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am2900 ALU or compatible		1980 / 1984	4 games
Controlled Harmonic Interference	Some early computers emit algorithmically manipulatable AM band RF interference that can be used for sound FX and music.	1977 / 1984	5 games
Firebee (Coldfire)	Product of the Atari Coldfire Project. Firebee is a backward compatible modern computer platform based on the Atari's 16/32-bit series of computers	2002 / 2012	4 games
Hewlett-Packard 20-series Programmable Calculators	The "20-series" were based on a common architecture and ACT chip (CPU) and media format.		0 game
Hewlett-Packard HP-55 Programmable calculator	A low cost alternative to the HP-65. While lacking many of the HP-65 features, it also added many inexpensive features that few calculators have.	1975 / 1977	2 games
IBM System/370	IBM's "designed for the seventies" mainframes. Ads said "update from floppy" and also "virtual memory" (allowing OSes made for other computers).	1976 / 1978	7 games
Microdata Corporation Mainframe	Microdata Corporation mainframes and clones.		1 game
Texas Instruments TI-73 Calculator platform	Games compatible with the TI-73 series of calculators by Texas Instruments		1 game
Texas Instruments TI-80 Calculator platform	Games compatible with the TI-80 series of calculators by Texas Instruments		1 game

themes

1:1 aspect ratio	Supports 1:1 display aspect ratio.		1 game
12:3 aspect ratio	Supports 12:3 display aspect ratio.	2003 / 2009	2 games
15:10 aspect ratio	Supports 15:10 display aspect ratio.		1 game
15:9 aspect ratio	Supports 15:9 display aspect ratio.		1 game
16:10 aspect ratio (1.60:1;8:5)	Supports 16:10 display aspect ratio.	1991 / 2017	79 games
16:9 aspect ratio (1.77:1;1.78:1)	Supports 16:9 display aspect ratio.	1994 / 2022	166 games
17:10 aspect ratio	Supports 17:10 display aspect ratio.	2014 / 2015	4 games
2 sets of paddles	Games that use 2 sets of CX30 paddles as an option or required. Generally used for 4 player games.	1977 / 2006	10 games
2:1 aspect ratio (2.00:1;1:0.50)	Supports 2:1 display aspect ratio.		1 game
2.8 inch floppy disk	Comes on one or more 2.8 inch magnetic floppy disks. This format was also known as "Quick Disk" and created by company Mitsumi. 2.8" disks can be packaged in a 3"x3" or 3"x4" housing.	1984 / 1985	2 games
3:1 aspect ratio	Supports 3:1 display aspect ratio.		1 game
3D Pulfrich Effect	Takes advantage of a binocular perception quirk whereby horizontally moving objects are seen by 1 eye moments before the other, enhanced by 1 dark lens	1990 / 1993	3 games
4-Way Play, 4-player adapter	Electronic Arts made an adapter box to plug into both ports of a compatible Megadrive for 4 ports total. [game=#9819]Few[/game] 4wp games are [gametag=teamplay]Team Play[/gametag] compatible	1992 / 1997	37 games
4:1 aspect ratio	Supports 4:1 display aspect ratio.		1 game
4:3 aspect ratio (1.33:1;1:0.75)	Supports 4:3 display aspect ratio.	1991 / 2022	280 games
5:3 aspect ratio	Supports 5:3 display aspect ratio.		1 game
5:4 aspect ratio (1.25:1;1:0.8)	Supports 5:4 display aspect ratio.	1999 / 2015	28 games
6 Button Arcade Pad(Sega Mega Drive Six Button Control Pad;Fighting Pad 6B;ファイティングパッド6B)	Games can benefit from the 6 Button Arcade Pad, a new model of controller released by Sega in 1993 which added 4 buttons to the original standard Mega Drive pad.	1992 / 2019	127 games
6502 CPU	A simplified/cost reduced clone of the Motorola 6800 designed by the designers of the 6800. It enjoyed some popularly for a few decades.	1977 / 1991	6 games
6522 Sound Circuit	Can use the 6522 userport sound circuit designed by Hal Chamberlin.		2 games
68000 CPU	Runs on 680[b][i]0[/i][/b]0 CPUs specifically (as opposed to 68020, 68030, 68040, etc)	1984 / 2021	322 games
68000 Series CPU	Runs on machines with 68000 based CPUs. Use this tag for games on platforms that can have different CPUs. For instance, Macs can use a 68k, PPC, or x86 CPU.	1984 / 2021	1914 games
68020 CPU	Runs on 68020 CPUs specifically.	1984 / 2021	94 games
68030 CPU	Runs specifically on 68030 CPUs	1986 / 2018	131 games
68040 CPU	Runs on 68040 CPUs specifically.	1990 / 2004	163 games
6809 CPU	An 8-bit/16-bit 1-40MHz CPU related to the 6800 & 6802. While it could run 6800 code, the 6800 could not run 6809 code. 6802 code was also different.	1982 / 2007	3 games
68HC000 CPU	Runs on 68HC000 CPUs specifically. A CMOS version of the 68000 causing significantly less power drain and heat and highly tolerant to interference.	1987 / 1991	5 games
68LC040 CPU	Runs on 68LC040 CPUs specifically. A low cost version of the 68040 lacking an FPU (Floating-Point Unit).	1991 / 1996	9 games
8:3 Aspect ratio	Supports 8:3 display aspect ratio.	1992 / 2003	2 games
A wheel like controller with unlimited spin		1976 / 2012	6 games
Agenda PDA	Touted as the world's first "Pure Linux PDA". Multiple Linux games were packaged specifically for it.	1998 / 2001	5 games
Aladdin Deck Enhancer	An adapter containing all components common to Camerica carts. Games for it were smaller & cheaper since most chips did not need to be in every cart.	1991 / 1993	7 games
Alpha CPU architecture & platform (DEC Alpha;Alpha AXP)		1983 / 2011	58 games
amBX	Supports the amBX hardware that mainly produces colored light around the player's monitor, supposedly improving immersion. Originally by Philips.	2001 / 2016	20 games
Amiga 1000	Runs on an Amiga 1000.	1988 / 1991	4 games
Amiga 2000	Runs on an Amiga 2000	1989 / 2005	26 games
Amiga 500	Runs on an Amiga 500.	1989 / 2005	26 games
Amstrad PC	The Amstrad PC range of computers were mostly IBM-DOS compatible. These games may run on any DOS based computer but were packaged & marketed for the Amstrad PC. The Amstrad PC range had some improved graphics modes specific to their own platform. Notab	1984 / 1987	8 games
Amstrad PCW	A word-processor focused machine running BASIC and CP/M and Games (the only legitimate use of a computer)	1985 / 2012	32 games
Anaglyphic (Red/cyan glasses)[red/blue glasses]	Stereoscopic display achieved by viewer(s) wearing glasses with red filter on one eye & cyan filter on the other, matching alternating images on screen.	1982 / 2015	38 games
Apple ][	Designed for the original Apple ][ (no e c + or such). Will likely work on on later models.	1977 / 2022	328 games
Apple ///	Compatible with the original model Apple ///	1981 / 2022	7 games
Apple I (Apple 1)	Games for the original Apple Computer, retroactively named the Apple I (Apple 1).	1976 / 2012	30 games
Apple IIc	The games are supported specifically on apple ][c based machines.	1982 / 2022	84 games
Apple IIc plus	These games, according to the publisher, take advantage of the unique hardware features of the Apple IIc plus.	1983 / 1995	21 games
Apple IIe	These games are supported specifically on Apple IIe based machines	1980 / 2022	199 games
Apple IIgs	These Apple ][ games are supported specifically on Apple IIgs based machines running in "IIe mode".	1983 / 2022	37 games
Apple IIplus (Apple II+)	These games are supported specifically on Apple IIplus based machines	1977 / 2022	270 games
Apple iPod platform	Apple's prime directive would seem to be 'It must play Breakout'. Newton, I mean iPod, is their latest creation that also plays Breakout, as well as other games.	2003 / 2012	50 games
