Installation in Fedora and derivatives: yum install gmameui Unfortunately, it is not available in the official Debian / Ubuntu repositories, but it is in the Fedora and Arch Linux repositories. Installation in Ubuntu and derivatives: sudo apt-get install mameĪnother popular interface worth trying is gmameui. For this, it makes use of ROM files, where the games are stored. Currently MAME can emulate several thousand arcade video games. M ( Mmultiple Aarcade Machine Emulator) allows emulate the old arcade games on more modern general purpose machines (PCs, laptops, etc.). Installation in Arch and derivatives: sudo pacman -S dosbox Installation in Fedora and derivatives: sudo yum install dosbox Installation in Ubuntu and derivatives: sudo apt-get install dosbox This gem will allow you to "relive" the good old days. In fact, there are versions of DOSBox for Windows, BeOS, GNU / Linux, MacOS X, etc.ĭOSBox also emulates 286/386 realmode protected-mode CPU, XMS / EMS file systems, Tandy / Hercules / CGA / EGA / VGA / VESA monitors, SoundBlaster / Gravis Ultra sound cards. Installation in Arch and derivatives: yaourt-S stellaĭOSBox is a DOS emulator It uses the SDL library, which makes it very easy to port to different platforms. Installation in Fedora and derivatives: yum install stella Installation in Debian / Ubuntu and derivatives: sudo apt-get install stella
It was originally created for GNU / Linux, but is currently also compatible with Mac OSX, Windows, and other operating systems.
Stella is a project under the GNU-GPL license that seeks to emulate the Atari 2600. Installation in Arch and derivatives: yaourt -S dolphin-emu-git
Installation in Ubuntu and derivatives: sudo add-apt-repository ppa: glennric / dolphin-emu & sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get install dolphin-emu More info at: Wii / GameCube / Triforce Emulators Dolphinĭolphin is an emulator that allows run GameCube, Triforce and Wii games. Installation in Ubuntu and derivatives: sudo add-apt-repository ppa: gregory-hainaut / -y & sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get install pcsx2 -y As if this were not enough, it is cross-platform. PCSX2 It is, hands down, the best PlayStation 2 emulator to ever exist. More info at: PlayStation 2 emulators PCSX2 Installation in Arch and derivatives: sudo pacman -S pcsxr Installation in Fedora and derivatives: sudo yum install pcsxr Installation in Debian / Ubuntu and derivatives: sudo apt-get install pcsxr There is also another pretty good Playstation emulator, called Reloaded-PCSX, which has packages for all the major distributions. Installation in Arch Linux and derivatives: yaourt -S epsxe Unfortunately, its installation is quite cumbersome in the vast majority of GNU / Linux distributions, with the exception of Arch Linux. Although there are other alternatives that do have native versions for GNU / Linux, such as Mupen64More, they are not so easy to use and install.ĮPSXe It is by far the best emulator on all platforms. Fortunately, thanks to Wine, it is also possible to run it on GNU / Linux.
Project64 It is definitely the best emulator for Nintendo 64, although it only has native versions for Windows. More info at: Nintendo 64 Emulators Project64
Installation in Arch and derivatives: sudo pacman -S zsnes Installation in Fedora and derivatives: sudo yum install zsnes Installation in Debian / buntu and derivatives: sudo apt-get install zsnes It also supports netplay, a multi-player online mode. The emulator itself is a 32-bit application, although it works fine on 64-bit hardware. Installation in Debian / Ubuntu and derivatives: sudo apt-get install bsnes However, BSNES has a slightly friendlier interface. The two run pretty much every game without a hitch. Actually both ZSNES and BSNES are very good. Installation in Fedora and derivatives: sudo yum install fceuxīSNES it is another very good SNES emulator. Installation in Debian / Ubuntu and derivatives: sudo apt-get install fceux FCES It is the best NES emulator for GNU / Linux and is available in the repositories of almost all popular distributions.