Emulators

(For exhaustive descriptions of the most used emulators for various platforms, read the FAQ)

Current emulators for the major platforms and a list of interesting projects. Please note that World Of Section Classic cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage that arises from installing any software linked to here – you do so at your own risk.

This list is incomplete, but is expanding. If you know of an emulator for a current platform this is (or has recently been) in active development, please get in touch.

Desktop

Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11

These should all work on modern versions of Windows on the Intel platform, either 32-bit or 64-bit. They may work on Windows XP or 200 but your mileage may vary,

macOS (formerly OS X)

The Mac has had several different platforms, including Power PC, Intel and M1. Different versions of the OS add / remove features, so none of these is guaranteed to work with any specific version or architecture.

Linux

These all have packages for the major distros or install packages

Mobile

iOS

Android

Other

Others

Browser based

These should run in fairly modern browsers, with differing levels of performance and compatibility.

Misc

A random list of emulators that run on platforms not covered above


The below is historic content and is mostly out of date (although the software may still be appropriate for old operating systems and devices). The links here may not work.

 

Ordering per platform is done older (top) to newer (bottom).

Systems: [ PC/DOS | PC/Windows | PC/Russian | PC/boot | Unix | Amiga | Macintosh | Acorn | Atari | BeOS ]
Consoles: [ Playstation | Dreamcast | Game Boy Advance | GP32 | GP2X | PSP | Nintendo DS | Wii | Wiz ]
Handhelds: [ Psion 3 | Psion 5 | TI89 | TI92 | Navman F20 Navigator | Dingoo A320 | Windows CE | PalmOS ]
Phones: [ Symbian Series 60 phones | Symbian UIQ phones | Nokia 9210 | Nokia N800/N810 | Smartphone 2002 | Smartphone 2003 SE | iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch | Android | Windows Phone ]
Other: [ Java | J2ME | (Other/Generic) ]

PC / DOS

Notice that, although the emulators are written for DOS, they will run in a DOS-box in Windows as well.

PC / WINDOWS

PC / RUSSIAN

(All in Russian, all emulate the Russian Spectrum machines Pentagon and Scorpion and use the TR-DOS operating system)

PC / BOOT

(Those run on PC, but do not need an Operating System – the emulator in fact *is* the Operating System!)

UNIX

AMIGA

MACINTOSH

OS X

ACORN RISC OS

ATARI

BEOS

PLAYSTATION

DREAMCAST

GAME BOY ADVANCE

GP32

GP2X

PSP

Nintendo DS

WII

WIZ

PSION 3

PSION 5

TI89

TI92 PLUS

NAVMAN F20 NAVIGATOR

DINGOO A320

WINDOWS CE

PALMOS

SYMBIAN SERIES 60 PHONES

(Those include Nokia 3650/7650, 6600, 6630, 6110navi, E71 and N95)

SYMBIAN UIQ PHONES

(Those include Sony Ericsson P800, P900, P910 and Motorola A925)

NOKIA 9210 COMMUNICATOR

NOKIA N800/N810 INTERNET TABLET

SMARTPHONE 2002

SMARTPHONE 2003 SE

(Those include Orange SPV C500)

IPHONE/IPAD/IPOD TOUCH

ANDROID

WINDOWS PHONE

JAVA

J2ME (JAVA 2 MICRO EDITION)

Java 2 Micro Edition devices, such as PDA’s, Handhelds and Cellular phones.

OTHER/GENERIC

Emulators that don’t fit to a specific operating system.