ARM CPU using little-endian architecture		1997 / 2011	19 games
ARM CPU with an FPU	Runs on ARM CPUs with floating-point hardware (an FPU or co-processor).	1997 / 2011	11 games
ARM64	Requires or runs on ARM64, an extension of the ARM architecture that supports 64-bit processing.	1997 / 2014	15 games
Atari 1200XL compatible	Runs on the Atari 1200XL.	1982 / 1985	11 games
Atari 400 compatible	Runs on the Atari 400.	1980 / 2016	41 games
Atari 520ST compatible	Runs on the Atari 520ST.	1985 / 1992	14 games
Atari 800 compatible	Runs on the Atari 800.	1980 / 2016	50 games
Atari Flashback 2.0 game console	Games for Flashback 2.0 standalone system. Includes many Atari 2600 & 7800 games, prototypes, homebrews, hacks, & some games exclusivea to the Fb2.0	1977 / 2005	40 games
Atari Flashback 3.0 game console	Games for Flashback 3.0 standalone system, released in 2011.	1977 / 2005	57 games
Atari OS-B (Atari ROM Revision A)	These game will run on an Atari 8-bit system only if it has OS-B or later.		1 game
Atari STmouse	Because some games use mice from entirely different platforms	1980 / 2016	20 games
Atari XE Gun (Atari Light Pen)	A lightgun for Atari 8-bit computers, 2600 & 7800. OR, an Atari Light Pen that sends an identical signal. A few games for each system were created.	1985 / 1998	21 games
Atari XEGS console	Games were packaged and marketed separate for XEGS even though they often would run on a 65XE also. The XEGS is the most widely compatible Atari 8-bit made.	1981 / 1990	22 games
AtariVox Speech Synthesizer	Plugs into the right controller port and provides 32K storage, speech capabilities, and advanced sound capabilities.	2005 / 2019	7 games
Aureal 3D (A3D)	A 3D positional audio API that competed with EAX before being bought out by Creative.	1998 / 2006	30 games
AVR32 CPU architecture	Requires or runs on AVR32-based 32-bit RISC microprocessor CPU architecture.	1999 / 2003	7 games
AWNET online system	For arcade games.		1 game
BatterUp motion sensing baseball bat controller		1992 / 1996	13 games
Battery life(Battery charge)	Displays how much battery charge the device the game is running on has remaining.	2012 / 2015	5 games
Binary color[binary colour]	Uses two colors exclusively with no shades in-between.	1975 / 2021	530 games
BoosterGrip controller accessory	Games compatible with the BoosterGrip controller accessory. Designed to fit the Atari VCS joystick, but useful for other systems using the same port.	1983 / 2000	2 games
Camputers Lynx	An 8-bit Z80A based computer running at 4 or 6z. Cassette drive & Floppy option (CP/M).	1983 / 1985	66 games
Casio E-10x platform	A Palm-sized PC, the successor to the E-1x line.		2 games
Casio E-50x platform	A Palm-sized PC, the successor to the E-10x line.		1 game
Cassette Port Sound	Some early systems had no sound hardware at all. But they had a data cassette I/O port that could be abused to output sound.	1981 / 1983	34 games
CD32 Platform	The specialized game platform based on the Amiga computer hardware. These games may run on the computer but were packaged & marketed for the console.	1991 / 1995	12 games
CDC CYBER Mainframe	Game created for and runnable on the CDC CYBER Mainframe	1977 / 1981	3 games
CDC-6400 Mainframe	Games created for and runnable on the CDC-6400 Mainframe.		1 game
CDC-6600 Mainframe	Games created for and runnable on the CDC-6600 Mainframe.	1974 / 1975	3 games
Chalkboard Powerpad	Needs or supports the Chalkboard Powerpad Table.		4 games
Coleco ADAM computer platform	Promised as an add-on for the Colecovision but turned out to be impractical. Coleco fulfilled their promise anyhow before making stand-alone ADAMs.	1982 / 2014	288 games
Coleco Mini-Arcade	An authorised series of stand-alone tabletop game units that mimicked the look and feel of the fullsized coin-ops that were clones of.	1981 / 1983	6 games
Colecovision Super Controller	Requires or take full advantage of the Colecovision Super Controller functionnalities, a special controller that includes 12 buttons, 4 triggers, 1 "speed roller" and 1 joystick.	1983 / 1984	2 games
Color Dreams SuperCart development system	The development system created by Dan Lawton to create [gametag=colordreamssupercart]SuperCart[/gametag] games.		1 game
Color: 1-bit	Two colors (Typically black&white)	1982 / 1983	5 games
Color: 15 bit (555;5i;Hicolor)		1996 / 2001	7 games
Color: 16 bit (RGB565)		1989 / 2016	70 games
Color: 2-bit	Four colors (Typically, black is one of them)	1983 / 2021	41 games
Color: 24 bit(RGB888;RGB8;8i;True color)		1995 / 2015	9 games
Color: 3-bit	Uses 3 bits per pixel for a maximum of 8 colors.	1987 / 1990	5 games
Color: 32 bit (RGBA8888;8i;True color;RGBA8)	A color mode where each color exists as 8 bit integer with added 8 bit alpha channel.	1997 / 2018	35 games
Color: 4-bit		1978 / 2021	110 games
Color: 6 bit (64 colors)		1986 / 1990	2 games
Color: 8 bit (256 colors;Indexed color;Palettized color)		1984 / 2021	1301 games
ComLynx Serial Communication	Uses ComLynx UART serial hardware. Intended to connect multiple units for simultaneous multiplayer.	1989 / 2000	35 games
Composite Video	Specifically displayable on composite video displays. Unusual on some systems.	1983 / 1989	2 games
Computer graphics	Anything relating to specifically computer graphics, such as computer graphics adapters.		0 game
Control Overlay	Game originally included overlay(s) for keyboard(s), keypad(s) or controller(s) to show players how to use controls.	1981 / 1993	11 games
Control schemes	Includes choice of different methods of controlling the game with the same controller (besides of remapping buttons or such) .	2011 / 2014	4 games
Controllers			0 game
Cosmac Elf	Games that run on Cosmac Elf computers.	1976 / 1980	18 games
Cosmac Elf 2	Games that run on Cosmac Elf 2 computers.	1978 / 1979	3 games
Cosmac FRED	Games that run on Cosmac FRED computers.		1 game
Cosmac VIP	Games that run on Cosmac VIP computers.		4 games
CP/M-80	A CP/M game that requires a Z80 CPU or compatible.	1981 / 1982	3 games
CP/M-86	A CP/M game that requires an Intel x86 CPU or compatible.	1981 / 1982	3 games
CPU 68060	Runs specifically on 68060 CPUs	1999 / 2000	2 games
CPU z80	Runs on a z80 CPU specificly	1972 / 1991	101 games
Custom aspect ratio	Allows user to separately define the aspect ratio of used pixel resolution, allowing display on devices with non-standard pixel size (e.g. rectangular pixels instead of square).	2003 / 2009	6 games
Custom controller	Supports and likely requires a custom controller which also likely is included with the game.	1984 / 2013	12 games
CVC GameLine	Published on the Gameline service for the CVC Gameline modem cartridge.	1978 / 1983	76 games
Dance pad (Dance mat;Dance platform)		1989 / 2016	57 games
Data General Eclipse MV computer platforms	A multitasking computer with virtual memory designed to outdo the PDP-11.		2 games
Data General Nova minicomputer	DG made this 16-bit single rack-mount machine in 1969. Replaced same year by SuperNova. It automated tasks for the 1st CAT scan machine and played STAR TREK. Influenced designs of Xerox Alto & Apple I.		1 game
