A new version of the MAME emulator has been published.

PCem is a emulator for various XT, 386 and 486-based computers.

A new version of the popular virtual machine for classic adventures ScummVM has been released a few days ago.

I have just released iNES 5.1.1 for Android, a new version of my NES and Famicom emulator. This release fixes gamepads operation on ShieldTV and other AndroidTV devices. I am now skipping "virtual" input devices that do not represent real gamepads. I have also fixed the DropBox crash, which occurred when your app folder had subfolders, and moved to the latest Android SDK version. See below for all the changes.

• Fixed DropBox crash when app folder has subfolders.


• Fixed gamepad on Nvidia ShieldTV and other AndroidTV devices.


• Any input devices named as "virtual-*" are now ignored.


• Any virtual (android-16) and disabled (android-27) devices are ignored.


• Switched to the latest android-27 SDK.


• Now using Android build tools version 27.0.2.

Speccy 4.6 for Android is now online. This update fixes gamepad operation on ShieldTV and other AndroidTV devices. It appears that in the newer AndroidTV builds, there is a new "input device" named "virtual-search", that gets detected as a gamepad but does not really exist. Speccy will now ignore this device. I have also fixed a DropBox crash when your app folder has subfolders and switched to the latest Android SDK version.

• Released free Speccy 4.6 for Windows and Linux.


• Fixed DropBox crash when app folder has subfolders.


• Fixed gamepad on Nvidia ShieldTV and other AndroidTV devices.


• Any input devices named as "virtual-*" are now ignored.


• Any virtual (android-16) and disabled (android-27) devices are ignored.


• Switched to the latest android-27 SDK.


• Now using Android build tools version 27.0.2.

I've just released Speccy 4.6 for Windows and Linux. The new version fixes DirectInput support on Windows and makes directional pads found on XBox gamepads work. See below for all the changes.

• Fixed DirectInput joysticks support in Speccy-Windows.


• Made directional pads work on XBox gamepads.

The next generation, low-overhead graphics and compute Vulkan API lands in the latest version of glide wrapper to provide best compatibility with modern and future hardware, as well as to improve support with GNU/Linux systems. nGlide 2.00 changelog: Glide2: -added support for BoaBite 3D -added support for K.O. Boxing -added support for Natural Fawn Killers -fixed Pył rare depth buffer bug Glide3: -fixed Die Hard Trilogy 2 regression (dx backend) Miscellaneous: -added Glide to Vulkan emulation -new option in nGlide configurator: 'Video backend' -new environment variable: NGLIDE_BACKEND -new option in nGlide configurator: 'Refresh rate: By desktop' -nGlide configurator window now repaints properly after resolution change -nGlide configurator now implements both ANSI and Unicode WinAPI variants -ICC profiles are no longer ignored in fullscreen mode -game window coordinates are now restored properly on close News source: http://www.zeus-software.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2044 Download: http://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide

fMSX 5.2 for Android is now online in the Google Play and Aptoide. For this release, I have switched to the latest Android SDK and fixed gamepad operation on AndroidTV devices. Apparently, latest AndroidTV builds started introducing something called "virtual-search" input device, that is not a real gamepad but gets detected as such. I am now skipping that device when detecting gamepads. See below for all the changes.

• Released free fMSX 5.2 for Windows and Linux.


• Switched to the latest android-27 SDK.


• Now using Android build tools version 27.0.2.


• Fixed gamepad on Nvidia ShieldTV and other AndroidTV devices.


• Any input devices named as "virtual-*" are now ignored.


• Any virtual (android-16) and disabled (android-27) devices are ignored.

I have just updated fMSX for Windows and Linux to version 5.2. This release fixes DirectInput support on Windows and makes directional pads work on XBox gamepads. See below for all the changes.

• Fixed DirectInput joysticks support in fMSX-Windows.


• Made directional pads work on XBox gamepads.

The free VGBA 5.7 for Windows and Linux has been released last night. This release fixes rotated backgrounds in Top Gear Pocket and other racing games. It also corrects several DirectInput issues and makes directional pads work on Xbox gamepads. See below for the complete list of changes.

• Fixed rotated backgrounds bug (scenery in Top Gear Rally, etc).


