Atari emulators
Atari Emulator list. This article lists the emulators that have been written for or ported to Atari machines, and allow them to emulate other platforms.
- For a list of emulators of Atari machines, for emulating an Atari on other computers and consoles, please see Emulators.
The following table shows known emulators, which computer or console they emulate, and the Atari machine on which they will run.
Atari Emulation Table
| Name | Platform emulated | Target platform | Description | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Atari800 |
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Continually developed by Atari800 team. Its recent versions fully supports the Atari Falcon (and FireBee as a bonus) target again. [1] |
2024 | |
ATOnce |
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ST/E, Mega STE |
Came in the form of card that had to be installed internally, and piggy-backed onto the 68000. Was not very good for playing DOS games, but could run Window 3.0. The 386sx version was called the Vortex |
1993? |
CaSTaway |
Port of SDL CaSTaway to the TOS Family [2] |
2007 | ||
Frodo |
Apparently emulates at playable speed. Ported by Peter "PeP" [3] |
2007 | ||
Handy |
Software emulation, no Lynx add-ons required. Emulates at playable speed on a CT60, results on other systems not tested. Ported by Peter "PeP" from open-source Handy emulator [4] |
2007 | ||
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SMS Plus |
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Apparently emulates at playable speed. Ported by Peter "PeP" [5] |
2007 | |
Spectre GCR |
ST. Not Falcon/TT compatible(?) |
Came in the form of a cartridge, which contained Mac rom's and some hardware required for compatibility. Was quicker than original Macintosh |
1989? | |
Spectrum Emulator |
Spectrum ZX81 |
All Atari machines |
Complete software emulation, no hardware add-ons required, and almost as fast as an original ZX81. Certainly fast enough to allow the playing of games. Distributed on PP98 |
1992? |
v2600 |
Atari 2600 |
Software emulation, no 2600 add-ons required. Emulates at playable speed on a CT60, results on other systems not tested. Ported by Peter "PeP" [6] |
2007 |