Emulators are applications which reproduce another, different computer system in software allowing the software from one machine to be run on another. Emulators are used for a wide range of purposes. For example, OS X provides emulation on x86 computers to allow old PowerPC binaries to be run. Microsoft provide an ARM PDA emulator for testing applications without having to repeatedly copy things onto a device.
One of the most popular uses for emulators however is to play video games from older (or in some exceptional circumstances, current) systems on modern hardware. Nintendo sells a number of official emulators through its Virtual Console service for the Wii.
PSP and emulators[edit]
Mac On Linux lets you run MacOS under Linux/ppc. MOL runs natively on the processor, i.e. It is very fast. Unlike most mac emulators, MOL can run MacOS 8.6 and later without a ROM image. SheepShaver: SheepShaver is a PowerPC emulator written by Christian Bauer. It can be run in native mode (for PowerPC host computers) and in emulation mode. In a way, the 680x0 series might be considered a spiritual heir to the 6502 world. While PC users were grinding along with primitive 16-bit Intel x86 chips, Apple, Atari, and Commodore all spent a big chunk of the 80s building and promoting almost-32-bit systems built on Motorola's 68000 series of chips, which began in the late 1970s and grew to become the major architecture not only for the. Emulators are applications which reproduce another, different computer system in software allowing the software from one machine to be run on another. Emulators are used for a wide range of purposes. For example, OS X provides emulation on x86 computers to allow old PowerPC binaries to be run.
One of the most popular uses for the PSP in homebrew is to run emulators of old video games systems (though some old home computers and calculators are also emulated). PSP is suited to this task because it has a fairly standard control layout similar (or almost identical to) the layouts of the input devices of the systems it emulates. Furthermore, it has a 480x272 resolution LCD which is large enough to accommodate most older systems without any downscaling. Of course, it is also portable meaning you can play these games whenever and wherever you want without having to carry a TV, machine and collection of cartridges.
What is needed to run emulators[edit]
In most cases, emulators can simply be loaded into a homebrew-enabled PSP however some require a dump of the BIOS ROM stored within the system itself. These dumps cannot be distributed legally without the permission of the company/individual who created them due to them being copyrighted.
An emulator is no use without software to run on it. These normally come in the form of ROM dumps (since they are extracted from the ROM chips that used to be used to distribute software) generally known as just 'ROMs'. In general, these are illegal under copyright law unless you dump them yourself (and even then you are only allowed to make use of them under very specific circumstances). ROMs for one system will not work on another system's emulator, just as you can't plug Super Nintendo cartridges into a PlayStation and run them. As such, you need ROMs for each system and an emulator for each system (though some special cases exist such as MAME which will run ROMs from multiple arcade systems).
What can the PSP emulate[edit]
The PSP, despite its apparent low clock speed when compared to those of modern desktop PCs (PSP uses a MIPS processor, while most desktop computers now will use x86, so MIPS is more efficient and thus will get more done per cycle), is a powerful system.
It is possible that most video game machines from the 32-bit era could be emulated on the PSP with a functional Playstation emulator, GBA (it has a 32 bit CPU) and even N64 showing some promise; concerning 32 bit consoles though, Sega Saturn emulation is highly unlikely, as is Dreamcast.
Emulator List[edit]
Here is a list of systems for which emulators are available on the PSP (it may not be complete as new software is being released for the PSP daily). This doesn't take into account how complete the emulators are, merely that they exist.
