Emulators, ROMs, FrontEnds, Tools - you'll find it all here. If you're
new to emulation, we suggest you read the Beginner's
Guide to Emulation to give you an idea of what you're looking at.
If you're an emu pro, then dig in to our juicy emulation archives below.
Game ROMs: |
ROMs are binary versions of your favorite classic
games, they contain the actual code of the original cartridge. In
order to enjoy emulation, you will need to download an emulator and
the game ROMs that you want to play.
Click
here for our extensive searchable ROM archive.
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Emulators: |
The following are the most popular Atari 2600
emulators available. All are of high quality, and I suggest
you try them all before choosing your personal preference. These
are all off-site links to ensure you download the latest version.
Stella
- Popular 2600 emulator that's been ported to many systems.
Stella.pro
- Download the latest Stella.pro file from Voch's Stella Profile
Page.
DOS/Windows Emulators
PC
Atari - Easy to use, popular emulator. DOS and Windows
versions available.
StellaX
- Stella ported to Windows 9x with a nice user interface.
z26
- DOS, Windows 9X. A high quality emulator with many options
and is frequently updated. DOS based.
Macintosh Emulators
Stella
- Macintosh port of Stella.
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Utilities: |
Utilities are not a necessity, but
can sometimes help an emulator function better, add features, or change
the user interface. If all you want to do is play games, you just
need to pick an emulator and download ROMs.
AtariFrontz
- front end for z26
FEFA 2.1 - nice
front end for 2600 emulators
FEFA Labels
- cartridge label scans for use with FEFA
FEFA Screen Shots
- game screen shots for use with FEFA
FEZ26
- front end for z26.
Good 2600
V. 0999.3 - ROM renamer/fixer by Matt Cowering, it knows over
1200 games/hacks/versions
Z-Launch - front
end for z26. (3.2MB download with pics and text)
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You can
help AtariAge: |
We're looking for the following ROM files - these
ROMs have not been made publicly available and one of our goals
is to preserve these games in binary format due to the possibility
of bit rot on actual cartridges. If you have any of these ROMs,
please contact us so that they may be permanently archived with
other 2600 ROMs:
Prototypes:
- AD&D: Tower of Mystery
- AD&D: Treasure of Tarmin
- Anteater
- Crack'ed
- Funky Fish
- Good Luck, Charlie Brown
- In Search of the Golden Skull
- Loco-Motion
- Pink Panther
- Pleiades
- Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Snow White
We have the ability to extract the ROM from a cartridge, so if you have
an actual prototype cartridge we can work with you to preserve the ROM.
We are also interested in any international ROMs that are missing from our
database.
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2600 Emulation
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