Other games that use emulators or are emulators themselves!

[TechWolfie]

- Opening:

So as apparently according to some devs that I have looked up, some community emulators are being kicked off or rejected by Steam's review teams. While I wish RetroArch good luck on their Journey to being listed on the Steam Store, sometimes people are uh... abusive should we say? And I'm not talking about Steam Staff, hell no! They are doing their job. I'm talking about the people who accuse emulators of "illegally dumping or giving out free games". That is not what emulators are for! Much like how the R4 is a standard flash-cart, and not a hacking device, *cough cough* Looking at you, NINTENDO! *cough cough*
So today, I'm going to list some games and the like that falls under this thread's title. Any emulators will count, from home built emulators for that single game to fairly well known emulators. Without any further delays, lets begin.

- SEGA Mega Drive Classics:

Link is dead. Snipped.
This uses a in-house built emulator, at least from what I can tell. While this counts as a official emulator, what this game does is in fact download a bunch of ROM files so you can then plop them into your emulator of choice. They are really saying "Hey, for £25, we will give you all of these games in ROM format and if you just want to play them without any hassle, a front-end to play them all with additional mod support which come as their own little ROMs so you can play them as separate games!" Who would say no to that!? No-one with some sanity at least.

- TANGLEWOOD:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/837190/TANGLEWOOD/
A game developed by a single indie dev who was once featured on Computerphile.
I must say, he has really done well. But you might be asking, why develop for such an old console, more specifically, the SEGA Mega Drive? Well, as far as I can tell, this was originally made as a demonstration of what making games for the Mega Drive was like. But I guess the guy fell in love with the game he had, and decided to turn into a full game. And I have to say, he is good at it.
Now, where was I? Oh yes, the emulator. As far as I can tell, the emulator he has used is an unofficial one, but because it interfaces with Steam to give you achievements, I can't say for sure. Might be a port of another emulator.

- X-COM: UFO Defense:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/7760/XCOM_UFO_Defense/
This uses DOSBox, a unofficial emulator. This pretty much replicates the underlying DOS operating system and then from that, allows your DOS programs to run. RIP MS-DOS, btw. From what I heard, it was a quaint little OS for the day. Now, here is the thing: You can pretty rewrite the dosbox.conf file to do anything you want. I am not kidding, they literally took a portable version of DOSBox, written a couple of commands, dumped the game code alongside it and called it a day. Shocker, am i right?

- X-COM: Terror from the Deep:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/7650/XCOM_Terror_From_the_Deep/
This uses DOSBox, a unofficial emulator. This pretty much replicates the underlying DOS operating system and then from that, allows your DOS programs to run. RIP MS-DOS, btw. From what I heard, it was a quaint little OS for the day. Now, here is the thing: You can pretty rewrite the dosbox.conf file to do anything you want. I am not kidding, they literally took a portable version of DOSBox, written a couple of commands, dumped the game code alongside it and called it a day. Shocker, am i right?

- X-COM: Apocalypse:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/7660/XCOM_Apocalypse/
This uses DOSBox, a unofficial emulator. This pretty much replicates the underlying DOS operating system and then from that, allows your DOS programs to run. RIP MS-DOS, btw. From what I heard, it was a quaint little OS for the day. Now, here is the thing: You can pretty rewrite the dosbox.conf file to do anything you want. I am not kidding, they literally took a portable version of DOSBox, written a couple of commands, dumped the game code alongside it and called it a day. Shocker, am i right?
And yes, I just copied and pasted for the last 3 entries. But guess what? Its the same
setup, for each 3 games. That how convenient it is, really.

- 3DNesVR (Or 3DSenVR):

https://store.steampowered.com/app/954280/3dSenVR/
This is a emulator for NES games that is 3D and VR. Pretty simple, you give it a ROM to play, and it will try its best to emulate and convert that game into a 3D pop out like style. Like how the SEGA 3D games on the 3DS would try to make the sprites "pop out". Now here is the thing, Its home built. BUT, it has been on Itch.io and on their own website for some time now. AND it plays original ROMs too! So I would go as far as to say that this is an unofficial emulator.


Know any other games or emulators on Steam? Feel free to post them here. Any game on Steam that has the ROM ready to go or uses DOSBox will be very good examples.

[Dfactor]

PS1 title, emulated.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/364840/N2O_Nitrous_Oxide/


PC title, DOSBox.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/224960/Tomb_Raider_I/

[Mr. X from DGN]

Buggy: PS1 version (Uses PCSXR) : (Company: Console Classics)
Removed from the Steam Store

https://store.steampowered.com/app/379340/Buggy/




ReLoaded: PS1 version (Uses PCSXR) : (Company: Console Classics)
Removed from the Steam Store

https://store.steampowered.com/app/379380/ReLoaded/




Motorhead: PS1 version (Uses PCSXR) : (Company: Console Classics)
Removed from the Steam Store

https://store.steampowered.com/app/393290/Motorhead/




Bubsy Two-Fur: Snes versions of Bubsy I & II, emulated: (Company: Retroism)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/426630/Bubsy_TwoFur/