Dataglove (Cyberglove)	Supports any type of dataglove, or a specific model.	2001 / 2002	3 games
DEC StrongARM CPU	A "high-performance" version of the ARM CPU using the ARM v4 instruction set.		1 game
DEC VAX	An 32-bit complex instruction set computer (CISC) instruction set architecture by Digital Equipment Corporation. Many DEC CPUs were compatible.		2 games
DECSYSTEM-20 platform	This was a DEC PDP-10, 36-bit mainframe that ran the TOPS-20 OS.		1 game
Designed specifically for the Wii U console		2013 / 2017	3 games
Development Hardware no longer available to the copyright holder	The developer sold, or dismantled, modified, or otherwise no longer has access to the original development hardware specific to non-portable source code	1994 / 1997	4 games
Development system used had PowerPC architecture.	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 machine that used PowerPC architecture.		1 game
Development System used was a Jaguar Server	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 Jaguar Server		3 games
Development System used was a KIM-1	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 KIM-1 computer.	1976 / 1978	3 games
Development System used was a Kontron Development System	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 Kontron Development System	1985 / 2008	3 games
Development System used was a Psygnosis PSY-Q	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 PSY-Q		1 game
Development System used was a Rocket Science Production Mission Control	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 Mission Control	1991 / 1992	2 games
Development System used was an Action Replay	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 Action Replay		1 game
Development System used was an Amiga Computer	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 Amiga computer	1991 / 1995	5 games
Development System used was an Apple 2 series computer.	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 Apple ][ computer system.	1978 / 2020	24 games
Development System used was an Apple IIgs	Game was developed in part or whole on an Apple IIgs computer.		1 game
Development System used was an Apple iMac	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 Apple iMac.		1 game
Development System used was an Apple Lisa	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 Apple Lisa computer system.	1982 / 1987	5 games
Development System used was an Atari 16-bit computer	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 Atari 16-bit series of computer	1984 / 1994	5 games
Development System used was an Atari 32-bit computer	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 Atari 32-bit series of computer		0 game
Development System used was an IBM 1130 computer system	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 IBM 1130	1976 / 1978	3 games
Development System used was an IBM Thinkpad running Linux	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 IBM Thinkpad running a Linux operating system.	2006 / 2015	2 games
Development System used was an Intelligent Systems Super Nintendo Emulator SE	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 of these systems		1 game
Development System used was IBM-PC with a 80286 CPU	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 286 IBM compatible PC		2 games
Development System used was IBM-PC with a 80386 CPU	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 386 IBM compatible PC	1992 / 1993	2 games
Development System used was IBM-PC with a 80486 CPU	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 486 IBM compatible PC		1 game
Development System used was Macintosh Quadra	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 Macintosh Quadra	1993 / 1995	3 games
Development System used was Macintosh SE	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 Macintosh SE	1993 / 1995	3 games
Development System used was Sculptured Software SFX2+	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 SFX2+		1 game
Development System used was SGI Onyx	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 SGI Onyx based machine	1995 / 1997	2 games
Digital-to-Analog Converter	Uses a Digital-to-Analog Converter add-on.		1 game
DirectX 10 (DX10)	Supports or requires DX10 compliant hardware. Possibly only the run-time in case no hardware acceleration is used.	2003 / 2021	115 games
DirectX 11	Supports or requires DX11 compliant hardware & installed DX11 libraries. Possibly needs only the run-time in case no hardware acceleration is used.	2004 / 2021	147 games
DirectX 12	Supports or requires DX12 compliant hardware. Possibly needs only the run-time in case no hardware acceleration is used.	2016 / 2018	5 games
DirectX 6	Supports or requires DX6 compliant hardware. Possibly only the run-time in case no hardware acceleration is used.	1991 / 2014	80 games
DirectX 7 (DX7)	Supports or requires DX7 compliant hardware. Possibly only the run-time in case no hardware acceleration is used.	1995 / 2014	142 games
DirectX 8 (DX8)	Supports or requires DX8 compliant hardware. Possibly only the run-time in case no hardware acceleration is used.	1997 / 2013	258 games
DirectX 9 (DX9)	Supports or requires DX9 compliant hardware. Possibly needs only the run-time in case no hardware acceleration is used.	1996 / 2021	956 games
Display 2160p	Designed to display optimally on progressive scan 2160 (NTSC) compliant monitor. Often called [i][b]4K[/b][/i].	2017 / 2021	3 games
Display Resolutions	A collection of groups related to didplay resolution		0 game
Display-1366x768	Designed to display optimally at 1366x768 resolution. On a display using square pixels, this mode is approximately a 0.0488% deviation from a 16:9 ratio	2001 / 2019	4 games
Display: 1024x768	Designed to display optimally at 1024x768 resolution.	1991 / 2021	78 games
Display: 1080p (1920×1080)[FHD;Full HD;FullHD]	Designed to display optimally on 1080 display mode (1920×1080, 16:9) and possibly on higher.	2008 / 2019	28 games
Display: 1152x864			1 game
Display: 1280x1024			1 game
Display: 1280x1080			1 game
Display: 1280x720		2014 / 2019	18 games
Display: 1280x800		2011 / 2014	5 games
Display: 1280x960		2004 / 2014	5 games
Display: 128x192			1 game
Display: 128x48			1 game
Display: 128x96		1982 / 1983	3 games
Display: 1360x768			3 games
Display: 1400x1050			3 games
Display: 1400x787			3 games
Display: 1400x875			3 games
Display: 140x192		1984 / 1985	2 games
Display: 140x91			1 game
Display: 140x96		1981 / 1982	2 games
Display: 1440x900		2014 / 2021	2 games
Display: 1600x1000			3 games
Display: 1600x1200		2004 / 2014	4 games
Display: 1600x900			3 games
Display: 160x100		2011 / 2018	2 games
Display: 160x144		1996 / 1998	2 games
Display: 160x160		2001 / 2004	4 games
Display: 160x192			1 game
Display: 160x200			1 game
Display: 1680x1050			1 game
Display: 1920x1080		2003 / 2021	7 games
Display: 1920x1200			3 games
Display: 240x192		1980 / 1981	3 games
Display: 256x177			1 game
Display: 256x178			1 game
Display: 256x192		1982 / 1990	18 games
Display: 256x200			1 game
Display: 256x224		1991 / 1994	2 games
Display: 280x160		1979 / 1985	8 games
Display: 30x48			1 game
Display: 320x192		1986 / 1988	4 games
