Idle Hands
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Emulators

Thirteen machines, written from scratch, running in your browser.

Every machine here is our own code, booting our own firmware. Pick one and it powers on. Each one has a load bay for cartridges, disks or tapes you bring yourself. Each machine is a single shared console: if someone else is at the controls when you arrive, you are watching their game until they step away.

Consoles
Atari 26001977
The console that started it all. 6507 CPU, TIA beam-racing video, 128 bytes of RAM.
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Nintendo (NES)1983
The console that revived home gaming. 2A03 CPU, tile PPU. Three of our own games come as carts.
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Sega Master System1985
Sega's 8-bit console. Z80 + VDP mode 4.
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Super Nintendo1990
16-bit Nintendo. Our own 65816 CPU + PPU core (modes 0/1, sprites, DMA).
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Game Boy Color1998
Nintendo's handheld (plays original Game Boy too). LR35902 CPU.
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Home computers
TRS-80 Model I1977
Tandy's first home computer. Level II BASIC, 64x16 mono text.
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Apple II+1979
The machine that built the software industry. 6502, 40-column text, Disk II.
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DOS PC1981
IBM PC compatible. Our own x86 core boots to a real C:\> prompt, entirely in your browser.
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Commodore 641982
Best-selling computer of all time. VIC-II graphics, SID sound, Datassette and 1541 disk.
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ZX Spectrum1982
Britain's home-computer icon. Z80, ULA colour-clash graphics.
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Atari 800XL1983
Atari's 8-bit powerhouse. ANTIC + GTIA custom video chips, disks, carts and tapes.
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MSX1983
The Japanese and European standard. Z80 + TMS9918 video.
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Amstrad CPC1984
British and French all-in-one. Z80, Gate Array, 27-colour palette.
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Bring your own software

We host only what we wrote. Every machine has an upload button for cartridges, disks, tapes or firmware you own. If you are looking for something to run, this opens a plain web search. Finding it is up to you.