<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware in Emulation ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/emulation Sat, 09 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Commodore Amiga-emulating TheA1200 retro computer delayed nearly half a year by ‘global chip shortages’ — Retro Games Ltd says it will use the extra time to finesse the software ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/commodore-amiga-emulating-thea1200-retro-computer-delayed-nearly-half-a-year-by-global-chip-shortages-retro-games-ltd-says-it-will-use-the-extra-time-to-finesse-the-software iP7qQyqhwBzU52RDJmXiNk Sat, 09 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Legendary ZSNES Nintendo emulator rewritten from scratch with GPU-acceleration, no vibe coding — new Super ZSNES has ‘far more accurate CPU and audio cores than the original’ ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/legendary-zsnes-nintendo-emulator-rewritten-from-scratch-with-gpu-acceleration-no-vibe-coding-new-super-zsnes-has-far-more-accurate-cpu-and-audio-cores-than-the-original 59hMEgYZ3Qmn5X4LZzQEj3 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:43:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ $1,700 liquid-cooled phone can run GTA V at up to 100 FPS, Red Dead 2 at 50+ FPS via emulation — Redmagic 11 Pro packs 24 GB of RAM and pulls more than 40W at peak load ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/usd1-700-liquid-cooled-phone-can-run-gta-v-at-up-to-100-fps-red-dead-2-at-50-fps-via-emulation-redmagic-11-pro-packs-24-gb-of-ram-and-pulls-more-than-40w-at-peak-load vUC4QfKHNHEqC9ntccSzB4 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 385TB video game archive saved by fans — Myrient has been '100% backed up' and validated, torrents being generated ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/385tb-video-game-archive-saved-by-fans-myrient-has-been-100-percent-backed-up-and-validated-torrents-being-generated 7zyCDTfAAif2SvMyU65FeN Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:28:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ RPCS3 Emulator boasts over 1500 FPS on the Minecraft title screen — platform hails performance landmark, one frame rendered every 0.00064 seconds ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/rpcs3-emulator-boasts-over-1500-fps-on-the-minecraft-title-screen-platform-hails-performance-landmark-one-frame-rendered-every-0-00064-seconds jrKqmjKu8tk5m7MS3KhGuA Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Enterprising developer somehow writes an x86 CPU emulator in plain CSS — no Javascript, no WASM, just stylesheet computing ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/programming/enterprising-developer-somehow-writes-an-x86-cpu-emulator-in-plain-css-no-javascript-no-wasm-just-stylesheet-computing Y3zJYGwec33RLp7C9jKFJ9 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Open source IDE-ATAPI drive emulator launches for vintage computers — drop-in 3.5-inch bay solution can save oodles of optical and HDD images to a microSD ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/microsd-cards/open-source-ide-atapi-drive-emulator-launches-for-vintage-computers-drop-in-3-5-inch-bay-solution-can-save-oodles-of-optical-and-hdd-images-to-a-microsd sBqCUfW3VyNFkTvf7c6FAJ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:05:00 +0000 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:39:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Retro Apple emulator ported to $60 ESP32 microcontroller-powered touchscreen tablet — supports Mac OS8.1 and a virtual MC68040 CPU in major emulation leap ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/macos/retro-apple-emulator-ported-to-usd60-esp32-microcontroller-powered-touchscreen-tablet-supports-mac-os8-1-and-a-virtual-mc68040-cpu-in-major-emulation-leap gC2PqEsbeQu4Q9bFGfvBuA Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:58:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ D7VK reaches version 1.1 and adds new frontend and experimental Direct3D 6 support — Direct3D 7-to-Vulkan translation layer runs old games with native performance ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/d7vk-reaches-version-1-1-and-adds-new-frontend-and-experimental-direct3d-6-support-direct3d-7-to-vulkan-translation-layer-runs-old-games-with-native-performance 3fvWMR6KgEXou2yyoUBF9X Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:47:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Windows 95 on a PlayStation 2 kind of works — but this modded PS2 couldn’t play Doom ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/windows-95-on-a-playstation-2-kind-of-works-but-this-modded-ps2-couldnt-play-doom YgAT2JaRxf2EgTMVCYTYsP Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:48:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Developer gets Linux running inside Microsoft Excel, 'mostly for fun' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/developer-gets-linux-running-inside-microsoft-excel-mostly-for-fun wfHTrdcg4ptuPAkJe8va5c Thu, 01 May 2025 16:02:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Full Xbox 360 recompilation for PC debuts with Sonic Unleashed Recompiled ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/full-xbox-360-decompilation-for-pc-debuts-with-sonic-unleashed-recompiled 6Fw85BRvwBYsqYhoEifVvh Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:08:53 +0000 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:57:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Minimal Linux OS runs in a 6MB PDF document in Chrome — LinuxPDF leverages RISC-V emulator ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/minimal-linux-os-runs-in-a-6mb-pdf-document-in-chrome-linuxpdf-leverages-risc-v-emulator juKXsZw9ao8eNq8unmZPuM Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:26:49 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:17:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sony PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 now natively supports Arm64 architecture — including Raspberry Pi 5 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/sony-playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-now-natively-supports-arm64-architecture-including-raspberry-pi-5 eBcjjfUxuL2SeJfts5pXhm Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:11:46 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:59:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nintendo 3DS runs Windows 95 via DOSBox — but takes hours to boot ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/nintendo-3ds-runs-windows-95-via-dosbox-but-takes-hours-to-boot 752vunFuo3UxdcYXcYLdYF Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:51:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Enthusiast demos ancient MS-DOS and games running 'from the metal' on modern PC system ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/enthusiast-demos-ancient-ms-dos-and-games-running-from-the-metal-on-modern-pc-system 7yTzbPwPDw7RX2Nsy9hMcd Sun, 04 Aug 2024 12:32:32 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:43:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Windows 11 runs on the iPhone 15 Pro — Tiny11 and UTM SE used to create a 'terribly slow' pocket PC ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-demoed-on-the-iphone-15-pro-tiny11-and-utm-se-used-to-create-a-terribly-slow-pocket-pc 7qVnpFAL28A8mZDfqatehV Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:06:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nearly all Nintendo 64 games can now be recompiled into native PC ports to add proper ray tracing, ultrawide, high FPS, and more ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nearly-all-nintendo-64-games-can-now-be-recompiled-into-native-pc-ports-to-add-proper-ray-tracing-ultrawide-high-fps-and-more BfzC7N9ZJhKmewdbMcf9EF Sun, 12 May 2024 15:33:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Emulator Lets Some x86-64 Games Run on RISC-V Dev Board ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/new-emulator-lets-some-x86-64-games-run-on-risc-v-dev-board m2L8j4SZb6RMGUGrveGNSG Sun, 20 Aug 2023 13:25:22 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:04:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Raspberry Pi Dashboard Rig Adds Retro Gaming to Car ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-retropie-nissan-370z-dashboard nYjHuRRCiMDU9rj6nbATYg Sun, 30 Jul 2023 15:17:18 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:58:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft Bans Gamers Using Retail Mode Emulators on Xbox ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-banning-people-using-emulators-xbox 8fhTaDtzgCkYNHMWbBGUR3 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 21:59:55 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:01:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ This Mac II Emulator Runs on Pocket C.H.I.P. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/mac-ii-pocket-chip-emulation mt5vwZ296jwAf7WKoLfvAa Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:30:36 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:58:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ TinyTendo Fits NES Hardware Inside Game Boy-Sized Shell ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tinytendo-fits-nes-inside-game-boy-sized-shell 4fcNunRpsJhCeZYNTmrnqh Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:28:31 +0000 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:46:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Asus Ally Emulates PS3, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360 with Ease ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/asus-rog-ally-emulation-performance 9nZwewKt2HMg3TFdhnNCde Sat, 13 May 2023 18:03:55 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:25:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Raspberry Pi Pico RISC-V Emulator Runs Linux ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-risc-v-emulator SLW3Nv7oApDTThyAdkXwkN Wed, 10 May 2023 15:51:51 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:58:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Raspberry Pi Emulates Amiga 1200, Uses Real Floppy Disks ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-emulates-amiga-1200-uses-real-floppy-disks qa7HaGFuNpH9NGc8vQ2YJW Tue, 02 May 2023 14:52:05 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:58:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Raspberry Pi Alternative Radxa Rock 5A Features RK3588S, 8K60 Video ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-alternative-radxa-rock-5a-features-rk3588s-8k60-video KPd5SGeAkPuoqT8apWPBeZ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 11:57:41 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:38:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Raspberry Pi Pico Makes SD-Stored Games Playable on PlayStation 1 Console ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-emulates-playstation-cd-games tQqQLb2tW2KN8Ng6gTFMje Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:30:57 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:58:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Get a Pentium In Your Pocket With TinyLlama ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tinyllama-pocket-pentium cKrLFbM5UhWSiyapdgBfp4 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:55:52 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:35:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Tops PS3 Emulation Rankings, Thanks to AVX-512 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-9-7950x-tops-ps3-emulation-rankings-thanks-to-avx-512 yBxdCRGASYvdPHovRzYJ4E Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:15:02 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Linux Build Runs Nintendo Switch Games on Arm64 Devices ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/horizon-linux-runs-switch-games-on-arm64-computers 