Display: 320x200	Designed to display optimally at 320x200 resolution.	1982 / 2021	109 games
Display: 320x224			2 games
Display: 320x225			1 game
Display: 320x240	Designed to display optimally at 320x240 resolution.	1995 / 2016	20 games
Display: 320x256		1983 / 1991	4 games
Display: 320x320		2003 / 2005	10 games
Display: 320x400	On obscured mode of the VGA standard that allows 256 colors dispute being beyond 'the limit' for displaying 256 colors.	1986 / 1997	7 games
Display: 320x480			1 game
Display: 32x16			3 games
Display: 360x240			1 game
Display: 360x360			1 game
Display: 400x300			1 game
Display: 40x25			1 game
Display: 40x48	Often associated with the Apple II series PC. 40x48 mode was called "lo-res", full screen (no text), & 15 real colors (16th color was a duplicated)	1977 / 2020	26 games
Display: 480i(525 lines;NTSC)	Designed to display optimally on interlaced 480 (NTSC) compliant monitor using 525 lines (480 visible) at 30 frames per second.		0 game
Display: 480p(525 lines;NTSC)	Designed to display optimally on progressive scan 480 (NTSC) compliant monitor using 525 lines (480 visible) at 24 or 30 frames per second.		1 game
Display: 480x320			3 games
Display: 480x360			1 game
Display: 512x384		1991 / 1998	3 games
Display: 580x192		1983 / 1994	2 games
Display: 640x192			1 game
Display: 640x200			1 game
Display: 640x225			1 game
Display: 640x256		1986 / 2000	16 games
Display: 640x350		1993 / 1999	5 games
Display: 640x400		1986 / 2018	12 games
Display: 640x480	Designed to display optimally at 640x480 resolution and possibly above.	1991 / 2021	222 games
Display: 640x512			2 games
Display: 64x128			1 game
Display: 64x192		1981 / 1984	7 games
Display: 64x32			3 games
Display: 720p (1280x720)[HD]	Designed to display optimally on 720 display mode (1280x720, 16:9) and possibly on higher.	2008 / 2022	43 games
Display: 720x480			1 game
Display: 792p			2 games
Display: 800x600	Designed to display optimally at 800x600 resolution and possibly above.	1994 / 2021	94 games
Display: 80x25		1984 / 1988	2 games
Display: 80x40	Associated with the Apple II series. Called "Double LoRes"; Several text lines at the bottom. 15 real colors. Only on IIGS, IIc, IIc+, IIe enhanced.		1 game
Display: 80x48	Associated with the Apple II series. 80x48 was called "Double LoRes"; fullscreen no text, & 15 real colors. Only on IIGS, IIc, IIc+, & IIe enhanced.		2 games
Display: 832x624			1 game
Display: 8x8			1 game
Display: 900p(HD+)	Designed to display optimally on 900 display mode (1600x900, 16:9) and possibly on higher.		4 games
Display: 960x600			1 game
Display: CGA Composite	These games were deigned to display additional artifact colors (up to 16 total) when used with a composite monitor in CGA mode.	1982 / 2021	125 games
Display: Extended Graphics Array Display Standard	[b]DON'T APPLY THIS TAG[/b] unless you are certain the game actually uses XGA graphics. 1024x768 is a resolution, not a display standard.	1995 / 1998	3 games
Display: IBM 8514 Display Standard	A display standard supporting GPUs and blitters originally with resolutions up to 1024x768x256, higher resolutions later. XGA is a superset of 8514.	1989 / 1995	4 games
Display: Lightbulbs	Uses individual lights to display gameplay information.		20 games
Display: Olivetti M24 Video Card (AT&T PC 6300 Video Card;Xerox 6060 Video Card)	A bus riser card with CGA/EGA type graphics built-in. Strictly for original and re-branded Olivetti M24 systems.	1987 / 1989	3 games
Driving Controllers	Games that use the Atari Driving Controllers. They are rotary spinners can turn infinitely in either direction and have one button.	1977 / 2000	4 games
Dual light gun	Single player uses two light guns simultaneously.	1990 / 1994	6 games
Echo Cricket SPU	Supports the Cricket external SPU/clock.	1984 / 1989	5 games
Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator	EDSAC games. Computer that used mercury delay lines for memory, derated vacuum tubes for logic, 5-hole punch tape for input & a teleprinter for output		1 game
Environmental Audio Extensions (EAX)	Any version of Creative's EAX.	1998 / 2009	39 games
Environmental Audio Extensions 1 (EAX 1.0)	First iteration of the Creative's EAX.	1998 / 2001	19 games
Environmental Audio Extensions 2 (EAX 2.0)	Minimal update from first EAX.	1998 / 2009	33 games
Environmental Audio Extensions 3 (EAX 3.0;EAX Advanced HD)		1998 / 2009	27 games
Environmental Audio Extensions 4 (EAX 4.0)		2002 / 2009	12 games
Environmental Audio Extensions 5 (EAX 5.0)		2002 / 2007	2 games
Exidy Sorcerer Platform	Games for the Exidy Sorcerer platform. Manufactured & supported 1978-1980.	1978 / 1981	28 games
EyeToy	Digital camera add-on hardware for the PS2 and PSP. Used for motion tracking, so you can play by moving about rather than using a gamepad of any kind.	2003 / 2010	44 games
EZweb	A service which provides various features for mobile phone users, including games, by au in Japan.		1 game
Famicom Four-way Adapter	This was one of the options for allowing more than 2 players on the Japanese Famicom. It plugged into the expansion port and adding 2 controller ports		1 game
FM Towns Marty	For the FM Towns Marty platform, backwards compatible with FM Towns.	1989 / 1994	9 games
Foot Craz controller	Games that use the Foot Craz controller.		2 games
Franklin Ace 1000	These games are supported specifically on Franklin Ace 1000 (Apple II clone) machines.	1980 / 1987	5 games
Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access (FOMA)	A Japanese 3G cellphone brand.	2005 / 2011	9 games
Game Boy compatible	Released as a Game Boy Color game, but also works on the original Game Boy, possibly with some limitations. Typically those games came in a black cartridge.	1998 / 2002	54 games
Game save storage	Any tags describing where game saves are stored.		0 game
GE-600 (GE-645) computer platform			17 games
General Instrument AY-3-8500 IC	These games use an AY-3-8500 chip.	1976 / 1977	2 games
Generic LTP DAC SPU	Supports generic parallel port resistor ladder hardware. Any Covox Speech Thing, clone or like hardware (Disney Sound Source) will work to some degree	1991 / 1992	5 games
Generic multitap adapter	Games using a multitap to add controller ports. Specific adapters also get their own tags for systems using more than 1 type of incompatible multitaps	1988 / 2016	146 games
HDR display(High dynamic range display)	Supports actual HDR displays and not just emulate it in software.	2016 / 2017	3 games
Heath H-89 Platform (Zenith H-89;Zenith H-8;Heath H-8)	Games run on the Zenith/Heath H-8/H-89 Platform.	1978 / 1982	17 games
High resolution	Uses a higher resolution than the platform's standard.	1978 / 2020	117 games
Honeywell 6000 computer platform			17 games
Horizontal screen	Screen is wider than it is tall. Mostly arcades and mobile where both options are available. Do not use when it is the only option.	1970 / 2020	1662 games
HP 1000 & 2000 platform series	Games run on early HP 2000 series computers later renamed 1000 series.	1970 / 1978	21 games
HP 2000 minicomputer platform	Games run on early HP 2000 series computers. 2000A 2000B 2000C 2000C' 2000E 2000F 2000F-200 2000Access 2000System 2116A 2115A 2114A 2100A 2000F 2100S	1970 / 1981	9 games
