The original Switch had a piracy problem. Most gaming platforms do, but the Switch was pretty unique in that some robust emulators were available during the platform's life which allowed pirates to ...

EMU8086 is arguable the most powerful and popular 8086 Emulator for Windows 10. It has a simple user interface and tons of example codes for a beginner. The only caveat here is that it doesn’t emulate ...

If you’re an iPhone user with a passion for retro gaming, emulator apps provide a gateway to revisiting classic titles from iconic systems like the Game Boy Advance, PSP, PS1, and more. These apps ...

The best Windows emulators for Mac include Parallels (best overall), VMware Fusion (great for professionals), and VirtualBox (free option). Wine, Wineskin, and WineBottler are great for running ...

Despite Nintendo's actions against popular emulators, the company's patent attorney and deputy general manager of Nintendo's intellectual property department, Koji Nishiura, said at the Tokyo eSports ...

The top IP lawyer at Nintendo agreed that emulators are technically legal at a panel for intellectual property rights. They run afoul of the law when they bypass encryption, recreate copyrighted ...

Few gaming publishers are more fiercely protective of their IP than Nintendo. In the past year alone, Nintendo has reportedly cracked down on YouTube emulator channels that featured the company's ...

Dashiell Reynaldo is a writer for Dualshockers and a college student studying game design. For years, he has sought ways to contribute to the current gaming zeitgeist with his writings, videos, and ...

Any retro-loving gamer knows it’s next to impossible to legally play most titles from the past 50 years of gaming history. This is where game emulation—essentially recreations of an old console’s ...

A popular Nintendo Switch emulator is no longer playable after intervention from the Japanese video game company. Ryujinx, an open-source Nintendo Switch emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS, shared ...

Another Nintendo Switch emulator has been taken offline as Nintendo’s crackdown on the homebrew scene continues. Work on the open-source emulator Ryujinx will cease and downloads for it have been ...