems, and plenty of…

Gadgets David Nield Feb 27

I Tested Two Retro Consoles―One Good, One Hot Garbage

For all of the hullabaloo its generated with its tiny consoles, Nintendo didn’t invent retro gaming consoles. Not by a mile. When it released the NES Classic late last year, Nintendo wasn’t creating a new field of consoles fueled by nostalgia and the fat wallets of aging Gen Xers. Rather, Nintendo was reinventing the retro…

Gaming Alex Cranz Jul 28

12 Ways to Build Your Own Retro Game Machine

With some 30 years of video gaming history now behind us, there’s never been a greater choice of retro games to dig back into, whether it’s on your smartphone or a classic console rebooted for modern times. For the more serious seekers of gaming nostalgia, there are plenty of hands-on projects you can attempt yourself,…

Gadgets David Nield Jan 31

Play Android Games on Your PC

If you want to get Android up and running on a Windows laptop or desktop, there are several different ways to go about it—but few are as straightforward as Nox App Player. Once the emulator is up and running on your PC, you’ll have access to an Android 4.4.2 tablet right on your desktop screen.…

Gadgets David Nield Feb 21

All I Need Is This Android Wear N64 Emulator and Ocarina of Time On My Wrist

The Nintendo 64 might not have had the massive library of games like the PlayStation did, but it made up for it with quality over quantity. Do you ever really need anything more than GoldenEye and Ocarina of Time? No. And with this N64 emulator on your smartwatch, those games will always be in easy…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 30

The Nostalgia Nerds Who Rescue Old Games From Oblivion

Do you remember the first computer game you played? What about the first program you downloaded? Unless you’ve just emerged Brendan-Fraser-in-Encino Man-style from the earth, wholly unaware of computers (in which case, I have several questions for you), your early digital distractions are probably years, if not decades old by now. That doesn’t mean they’re…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Nov 21

Smartwatches Fulfill Their True Destiny With a Game Boy Emulator

Google and Apple can pitch them as productivity tools all they want, but the real reason anyone would strap a smartwatch to their wrist is as a more covert way to kill time and avoid boredom. So it’s good to know that when your Twitter and Facebook feeds run dry, you can always boot up…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 14

The Nook Simple Touch Can Play Sonic Better Than a Game Boy

Kind of like the modern equivalent of hiding a comic book inside the textbook you’re supposed to be studying, someone has hacked and loaded a Sega Genesis emulator onto the Nook Simple Touch ebook reader. So instead of reading at the back of the classroom, you can spend your time chasing rings. The hack itself…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 18

Poof! Android Market Emulators Go MIA

Popular Android emulator developer “yongzh” has had all of his apps yanked from Android Market without warning, he told users today, signaling that Google’s recent bans (started last month at the behest of Sega) are all but over. The culled few include user favorites like Nesoid, Snesoid, Gensoid, Ataroid and Gameboid, just to name a…

Tech News Jack Loftus May 29

Android Gets a Nintendo 64 Emulator with N64oid

N64oid, a Nintendo 64 emulator, will let you indulge your nostalgia wherever you go. Though other video game emulators for Android devices exist, nothing else can bring you this kind of 64-bit gaming goodness. $6. [Android Market]

Tech News Davey Alba Mar 4

Watch the PlayStation Phone Actually Play Games

Oh, hello there, PlayStation Phone! Here’s the clearest video yet of Sony’s mobile gaming messiah living out its main purpose: playing Biohazard 2 and Rage Racer. Get some. We’ve seen the hardware before, and a bit of the interface, but there’s a little more of a thrill that comes watching the phone play actual PlayStation…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 10

Android PlayStation Emulator Now Available for Your Nostalgic Consumption

Console emulators are nothing new, even on mobiles, but this is the first time we can bring you news of a legitimate PlayStation one for Android devices. Called PSX4Droid 1.0, it looks a little something like this: The app’s available for $6 in the Android Market and you’ll need the usual ROMs and PS BIOS…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jul 25

emulators

This BBC Micro Emulator Takes You Back to 1981

This Nintendo Switch Emulator for the PC Might Finally Be as Good as the Actual Console

Apple Sues Corellium for Selling Access to Cloud-Based ‘Perfect Replicas’ of iOS

Adafruit Just Made It Really Easy to Build Your Own GameBoy

Sweet, One Less Reason to Buy an SNES Classic

RIP Soulja Boy’s Knock-Off Nintendo GameBoy Advance/Neo Geo/PS Vita/Etc.

One of the Best Emulator Front-Ends May Be Coming to Xbox One, With No Jailbreak Required

These Cute, Pixelated Puppers Will Devour You in This Wolfenstein 3D Mod

Here’s How to Get Android Apps Running on Your Laptop

I Tested Two Retro Consoles―One Good, One Hot Garbage

12 Ways to Build Your Own Retro Game Machine

Play Android Games on Your PC

All I Need Is This Android Wear N64 Emulator and Ocarina of Time On My Wrist

The Nostalgia Nerds Who Rescue Old Games From Oblivion

Smartwatches Fulfill Their True Destiny With a Game Boy Emulator

The Nook Simple Touch Can Play Sonic Better Than a Game Boy

Poof! Android Market Emulators Go MIA

Android Gets a Nintendo 64 Emulator with N64oid

Watch the PlayStation Phone Actually Play Games

Android PlayStation Emulator Now Available for Your Nostalgic Consumption

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