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Very useful topic, will sticky it

Thanks - I've updated the list accordingly

For the .emu apps from Robert Broglia I'd say that they are defin. worth the buck as there is a big difference compared to many other emulators available for free. Most of them are based on freely available sources from emulators for x86 platforms, but I guess that it consumes a lot of time and dedicated work to port and finetune them for the android system. SNES9X EX from the same developer is free (I guess for copyright/IP reasons).

I like the fact that they all perform well and have a standardized user interface and think it's good to support a developer that invests into the further improvement of the apps. Another good example would be FPse - The Playstation Emulator.

Differences between paid and free emulator are sometimes minor, but this is the whole idea of the thread. To discuss and recommend each others favorites. This would allow a lot of users to gather all the information they need in one spot before trying a lot of emulators wasting precious play-time

AFAIK is Droid800 (an Atari800 port) not further developed anymore since there is now an "official" Atari800 port called Colleen.
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Robert

Thanks for the Remark, Robert. I've updated the list

Just a note 2600.emu does not play atari 5200 games

I believe Colleen (Atari 8-bit emulator) also emulates the 5200 as those two are using the same hardware. But I didn't try it because I don't have an Android device but the manual states that you should add the 5200 bios rom to the emulator.

Robert

Quote from: qbertaddict on May 23, 2012, 03:20:24 am

Just a note 2600.emu does not play atari 5200 games

I believe Colleen (Atari 8-bit emulator) also emulates the 5200 as those two are using the same hardware. But I didn't try it because I don't have an Android device but the manual states that you should add the 5200 bios rom to the emulator.

Robert

Thanks, Robert. I'll investigate and adjust the list accordingly.

In edit mode things become a bit confusing - fixed now. Thanks again, Robert

- jweck

This spreadsheet can be very useful for having a matrix with every Android device with the best emulator for each console and each handheld.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkPJuV-UtMLRdGNRZlRjTGNUVGhqRTNZT1dkaEN1dVE#gid=0

jweck, another cps2 good emulator is CPSEMU (from the author of Neodroid):

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.mydedibox.cps2emu&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImZyLm15ZGVkaWJveC5jcHMyZW11Il0.

Quote from: EugenyN on May 30, 2012, 09:53:47 pm

I could not find a good ZX Spectrum emulator, which works with hardware keys. Xpectroid seems is the best variant.

Have you tried Marvin?https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.dejvice.rc.Marvin&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImN6LmRlanZpY2UucmMuTWFydmluIl0.

This emulator has many disadvantages on my system (jxd s5110, fake 1Ghz ICS).

1) often terminates when opening game (arkanoid 1)
2) can not open the game (cauldron 1)
3) errors in the rendering (arkanoid 2)
4) in some games can not be controlled via hardware keys (dizzy 1)
5) on-screen keyboard has only a few buttons and it can not be hidden.
6) You can not assign hardware keys on application actions (hide/show on-screen keyboard for example) , only a game joystick.

Xpectroid (based on GP2Xpectrum) does not have these problems. but it has a strange error: lag every 0.5 sec. Perhaps this is due to bugs in ICS firmware.