Jim Power - The Lost Dimension: Dos version (Uses DOSBox), Snes version (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/370270/Jim_Power_The_Lost_Dimension/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/jim_power_the_lost_dimension






Legend (1994): Snes version (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/412380/Legend_1994/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/legend







Iron Commando - Koutetsu no Senshi: Snes title (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/418640/Iron_Commando__Koutetsu_no_Senshi/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/iron_commando







Dorke and Ymp: Snes title (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/474810/Dorke_and_Ymp/





40 Winks: PS1 version (I'm not sure what Emulator is used for this) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/778080/40_Winks/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/40_winks





Tunnel - B1: Dos version (Uses DOSBox), PS1 Version (Uses PCSXR) : (Company: Throwback Entertainment. It seems that Piko Interactive is also involved)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/814600/Tunnel_B1/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/tunnel_b1





* It seems that there is a limit of how many preview boxes you can have in a post.

[Crashed]

Sega Genesis Classics (as mentioned at the top):

https://store.steampowered.com/app/34270/SEGA_Mega_Drive_and_Genesis_Classics/

Put behind noparse tags because the preview box is broken.

[TechWolfie]

Looks like we are building a nice list of games here.

Originally posted by Crashed:

Sega Genesis Classics (as mentioned at the top):

https://store.steampowered.com/app/34270/SEGA_Mega_Drive_and_Genesis_Classics/

Put behind noparse tags because the preview box is broken.

Ah, okay. Thanks!

[Mr. X from DGN]

Cinemaware Anthology: Includes Dos versions (Using DOSBox), Amiga versions (Using RockLobster. RockLobster is Cinemaware's own emulator) : (Company:
Cinemaware)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/326590/Cinemaware_Anthology_19861991/


*Cinemaware is selling some emulated Games on GOG aswell:

- Defender of the Crown: Dos version (Uses DOSBox), Amiga version (Uses RockLobster) :

https://www.gog.com/game/defender_of_the_crown


- Wings: Amiga version (Uses RockLobster) :

https://www.gog.com/game/wings_classic


- Rocket Ranger: Dos version (Uses DOSBox), Amiga version (Uses RockLobster) :

https://www.gog.com/game/rocket_ranger_emulated_amiga_edition







Mass Destruction: PS1 version (Uses PCSXR) : (Company: Console Classics)
Removed from the Steam Store

https://store.steampowered.com/app/396820/Mass_Destruction/




Superstar Dance Club: PS1 title (Uses PCSXR) : (Company: Console Classics)
Removed from the Steam Store

https://store.steampowered.com/app/379390/Superstar_Dance_Club/




TNN Motorsports Hardcore TR: PS1 title (Uses PCSXR) : (Company: Console Classics)
Removed from the Steam Store

https://store.steampowered.com/app/393540/TNN_Motorsports_Hardcore_TR/




Actua Golf 3: PS1 title (Uses PCSXR) : (Company: Console Classics)
Removed from the Steam Store

https://store.steampowered.com/app/399180/Actua_Golf_3/








Nightshade: Nes title (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1028500/Nightshade/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/nightshade








Radical Rex: Snes version (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1028490/Radical_Rex/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/radical_rex







Dragon View: Snes version (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/784010/Dragonview/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/dragonview








Brave Battle Saga - The Legend of the Magic Warrior: Sega Genesis title (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Barver_Battle_Saga:_Tai_Kong_Zhan_Shi

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1028520/Brave_Battle_Saga__The_Legend_of_The_Magic_Warrior/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/brave_battle_saga_the_legend_of_the_magic_warrior







Super 3-D Noah's Ark: PC Port, but there is also a " Noah3dos.exe " (Dos) and a " Super Noah's Ark 3D (U) . sfc " (Snes) in the Game's Directory: (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/371180/Super_3D_Noahs_Ark/


*This Game is also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/game/super_3d_noahs_ark

It's the same as with the Steam version: It's a PC Port, but there is also a " Noah3dos.exe " (Dos) and a " Super Noah's Ark 3D (U) . sfc " (Snes) in the Game's Directory















*Extra (1): A GBA Game by Piko Interactive that was cancelled: Broken Cirkle :

It was on Steam Greenlight:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=569658022

*The page is mentioning that the Game is released on Steam, but it's not... It was cancelled.







*Extra (2): There are some Commodore 64 Roms being sold on itch(dot)io:

https://itch.io/search?q=c64











*Update (December 4, 2023): It seems that all the Emulated PSX Games (and also the 2 non-Emulated Games) from Console Classics were recently removed from the Steam Store.

