Resources that will help you out with replaying old games.

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/patientgamers

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  • Playnite

    Video game library manager with support for wide range of 3rd party libraries and game emulation support, providing one unified interface for your games.

  • I've been using the free and open-source Playnite to organize all of my emulator games and game platforms under one roof.

  • higan

    higan is a multi-system emulator focused on accuracy, preservation, and configurability.

  • Don't forget the emulator Higan (formerly bsnes) for your older needs (Famicom / NES, Famicom Disk System, Super Famicom / SNES, Super Game Boy, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Player, SG-1000, SC-3000, Master System, Game Gear, Mega Drive / Genesis, Mega CD, PC Engine, SuperGrafx, MSX, MSX2, ColecoVision, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, WonderSwan, WonderSwan Color, SwanCrystal, Pocket Challenge V2)

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  • mednaffe

    A front-end (GUI) for mednafen emulator

  • Mednafen with a frontend like Mednaffe are a great option for the NES, SNES, and a bunch of other 80s & early-90s systems (Genesis, Playstation 1, Saturn, etc.).

  • project64

    N64 Emulator

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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