Software platform preservation overview
General overview of system preservation status, including info on non No-Intro projects. Lots of systems to fill out still.
todo: would this be better on dumping.guide or somewhere?
| General | Dumping Tools | ROM dumps | ROM loaders | Emulation | |||||||||||
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| Name | Status | Type | Issues | Source Code Status | Status | Coverage[1] | Verification | Status | Type[2] | Source Code Status | Accuracy | Compatibility | Compatibility | Accuracy | Source Code Status |
| NES | Good | Dedicated hardware | Open Source | Good | All | [todo] | Good | Flashcart | Open Source? | Good | Good | Good | Good | Open Source | |
| SNES | Good | Dedicated hardware | Open Source | Good | All | [todo] | Good | Flashcart | Open Source? | Good | Good | Good | Good | Open Source | |
| Game Boy | Good | Dedicated hardware | Open Source | Good | All | [todo] | Good | Flashcart | Open Source? | Good | Good | Good | Good | Open Source | |
| PlayStation | Okay | Specific optical drives and PC software | General optical disc issues (lack of fidelity) | Open Source | Okay | Most | [todo] | Okay | ODE | Closed Source | Okay | Okay | Okay | Okay | Open Source |
| Nintendo 64 | Good | Dedicated hardware | Open Source | Good | Nearly all | [todo] | Good | Flashcart | Open Source | Good | Good | Okay | Okay | Open Source | |
| Dreamcast | Okay | Specific optical drives and PC software | General optical disc issues (lack of fidelity), system-specific disc issues | Open Source | Good | Nearly all | [todo] | Okay? | ODE | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] |
| PlayStation 2 | Okay | Specific optical drives and PC software | General optical disc issues (lack of fidelity) | [todo] | [todo] | Okay | Burned discs | [todo] | Good? | Good? | Okay | Okay | Open Source | ||
| GameCube | Okay | Homebrew | General optical disc issues (lack of fidelity) | All | [todo] | Good | ODE | Open Source pending | Good | Good | Good? | Good? | Open Source | ||
| GBA | Good | Dedicated hardware / homebrew | Open Source | Good | All | [todo] | Good | Flashcart | Open Source? | Good | Good | Good | Good | Open Source | |
| Xbox 360 | Okay | Specific optical drives and PC software | General optical disc issues (lack of fidelity), system-specific disc issues | Open Source | Okay | Most | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | Needs Work | Needs Work | Open Source |
| Xbox 360 (digital) | Needs Work | [todo] | Lack of tools and documentation | Closed Source | Needs Work | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | “ | “ | “ |
| PlayStation 3 | Okay | Specific optical drives and PC software | General optical disc issues | Open Source | Okay | Most | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | Needs Work | Needs Work | Open Source |
| PlayStation 3 (digital) | Okay? | [todo] | Lack of tools and documentation | Open Source? | Needs Work | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | “ | “ | “ |
| Nintendo DS(i) | Good | Homebrew | Can’t dump useless area of ROM | Open Source | Good | Nearly all | [todo] | Good? | Flashcart w/ ROM patching | Closed Source | Good? | Good? | Good? | Good? | Open Source |
| Nintendo DSi (digital) | Good? | [todo] | [todo] | Good | Nearly all | [todo] | Good | OS patching with native title install ability | Open Source | Good | Good | Needs Work | Needs Work | Open Source | |
| Wii | Good | Homebrew | General optical disc issues (lack of fidelity) | Open Source | Good | All | [todo] | Good? | OS patching | Open Source | Good? | Good? | Good? | Good? | Open Source |
| Wii (digital) | Good? | [todo] | [todo] | Good | Nearly all | [todo] | Good | OS patching with native title install ability | Open Source | Good | Good | Good? | Good? | Open Source | |
| 3DS | Good | Homebrew | Open Source | Good | Nearly all | [todo] | Good | CFW with native title install ability | Open Source | Good | Good | Okay? | Okay? | Open Source | |
| 3DS (digital) | Good? | [todo] | [todo] | Good | Nearly all | [todo] | Good | CFW with native title install ability (physical games use same API as digital) | Open Source | Good | Good | “ | “ | “ | |
| Wii U | Good | Homebrew | General optical disc issues (lack of fidelity) | Nearly all | [todo] | Good | “ | Open Source | Good | Good | Okay? | Okay? | Open Source | ||
| Wii U (digital) | Good? | [todo] | [todo] | Good | Nearly all | [todo] | Good | CFW with native title install ability (physical games use same API as digital) | Open Source | Good | Good | “ | “ | “ | |
| Switch | Good | Homebrew | Can’t dump useless area of ROM | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | Good | CFW with native title install ability (physical games use same API as digital) | Open Source | Good | Good | Okay? | Okay? | Open Source | |
| Switch (digital) | Good? | [todo] | Lack of tools and documentation | Open Source | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | Good | “ | Open Source | Good | Good | “ | “ | “ |
| Modern PC | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] |
| Steam (modern PC digital) | Needs Work | [todo] | Lack of tools and documentation | [todo] | Needs Work | [todo] | [todo] | Needs Work | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | “ | “ | “ |
| Modern Android | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] |
| Google Play (Android digital) | Needs Work | [todo] | Lack of tools and documentation | Needs Work | [todo] | [todo] | Needs Work | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | [todo] | “ | “ | “ |
[1] good, retail, confirmed-to-exist dumps
[2] only best option listed