Stella
Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator which was originally developed for Linux, but since its original release several people have joined the development team to port Stella to other operating systems such as AcornOS, AmigaOS, DOS, FreeBSD, IRIX, Linux, OS/2, MacOS, Unix, and Windows.
Last Stable Release:
7.0c
03-01-2025
Dated:
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Windows: XP SP3+ (visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017 is required)
Linux: Kernel 3.x+ and i386 / Ubuntu 20.04+
Mac: 10.7+ with 64-bit Intel processor
MAME
Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator is a free and open source emulator designed to recreate the hardware of a wide variety of (mostly vintage) computers, video game consoles and calculators.
The aim of MAME is to be a reference to the inner workings of the emulated machines; the ability to actually play the games is considered "a nice side effect". The source code to MAME serves as this documentation. The emulator now supports over seven thousand unique games and ten thousand actual ROM image sets, though not all of the supported games are playable. It worth mentioning that the sister-project MESS was integrated into MAME.
Unofficial recent MAME 32-bit versions are available here..
Last Stable Release:
0.284
Dated:
02-01-2026
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Windows: Vista SP1+
Linux: Nothing reported
MacOS: 10.9+
Pantheon
Pantheon is a closed-source, multi-system emulator for Windows covering many old computers and home consoles (Acorn Atom, Acorn BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari 800/XE, Atari Lynx, ColecoVision, Jupiter ACE, Commodore PET,ColecoVision, Magnavox Odyssey 2, Mattel Intellivision, MSX computers, Commodore VIC20, Nintendo GameBoy, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, etc.).
Last Stable Release:
15.414
Dated:
17-08-2025
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Windows: XP+