List of Commercial Emulators of Classic arcade games on home video game systems and computers


Sony Playstation
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Emulations / precise ports:

Williams Arcade Classics 1
 - Defender
 - Stargate
 - Robotron 2084
 - Sinistar
 - Joust
 - Bubbles
Atari Collection 1
 - Asteroids
 - Battlezone
 - Centipede
 - Super Breakout
 - Missile Command
 - Tempest
Namco Museum Vol 1
 -Pacman
 -Galaga
 -Pole Position
 -Rally X
 -New Rally-X
 -Bosconian
 -Toy Pop
Namco Museum Vol 2
 -Mappy
 -Xevious
 -Dragon Buster
 -Gaplus
 -Super Pac-Man
 -Grobda
Namco Museum Vol 3
 - Dig Dug
 - Ms. Pac-Man
 - Pole Position II
 - Galaxian
 - The Tower of Druaga
 - Phozon
Namco Museum Vol 4
 - Return of Ishtar
 - Ordyne
 - Genpei
 - Pacland
 - Assault
Namco Museum Vol 5
 - Pac-Mania
 - Metal Hawk
 - Baraduke
 - The Legend of Walkyrie
 - Dragon Spirit
Irem Classics
 - KungFu master
 - Zippy race
 - 10 yard fight
Nichibutsu Classics
 - Crazy Climber
 - Crazy Climber '85
 - Moon Cresta
 - Frisky Tom
 - Tom's Strike Back
 - SF-X
Midway Presents Arcades Greatest Hits Vol II
 - Joust 2
 - Blaster
 - Spy Hunter
 - Moon Patrol
 - Burger Time
 - Splat
 - Root Beer Tapper
Atari Collection 2
 - Gauntlet
 - Millipede
 - Road Blaster
 - Marble Madness
 - Paperboy
 - Crystal Castles
Capcom Generations
 - Ghosts 'n' Goblins
 - Ghouls 'n' Ghosts
 - Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts
 - 1942
 - 1943
 - 1943 Special

Rumours:

Atari 2600 Collection - this was talked about
in r.g.v.a.c in June 1997

Konami Collection - have not seen it, but was
told it includes Gradius pack and Parodius pack.

R-Type collection from Irem?

Interesting remakes of classics:

Xevious 3D/G+
Tempest X3
Robotron X
Galaxian3
Raiden Project
Raiden DX
Super Pang Collection
Frogger
Sinistar X (cancelled?)
Defender X (cancelled?)
Joust Epic (cancelled?)
3D version of R-Type?
Pitfall 3D
Asteroids
Centipede

Sega Saturn
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Emulations / precise ports:

Sega Ages
 - OutRun
 - Afterburner
 - Space Harrier
Williams Arcade Classics 1
Atari Collection 1

Interesting remakes of classics:
Elevator Action Returns

Super Nintendo
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These are not emulations but ports

Williams Arcade Classics 1
Atari Collection 1 

Sega Megadrive (Genesis)
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These are not emulations but ports

Williams Arcade Classics 1
Space Harrier (32X)
Afterburner   (32X)

Interesting remakes of classics:
Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000

Atari Jaguar
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Ports, not emulations:
 - Robotron:2084
 - Raiden

Interesting remakes of classics:
 - Tempest 2000
 - Defender 2000
 - Breakout 2000
 - Missile Command 3D
 - Pitfall 3D

Atari Lynx
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Tons of good remakes:
 - Gauntlet
 - Robotron:2048
 - Joust
 - Roadblasters
 - Stun:Runner
 - Battlezone 2000
 - Missile Command / Super Asteroids
 - Klax
 - Paperboy
 - Rampage

Nintendo Gameboy
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Sort-of emulations:
 - Game & Watch Gallery 1
 - Game & Watch Gallery 2

Remakes:
 - Galaga & Galaxian
 - Donkey Kong
 - Asteroids & Missile Command
 - Defender & Joust
 - Q*Bert
 - Tetris
 - Klax
 - Qix
 - Bomb Jack
 - Marble Madness
 - Gauntlet
 - Pac-Man
 - Ms. Pac-Man
 - Space Invaders

Nintendo 64
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No real emulations currently

Interesting remakes of classics:

Robotron 64
Joust Epic (cancelled?)
Lode Runner 64 (release 1998?)
Paperboy 64 (cancelled?)

PC
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Williams Arcade Classics
Midway presents Arcades Greatest Hits Vol II
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection II

Ports, not emulations:
Microsoft Arcade
Microsoft Return of Arcade
Microsoft Revenge of Arcade
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair II
Space Ace
Dragon's Lair Deluxe Pack (with DL, DL2 and SA)
Gradius
Raiden
Raiden II

Interesting remakes of classics:

Robotron X
Tempest 2000
Frogger
Battlezone
Asteroids
Centipede

Commercial emulators of home games:

Activision Atari 2600 Action Pack 1
Activision Atari 2600 Action Pack 2
Activision Atari 2600 Action Pack 3
Activision Commodore 64 15 Pack
Activision Game Vault Volume 3 (includes all of the above)
Telegames Personal Arcade (Colecovision emulator)

And tons of free/shareware emulators

Apple Macintosh
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Joust
Robotron
Defender
(these are all emulations by Digital Eclipse and are sold separately)

Ports, not emulations:
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair II
Space Ace

And tons of free/shareware emulators

If you have more info, mail me

See also The Classic Games on Contemporary Systems FAQ