Software platform preservation overview

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General overview of system preservation status, including info on non No-Intro projects.

General Dumping Tools ROM dumps ROM loaders Emulation
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

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