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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Nintendo Wii. Dolphin is the only option for Gamecube and Wii emulation, but it’s a good one. The emulator (whose name refers to the development prototype of the GameCube) is a […]
The Sony PlayStation Portable. The first-generation PlayStation Portable is the newest console to become viable for emulation, thanks to JPCSP, where the “J” stands for “Jumping jodhpurs, since when did Java-based emulation […]
All the fun of the original, without the quarters. The little Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator that could (and could really use a better acronym, too) turned 14 years old this past February, […]
Anyone who grew up playing PC games knows that role-playing titles such as Baldur’s Gate and Planescape: Torment were some of the most enthralling and beautiful games of their time, in part […]
If you haven’t played Grim Fandango, now’s your chance. Grim Fandango was arguably the pinnacle of the PC adventure genre, and was widely acclaimed, but it didn’t sell well. And as it […]
Itching to play the classic role-playing game, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall? Here’s how to get it running on a Windows 7 PC. First, you need to find the game itself. Having […]
Aleph One updates the Marathon series to work with newer PCs. Long time PCWorld readers most likely remember Bungie Studios for the legendary Halo franchise, which practically made the Xbox a smash […]