• Fixed default window position to the middle of the screen in VGBA-Windows.


• Fixed DirectInput joysticks support in VGBA-Windows.


• Made directional pads work on XBox gamepads.

A new version of the Commodore C16-Plus/4 emulator YAPE (Yet Another Plus/4 Emulator) has been released.

A new version of the MAME emulator has been published.

I have just updated VGB-Android emulator to version 5.3.1. This release applies final fixes to make DropBox work again, as well as fixes the issue with save files getting stuck in the /sdcard/VGB folder and overriding newer saves. See below for all the changes.

• Fixed issue with backup save file being chosen over the normal one.


• Fixed remaining DropBox issues.


• Fixed upload dates on the DropBox files.


• Made DropBox worker queue more reliable.


• Renamed DropBox authorization activity.

A new version of the Game Boy emulator BGB has been released.

Today a new release of Cemu - the first working Nintendo WiiU Emulator - has been released. Read more for additional infos and the download link.

byuu has released a new version of his multi-system (NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance) and subsystems (Super Game Boy, BS-X Satellaview, Sufami Turbo) emulator higan.

A new Version of Snes9x has been released.

The new iNES 5.1 for Windows and Linux is now available for free from the iNES home page. This release adds multiple monitors support on Windows, fixes disappearing windows, DirectInput, and flicker that appeared in Win10. The directional pads found on XBox gamepads should work in this version. The Linux version now uses PulseAudio sound, so that you do not have to mess with the OSS sound emulation. Finally, I am now treating all mapper #99 ROMs as VS-System ROMs. See below for all the changes.

• Made iNES treat all ROMs with mapper #99 as VS-System ROMs.


• Added multiple monitor support to iNES-Windows.


• Fixed disappearing window in iNES-Windows.


• Fixed best full-screen mode detection in iNES-Windows.


• Fixed window flicker that appeared after recent Win10 updates.


• Fixed default window position to the middle of the screen in iNES-Windows.


• Fixed DirectInput joysticks support in iNES-Windows.


• Made directional pads work on XBox gamepads.


• Switched iNES-Linux to using PulseAudio sound.


• Updated old PulseAudio driver for 64bit Linux.

Finally, the Android version of iNES is currently on sale for $2.99.

This week's VGBAnext 5.6.1 release is now live. For this release, I have fixed the rotating backgrounds bug affecting scenery in Top Gear Rally and some other driving games. I have also fixed the issue where a saved game would get "stuck" in the backup folder (/sdcard/VGBAnext) preventing you from saving progress. Finally, a bunch of remaining DropBox issues have been fixed, so you should now be able to access DropBox with no interruptions. See below for all the changes.

• Fixed rotated backgrounds bug (scenery in Top Gear Rally, etc).


• Fixed issue with backup save file being chosen over the normal one.


• Fixed remaining DropBox issues.


• Fixed upload dates on the DropBox files.


• Made DropBox worker queue more reliable.


• Renamed DropBox authorization activity.


• Fixed a few other bugs in the DropBox code.

I am releasing MasterGear 4.1 for Windows and Linux tonight. The new MasterGear fixes SMS display timings (PAL and NTSC) and sets scanline length to 228 CPU clocks. The Windows version adds support for multiple monitors, improves the best full-screen mode detection, and removes flicker that appeared after the recent Win10 updates. I have also fixed DirectInput support and made directional pads on Xbox gamepads work. The Linux version now uses PulseAudio for sound, so you will not need to mess with the OSS sound emulation. See below for all the changes.

• Greatly improved automatic hardware and language detection.


• Fixed scanline length to 228 CPU clocks.


• Made NTSC screen length to be exactly 262 scanlines.


• Made PAL screen length to be exactly 313 scanlines.


• Added multiple monitor support to MG-Windows.


• Fixed disappearing window in MG-Windows.


• Fixed best full-screen mode detection in MG-Windows.


• Fixed window flicker that appeared after recent Win10 updates.


• Fixed DirectInput joysticks support in MG-Windows.


• Made directional pads work on XBox gamepads.


• Switched MG-Linux to using PulseAudio sound.


• Updated old PulseAudio driver for 64bit Linux.