How to turn a USB flash drive into a portable game console
A lot of gamers go to great lengths to find a portable retro gaming device with the lightest and most compact kit. The Linux powered Raspberry Pi 5 does a decent job […]
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How to Emulate the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) on Your PC
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Fifteen years ago, there was something of a competition between two SNES emulators: ZSNES and SNES9x. ZSNES was a bit faster, and SNES9x a bit more […]
How to Emulate the Game Boy/Game Boy Advance on Your PC
The Nintendo Game Boy. As in the case of NES emulation, you’re unlikely to find a Game Boy emulator that doesn’t run well, if perhaps a little rough around the edges. Fortunately, […]
How to Emulate the Sega Master System and Genesis on Your PC
The Sega Genesis. By far your best bet for emulating any pre-Saturn Sega console is Kega Fusion, so-named because it contains a Master System, Genesis, Sega CD, and 32X emulator all in […]
How to Emulate the Sega Saturn on Your PC
The Sega Saturn. Sega Saturn emulation is a mess. For years, the only way to accomplish it was through a butchered (and thoroughly illegal) repackaging of Sega’s own commercial emulation software, which […]
How to Emulate the Sony PlayStation (PSX) on Your PC
The Sony PlayStation. PlayStation emulation tends to be all over the place, and you may think that you’re screwing it up, but it works perfectly well when all is said and done. […]
How to Emulate the Nintendo 64 (N64) on Your PC
The Nintendo 64. N64 emulation is a particularly odd duck. The creator of the only emulator that is still being actively developed asks users for a $20 donation in return for their […]
How to Emulate the Sega Dreamcast (DC) on Your PC
The Sega Dreamcast. Dreamcast emulation is, sadly, a bit like the console itself: bright, shiny, full of potential, and somewhat abortive. Only two successful emulators have ever emerged, and only one has […]
How to Emulate the Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2) on Your PC
The Sony PlayStation 2. PCSX 2 is the only PS2 emulator around, and it’s quite a masterpiece, despite being a bit of a bear to configure. You can download PCSX2 from its […]
How to Emulate the Nintendo DS (NDS) on Your PC
The Nintendo DS. Emulating the Nintendo DS on your PC is extremely simple–alarmingly so for hardware that’s still very commercially successful. All you need to do is grab the oddly named DeSmuME […]
