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Damn, where do I start. Not only is
there a bucket load of consoles but
several emulators for each one. I'm
thinking that alphabetically might the
way to go. You will probably notice
that I have snagged a lot of info from
the Classic
Gaming site but note only a
very small portion. I highly
recommend that you look at the
Museum section there.
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Adventurevision
(Entex)
This was a very nice
tabletop machine with a
short shelf-life. Only
ever had 4 games released
for it but were all very
faithful arcade ports.
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Name
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Version
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Release Date
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Description
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Homepage
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Mess (link)
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Mess stands for Multi
EMulator Super System and
is based on the Dos
version of Mame. Mess
currently emulates over
130 different console and
computer systems and is a
tribute to the teams
brilliance.
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link!
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Related Links
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Information -
Adventurevision.com
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Rom Images -
Adventurevision.com,
Mess Roms
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Astrocade (Bally)
The Bally Astrocade
endured several
re-releases but never got
over that cheesy 70's
woodgrain finish. I've
never seen one of these in
person but they did have a
fanatical following.
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Name
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Version
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Release Date
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Description
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Homepage
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Mess (link)
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Mess stands for Multi
Emulator Super System and
is based on the Dos
version of Mame. Mess
currently emulates over
130 different console and
computer systems and is a
tribute to the teams
brilliance.
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link
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Related Links
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Information -
BallyAlley,
FAQ,
Gaming Museum
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Rom Images -
Innocent Emulation,
Mess Roms
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Arcadia (Emerson)
Another early eighties
contender for the home
console market that ended
up being a victim of
superior consoles and
aggressive Atari
marketing. Died a very
early death.
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Name
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Version
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Release Date
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Description
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Homepage
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Mess (link)
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Mess stands for Multi
Emulator Super System and
is based on the Dos
version of Mame. Mess
currently emulates over
130 different console and
computer systems and is a
tribute to the teams
brilliance.
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link
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2001
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release 1
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30/07/98
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Dos based emulator that is
fairly complete. There is
a Frontend available for
it
here.
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link!
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Related Links
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Information -
ClassicGaming
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Rom Images -
ClassicGaming,
2001 Emu,
Emusa,
VintageGaming
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Atari 2600
While the 2600 wasn't the
first home console
released it is widely
recognised as being the
one that started the home
video game market in a big
way. Note that Mess will
also emulate this system.
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Name
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Version
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Release Date
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Description
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Homepage
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PCAE
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2.2 Win
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15/03/02
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PC Atari Emulator. This
emulator comes in both Dos
and Windows formats,
however like the rest of
the files here, where
there is a Windows version
available, this is the
archive stored here. This
is a very nice emulator
with a lot of features.
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link!
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Mess (link)
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Mess stands for Multi
Emulator Super System and
is based on the Dos
version of Mame. Mess
currently emulates over
130 different console and
computer systems and is a
tribute to the teams
brilliance.
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link
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Stella
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1.1.3aWin
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08/05/00
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Great emulator that has
numerous ports. This one
is of course the Windows
version.
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link!
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Z26
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2.13
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29/05/04
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Excellent Windows based
emulator. Also available for
Dos.
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link!
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Related Links
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Information -
AtariAge,
AtariHQ,
AtariOrg,
ClassicGaming,
Atari History,
Atari Exhibition,
Roar
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Rom Images -
ClassicGaming,
Captain Roms,
Holmes Atari Games,
Pe2000,
PlayAgain,
Freeroms,
Emusa,
EdgeEmu,
EmuClassics
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Atari 5200
The Atari 5200 Super
System was the successor
to Atari's enormously
successful 2600. The 5200
is a slightly stripped
down Atari 8-bit computer.
Note that Mess will also
emulate this system.
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Name
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Version
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Release Date
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Description
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Homepage
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Mess (link)
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Mess stands for Multi
Emulator Super System and
is based on the Dos
version of Mame. Mess
currently emulates over
130 different console and
computer systems and is a
tribute to the teams
brilliance.
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link
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Jum52
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1.0
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20/04/04
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Atari 5200 emulator that
is available for a number
of OS's such as Windows,
Dos, MacOS and Beos.
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link!
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Related Links
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Information -
AtariAge,
AtariHQ,
AtariOrg,
ClassicGaming,
Atari History,
Atari Exhibition,
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Rom Images -
Holmes Atari Games,
Pe2000,
Playagain,
Risc,
Emusa,
EdgeEmu,
EmuClassics
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Atari 7800
The Atari 7800 was
released in the late 80's
and was promptly blown
away by rampaging Nintendo
Power. The system did have
some pretty good arcade
conversions, but died a
horrible death. Note that
Mess will also emulate
this system.
