Any retro-loving gamer knows it’s next to impossible to legally play most titles from the past 50 years of gaming history. This is where game emulation—essentially recreations of an old console’s ...

Few gaming publishers are more fiercely protective of their IP than Nintendo. In the past year alone, Nintendo has reportedly cracked down on YouTube emulator channels that featured the company's ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. VirtualFriend is free and simple (and available for iPhones, too). VirtualFriend is free and simple (and ...

Playing online has never felt so close to home, thanks to the Dolphin Emulator's letting you share games that used to be ...

Apple polices the App Store pretty vigorously to keep out porn, piracy, and video game emulators, among other things. But every now and again something slips through the cracks. For instance, there’s ...

Playing original Xbox games on your Android device is now within reach, thanks to the X1 Box emulator. Built on the XEMU ...

Although Apple allows for retro video game emulators, the company has rejected two apps for being PC emulators. Although Apple allows for retro video game emulators, the company has rejected two apps ...

I love emulators. Since I was able to play Super Mario 64 on my Windows 98 PC back in 1999, I’ve had a fascination with how emulators can not only run games at various speeds but also improve others.

Retrocomputing has seen a spectacular rise in recent years, with Subreddits like r/retrobattlestations racking up more than 100K subscribers and 27K weekly active users as of January 2026. The reasons ...

Maybe this is what Sarah Bond’s forward compatibility program is. There’s a really interesting new rumor, that could upend not only the console business, but the entire conversation about emulation.

If you’re an iPhone user with a passion for retro gaming, emulator apps provide a gateway to revisiting classic titles from iconic systems like the Game Boy Advance, PSP, PS1, and more. These apps ...