HP 264x microcomputer series	Games for the 2640 series.		4 games
HP 3000/e3000 platform series	Games for the e3000 platform. Manufactured 1973-2001, officially supported until 2008. Supported for 35 years! There has to be many games.	1974 / 1987	17 games
HP-48GX enhanced			1 game
HP/PA (Hewlett Packard Precision Architecture;PA-RISC)	PA-RISC is a microprocessor architecture developed by Hewlett-Packard's Systems & VLSI Technology Operation. It is a RISC design.	1988 / 2011	94 games
Hybrid disc	A hybrid disc is a CD-ROM that has multiple file systems, so that it can be used on various system software, for example both Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows based operating systems.		2 games
IBM 1130 platform	Games for the IBM 1130 platform. Manufactured 1965-02-11 to 1972. Used for much longer.		1 game
IBM 1620 platform	Games for the IBM 1620 platform.		7 games
IBM 360 platform	Games for the IBM 360 platform.	1970 / 1977	19 games
IBM 5100 platform	Games for the IBM 5100 platform.		17 games
IBM 650 platform	Games for the IBM 650 platform.		1 game
IBM 701 platform	Games for the IBM 701 platform.		1 game
IBM 704 platform	Games for the IBM 704 platform.		3 games
IBM 7090 platform	Games for the IBM 7090 platform.		2 games
IBM PCjr platform	A budget PC by IBM, scaled down & added a cartridge bus. Games on cart or disk. Designed to be 'home friendly' & 'game friendly'. Quickly discontinued	1982 / 1990	40 games
Imlac PDS-1 minicomputer	1970 graphical minicomputer and terminal, 4096 16-bit word RAM (equivilent to 8mb), vector display. Also light pen, hypertext, & windowing environment		2 games
Incompatibility: Multi-core CPU(Multi-core processor;Missing thread synchronization)	Exhibits issues of varying severity with multicore processors (likely hangs, crashes, or abnormal performance). Usually solved by limiting the game to single core.	1999 / 2006	3 games
Installer Architecture mismatch	The game runs on a CPU architecture that is different from the intaller's CPU architecture.	1996 / 1999	2 games
Intel 8080 CPU	Runs on 8080 CPUs specifically.	1972 / 1993	107 games
Intel GMA incompatibility issues	Experiences compatibility issues with Intel GMA graphics cards. For non-proprietary non-dedicated systems, this can make the game unusable.		1 game
Intellivoice Voice Synthesis Module compatible	A voice synthesizer that generates speech contained in a massive plug-trough cartridge.	1982 / 2001	6 games
Interlaced stereoscopic 3D	Supports or uses interlaced stereoscopic display.		1 game
IPv4	Uses and supports the old 32 bit address space and protocol. Noticeable from the IP addresses being four 8-bit numbers separated by periods.	2004 / 2016	3 games
IPv6	Uses and supports 128 bit address space and protocol of the IPv4's successor. Noticeably IP addresses use square brackets surrounded hexadecimal numbers separated by colons.	2004 / 2016	3 games
iQue GBA	Game Boy Advance released by iQue Limited in China.	2001 / 2003	7 games
Isis Development System	These games were developed in part or whole using at least 1 Isis Development System		1 game
J-cart, 4-player cartridge	J-carts have 2 additional game ports built-in. No need for any additional adapters, only additional gamepads	1994 / 1996	6 games
JagLink multiplayer adaptor	Generally an official JagLink cable links 2 units for head-to-head play. Modified cables can be daisy-chained together for connecting up to 256 units	1994 / 2002	4 games
Jam-O-Drum	An game console that uses an overhead projector allowing opponents to see each other face to face.		1 game
Joyboard controller	The Joyboard controller was made to stand on. The player would lean to control the action onscreen. It was notoriously inaccurate.		3 games
Joyport Multiplayer adaptor	Adds a 2nd gameport to Apple ][ computers with only 1. This allows 2 joysticks, or another set of paddles for up to 4 players.	1981 / 1991	5 games
Kaypro II	Games for the Kaypro II computer system.		2 games
Kempston Joystick	A non-standard joystick compatible with certain Amstrad PCW and ZX Spectrum games.	1983 / 2016	56 games
Keypad Controller	Game uses Atari CX-23 Kids Controller, CX-50 Keyboard Controllers, CX-21 Video Touch Pad, or compatible pads. Layout is same on all, overlays incompatible	1978 / 1988	18 games
KidVid audio player peripheral	Requires KidVid, an audio cassette player - invented by Ralph Baer - that communicates with the VCS, adds voice, music & sound FX. Precursor to CD addons.		2 games
Koalapad graphics tablet	These games are designed to utilize a Koalapad as a game controller.	1983 / 1987	4 games
Light gun controller	Interchangeable with a lightpen controller on some systems.	1972 / 2012	120 games
Light Pen	Designed to use a light pen through a light pen interface.	1978 / 1985	11 games
Liquid Crystal Display	An low power alternative display type that remained two-color and requiring lighting external from the surface for many years.	1983 / 1991	10 games
Lynx Game Sharing System	Games uses LGSS. A allowing multiple Atari Lynx units to lynxup for multiplayer with only one cartridge.		1 game
Matra Alice compatible	These games will run on the Matra Alice series; clone of Tandy TRS-80 MC-10.	1984 / 1986	39 games
Media in drive (Media check)	Requires the game media (CD, DVD, etc.) to remain in drive during play, either to stream content off it during play or to validate the player has a legit copy.	1986 / 2015	202 games
Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum (Logitech SoundMan)	A terrific sound card with many IBM/PC games supporting it. Disappeared due to a securities fraud investigation	1989 / 1998	91 games
Media: 3 inch floppy disk	Comes on 1 or more 3 inch magnetic floppy disks. This format was only used for Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum +3, Oric, early Amstrad PCW, & Tatung Einstein	1983 / 2021	278 games
Media: 3½ inch floppy disk	Comes on one or more 3½ inch magnetic floppy disks.	1981 / 2021	1603 games
Media: 3½ inch Super Drive floppy disk	Comes on one or more 3½ inch magnetic floppy disks that can only be read in an Apple Super Drive or compatible reader.		3 games
Media: 5¼ inch floppy disk	Comes on one or more 5¼ inch magnetic floppy disks.	1976 / 2022	4432 games
Media: 8 inch floppy disk	Comes on one or more 8 inch magnetic floppy disks.	1976 / 1983	28 games
Media: cartridge	Comes on a ROM cartridge.	1977 / 2022	815 games
Media: cassette tape	Comes on a magnetic audio tape.	1975 / 2022	2983 games
Media: CD-ROM	Comes on one or more CD-ROMs (Only for systems that allow more than one type of media).	1984 / 2021	2413 games
Media: Double-sided disk	Comes on one or more double-sided magnetic floppy disks.	1988 / 2006	32 games
Media: DVD-9 disc	Comes on one or more dual-layer DVD discs.	2002 / 2009	29 games
Media: DVD-ROM	Comes on one or more DVD-ROM discs.	1991 / 2019	383 games
Media: Flash Storage	Comes on a flash storage device, such as a USB drive or an SD card.	2002 / 2018	12 games
Media: Type-in	Distributed as printed computer code intended to be manually typed into computer software capable of running and/or compiling it.	1972 / 2018	1312 games
