There is no XBOX emulation currently available for Mac OS X, so unfortunately, for now, Halo is out of the question, but the other two giants of the sixth-generation console world are widely available.

Being larger and more complicated systems, they are usually not plug-and-play installations but can be done with a minimum of fuss on most systems. Sixth-Generation ConsolesĪs of this writing, the latest emulators available online are for sixth-generation consoles. Once that is installed, the process is again a simple drag-and-drop of your favorite N64 ROMs onto the Mupen64plus window. GTK+ is a multi-platform graphical toolkit that sits in the background and processes the graphics for your N64 ROMs. The only caveat of this emulator is that you must install GTK+ in order for the emulator to work. The Nintendo 64 console has a few Mac OS X emulators available, but the most stable and widely compatible is Mupen64plus. Simply place all your Playstation ROMs in a folder with PCSX-Reloaded, open the application and drag your favorite ROM onto the window to start. The, “Reloaded” version of this software is an open-source upgrade that offers compatibility with nearly all Mac OS X systems and streamlines a previously complicated installation process. This, too, will automatically detect any USB/Bluetooth controllers connected to your Mac and provide hours of distraction from the horrors of real life. PCSX-Reloaded is the best choice for Playstation emulation. In this case, however, individual emulators must be used for each console: Playstation: PCSX-Reloaded The classic consoles, largely considered to have begun with the advent of the Sony Playstation and 3D gaming, are also widely and freely available for download. If you’ve satisfied your first round of nostalgia with OpenEmu, you’ll certainly be left with a desire for more. A whole new era of classic gaming has been opened by this piece of software and you can find just about any game you might be looking for, including the obscure titles no longer manufactured. There are even dedicated developers who are creating new games for these emulators. If you’re serious enough about your games to purchase a USB or Bluetooth controller (of which plenty are available for every system) it will automatically detect any present and allow true plug-and-play functionality for as many of these games as you want. Simply download the emulator for free from the developer website link offered above, open the program drag your ROMs onto the application interface and play. Using OpenEmu couldn’t possibly be made any easier. The developers are currently working towards adding more modern consoles, but as of this writing the following are supported: It has an iTunes-style menu that runs emulations simply and automatically by detecting the necessary components and housing them directly in the application itself. Towering over the previously complicated and unreliable emulators of the past, OpenEmu is an all-in-one vintage console emulator for Mac OS X 10.7 and up. Emulators up to the sixth generation (GameCube, Playstation 2) are freely available for download and, in a combination of spurious legality and uninhibited awesomeness, so too are the respective ROMs for most of their games. Slide over and take a seat BioShock, because Mario, Super Metroid and Final Fantasy have jumped into their respective time machines and been transported directly to the present and earned their place as legendary classics of the genre.

This article will outline the newest, simplest and most free options for classic gaming on all the major consoles of days past. Enter the new era of classic game emulation for Mac.

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