3UUgCedzBJai4bWRRtJmJZ Mon, 15 Aug 2022 15:16:33 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:48:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Drops DirectX 9 Support On Xe, Arc GPUs, Switches to DirectX 12 Emulation ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-xe-arc-swap-to-dx9-emulation yCeATWydqfSUKcSFj2BLiQ Sun, 14 Aug 2022 17:28:09 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ ZX Spectrum Emulator Runs on Raspberry Pi Pico ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/zx-spectrum-on-raspberry-pi-pico sY6VMzDvLFBrB3yVAHRPNn Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:13:55 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:58:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pinball Fantastic: ESP32 Runs DOS Emulator, Hits Jackpot ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pinball-dos-esp32 RrMvCZUu3eFbiJmVteRxi5 Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:56:37 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:58:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ AVX-512 Patch Brings 30% Performance Uplift to PlayStation 3 Emulator ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ps3-emulator-avx-512-30-percent-performance-boost aTc8jfGeGVfxkf85CY9ntU Mon, 20 Jun 2022 09:55:15 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:45:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Raspberry Pi Drives Custom Retro Gaming CRT TV ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-retro-tv-emulation-platform EQ6Fexa7HRK52WJ45Nnx3Z Thu, 26 May 2022 15:24:50 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:58:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Exquisite All-in-One Raspberry Pi Emulator Projector for Portable Gaming ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/portable-raspberry-pi-wood-projector baiuzxBZTGTez3AwPbgmpX Wed, 04 May 2022 14:52:18 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:58:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Arc Alchemist GPUs Won't Support Hardware Accelerated FP64 Compute ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-arc-will-not-support-fp64-hardware 2XstaSatVFAsUGttaxdnQo Mon, 28 Feb 2022 18:07:54 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:40:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ BenQ Mobiuz EX3210R 32-inch Curved Gaming Monitor Review: Jumbo Sized and Tightly Curved ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/benq-mobius-ex3210r-review YwP8BmAaZfj4sSbhzobCYm Thu, 03 Feb 2022 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:26:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Raspberry Pi Changes Games By Scanning Barcodes ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-changes-games-by-scanning-barcodes UFTdzX2gzuC3otqMeXVGBb Sun, 16 Jan 2022 18:20:16 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:58:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Raspberry Pi Helps Forgotten Home Computer Rise From The Grave ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-helps-forgotten-home-computer-rise-from-the-grave FfdEx8JEDyFrqzHPwF3gjX Wed, 08 Dec 2021 12:53:51 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:52:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Core i9-12900K AVX-512 Support Delivers Big Gains for PS3 Emulation ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ps3-emulation-i9-12900k-vs-i9-11900k SRQ7XCDH6NxdVc7HMu9ddV Mon, 22 Nov 2021 18:28:34 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:43:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft Ditches x64 App Emulation for Windows 10 on Arm ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-10-arm-x64-emulation xyFosVKss5yyE32Rdj4PwM Tue, 16 Nov 2021 19:09:17 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:54:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Raspberry Pi Pico Handheld Emulates ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-handheld-zx-spectrum-emulator hradqKzQWA2bWQB8p8trXU Wed, 15 Sep 2021 17:17:32 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:58:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ PS4 Emulator for Linux Now Plays Hundreds of Games ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/spine-ps4-emulator-linux-plays-hundreds-of-games k26ZnuzjDhTCoSVNGLNhak Mon, 13 Sep 2021 22:31:43 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:33:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ PlayStation 3 Emulator Adds AMD FSR Upscaling ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ps3-emulator-uses-amd-fsr qh8ihXJBUVp3eYYoUofjuD Sat, 07 Aug 2021 18:26:55 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:11:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ $10 Microcontroller Emulates Retro IBM PC ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-on-a-microcontroller bh2TWGn5EbShdCqjgEM6VD Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:07:29 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:46:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ AOC C32G2ZE 240 Hz Monitor Review: Excellent Contrast, Low Resolution ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/aoc-c32g2ze-review sHxijkCnhNMXoaJiToMiEi Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:00:13 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:32:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Retro Gaming Face-Off: Raspberry Pi vs PC vs Retro Minis ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/features/retro-gaming-raspberry-pi-vs-pc-vs-retro-minis WJS4pWRoNtdLnmVEtwS8dM Sat, 19 Jun 2021 14:00:02 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:02:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ How To Change Linux Terminal Colors on the Fly ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/change-linux-terminal-colors W3gCcCFLFmuDJPDoBfnoHA Sun, 09 May 2021 14:00:29 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:58:33 +0000