bfollowell Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I've had my 8-bit and 16 bit Atari systems boxed and stored for years. Typically, when I want to get my Atari fix, I turn to one of my favorite emulators. For that past handful of years that has meant Atari800Win PLus for 8-bit emulation and STEEm SSE for 16/32-bit emulation. I looked into it a little bit and have seen a few other titles listed and wanted to see what users on here felt were the best, or at least, the better Windows-based, Atari 8 and 16-bit emulators out there currently.I'm really pleased with the emulators I currently use but I'm always willing to give a new app a try. Are there any better options available right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 You'll find Altirra very full featured and in active development, this covers the 8-bit lineup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Agree with Keatah...Altirra covers the 8-bit line. I utilize Hatari for 16/32-bit Atari Computers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fujidude Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Yep, Altirra. And it is reported to work under WINE on Linux too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW127 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 (edited) Here is the list for Atari emulators, that i use on my PC: - "STEEM SSE", you mentioned it, is a very good Atari-ST and Atari-STE Emulator - for the Lynx i use "HANDY" - the former "MESS" Emulator, which later consolidated with "MAME", has good emulators for Atari-5200 and Atari-7800 - "KAT5200" is also a good emulator for the Atari-5200 - "PRO SYSTEM" i also can recommend for the Atari-7800 - "STELLA" is superb for Atari-2600 - "ATARI800 WIN PLUS" i still use for Atari-800XL, runs good and smooth here - for the "ATARI JAGUAR" it`s difficult, i could not find an emulator which emulates perfectly until now And when you want to emulate the Atari-ST on different handhelds, then i can recommend "DCASTAWAY". I have this emulator on my DINGOO handheld and it runs very good. This emulator is available in different versions for different handhelds. The Atari-2600 emulator STELLA has also versions for different handhelds, i also have it on my DINGOO. Runs also great there. Edited June 18, 2016 by AW127 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifanboi Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 (edited) Steem SSE and Hatari for me. Hatari will also run on a Raspberry Pi There's also a version of Hatari for Android called Hataroid, which runs pretty well. Edited June 18, 2016 by atarifanboi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Steem SSE and Hatari for me. Hatari will also run on a Raspberry Pi There's also a version of Hatari for Android called Hataroid, which runs pretty well. Hatari, ProSystem, and Stella run great on a Mac too. Even Altirra works well, but you have to run it in either a virtual machine like Parallels or VirtualBox, or through CrossOver/WINE. Stella, ProSystem, Hatari and Atari800 run on a Raspberry Pi very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifanboi Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Hatari, ProSystem, and Stella run great on a Mac too. Even Altirra works well, but you have to run it in either a virtual machine like Parallels or VirtualBox, or through CrossOver/WINE. Stella, ProSystem, Hatari and Atari800 run on a Raspberry Pi very well. In addition, for the Rasperry Pi, theres RetroPie here: https://retropie.org.uk/ Which turns your Pi into an emulation powerhouse!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 In addition, for the Rasperry Pi, theres RetroPie here: https://retropie.org.uk/ Which turns your Pi into an emulation powerhouse!! RetroPie is merely a pre-packaged distribution of Raspian Linux, EmulationStation front-end software, and all the other emulators (including Atari800, ProSystem, Hatari, etc) compiled to run on the Pi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifanboi Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 RetroPie is merely a pre-packaged distribution of Raspian Linux, EmulationStation front-end software, and all the other emulators (including Atari800, ProSystem, Hatari, etc) compiled to run on the Pi. It does take the guesswork out of it though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fujidude Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 RetroPie is merely a pre-packaged distribution of Raspian Linux, EmulationStation front-end software, and all the other emulators (including Atari800, ProSystem, Hatari, etc) compiled to run on the Pi. It's really helpful to have that set of tasks already taken care of though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 It's really helpful to have that set of tasks already taken care of though. Sure, but that's not really what the thread was about when I posted. Heck, I have RetroPie 3.8 on my RPi3 right now, along with 32GB of the finest retro-tastic bits money can buy. But the topic was asking about specific emulators, not RPI distributions for gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifanboi Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Sure, but that's not really what the thread was about when I posted. Heck, I have RetroPie 3.8 on my RPi3 right now, along with 32GB of the finest retro-tastic bits money can buy. But the topic was asking about specific emulators, not RPI distributions for gaming. Sure, I get that, but there are countless threads on this forum that have strayed from the original intent, my intent was only to add something of interest, because thats how I've been able to expand what I know. In an effort to get things back on track, as I said earlier in the thread I use, and have used in the past with a lot of success: Steem SSE Hatari Altirra Atari Win800 Mess (Atari 7800) Stella (Atari 2600) But the first two are what I prefer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 I'm just thrilled to see how far emulation has come and how its becoming the premier method bringing the classics to the masses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW127 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) I'm just thrilled to see how far emulation has come and how its becoming the premier method bringing the classics to the masses.Agreed and it`s also interesting to see the different kind of emulators. There are software-emulators and there are FPGA-products and the compatibility of some of these is also superb in the meanwhile. For example, when you look at C64 or Amiga emulation, then you have things like VICE, WinUAE, CCS64, HOXS64 and also there are Minimig, MiSt, Chameleon64 and some other hardware, which have very compatible core and firmware by now. When i download for example a new Amiga OCS/ECS Demo from the internet, i try it in WinUAE, on the Minimig and on my real Amigas. Some of my real machines have floppy-emulators too and i test it also there. Software emulators, FPGA-products and the real machines use completely different ways in handling the software, but at the end, they all show exactly the same things on the monitor or TV. This is very interesting for me. Edited June 19, 2016 by AW127 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 For 8-bit, the "atari800" emulator suits all my needs. This emulator doesn't get enough love around here because everyone seems enamored with Altirra. But Altirra isn't portable so it doesn't suit my needs, atari800 runs on linux and mac without the need for wine, and on the raspberry pi where wine isn't an option. ST: hatari. Steem is good too, but again not portable enough. Hatari works very well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I've had trouble with the atari800 emulator and trackball emulation. Altirra is Windows only but its the only one I can get trackball emulation working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Altirra's user interface and versatility are no doubt very good. Though when I want an old school Star Raiders experience I strongly prefer Atari800 Emulator's NTSC effects. So much easier to get the CRT look. And it gets the colors correct, too. Some changes have been made to Altirra to fine-tune the palette. And I have yet to make professional measurements. So we'll see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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