![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The app uses different open-source cores to run games for different consoles, and available cores are displayed in the left sidebar. You can create different collections of games from different consoles (kind of like a music playlist in iTunes). OpenEmu can scan your Mac’s hardrive the first time it’s opened and automatically add any ROMs you’ve already downloaded off the web. Game ROMs you’ve added are displayed like iTunes album artwork, and navigating through the app is straight forward. “We wanted to make emulating your old games as simple, easy and as elegant as possible” “We wanted to make emulating your old games as simple, easy and as elegant as possible” the project’s leader, David McLeod. “We found the user experience presented to users via some absolutely amazing emulator projects to be below average at best. We wanted an experience where you simply added the legal ROMs you own, dropped them in, and launched the game. We wanted it to just work.” Indeed, where OpenEmu really shines is its user-friendly interface that is leagues beyond any other emulator out there. You can set up physical controllers over USB and wireless, including the Wii Remote and Wii U Pro, Xbox 360 controller, PlayStation Dualshock 3 and Dualshock 4, Sega Saturn, Retrolink SNES and N64, Logitech gamepads, and more. OpenEmu is a one-stop-shop tool designed to work with a host of retro consoles, including Game Boy (Color and Advance), NeoGeo Pocket, NES, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, Nintendo DS, and Atari, just to name a few. I remember reaching out to the project’s team at the beginning of this year, and I’ve had the pleasure of testing the beta since March. With roots going back seven years to the popular Nestopia NES emulator, OpenEmu has been in development for what seems like forever. ![]() Let’s check out some of the release notes from the text file. The 64 bit version of the multiple arcade emulator SDL MAME for Mac OSX saw an update today. If you're feeling adventurous, try the advanced rom browser. To browse MAME ROMs, scroll up and choose a letter or select Browse by Genre. ![]()
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