Mac: Computer games have come a long way since the days of Doom, Zork, Tie Fighter and Castle Wolfenstein, but many of us who grew up with those games would like to replay them. Boxer is a free app that will let you play any DOS game on your Mac. More »
Cross-platform: If you long for the DOS-based games of your youth, free app ScummVM easily runs classic games like Maniac Mansion, Sam and Max and Secret of Monkey Island on any platform you can imagine, from Windows to Amiga. More »
We recently showed you how to test drive Android on your PC, but you only have access to the OS or directly installed apps. Here’s how to enable the Android Market so you can test the full Android experience on your desktop. More »
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/fQtZcJoIt3o&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true} ); The iPad’s capable of 3D games and complex mobile applications, but if you’d rather go back to a simpler time, you can install an emulator (or three) on your iPad for some serious classic gaming. More »
Windows: Although some versions of Windows have a DOS emulation mode, they leave much to be desired in regard to game support. D-Fend Reloaded gives great DOS games their proper treatment in Windows. Here’s how to install it and play free games. More »
If Boxee is your main media interface, you don’t have to shut it down to enjoy some old-school emulation gaming. A clever Launcher app and some command line tweaking lets you jump right into Zelda, Mario and other ROMs. More »
Mac only: Wine has always been popular among Linux users for running Windows programs, but Wine is available for Mac, too — and now, free utility WineBottler can “bottle” Windows programs into separate application bundles that run as standalone Mac apps. More »
Windows/Mac: DeSmuME is a featured-packed Nintendo DS emulator capable of playing ROMs and homebrew software, one that also offers extra features unavailable on a traditional DS. More »
Reward yourself for surviving another holiday with some old-school game playing. Skyler over at SimpleHelp has put together a guide on emulating every Nintendo game system on a Windows-based machine. Whether you are craving some truly old-school NES play or newer N64-goodness, the guide has you covered. If you’re a glutton for punishment you can even grab an emulator for the Nintendo Virtual Boy and relive the weirdness of that system all over again. For other ways to enjoy old NES games check out FireNES to play over 2000 games in Firefox. Photo by Hamish Duncan. How to Emulate Every Nintendo System in Windows [SimpleHelp]
