SGJ Podcast #493 – Let’s Talk Emulation (for Mobile Gaming)

Hey friends, welcome to the show!!! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about emulation. Well, *I* mostly talk about emulation, namely the emulators that you can use to (LEGALLY) play your old games. I mostly talk Android, because we’re focusing on handheld devices and that’s where most of the best one’s are, but there are decent emulators for iOS as well, as you’ll see in the sources below.

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Next week we’ll talk about the best/our favorite mobile space games! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums. Thank you for listening, and enjoy the show!

Show Notes

Source Ports I’ve Used

• Home – VCMI
• Delta Touch
• GitHub – diasurgical/DevilutionX: Diablo build for modern operating systems

Emulators I’ve Used

• MS-DOS – Magic DosBox – Apps on Google Play
• C64 – C64.emu (C64 Emulator) – Apps on Google Play
• Windows – Winlator: Windows x86, x64 PC Emulator for Android
• GameCube – Dolphin Emulator – Apps on Google Play
• NDS – Drastic – You’ll Have to Find It Yourself – Nintendo DS emulator DraStic has been removed from the Google Play…
• Genesis – MD.emu (Genesis Emulator) – Apps on Google Play
• Dreamcast – redream – Apps on Google Play
• PS1 – DuckStation – Apps on Google Play
• PS2 – GitHub – Trixarian/NetherSX2-patch: Unofficial Patches for NetherSX2
• PSP – PPSSPP – PSP emulator – Apps on Google Play
• PSVita – Vita3K – Playstation Vita Emulator

Sources

• Game engine recreations and source ports – Emulation General Wiki
• Source port
• 14 best emulators for Android to play old favorites
• The Best Emulators on Android – Retro Handhelds
• All the best emulators available in Apple’s App Store
• Top iOS Emulators You Need to Try in 2025