Memotech MTX	A Z80A based computer with built-in support for memory paging and desktop windowing (in 1983).	1983 / 2015	203 games
Mindlink controller	A headband that can sense nerve impulses under the skin. Basically works by twitching eyebrows. Atari claimed it read the player's thoughts.	1983 / 1984	2 games
MIPS RISC CPU architecture	Game runs on platforms using the Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages CPUs.	1991 / 2011	36 games
MIPS RISC CPU using little-endian architecture	Game runs on platforms using the [b]M[/b]icroprocessor without [b]I[/b]nterlocked [b]P[/b]ipeline [b]S[/b]tages CPUs running with a little-endian endianness.	1991 / 2011	23 games
Mockingboard soundcard	Game is compatible with Mockingboard soundcards	1981 / 2022	27 games
MOS KIM-1 platform	Games for the KIM-1 platform.	1977 / 1979	4 games
Motion controller (Motion sensor;G-sensor)	Uses any form of motion controller for gameplay.	2006 / 2017	25 games
Motorola 6800	Runs on Motorola 6800 (MC6800) CPUs specifically.	1972 / 1979	5 games
MPU-401 adapter	Supports MPU-401 MIDI interface directly. An MPU-401 translate signals to and from MIDI ports for legacy computer systems.	1989 / 1998	28 games
Multiplayer: Asymmetric Controllers Required	Not all players are able to use the same type of controllers.		1 game
Muppet Learning Keys	A giant 83 button membrane keypad that could accept overlays or use the default set of colors, numbers, letters, symbols, and muppet characters.	1984 / 1991	6 games
N-Gage QD (N-Gage 2.0)	For the N-Gage QD platform.		1 game
NASCOM home computer kits	NASCOM games. 1977-83. Included keyboard, video interface, serial port for cassettes, 4MHz! Ideal game platform in an era where few had even 1 of these. Cheaper than VCS.	1975 / 1985	97 games
NES Zapper (Famicom Light Gun)	The Zapper is a light gun for the NES. Several less popular & 100% compatible light guns were made for the system also.	1984 / 1993	20 games
Neural-THX Surround	A 7.1 surround sound system from Neural and THX.		3 games
NeXTstep platform	A computer system created by Steve Jobs after Apple fired him.	1988 / 1998	150 games
NIMROD platform	This computer was designed to play NIM, that's all it did.		1 game
Nintendo Power	A Japan only rewritable flash RAM cartridge with versions for both Super Fmaicom and Game Boy.	1992 / 2000	5 games
Non-standard controller	Recommends or even requires a non-standard controller.	2007 / 2011	3 games
Non-standard port order	Controllers and accessories in non-standard ports. Player 1 must use the 2nd controller port, or an accessory for the 2nd port works in the 1st port instead, or similar non-standard nonsense.	1980 / 1990	8 games
Novint Falcon (HaptX Engine)	Supports the Novint Falcon 3D haptic controller or has patch available from Novint to add support for it.	2004 / 2017	35 games
Nullmodem Serial Cable	Uses a nullmodem serial cable in some capacity. Most likely for multiplayer.	1987 / 1997	8 games
Nuon (Project X)	A technology added to a few DVD players at the time of manufacturing, making it a gaming machine or otherwise improving interactivity of compatible DVDs	1994 / 2005	36 games
Nvidia 3D Vision	Specifically supports nv 3D Vision, an implementation of stereoscopic 3D that requires specialized hardware (monitor and GPU).	2009 / 2012	15 games
Nvidia Shield	Requires or is "optimized for" the Nvidia Shield.	2013 / 2016	3 games
NX bit conflict[DEP;Data Execution Prevention;XD bit;W^X;PaX;Exec Shield]	Has issues with NX bit or other similar implementations being in use.	2004 / 2014	5 games
Ohio Scientific C1P (Ohio Scientific Challenger I+)	Games targeting the Ohio Scientific C1P computer system (may work on other OSI machines with or without hacks).	1978 / 1982	62 games
Ohio Scientific C2P (Ohio Scientific Challenger II+)	Games targeting the Ohio Scientific C2P computer system (may work on other OSI machines with or without hacks).	1976 / 1981	92 games
Ohio Scientific computers	Computers of various intercompatibility by Ohio Scientific active from 1975 to 1981.	1977 / 1982	13 games
One Laptop Per Child	For the OLPC platform		1 game
OpenGL 1.1.x	Requires or supports OpenGL 1.1 compliant hardware at minimum.	2000 / 2016	11 games
OpenGL 1.2.x	Requires or supports OpenGL 1.2 compliant hardware at minimum.	2014 / 2017	5 games
OpenGL 1.3	Requires or supports OpenGL 1.3 compliant hardware at minimum.	2009 / 2014	2 games
OpenGL 1.4	Requires or supports OpenGL 1.4 compliant hardware at minimum.	2016 / 2017	2 games
OpenGL 1.5	Requires or supports OpenGL 1.5 compliant hardware at minimum.	2008 / 2014	4 games
OpenGL 2.0	Requires or supports OpenGL 2.0 compliant hardware at minimum.	2003 / 2021	96 games
OpenGL 2.1	Requires or supports OpenGL 2.1 compliant hardware at minimum	2008 / 2021	108 games
OpenGL 3.0	Requires or supports OpenGL 3.0 compliant hardware at minimum.	2009 / 2022	117 games
OpenGL 3.1	Requires or supports OpenGL 3.1 compliant hardware at minimum.	2016 / 2021	7 games
OpenGL 3.2	Requires or supports OpenGL 3.2 compliant hardware at minimum.	2014 / 2021	43 games
OpenGL 3.3	Requires or supports OpenGL 3.3 compliant hardware at minimum.	2014 / 2019	37 games
OpenGL 4.0	Requires or supports OpenGL 4.0 compliant hardware at minimum.	2015 / 2021	11 games
OpenGL 4.1	Requires or supports OpenGL 4.1 compliant hardware at minimum.	2015 / 2017	6 games
OpenGL 4.2	Requires or supports OpenGL 4.2 compliant hardware at minimum.	2016 / 2017	2 games
OpenGL 4.3	Requires or supports OpenGL 4.3 compliant hardware at minimum.	2017 / 2021	3 games
OpenGL 4.4	Requires or supports OpenGL 4.4 compliant hardware at minimum.		1 game
OpenGL 4.5	Requires or supports OpenGL 4.5 compliant hardware at minimum.	2016 / 2019	5 games
Opengl 4.6	Requires or supports OpenGL 4.5 compliant hardware.		0 game
OpenGL ES	Requires or supports OpenGL ES compliant hardware.	2016 / 2019	3 games
Othello Multivision	Games that were released for the Othello Multivision, a licensed Sega SG-1000 clone.	1983 / 1985	9 games
Ouya Platform	Designed for the Android 4.1 based Ouya platform.	2013 / 2016	18 games
Paddle coltrollers	Games using paddles. A type of steering wheel. Many came in sets of two 1-button paddles per port. Some paddles are compatible with many systems	1977 / 2021	191 games
Pandora	A Linux based portable game console & UMPC developed by former distributors & community members of the GP32 & GP2X handhelds.	2003 / 2015	22 games
Parallel processing (Parallel computing)	Games using more than one processor simultaneously. If unusual to the platform. Using non-central processors as CPUs also counts.	1984 / 2004	3 games
PC-88VA platform series	An offshoot of the PC-8801 series design. Several games were released for both the 8801 series and 88VA series.	1987 / 1990	9 games
PC3270 Graphics Adapter	Graphics adapters from the IBM 3270/5271 PC. A mainframe terminal & standalone PC with Terminal, CGA, & MDA combination cards that occupied 1-3 slots.		1 game
Pegasos Platform	Runs on computers based on the Pegasos I or Pegasos II motherboard. This MB is a quasi-amiga clone that also does MacOS, Linux & a variety of PPC OSes		2 games
PHASOR SPU	Game is compatible with a PHASOR soundcard in 12 voice mode.	1987 / 2020	2 games
