The CD-i emulator program (cdiemu) provides a fairly complete emulation of the hardware of an actual physical CD-i player.
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- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
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- Windows
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RetroArch Alternatives
One of the most popular alternatives to RetroArch is PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are DuckStation, Lemuroid, OpenEmu and Lakka. You're spoiled for choice with Game Emulators like RetroArch: we list more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.
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Most RetroArch alternatives are Game Emulators, but you can also narrow the list to Game Library Managers or Compatibility Layer Tools. Other popular filters are Android, Linux, iPhone and Windows.
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When forking uoYabause, at the start of Kronos, I noticed some issues, mainly on x86 and image loading. I fixed it in my fork and proposed to uoYabause and yabause to reuse my patches. Developers of other yabause fork did not decide to backport the fix.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Windows
- Linux
- RetroArch
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D-Box is an easy to use front-end for DOSBox which enables you to run old MS-DOS games and other applications on a modern computer.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- AmigaOS
Norway
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14 Kawaks alternativesKawaks is a streamlined Neo-Geo/Capcom (CPS1/2) emulator that works well even in low-end computers and is compatible with Kaillera Netplay. You can assign macros to specific keys to perform otherwise complicated supermoves!
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Advanced open-source Saturn emulator based on Mednafen with a minimalist UI and a focus on low audio/video latency. At least a PIxel 4 or device with similar specs is recommended for optimal performance.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Android
United States
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Cost / License
- Paid
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- United States
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
India
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Simple Launcher is a powerful and flexible open-source frontend for emulators.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Windows
Brazil
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20 pSX alternativesPSX is an emulator of the PlayStation video game console for x86-based PC hardware. It is Windows and Linux compatible. The original game CDs can be used to play the games. ISO files are also supported. Graphics quality may be dependent on the power of the hardware.
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- United States
Regen is an accuracy focused emulator which can emulate the following Sega console and computer systems with very high degree of accuracy:
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Platforms
- Mac
United Kingdom
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