Emulation
86Box - Emulator of retro x86-based machines
Compile Like It's 1992 - Fabien Sanglard
D3D9On12 - Microsoft
dgVoodoo 2 - implementation of old graphics API's for Windows 7 and later version
DOSBox - an x86 emulator with DOS
DOSBox Staging - modern continuation of DOSBox
Dosemu2 - Run DOS programs under linux
DREAMM - Bespoke emulator for LucasArts games
Recommended Emulators - /v/'s Recommended Games Wiki
wipEout - Dominic Szablewski (Rewriting wipEout)
Articles
Detecting a PS2 Emulator - Ty Lamontagne
Consoles
Microsoft Xbox
ENDGAME - A Dashboard Exploit for the Original Xbox
Insignia - Free replacement for Microsoft's servers for the original Xbox
How to Setup Insignia on a Stock Original Xbox - MrMario2011
Microsoft Xbox One
XWine1 - Xbox One translation layer
WinDurango - The worlds first Xbox One compatibility layer for Windows
Nintendo 3DS
Pretendo Network - open source replacement for Nintendo servers
Nintendo 64
Ship of Harkinian - The Legend of Zelda Ocarina Of Time PC port
Nintendo DS
Nintendo Game Boy
Gearboy - Game Boy / Gameboy Color emulator and debugger for macOS, Windows, Linux, BSD and RetroArch
Nintendo GameCube
How to unlock the GameCube for $6 with the SD2SP2 Pro - Coulter Peterson
Swiss - The swiss army knife of GameCube homebrew
Nintendo Wii
Wiimmfi - open source implementation of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (WFC)
Sega Dreamcast
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Flycast - Multiplatform Sega Dreamcast, Naomi, Naomi 2 and Atomiswave emulator
Sega Master System
Gearsystem - Sega Master System / Game Gear / SG-1000 emulator for macOS, Windows, Linux, BSD and RetroArch
Sega Mega Drive
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Helios - A Java-based Sega Mega Drive/Genesis emulator
Nuked MD - Cycle accurate Mega Drive emulator
Sony PlayStation
Tonyhax International - The Ultimate Backup CD-R/Import Disc Loader Soft-Mod Solution For The Original PlayStation & Early Models Of PlayStation 2
Unirom - Bootdisc, Firmware, Shell for PSX
Sony PlayStation 2
FreeMcBoot - A homebrew applications launcher
PS2Wide - Widescreen Hex Codes And Patches
The Great PS2 AIO Guide - PSX-Place
Sony PlayStation 4
Sony PlayStation Portable
ARK-4 - custom firmware
Decompilations and Disassemblies
Ports and Replacements
Game engine recreations and source ports - Emulation General Wiki
List of game engine recreations - Wikipedia
c1 - Port of Crash Bandicoot to C
Cannonball - An Enhanced OutRun Engine
CorsixTH - Open source clone of Theme Hospital
doukutsu-rs - A faithful and open-source remake of Cave Story engine written in Rust
dxwrapper - Fixes compatibility issues with older games running on Windows 10 by wrapping DirectX dlls
FFNx - Next generation modding platform for Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII
GemRB - Portable open-source implementation of Bioware’s Infinity Engine
Memoria - Community rewrite of Final Fantasy IX's game engine
NFSIISE - Need For Speedâ„¢ II SE - Cross-platform wrapper with 3D acceleration and TCP protocol!
OpenCrashWOC - An open source, clean-room reverse engineered re-implementation of Crash Bandicoot: Wrath Of Cortex
OpenGothic - Reimplementation of Gothic 2 Notr
OpenMoHAA - Open re-implementation of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
OpenRA - Red Alert, Command & Conquer, Dune 2000, Rebuilt for the Modern Era
OpenSC2K - An Open Source remake of Sim City 2000 by Maxis
RBDoom-3-BFG - modernization effort of DOOM-3-BFG
R.E.L.I.V.E. Engine (GitHub) - Abe's Oddysee / Exoddus for modern platforms
ReBandicoot - Attempts to reverse engineer the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy game
RigelEngine - A modern re-implementation of the classic DOS game Duke Nukem II
Severed Chains (GitHub) - Legend of Dragoon decompiled, reverse engineered, and ported to Java
SurrealEngine - Unreal Tournament Engine Reimplementation
Syndicate Wars - Alternative binary for the classic Bullfrog game
The Force Engine (GitHub) - Modern "Jedi Engine" replacement
TR1X - Open source re-implementation of Tomb Raider 1 (1996)
TR2X - Open source re-implementation of Tomb Raider 2
winevdm - 16-bit Windows on 64-bit Windows
Zelda3 - reverse engineered clone of Zelda 3 - A Link to the Past
zelda3-android - A port of Zelda3 to Android
Zelda 3 Launcher - An all-purpose GUI tool to download, extract, compile, and launch Zelda 3 on PC
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