PLATO platform/computer system	A generalized computer assisted instruction system that once had 1000 terminals connected. Ran from the 1960s until 2006.	1972 / 1979	19 games
PlayStation 3 DualShock 3 Controller	These are designed to interface with a DS3 gamepad.	2016 / 2021	9 games
POKEY chip (C012294 chip)	Cartridge contains a multi use chip that handles I/O for potentiometers & keyboards. But can also be used for 4 channel sound FX & music generation.	1983 / 2007	9 games
Power Pad (Family Trainer;Family Fun Fitness)	A dance mat game controller	1986 / 1989	8 games
PowerPC 64-bit CPU Architecture	Requires or runs on 64-bit PPC or 64-bit PPC-based CPU.	1997 / 2010	8 games
PowerPC CPU architecture	Requires or runs on PPC or PPC-based CPU.	1984 / 2015	746 games
PowerPC e500 CPU Architecture	A PPC variant optimized for embedding that supports both older and newer PPC specs, and supports multi-core operation.	1997 / 2011	12 games
PR1ME Computer 550 minicomputer	16/64-bit, 0.7 MIPS, 1MB RAM, 500MB of disc storage, 9 track tape unit. It notable used segmented virtual memory architecture. Ran PRIMOS by default.		1 game
Processor architectures (CPU architectures)			0 game
Proprietary hardware			0 game
Protect Disc Copy Protection	Protect Disc involves damaging the CDs during the manufacturing process before the actual data is replicated or written to them.		1 game
ProtectCD	ProtectCD is assumed to involve damaging the CDs during the manufacturing process before the actual data is replicated or written to them.		2 games
ProtectCD-VOB Copy Protection	ProtectCD-VOB is [[tag:ProtectDisc assumed]] to involve damaging the CDs during the manufacturing process before the actual data is replicated or written to them.	2000 / 2002	3 games
PS2 HDD (PlayStation 2 Hard Disk Drive)	Can utilize the PS2 expansion bay HDD add-on.	2002 / 2006	3 games
Puffer exercise bike controller	The Puffer was an exercise bike that worked with certain Atari 5200 games.	1982 / 1983	4 games
Quad paddles	Uses four sets of paddles, usually for 8 player games.		1 game
R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy)	A robot that could visually receive info from a standard TV screen. Accessories allowed ROB to operate a standard NES controller based on such info		2 games (1 characters)
Radio Controller	Interfaces with RC controllers designed for real-world RC vehicles.	2000 / 2021	4 games
RAM Upgrade	These games require or can use RAM upgrades for systems where a RAM upgrades are considered optional.		1 game
Remote Play	Using PSP to interact with PS3 or PS Vita with PS4.	2007 / 2016	3 games
Reveal FX/32 SPU	Supports or requires Reveal FX/32 or compatible sound card.	1994 / 1996	2 games
RGB Output	For systems that have an option RGB monitor, these games will specifically take advantage of it.		1 game
Risc64 architecture		1994 / 1999	4 games
RISC64 architecture		1994 / 1999	4 games
Rumble Pak		1996 / 2005	9 games
s390 architecture		1991 / 2011	30 games
Satellaview	Satellite modem add-on for the Super Famicom, released only in Japan in 1995.	1994 / 1998	32 games
Save RAM (SRAM)	Data saved by internal memory in the cartridge even after being unplugged. Usually a battery powers RAM chips for this purpose but a few use Flash RAM	1983 / 2020	535 games
Scientific Data Systems Sigma 7 minicomputer	SDS released this 32-bit machine with 128 kWords (512K) on memory in 1966. It played STAR TREK. Retired in 1970 when Xerox bought SDS.	1971 / 1977	20 games
Screen Overlay	Game originally included overlay(s) for the display device.	1972 / 2021	61 games
Screen Pen(Stylus)	A peripheral that communicates position by touching the monitor or TV screen. Allow the user to 'write' to the display.		5 games
SecuROM v4.6x copy protection	Copy protection scheme that violates CD patents.		1 game
Sega Activator Ring controller	The Activator is a sensor ring the player stands in. Feet or hands at various heights equate buttons. Some games have a specific Activator mode.	1993 / 1994	4 games
Sega's Team Play (Team Player adapter)	A Team Play plugs into 1 port for 4 extra (8 max). Competed with [[link:http://uvlist.net/groups/info/4wayplay EA's adapter]], most games weren't compatible with both. Team Player is universal.	1993 / 1997	36 games
Sends info to a printer	Could be awards, portraits, passwords, maps, a fax from a character in the game, who knows what uses this can have. Very rare.	1970 / 2009	212 games
Sequent Symmetry platform	A series of multiprocessing computers by Sequent Computer Systems Inc.		1 game
SGI platform	Systems by Silicon Graphics Incorporated can be found in most Hollywood visual effects studios and their results are found in many video games.	1992 / 2001	40 games
Sh-3 CPU architecture	Requires or runs on SH-3-based CPUs.		2 games
Sh-4 CPU architecture	Requires or runs on SH-4 based CPUs.	1997 / 2011	12 games
Shader Model 1.x (Pixel Shader 1.x;Vertex Shader 1.x)	Can utilize Shader Model 1.x	2000 / 2016	97 games
Shader Model 2.x	Can utilize Shader Model 2.x	2002 / 2019	248 games
Shader Model 3.x	Can utilize Shader Model 3.x	2003 / 2021	258 games
Shader Model 4.x (Unified Shader Model)	Can utilize Shader Model 4.x	2006 / 2021	36 games
Shader Model 5.x	Can utilize Shader Model 5.x	2009 / 2019	5 games
Sharp Mz-700 series	A Z80 based series of PCs. Follow up to the MZ-80 series and followed by the MZ-80B/2500 series	1982 / 1987	3 games
Sharp Zaurus PDA	Hardwares from Sharp notable for becoming an international success and the #1 PDA in Japan after switching to Linux operating system.		1 game
Shutter Glasses	A type of 3D system that rapidly and alternately blocks the view of each eye in sync to the display of two different perspectives shown on the screen.	1987 / 1991	11 games
Single controller	Uses only single controller on a system where it's normal to use two or more, such as keyboard & mouse pair on PC.	1974 / 2023	101 games
SoftBank 3G		2007 / 2011	3 games
SPARC CPU architecture	Games that require SPARC CPU or SPARC-based CPU.	1987 / 2011	146 games
SPARC-64 CPU Architecture	Games that require 64-bit SPARC CPU or 64-bit SPARC-based CPU.	1993 / 2006	19 games
Stereo audio	Uses stereo audio. Should only be used when unusual.	1977 / 2019	51 games
Stereoscopic(3D;Stereovision;Stereo 3D)	Displays left eye & right eye 2D images to educe illusion of depth. Traditionally uses colored or polarized filtering glasses. VR helmets are more recent	1982 / 2016	84 games
Sun SPARC platform		1979 / 1998	6 games
Super Chip	This is an extension to the CHIP-8 standard. Has some internal improvements. Most notable to end-users is the increased resolution of 128x64.		1 game
Super Gameboy 2 Enhanced	Games that include features only seen when played on the Super Gameboy 2 adapter for Super NES. More colors, sounds, players, effects, etc, & different from [gametag=supergameboy]SGB1[/gametag]	1998 / 2000	3 games
SuperCart cartridge by Color Dreams	Color Dreams hires engineer Ron Risley to create a special cartridge for their HellRaiser game. Dan Lawton contributed a little bit to the design also		1 game
Supercharger audio gameloader	Loads games that have been encoded to standard audio cassette tape into a 2600. Multiple tapes & loads during a game are possible so games can be huge	1982 / 1983	12 games
