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dgVoodoo
dgVoodoo

2.87.4 / 03-09-2026

dgVoodoo is a wrapper for old graphics APIs to run on modern Windows operating systems. Its applied using Direct3D11 with different types of wrapping outputs:

  • Hardware rendering at GPU feature level 10.1 (recommended)

  • Hardware rendering at GPU feature level 10.0 (there are some restrictions)

  • Software rendering through Microsoft WARP renderer


The API's it currently can wrap are:

  • Glide 2.11, Glide 2.45, Glide 3.1 and Glide 3.1 Napalm

  • DirectX 1-7 (all versions of DirectDraw and Direct3D up to version 7)

  • Direct3D 8.1


You also need the 3Dfx splash dlls for Glide if you want 3Dfx splash screen or watermark (shameless plug) through dgVoodoo. 


You may also need D3DRM.dll (Direct3D Retained mode) for some games and demos. It's not part of the OS since Windows Vista.

PadForge
PadForge

4.4.0 / 03-09-2026

Modern fork of x360ce built with SDL3, ViGEmBus, vJoy, Windows MIDI Services, HelixToolkit, .NET 10 WPF, and Fluent Design. Turn any input device into any virtual controller:
Gamepads, joysticks, keyboards, mice, and touchscreens — mapped to Xbox 360, DualShock 4, DirectInput, MIDI, or Keyboard+Mouse output that games treat as real hardware.


DOSBox-X
DOSBox-X

94611d4 / 02-09-2026

DOSBox-X is a free and cross-platform DOS emulator for running DOS games and programs. Started as a fork of the DOSBox project, it retains compatibility with the wide base of DOS games and DOS gaming DOSBox was designed for. But it's also a platform for running DOS applications, including emulating the environments to run Windows 3.x, 9x and ME and software written for those versions of Windows. DOSBox-X aims to be a complete DOS emulation package that is both fully-featured and easy to use, covering all pre-2000 DOS and Windows 9x based system scenarios. 


While they have made efforts to maintain and improve the emulation accuracy of the hardware and many more ways to configure the DOS virtual machine, they also try to strike a balance between emulation quality, speed, and usability, including improving the out-of-the-box experience for new users who want to run DOS programs or games, as well as implementing emulation that is accurate enough to make retro-programming possible with confidence the program will run properly on actual hardware.

x360ce
x360ce

4.20.43.0 / 02-09-2026

Xbox 360 Controller Emulator allows your controller (gamepad, joystick, wheel, etc.) to function as an Xbox 360 controller. For example, it lets you play games such as "Grand Theft Auto" (GTA) or "Mafia II" using a Logitech Wheel.

DXVK
DXVK

3.1 / 31-08-2026

DXVK provides a Vulkan-based translation layer for D3D9, D3D10, D3D11 & D3D12. It can be used on Linux with Wine to allow running 3D apps and games designed for Windows on GNU/Linux systems through Wine...


D8VK: An implementation of Direct3D 8 for DXVK. 

  • Check here for me details..


Also, note Vulkan 1.3 is a firm requirement and wine 7.1 or newer.

QEMU
QEMU

11.1.1 | 11.0.4 | 10.0.13 / 31-08-2026

QEMU is an open source machine emulator and virtualizer.
When used as a machine emulator, QEMU can run OSes and programs made for one machine (e.g. an ARM board) on a different machine (e.g. your own PC). By using dynamic translation, it achieves very good performance. 

WineD3D
WineD3D

11.16 staging / 24-08-2026

WineD3D For Windows is a DirectX 1-11 to OpenGL wrapper with almost full implementation of DirectX used in Wine. Even if Windows supports DirectX natively, using WineD3D can enhance backwards compatibility with older games, especially on Windows 8+ that don't support 16-bit screen modes. Others possible values include eliminating unsupported versions of DirectX, or porting DirectX applications to OpenGL without having to rewrite the rendering code. That said, it's far from perfect... 

DOSBox Staging
DOSBox Staging

0.83.0 / 27-08-2026

DOSBox Staging is an attempt to revitalize DOSBox's development process. It's not a rewrite, but a continuation and improvement on the existing DOSBox codebase while leveraging modern development tools and practices.

For example, they want to improve the out-of-the-box experience for new users, integrate several notable community-developed patches that are not included in the SourceForge-hosted project, implement new features and quality-of-life improvements, prioritize DOS gaming while focusing on supporting up-to-date, current Operating Systems and modern hardware. For technical comparisons, please check here.

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