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Homebrew, when applied to video games, refers to software produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. The official documentation is often only available to licensed developers, and these systems may use storage formats that make distribution difficult, such as ROM cartridges or encrypted CD-ROMs.
[citation needed] Emulators are also a useful tool in the development process of homebrew demos and the creation of new games for older, discontinued, or rare consoles. [ citation needed ] The code and data of a game are typically supplied to the emulator by means of a ROM file (a copy of game cartridge data) or an ISO image (a copy of optical ...
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VisualBoyAdvance (commonly abbreviated as VBA) is a free emulator of the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance handheld game consoles [2] as well as of Super Game Boy and Super Game Boy 2. It is still downloadable to this day. [3]
Homebrew emulators were created for NES, SNES, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Sega Genesis and Nintendo 64 console systems among others. Numerous different emulators were created for the most popular consoles. [2] PlayStation 1 emulation was native, made by Sony.
The following is a list of notable video game console emulators. Arcade. Visual Pinball; Atari. Atari 2600. Stella; Nintendo
Atari 2600 homebrew games (6 P) D. Dreamcast homebrew games (32 P) N. Nintendo Entertainment System homebrew games (6 P) Pages in category "Homebrew software"
ROM hacking (short for Read-only memory hacking) is the process of modifying a ROM image or ROM file to alter the contents contained within, usually of a video game to alter the game's graphics, dialogue, levels, gameplay, and/or other elements.