Introduction to Game Emulation

Game Emulation

A video game console emulator is a program that allows a personal computer or video game console (cross-console emulation) to emulate a different video game console's behavior. Emulators are most often used to play older video games on personal computers and video game consoles, but they are also used to play games translated into other languages or to modify (or hack) existing games. Emulators are also a useful tool in the development process of homebrewed demos and new games for older systems. - taken from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Game emulation can be pretty fun! It can be done on multiple technological platforms as long as the system specifications may be able to provide enough power to the platform you are emulating. PC or personal computers are one of the most common machines to emulate games. It can emulate almost anything ranging from the Atari console, Game Boy Advance console, Sony PlayStation One console, Game cube, Nintendo 64 console, PlayStation 2 console and even the latest Nintendo Wii console!

One must try game emulation for free time in your personal computers in order to relive the past and replay those very cool retro games.

Below are some common video game emulators that you may enjoy.

Visual Boy Advance

Ready to replay some pokemon games?

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 Visual Boy advance has been one of my most favorite emulators for Game Boy Advance due to it being portable, provides support for Gameshark codes, Action Replay codes and its feature the "turbo mode" plus i can even emulate Game Boy games in this emulator. Very very cool and worth a try. Link to download

Winkawaks

How about a round of marvel vs capcom?

 Probably one of the greatest game emulators to emulate my most favorite Cps1/2 platforms and Neo-Geo games. Some popular games include Metal Slug series and the great Marvel Vs. Capcom, Marvel Vs. Streetfighter and Xmen Vs. Streetfigher games. Plus this emulator also support cheats! Now who would want to enjoy unlimited special moves due to never depleting power gauge?

Link to download

ePSXe

Final Fantasy games anyone?

Ah! PlayStation One. One of the first gaming console i ever owned. Very very great games.
The start of Metal Gear games i ever played. Home of the best world platforming game Spyro. Gaming console of the ever most popular Crash Bandicoot and most especially the home of the first Silent Hill game. The ePSXe emulator is very customizable due to its plugin based program which utilizes different plugins in regards to Graphics, Sounds, Controls and CD emulation or maybe .iso, .bin, .cue mounting.
Link to download 

Project 64

Wanna try the first 3d mario?

Ever tried playing the most amazing game of Super Smash Bros.? The Nintendo 64 console was one of the most smashing console to ever run the great games of Starfox 64, The first and foremost 3D mario environment in Super Mario 64, and the most love by me game of Pokemon Stadium 1 and 2. One of the games i also keep on playing was Super Smash Bros. Plus this emulator also support cheats! How cool is that?
Link to download


Credits to emulator-zone for the download links - Link

Wikipedia for the information about game emulation - Link