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Original author(s)	Josh Weinberg
Developer(s)	OpenEmu Team
Stable release	2.0.4
Repository	github.com/OpenEmu/OpenEmu ;
Written in	Objective-C
Operating system	OS X
Size	61.8 MB
Available in	English
Type	Video Game Emulator
License	BSD
Website	openemu.org

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OpenEmu is an open source multi-system game emulator designed for OS X. It provides a plugin interface to emulate numerous consoles' hardware, such as the Nintendo Entertainment System, Genesis, Game Boy, and many more. The architecture allows for other developers to add new cores to the base system without the need to account for specific OS X APIs.

Version 1.0 was released on December 23, 2013, after a lengthy beta testing period.^[1] Numerous incremental updates have been released since then, with plans to incorporate support for more consoles in future releases. Some of these in-development cores are available to download in an optional "experimental" cores build (released alongside the regular, "standard" version), containing support for such consoles as the Sega Saturn.

History

OpenEmu first started in 2007 as OpenNestopia, a port of the NES/Famicom emulator Nestopia done by Josh Weinberg.^[2] Weinberg and his friend, Ben Devacel, began searching for more developers to port other emulators to OS X, which led to the name change to OpenEmu, to better describe the multi-system emulator.^[3]

As of version 2.0 OpenEmu requires OS X 10.11 and higher as minimum requirement to run, this has been the biggest release since 1.0 that included 16 new emulators along with hundreds of bug fixes and features.

Features

OpenEmu features a backend that uses multiple game engines while maintaining the familiar, native OS X frontend UI. It also uses modern OS X technologies such as Cocoa and Quartz.^[4] A unique feature of OpenEmu is its ROM library, which allows one to import ROM files and view them in a gallery type setting, similar to iTunes. Game info and cover art can be automatically added from OpenEmu's databases.

OpenEmu includes the following features:

High-quality OpenGL scaling, multithreaded playback, and other optimizations^[5]
Real-time 3D effects and image processing
Graphic filters to enhance display
Full-screen support
Ability to play multiple ROMs at once
Ability to scan attached disks for ROMs
Automatic downloading of game info and cover art
A fully featured library, supporting multiple views, collections (categories), and game ratings
Optional automatic organization of ROM files within the library folder
Full save state support, including automatic save states
Enhanced gamepad support

Supported systems

System	Core	Included since
Atari 2600	Stella	1.0.4
Atari 5200	Atari800	2.0
Atari 7800	ProSystem	2.0
Atari Lynx	Mednafen	2.0
ColecoVision	CrabEmu	2.0
Famicom Disk System	Nestopia	2.0
Game Boy / Color	Gambatte	1.0
Game Boy Advance	VisualBoyAdvance mGBA*	1.0
Game Gear	CrabEmu TwoMbit*	1.0
Intellivision	Bliss	2.0
Neo Geo Pocket / Color	Neopop	1.0
Nintendo 64	Mupen64Plus	2.0
Nintendo Entertainment System	FCEUX Nestopia*	1.0
Nintendo DS	DeSmuME	1.0
Odyssey²	O2EM	2.0
PC-FX	Mednafen	2.0
32X	Picodrive	1.0
Mega CD/Sega CD	Genesis Plus GX	2.0
Mega Drive/Genesis	Genesis Plus GX	1.0
Master System	CrabEmu TwoMbit*	1.0
SG-1000	CrabEmu	2.0
PlayStation Portable	PPSSPP	2.0
PlayStation	Mednafen	2.0
Super NES	Higan Snes9x*	1.0
TurboGrafx-16 / SuperGrafx	Mednafen	1.0
TurboGrafx-CD	Mednafen	2.0
Vectrex	VecXGL	2.0
Virtual Boy	Mednafen	1.0
WonderSwan	Mednafen	2.0

* Default core plugin.

Reception

Upon its 1.0 release, OpenEmu was positively received, and subject to much online press coverage, praising the software's UI, features, and ease of use.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] In particular, it was praised by the gaming community for "[bringing] the idea of an emulator for a mainstream, general audience to reality".^[10]

As of May 5, 2014, OpenEmu has been downloaded over 5,000,000 times since its version 1.0 release, making it one of the most popular multi-system emulators on OS X.^[11]

References

^ https://github.com/OpenEmu/OpenEmu/releases
^ "OpenNestopia".
^ "The Archive - An Emulator for the Rest of Us—How OpenEmu Changes Everything".
^ "MacScene Listing".
^ "Create Digital Motion".
^ Thorin Klosowski (2013-12-24). "OpenEmu Emulates Nearly Every Classic Console on Mac". Life Hacker. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
^ Alex Heath (2013-12-26). "OpenEmu Is The Ultimate Old School Game Emulator For OS X". Cult of Mac. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
^ Andrew Cunningham (2013-12-28). "ArsTechnica OpenEmu Hands On". Ars Technica.
^ Sean Hollister (2013-12-28). "Play classic video games in style with OpenEmu for Mac". The Verge.
^ "OpenEmu feature on The Archive".
^ "Github OpenEmu Release Download Stats".

External links

Official website
OpenEmu on GitHub

[1] ttps://github.com/OpenEmu/OpenEmu/releases

[2] "OpenNestopia".

[3] "The Archive - An Emulator for the Rest of Us—How OpenEmu Changes Everything".

[4] "MacScene Listing".

[5] "Create Digital Motion".

[6] Thorin Klosowski (2013-12-24). "OpenEmu Emulates Nearly Every Classic Console on Mac". Life Hacker. Retrieved 2014-04-10.

[7] Alex Heath (2013-12-26). "OpenEmu Is The Ultimate Old School Game Emulator For OS X". Cult of Mac. Retrieved 2014-04-10.

[8] Andrew Cunningham (2013-12-28). "ArsTechnica OpenEmu Hands On". Ars Technica.

[9] Sean Hollister (2013-12-28). "Play classic video games in style with OpenEmu for Mac". The Verge.

[10] "OpenEmu feature on The Archive".

[11] "Github OpenEmu Release Download Stats".

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 '''OpenEmu''' is an [[open source]] multi-system game [[emulator]] designed for [[OS X]]. It provides a plugin interface to emulate numerous [[Video game console|consoles]]' hardware, such as the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]], [[Game Boy]], and many more. The architecture allows for other developers to add new cores to the base system without the need to account for specific OS X [[API]]s.
-Version 1.0 was released on December 23, 2013, after a lengthy beta testing period.<ref>https://github.com/OpenEmu/OpenEmu/releases</ref> Numerous incremental updates have been released since then, with plans to incorporate support for more consoles in future releases. Some of these in-development cores are available to download in an optional "experimental" cores build (released alongside the regular, "standard" version), containing support for such consoles as the [[MAME]] and [[Sega Saturn]].
+Version 1.0 was released on December 23, 2013, after a lengthy beta testing period.<ref>https://github.com/OpenEmu/OpenEmu/releases</ref> Numerous incremental updates have been released since then, with plans to incorporate support for more consoles in future releases. Some of these in-development cores are available to download in an optional "experimental" cores build (released alongside the regular, "standard" version), containing support for such consoles as the [[Sega Saturn]].
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