MetaFilter posts tagged with emulator

Basically every classic game and system in your browser

blahblahblah — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:42:34 -0800

A gigantic list of browser-based emulators and classic game ports covers everything from the Amiga to the ZX-Spectrum. Some things not to miss for either the nostalgic or the lover of classic games: Play Dune 2 (the original RTS) in HTML 5; Command and Conquer; an authorized version of many Sierra adventures (works on iPads too); beautiful versions of the Nintendo Game and Watch games; a nice Apple //e emulator (Bard's Tale! Neuromancer! Karateka!); and, of course, every NES game [a few of these mentioned before]. All in your browser!

It's Spanish For Girlfriend

Bora Horza Gobuchul — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:27:07 -0800

An Amiga computer emulated in your browser, complete with games and demos. Written in JavaScript with WebGL and a bunch of HTML5 APIs, so best interacted with using a modern browser (Chrome, etc) and a fairly high-end machine. Source available on Github, if you want to play with the code.

A traditional brain on a computer

ignignokt — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:45:35 -0800

SynthNet is a brain emulator. Unlike most modern software neural networks, it works at the electrochemical level. Each neural structure in it is generated from a genetic virtual machine that executes instructions in a genetic assembly language.

SynthNet is at an early stage, but right now, it can emulate a classic fear-conditioning experiment.

Over 70 Billion Gold Rings Served

Rhaomi — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:56:15 -0800

Twenty years ago today, the gaming world saw the launch of a truly landmark title: Sonic the Hedgehog. Developed as a vehicle for a new Sega mascot, the fluid, vibrant, cheery-tuned wonderland swiftly became the company's flagship product, inspiring over the ensuing decades an increasingly convoluted universe of TV shows, comic books, and dozens of games on a variety of systems (all documented in this frighteningly comprehensive TVTropes portal). And while in recent years the series has turned out more and more mediocre 3D and RPG efforts, the original games remain crown jewels of the 16-bit era. So why not kick off this anniversary by replaying the titles that started it all for free in your browser: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994), Sonic & Knuckles (1994). Or click inside for music, remakes, and other fun stuff! Music

Playable archives of the original music from every game in the series
Nearly four hours of remixed tracks in many genres from the pros at OCRemix.org
An orchestral medley from travelling concert series Video Games Live
CarrotAdventure's snazzy "Spin Dash" remix on Mefi Music

Fun fact: after years of speculation, the composer of the catchy Sonic 3 soundtrack was eventually confirmed to be none other than Michael Jackson (listen and compare). Emulators and Fan Remakes

More Java-emulated Sonic titles for Genesis, Game Gear, and Master System, courtesy of TheSmartAss.info (previously)
The visually stunning Sonic Fan Remix (PC demo; Mac demo; previously)
Open Sonic, a faithful, cross-platform, open-source adaptation
an assortment of Flash remakes

Bonus: Melt your cares away with docfuture's ultra-chill playthrough of the original game, discussed previously (YouTube version: part 1, part 2). He also plays through Sonic 2: Special Edition on his LetsPlay page. See also: Sonic Adventures, a multi-part retrospective of the entire series (previously)

Play 5,000+ classic video games in your browser

Rhaomi — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:12:22 -0800

TheSmartAss.info's suite of Java emulators allows smooth, in-browser playback of literally thousands of old-school video games: 517 Atari titles, 148 for DOS, 636 Game Boy games (and 410 for Game Boy Color), 2,019 (!) NES titles, 238 GameGear games, 802 Sega Genesis titles, and 284 for the Sega Master System. Highlights include Space Invaders, Frogger, Galaga, Pitfall!, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, SimCity, Zero Wing, Duke Nukem, Sonic the Hedgehog, Aladdin, Earthworm Jim, Pokemon, and Metal Gear Solid. Use the search function to find your favorites! You can also register an account to save games on emulators that support it. Make sure to check the purple bar below each game for control info and links to alternate emulators in case the default one is buggy or slow.

JNES

chunking express — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:40:30 -0800

JNES is a Javascript Nintendo Emulator. It works shockingly well.

There goes the week...

blahblahblah — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:33:37 -0800

Play 666 Nintendo games in your browser with Virtual NES. (some suggestions of the best games) It joins the extensive EveryVideoGame , the slow GameBoy Online, and the beloved Virtual Apple. [prev. and prev.]

Mega mega mega mega man man man man

BlackLeotardFront — Wed, 23 May 2007 23:29:03 -0800

Because sometimes playing only two Mega Man games simultaneously with the same input just doesn't satisfy. Presenting Mega Man 3, 4, 5, and 6 - at the same ding-donged time. The music alone will drive you insane.

This has destroyed my productivity, now it can destroy yours...

greycap — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:47:23 -0800

Steem is an Atari ST emulator for Windows and Linux that is very simple and user-friendly. More details on installing are in a helpful beginner's guide, but you're probably most interested in the games, of which there are lots [more inside].

Good enough to cease 'n' disist

Protocols of the Elders of Awesome — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:37:57 -0800

Mario Adventure - SMB3 hacked into an entirely new high-quality game

Chuckie Egg

seanyboy — Fri, 28 Mar 2003 07:06:18 -0800

Chuckie Egg It’s not quite a Friday Flash Game, and it’s not quite a discussion of the great 8-bit games we played when we were young, but it seems to fall neatly between the two camps, so I thought I’d post it. For those of you on the other side of the pond, Chuckie Egg was one of the biggest selling games here in the U.K. For those of you who hanker for the old days of your BBC Micro, here’s a little bit of ‘80s magic. PC only, but it’s less than 200K of download, and as an extra bonus, it allows you to create your own levels.

Say goodbye to Bleem.

Sal Amander — Wed, 19 Dec 2001 11:44:12 -0800

Say goodbye to Bleem. If you don't know, Bleem made emulator software that allowed you to play Playstation games on another console system or your PC. Their 'farewell' is kind of funny in a sad way.