Emulation
Programmer Uses NSA Tool to Liberate Legendary Super Nintendo Emulator From EA
The long-rumored SNESticle was hiding in a GameCube game for more than a decade. Now a programmer has come up with a way to run SNESticle on its own.
You Can Now Play Video Games Developed Behind the Iron Curtain
Experience the collapse of Soviet-style Communism by playing the video games designed by angry teenagers living under it.
Popular ROM and Emulation Site Pleasuredome Shuts Down After 17 Years
The pioneering gaming ROM and emulator website decided to get out while the getting was good.
What I Learned From Near, an Emulation Legend and Real Person
Over several weeks of reporting, I came to know a person of immense talent who was also in constant, undeniable pain at the hands of the internet.
People Are Speedrunning 'Super Mario 64' on the PlayStation 2
Does a speedrun really count if the speedrun is for a video game that doesn't technically exist?
Using Leaked Nintendo Source Code Poses Serious Legal Risk to Emulators
This latest alleged Nintendo leak includes the source code for the N64, Wii, and Gamecube, but that doesn't mean emulators can just use it.
Couple Who Ran ROM Site to Pay Nintendo $12 Million
Crackdown on ROM sites and emulators could spell an existential threat to retro gaming.
You Already Own a Machine That Can Play Classic PlayStation Games
It’s really easy to emulate the PlayStation on an SNES Classic, a PC, or an Xbox One.
Only Piracy Can Save 'Forza Horizon 2' Now
The popular racing game will be unavailable through Microsoft’s digital distribution platform after September 30, leaving the job of preservation to hobbyists.
Nintendo's Offensive, Tragic, and Totally Legal Erasure of ROM Sites
The damage that removing ROMs from the internet could do to video games as a whole is catastrophic.
This Forgotten Nintendo 64 Game Is One Part Photoshop, One Part 'Mario Paint'
An obsolete memory card from the 90s made Mario’s foray into photoshopping inaccessible until now.