Emulators - programs that were created to improve various games, appeared in the mid-1990s. They are mainly used to adapt games from consoles such as Sega and Dendy to modern computers.
In the mid-nineties, game consoles were in great demand. Only Sony Play Station remains popular today, but it is already losing its momentum. Many gamers, wanting to preserve childhood memories, go back to old consoles. To do this, they use emulators - specialized programs that allow them to simulate a game console. With the help of such programs, old games can be run on computers, smartphones and communicators. Advanced gamers use emulators as handy tools for developing new games, as well as Russifying and improving old ones. Simulators for game consoles are most often made by amateur programmers. This task requires knowledge of languages and programming experience, in addition, it is necessary to know absolutely all the nuances of the system that needs to be adapted to modern devices. The different qualifications of the creators of emulators ultimately lead to the emergence of a large number of versions of the same game system. In some cases, it is impossible to create imitation, as a rule, this refers to old or very complex games. The appearance of the earliest emulators was due to the progress in creating computers: they were able to simulate game consoles. At first, these programs were only capable of fragmentary reproduction, and were not in demand. Great attention was paid to the study of the Nintendo consoles, since they were the most high-quality and stable at that time. The creators of game consoles did not disseminate information about the technical parameters of their products, which is why emulator developers had to obtain this information through their own research. Today on the Internet there are a large number of imitators and games themselves that are freely available. When installing them, you must remember that they can negatively affect the operation of your personal computer.