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Who Runs Virtual Consoles and When Did It Start?

Virtual Consoles is a free, non-commercial online emulator site that started in 2017. It lets you play old computer and console g…

What Is the Virtual Consoles Preservation Project?

The Virtual Consoles Preservation Project is an effort started by the retro-gaming site Virtual Consoles at the end of 2019 to ar…

Which Retro Computers and Consoles Can You Play on Virtual Consoles?

Virtual Consoles currently lists online emulators for the Commodore 64 (C64), NES, Super Nintendo, ZX Spectrum, Apple II, Atari 2…

Is Virtual Consoles Free, and Do You Need to Install or Sign Up?

Virtual Consoles is described on its own site as a free, non-commercial service, and its stated model is to let you play retro co…

What Is Virtual Consoles and What Does It Offer?

Virtual Consoles (virtualconsoles.com) is a free, non-commercial website that lets you play retro computer and console games dire…