Hatari AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like Hatari

Hatari is described as 'Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon emulator for GNU/Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, Windows and other systems which are supported by the SDL library' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Hatari for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Hatari alternative is CLK, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Hatari are PCE, Stella, ProSystem and Z26.

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  1. CLK icon
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    A latency-hating emulator of: the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro and Archimedes, Amstrad CPC, Apple II/II+/IIe and early Macintosh, Atari 2600 and ST, ColecoVision, Enterprise 64/128, Commodore Vic-20 and Amiga, MSX 1/2, Oric 1/Atmos, early PC compatibles, Sinclair ZX80/81 and ZX Spectrum.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  2. PCE icon
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    PCE is a collection of microcomputer emulators. At the moment it contains three emulators:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Stella icon
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    Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Stella was originally developed for Linux by Bradford W. Mott, and is currently maintained by Stephen Anthony.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Stella vs Hatari Comments
    Erdnussmus
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    Stella emulates the Atari 2600, a game console. Hatari emulates only the Atari ST, a computer series. Like a PC and a Playstation. Not an alternative at all.

    • Stella is Free and Open SourceHatari is also Free and Open Source
  4. ProSystem icon
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    The ProSystem Emulator is an Atari 7800 emulator for the PC and Windows OS. The emulator was written in C++ using the Windows API and DirectX. It emulates the Atari 7800 NTSC and PAL TV standards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    ProSystem vs Hatari Comments
    Erdnussmus
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    ProSystem emulates the Atari 7800, a game console. Hatari emulates only the Atari ST, a computer series. Like a PC and a Playstation. Not an alternative at all.

    • ProSystem is Free and Open SourceHatari is also Free and Open Source
  5. Z26 icon
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    Z26 is one of the best emulators for the Atari 2600. The author reports that the graphics part of the emulator is nearing perfection to a point that there's little more to fix.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Z26 vs Hatari Comments
    Erdnussmus
    Negative
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    Z26 emulates the Atari 2600, a game console. Hatari emulates only the Atari ST, a computer series. Like a PC and a Playstation. Not an alternative at all.

    • Z26 is Free and Open SourceHatari is also Free and Open Source
  6. Javatari icon
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    Javatari is a multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in pure Java with no external libs. Just open it! Needs Java 6 or greater and Atari ROMs.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Steem Engine icon
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    Steem is an open source Atari STE emulator for Windows and Linux. It runs almost every ST program ever made without any problems. Steem is designed to be easy to use and has many unique features. Whether you want to run great old games, use MIDI apps just like you did on the ST...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Hataroid icon
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    Hataroid is an Atari ST emulator for Android based on Hatari .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  9. jGameBase icon
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    jGameBase is a fully-­featured retro-gaming emu­lator frontend and game database utility. It is a sister app­lication to the Windows program GameBase (without "j"), the official frontend for the GB64 Collection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Atari800MacX icon
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    This is the the Macintosh OSX Port of David Firth's Fantastic Atari 800 Emulator. Ported is the SDL version of the Atrari800 emulator to Mac OSX, and added a full native Cocoa interface, including Preferences, Menus, File Associations, Help and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Atari800MacX vs Hatari Comments
    Erdnussmus
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    Atari800MacX emulates the Atari XL/SE series, a 8 bit home computer. Hatari emulates only the Atari ST, a completely different and incompatible computer series. Not an alternative at all.

    • Atari800MacX is Free and ProprietaryHatari is Free and Open Source
  11. ARAnyM icon
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    ARAnyM is a software virtual machine designed and developed for running 32-bit Atari ST/TT/Falcon operating systems and TOS/GEM applications on any kind of hardware.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  12. AtariX icon
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    Atari TOS emulator offering the MagiC multitasking OS, running on macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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