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Name
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Version
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Release Date
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Description
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Homepage
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Mess (link)
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Mess stands for Multi
Emulator Super System and
is based on the Dos
version of Mame. Mess
currently emulates over
130 different console and
computer systems and is a
tribute to the teams
brilliance.
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link
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v7800
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0.12Dos
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17/06/99
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Dos emulator that is a
portion of Mess code
released separately by the
author.
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link!
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Related Links
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Information -
AtariAge,
AtariHQ,
AtariOrg,
Atari Exhibition,
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Rom Images -
Holmes Atari Games,
Playagain,
Romsite,
Emusa,
EdgeEmu,
EmuClassics
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Atari Jaguar
The worlds first 64 bit
console, this machine was
ahead of it's time in
every way. Sadly the
machine was ahead of it's
time and failed. This unit
is a keen collectors
machine with some very
good though rare games
available.
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Name
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Version
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Release Date
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Description
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Homepage
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Jagulator
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1.5.1
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18/08/01
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This is a very early
version with very limited
support. Still it gives us
some hope of eventual
emulation.
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Link!
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Virtual
Jaguar
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0.8
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01/11/03
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A WIP emulator for Windows.
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Link!
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Project
Tempest
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0.95
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12/02/04
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The worlds first working
Jaguar emulator. Absolutely awesome after
all this time. You must give this one a
go.
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Link!
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Related Links
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Information -
Roar,
AtariHQ,
AtariOrg,
Classicgaming
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Rom Images -
Rom Enterprises,
Playagain,
Emusa,
EdgeEmu
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Colecovision
The colecovision was the
premier home console of
the early eighties.
Released in 1982, this
machine out-powered both
the Atari 2600 and the
Mattel Intellivision. The
Arcade ports were very
close to the originals and
accessories included items
such as steering wheels.
You could even play
Atari2600 games through an
adaptor.
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Name
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Version
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Release Date
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Description
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Homepage
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ColEm
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1.0a
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27/10/98
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A good dos version
emulator with save-state
support. Has many ports.
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link!
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FreezeSMS
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4.6
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03/07/02
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This is now a multi-system
emulator.
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link!
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Koleko
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1.33
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25/10/02
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Very nice Windows emulator
and you might find a surprise in this archive.
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link!
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Mess (link)
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Mess stands for Multi
Emulator Super System and
is based on the Dos
version of Mame. Mess
currently emulates over
130 different console and
computer systems and is a
tribute to the teams
brilliance.
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link
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Virtual Colecovision
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2.11a
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14/10/97
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A good emulator that has
full joystick and sound
support. This is the
windows version relying on
Direct X.
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link!
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Related Links
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Information -
ClassicGaming,
Norman Sippel,
ClassicGameCreations
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Rom Images -
ClassicGaming,
Playagain,
Emulation Vortex,
Emusa,
VintageGaming,
EdgeEmu,
EmuClassics
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Fairchild - Channel F
(Fairchild)
What is particularly
significant about this
machine is that it
is what all modern
consoles were originally
based on. This machine was
the first console to use
cartridge based software.
The system included tennis
& hockey as built-in
games but overall the
games themselves are very
poor. This system lives on
in all cartridge-based
consoles.
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Name
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Version
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Release Date
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Description
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Homepage
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Mess (link)
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The only known emulator to
support the Channel F.
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link
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Related Links
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Information -
Classicgaming
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Rom Images -
Classicgaming
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Intellivision (Mattel)
Another competing product
for the Atari 2600, this
system was better than the
2600 but could not compete
with the Colecovision.
Even so this system had a
faithfull following and
sold for some time.
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Name
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Version
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Release Date
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Description
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Homepage
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Bliss 32
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1.9d
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15/10/01
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This is the best
Intellivision emulator
available with virtually
complete emulation of all
features. Highly
recommended!
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link!
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Intv
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1.1
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15/02/02
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Windows version of a
decent Intellivision
emulator. Written by the
same author of PCAE.
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link!
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Nostalgia
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4.0
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27/10/04
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A great new very speedy
Intellivision emulator.
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link!
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Xanadu
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0.62
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18/04/01
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The C++ version of Bliss.
A work in progress emu
with netplay support!
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link!
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Related Links
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Information -
ClassicGaming,
BlueSky Rangers,
Intellivision Graffiti
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Rom Images -
Innocent Emulation,
Edge Emulation,
Playagain,
Classicgaming,
Emusa
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Neo Geo Console
The most powerful home
console ever released, the
NeoGeo is really a home
version of the well known
arcade cabinets. Most
recognised for a long
string of fighters, all
games are the exact copy
of the arcade releases and
are very nice. Due to the
power of the system, it
was very costly and
therefore could not
compete with lesser
consoles and eventually
was discontinued.
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Name
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Version
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Release Date
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Description
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Homepage
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Mame
(Link)
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