Introduction
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Emulators allow you to run software designed for another operating system and/or hardware. An obvious application of this is to run popular games. In addition to popular games console emulators, there are compatibility layers like Wine that allow Windows software to be used.
1. Windows Games
Some Windows games can run on Ubuntu, but they need either an emulator or a compatibility layer.
1.1. Windows Emulators
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WINE - A completely free compatability layer that works for some games. |
Cedega - A commercial compatability layer. This costs money, but works for more games than WINE. (No longer available)
DOSBox - A x86 emulator with Tandy/Herc/CGA/EGA/VGA/SVGA graphics, sound and DOS, enables playing old DOS games.
QEMU - A virtual machine capable of running Windows.
PlayOnLinux - A free WINE-based compatibility layer.
Crossover Linux Games - A commercial WINE-based program allowing users to run Windows software. This version is tweaked to run Windows games better.
1.2. Windows Game List
Windows games that can be run on Ubuntu with an emulator.
- Anno 1503: The New World
- Counter-Strike: Source
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Half-Life - A first-person shooter
- Half-Life 2
Half-Life: Counter-Strike - Describes installation and play using WINE.
- Port Royale
Red Alert 2 - Information detailing installing and playing with WINE.
- Sacred Underworld
- Stronghold Crusader
- Tortuga: Pirates of the New World
Warcraft III - A guide to using Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Zone and Defense of the Ancients, a custom scenario for Warcraft III with WINE.
World of Warcraft - Describes howto install and play WoW with WINE.
2. Other Emulators
ScummVM - free implementation of LucasArts' S.C.U.M.M interpreter, package "scummvm"
- xmame - An X-Windows frontend for the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator [multiverse]
MAMEHub - An open-source extension of MAME & MESS that supports cross-platform netplay
Name |
Package Name |
Emulates |
Repository |
Homepage |
Status |
MAME |
mame |
Multiple Arcade Machines |
Universe |
Active |
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Hatari |
hatari |
Atari ST, STE, TT, and Falcon |
Universe |
Active |
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Gngb |
gngb |
Nintendo Gameboy Color |
Universe |
Active |
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DeSmuME |
desmume |
Nintendo DS |
Universe |
Active |
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Yabause |
yabause |
Sega Saturn |
Universe |
Inactive |
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Atari800 |
atari800 |
Atari 800, 800XL, 130XE and 5200 |
Multiverse |
Active |
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DGen |
dgen |
Sega Genesis/MegaDrive |
Multiverse |
Inactive |
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VBA-M |
visualboyadvance |
Nintendo Game Boy Advance |
Universe |
Active |
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FCEUX |
fceux |
Nintendo NES/Famicom (8-bit): NTSC and PAL |
Universe |
Active |
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Stella |
stella |
Atari 2600 |
Universe |
Active |
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Mednafen |
mednafen |
Nintendo NES, GameBoy Advance, Atari Lynx, PC Engine |
Universe |
Active |
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KDE All Machine Emulator Frontend for Unix |
kamefu |
Nintendo NES, GameBoy, GameBoy Color, GameBoy Advance, SNES, MAME |
Universe |
Inactive |
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UAE: The Ubiquitous Amiga Emulator |
uae |
Commodore Amiga 500/1000/2000 |
Multiverse |
Inactive |
3. External Links
Emulator - Wikipedia's emulator page.
Spectrum Emulators - Unix emulators of the classic Spectrum machines from World of Spectrum.