N2O and Buggy are still on Steam, but they are now only being sold by Pixel Games UK. (The releases of N2O and Buggy by Pixel Games UK are also Emulated)




These 3 Emulated PSX Games from Console Classics were already removed from the Steam Store very long ago:


- Sol Divide (Uses PCSXR) : (Company: Console Classics)

https://steamdb.info/app/379350/


- Mobile Light Force (aka Gunbird) (Uses PCSXR) : (Company: Console Classics)

https://steamdb.info/app/379370/


- Virtual Pool (Uses PCSXR) : (Company: Console Classics)

https://steamdb.info/app/395310/

[libretro]

This too is a libretro frontend itself -

https://store.steampowered.com/app/465780/New_Retro_Arcade_Neon/

They have even emailed us directly stating this to be the case.

[Mhmmm]

Star Wars: Dark Forces
https://store.steampowered.com/app/32400/STAR_WARS__Dark_Forces/
Uses DOSBox... and many, many other games on Steam are also using DOSBox, Valve doesn't seem to dislike it.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Mhmmm:

Star Wars: Dark Forces
https://store.steampowered.com/app/32400/STAR_WARS__Dark_Forces/
Uses DOSBox... and many, many other games on Steam are also using DOSBox, Valve doesn't seem to dislike it.

That said, DOSBox is partners with GOG.

id Software's classics use DOSBox too:
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/18397/
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/439/
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/415/

[AmethystViper]

You might want to add these DotEmu-published games from Humble and GOG as well since they are (mostly crappy) emulator-wrapped ports, or DRM-free ports of the better Steam versions that may come with an unsupported MacOS and Linux version that Windows users can install based of the (shovelware quality) emulator ports.

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/neogeo-classic-complete-collection

https://www.gog.com/games?devpub=snk_corporation&page=1&sort=popularity

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

You know the old Sega Classics CD-ROM series for Windows 95? Turns out those were made to run with emulators. I would go into detail about it, but I’m afraid it would get flagged.

Also note, Capcom used in house emulators to run the Megaman Classics here on Steam.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Teh Spoopy Kitteh:

You know the old Sega Classics CD-ROM series for Windows 95? Turns out those were made to run with emulators. I would go into detail about it, but I’m afraid it would get flagged.

Also note, Capcom used in house emulators to run the Megaman Classics here on Steam.

They actually contracted an unofficial developer to produce the emulation software for that product.

The developer of jEnesisDS was hired by Sega to develop the Sonic Classic Collection for Nintendo DS/DSi.

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Originally posted by Crashed:

Originally posted by Teh Spoopy Kitteh:

You know the old Sega Classics CD-ROM series for Windows 95? Turns out those were made to run with emulators. I would go into detail about it, but I’m afraid it would get flagged.

Also note, Capcom used in house emulators to run the Megaman Classics here on Steam.

They actually contracted an unofficial developer to produce the emulation software for that product.

The developer of jEnesisDS was hired by Sega to develop the Sonic Classic Collection for Nintendo DS/DSi.

Yup...

[Ness_and_Sonic]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/543260/Wonder_Boy_The_Dragons_Trap/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/400020/Atari_Vault/

[Mr. X from DGN]

Gourmet Warriors: Snes title (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurume_Sentai_Barayar%C5%8D

https://pikointeractive.com/store/#!/Gourmet-Squad-SNES/p/132666217/category=14008398

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1104460/Gourmet_Warriors/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/gourmet_warriors









Water Margin - The Tale of Clouds and Wind: Sega Genesis title (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Shui_Hu_Feng_Yun_Zhuan

https://pikointeractive.com/store/#!/Water-Margin-The-Tales-of-Clouds-and-Winds-Genesis/p/53205768/category=14008387

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1104490/Water_Margin__The_Tale_of_Clouds_and_Wind/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/water_margin









8 Eyes: Nes title (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1136080/8_Eyes/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/8_eyes








The Gadget Twins: Sega Genesis title (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1136090/The_Gadget_Twins/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_gadget_twins









Power Punch II: Nes title (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137670/Power_Punch_II/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/power_punch_ii








Switchblade: Sega Genesis version (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137650/Switchblade/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/switchblade








Tinhead: Snes version (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137690/Tinhead/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/tinhead








Impossamole: TurboGrafx-16 version (Uses Mednafen) : (Company: Piko Interactive)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137660/Impossamole/

*Update: This Game is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/impossamole









*It seems that the Castlevania Anniversary Collection & the Contra Anniversary Collection do have Roms in it:


- Castlevania Anniversary Collection: (Company: Konami Digital Entertainment)

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1018010/discussions/0/1628539187767686145/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1018010/Castlevania_Anniversary_Collection/




- Contra Anniversary Collection: (Company: Konami Digital Entertainment)

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1018020/discussions/0/1629665087674849653/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1018020/Contra_Anniversary_Collection/

*Update: The Contra Anniversary Collection is now also being sold on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/contra_anniversary_collection






*It seems that the Konami Collector's Series: Castlevania & Contra on GOG does also have Roms in it:


https://www.gog.com/forum/konami_collectors_series_castlevania_contra/rom_files

https://www.gog.com/game/konami_collectors_series_castlevania_contra

[Taweret]

all capcom games and neo geo uses emulators, not sure about samurai shodown v but i heard it is rom so it has to use emulator.