Emulators¶
OpenPak keeps its own forks of emulators. They are OpenPak clients, not emulators with an online mode bolted on: each emulator profile is signed in to its own OpenPak account, and the firmware-first ones boot the console's real system software and reach OpenPak the way a real console does.
For every emulator, you supply everything copyrighted yourself, from your own console: keys, firmware, system files and your own games. OpenPak provides none of it, and no OpenPak emulator ever downloads any.
| Emulator | Console | Based on | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor | Switch | Eden | Alpha. Test builds published. |
| Quay | Wii U | Cemu | Early. Not built yet. |
| Marina | Wii (and GameCube through the Wii) | Dolphin | Early. Builds on Linux. |
| Azahar for OpenPak | 3DS | Azahar | Transitional. No tested build. |
| melonDS for OpenPak | DS | melonDS | Transitional. No tested build. |
| Wharf | Xbox 360 | Xenia Edge | Experimental. No tested build. |
| Berth | Xbox | xemu | Experimental. No tested build. |
| Pier | PlayStation 3 | RPCS3 | Experimental. No tested build. |
Each fork keeps its upstream licence, and none of them is an official release of the project it is based on. Report problems to the OpenPak fork, not upstream.
Downloads: releases and nightly¶
Every emulator repository has two kinds of build on its GitHub releases page:
- Releases (
releases/latest): tagged builds. Where one exists, start here. - Nightly: a rolling pre-release tagged
nightly, rebuilt automatically when the source changes. It is the newest code and has had no testing at all. Expect it to break.
A nightly build is not a sign that an emulator is ready: the state on each page is what has actually been tested. Builds are test builds, signed with a test key where signing applies.
Harbor (Switch)¶
Alpha: boots the Switch's own HOME menu and plays a few verified games online. See Harbor.
Quay (Wii U)¶
Not ready yet. See Quay.
Marina (Wii)¶
Not ready yet. See Marina.
Azahar for OpenPak (3DS)¶
Not ready yet. See Azahar for OpenPak.
melonDS for OpenPak (DS)¶
Not ready yet. See melonDS for OpenPak.
Wharf (Xbox 360)¶
Not ready yet. See Wharf.
Berth (Xbox)¶
Not ready yet. See Berth.
Pier (PlayStation 3)¶
Not ready yet. See Pier.