Acorn[edit]
- BBC Micro | PSPBEEB
Amstrad[edit]
- CPC | Caprice32x, PSPCAP32
Apple[edit]
- Apple ][ | Apple II Portable emulator
Arcade[edit]
- CPS2 | CPS2PSP
- MAME | MAMEPSP, XMAME
- MC68000/Z80 | NeoGeoCDPSP
Atari[edit]
- 130XE | Atari800PSP, AtariPSP
- 800/800XL | Atari800PSP, AtariPSP
- 2600 | PSP2600, StellaPSP
- 5200 | Atari800PSP, AtariPSP
- 7800 | PSP7800
- Jaguar | Virtual Jaguar PSP
- Lynx | PLynx, HandyPSP
- ST | CaSTawayPSP
Bandai[edit]
- Wonderswan | PSwan, WSCE, CygnePSP, OSWAN
Coleco[edit]
- ColecoVision | ColEmPSP, EmuCOLPSP
Sega Genesis(Mega Drive) Emulators
Commodore[edit]
- Amiga | PSPUAE
- Plus/4 | PSPYape
- C64 | C64PSP
GCE[edit]
- Vectrex | PSPVECX
IBM[edit]
- PC | BochsPSP, DOSBOX
Magnavox[edit]
- Odyssey 2 | EMUODD
Mattel[edit]
- Intellivision | PSPInt
NEC[edit]
- PC Engine | PCEP, xPCE4PSP, HuE
Nintendo[edit]
- GameBoy (and GameBoy Color) | RIN, PSPGBC
- GameBoy Advance | GPSP, PSPVBA, PSPGBA
- NES | Nester J, InfoNES PSP
- SNES | Snes9xTYL
- N64 | Daedalus, Monkey 64
- DS | DeSmuMEPSP
Sinclair[edit]
- ZX Spectrum | ZX4PSP, PSPectrum
Sega[edit]
- Game Gear | SMSPSP, PSPMaster
- Master System | SMSPSP, PSPMaster
- Mega CD | Picodrive
- Mega Drive | DGENPSP, Generator PSP, MEGADRIVE, PSP Genesis
Cached
SNK[edit]
- Neo Geo | ngPSP
- Neo Geo CD | NeoGeoCDPSP
- Neo Geo Pocket | RACEPSP
Mac-on-Linux
Sony[edit]
- MSX | fMSXPSP, HITBIT,PSPMSX
- PlayStation | Popsloader, PS1P, PSXP
![Genesis Emulator Mac Powerpc Genesis Emulator Mac Powerpc](/uploads/1/2/9/3/129321306/248913944.jpg)
Texas Instruments[edit]
- TI-92 | PSPXTI
- TI-99/4 | PSPTI99
PSP Emulators - PC/MAC/Android[edit]
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One of gaming’s first big rivalries was between the SEGA Genesis and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). We know that Nintendo ultimately won the rivalry, but plenty of people still enjoyed the Genesis and there were plenty of great games for the system. If you’re aching for some nostalgia and the Genesis is your flavor of choice, we think you’ll enjoy the best SEGA Genesis emulators for Android! Please note that most of these should work with Mega Drive games and a few even work with SEGA CD, SEGA Mark III, and the SEGA Master System.
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ClassicBoy
Price: Free / $3.99
ClassicBoy bills itself as an all-in-one type of emulator. It has support for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, NES, three different Game Boy, and SEGA Genesis. The emulator seem to work well. Additionally, most of the user reviews are generally positive. The features include local multiplayer support, customizable gamepad layouts, and the usual stuff like save and load states. It’s a great option for people who are looking for more than just SEGA Genesis emulators. You can also try it before you buy it to make sure that it works.
MasterEmu
Price: Free / $2.99
MasterEmu is one of the newer emulators on Google Play. This is a Sega emulator with Master Drive and Game Gear support. There are actually some decent features with this one. That includes Android TV support, hardware controller support, excellent game support, and more. This is an early emulator from a new developer. Thus, there are some bugs here and there. However, with some time, this has the potential to grow into one of the best Sega emulators. There is a free and pro version. The pro version is reasonably priced. We don’t have a lot of complaints about this one.
MD.emu
Price: Free / $4.99
MD.emu is probably the best solution for SEGA Genesis emulators. It’s an open source project that most other SEGA Genesis emulators are based off of. This one works with SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive games as well as SEGA CD and Mark III games. This makes it the most versatile emulator of the group. It also has the longest list of additional features, including hardware controller support, support for cheat codes, auto-saving, and support for various controller setups. It’s the one we’d recommend that you start with because it seems to be the most complete.
RetroArch
Price: Free
Retroarch is a multi-emulator app that supports dozens of systems. As you might have guessed, SEGA is one of them. The app supports Master Drive, Genesis, Sega CD, Game Gear, and 32X in total so it should work for pretty much all of your needs. It has configurable controls and the usual array of emulator features such as save and load states, cheat codes, and more. The compatibility is really good and this is a great option if you want to explore more than one emulator at a time. It’s also open source and complete free. The only downside is the learning curve. It will take you a minute to figure out how to make this one work.
SEGA Forever games
Price: Free / $1.99 each (usually)
Here’s the funny thing. SEGA has launched a number of their old games on Google Play. That includes games like Sonic the Hedgehog, Gunstar Heroes, Altered Beast, Streets of Rage, VectorMan, and dozens of others. These are official games by SEGA from the SEGA Genesis on Google Play. Thus, it is possible to play a lot of your old favorites without the need for emulation. The games all feature their original mechanics but have mobile controls instead of controller ones. It’s a good way to support the retro gaming community and encourage SEGA to keep up the good work. It’s worth checking Google Play for your favorite SEGA games because you may not need an emulator for them anymore. However, we do miss stuff like fast forward support and save states on these official releases.
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Thank you for reading! Here are some final emulator lists for you!
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