Tablet computer	Supports or requires a tablet computer, likely solely for their larger display.	2010 / 2012	7 games
Tallscreen (Extended height vertical screen)	Tallscreen has a greater height ratio than 3:4. Tallscreen is to [[tag:verticalscreen verticalscreen]] as [[tag:widescreen widescreen]] is to standard 4:3 ratio horizontal screens.	1981 / 2011	34 games
Tandy 1000 platform	Tandy was highly "MS-DOS compatible" but an imperfect match to changing IBM specs over time. Many companies made 'Tandy 1000' editions of DOS games.	1982 / 1991	59 games
Tandy Coco 1 compatible	These games will run on the original Tandy Color Computer	1980 / 2016	489 games
Tandy Coco 2 compatible	These games will run on the Tandy Color Computer model 2	1980 / 2016	411 games
Tandy Coco 3 compatible	These games will run on the original Tandy Color Computer model 3	1980 / 2016	467 games
Tandy Coco 3 enhanced	These games are compatible with Coco 1 or 2 models but will used the advanced features of the Tandy Coco 3 if run on the system.	1986 / 1997	26 games
Tandy SPU (Tandy 3-voice)	Uses one of on board sound systems unique to the Tandy 1000 series (IBM-PCjr compatible). Or PCjr sound.	1982 / 2018	398 games
Tandy TRS-80 MC-10	A budget computer by Tandy that some games were intended for. Mantra Alice machines were derived from it. All these use a 6803 CPU (6800 related).	1975 / 2016	146 games
Tapwave Zodiac	Designed specifically for the Tapwave Zodiac device.	2003 / 2004	3 games
Tatung Einstein	A Taiwanese Z80 based computer designed and built in England	1984 / 1989	177 games
Teleprinter	Game uses as an interface. Basically, a computer types on a typewriter and reads what a user is typing on the same machine.	1970 / 1973	7 games
Television Output	For systems that cane use a standard TV in addition to another type of monitor. These games can specifically use the RV option.		1 game
Terminal Interface	These games were designed to be played using a terminal interface.	1971 / 1983	210 games
Texas Instruments SR-52 Calculator platform	Games compatible with the SR-52 series of calculators by Texas Instruments	1976 / 1979	11 games
Texas Instruments TI-82 Calculator platform	Games compatible with the TI-82 series of calculators by Texas Instruments	1997 / 2007	91 games
Texas Instruments TI-83 Calculator platform	Games compatible with the TI-83 series of calculators by Texas Instruments	2004 / 2007	2 games
Texas Instruments TI-83+ Calculator platform	Games compatible with the TI-83+ series of calculators by Texas Instruments		1 game
Texas Instruments TI-83+ SE Calculator platform	Games compatible with the TI-83+ SE series of calculators by Texas Instruments		1 game
Texas Instruments TI-89 Calculator platform	Games compatible with the TI-89 series of calculators by Texas Instruments	2002 / 2015	53 games
Texas Instruments TI-89 Titanium Calculator platform	Games compatible with the TI-89 Titanium series of calculators by Texas Instruments	2002 / 2008	8 games
Texas Instruments TI-92 Calculator platform	Games compatible with the TI-92 series of calculators by Texas Instruments	2002 / 2015	9 games
Texas Instruments TI-92+ Calculator platform	Games compatible with the TI-92+ series of calculators by Texas Instruments	2002 / 2008	34 games
Texas Instruments TI-99 Calculator platform	Games compatible with the TI-99 series of calculators by Texas Instruments (This is [b]NOT[/b] games for the TI-99/4A [i]Computer[/i] platform)		1 game
TI-Nspire	Games compatible with the TI-Nspire series of calculators by Texas Instruments	2009 / 2014	2 games
Timex Sinclair 2068			2 games
Timex Sinclair TS 1000 & TS 1500	The Timex Sinclair 1000 & 1500 were ZX81 variants sold by Timex in partnership with Sinclair Research. Some games were specifically designed for the TS 1000 series.	1981 / 1983	2 games
Toptek Golden 16 SPU	Supports or requires Toptek Golden 16 SPU		1 game
Touchscreen	Supports touchscreen display and control methods.	1987 / 2019	72 games
TrackIR (SmartNav)	Supports NaturalPoint's optical head tracking add-on hardware.	1998 / 2020	21 games
Triple paddles	Three sets of paddles can be used. Usually for 6 players.		1 game
TRS-80 Model 1	These games are targeted for the Model 1 likely compatible with all later models (unless they require some weird hardware interaction).	1977 / 1985	193 games
TRS-80 Model III	These games are targeted for the Model III and will most likely work on all later models.	1979 / 1987	47 games
Two Controllers per player	Games that have the option (or requirement) for a player to use 2 controllers simultaneously. Often for moving independently from aiming. Or other uses	1979 / 2004	24 games
Two multitaps	2 multitaps, instead of just one, for adding even more players.	1998 / 1999	2 games
TX-0	Worlds first fully transistorized computer created to test a massive amount of magnetic core memory (64K of 18-bit words). After it was successful, it went on to perform actual work for 10 years.		2 games
Universal Plug and Play	Uses UPnP to automatically configure external hardware, commonly with the purpose of forwarding UDP/TCP ports needed for multiplayer.	2005 / 2016	16 games
UVL Maintenance: Possibly Missing Display Information	These games have missing and/or inconsistent information regarding which display modes are used.	1988 / 1990	2 games
V.Smile V.Motion	These are partially operated with V.Motion controllers on compatible varients of the V.Smile console. They are reduced-funtion on non-V.Motion units.		3 games
Vacuum Florescent Display	An alternative to LCDs that have a wider spectrum of possible colors are generally brighter but are known to fade over time.	1981 / 1982	5 games
Vertical screen	Screen is taller than it is wide. Mostly arcades and mobile. Home systems often require to lay TVs or monitors sideways. Do not use when it is the only option. If ratio is more than 3:4 use [url=/groups/info/tallscreen]tallscreen[/url]	1970 / 2017	1047 games
VG Pocket Mini	Games included in the standalone VG Pocket Mini 30-in-1 budget hand held by PDP. The VGPm has a 1.5 inch built-in screen & also does composite TV-out.	1985 / 1986	2 games
VHD	VHD videodiscs are 25cm grooveless vinyl discs. Non-linear playback is easy, so they are suitable for games. They play back video much like a DVD.		1 game
Videopac+(Videopac G7200;Jopac)	Games optimized for Videopac+ (Videopac G7200) / Jopac, an upgraded version of the Videopac only released in Europe in 1983.		1 game
Voice control (Audio input;Voice input;Speech recognition)	Uses voices or speech to completely or partially control the game.	1978 / 2016	25 games
Voyage 200 PLT (Texas Instruments V200 Calculator platform)	Games compatible with the TI-V200 and Voyage 200 series of calculators by Texas Instruments	2002 / 2008	28 games
Vtech Socrates	Vtech's 1988 CreatiVision followup. Several built-in games. It had a wireless keyboard and 2 controllers. 2 cartridge ports (cart & expansion)	1988 / 1990	11 games
Widescreen support	Supports widescreen aspect ratios (widescreen resolutions and monitors with it), but does not necessarily require their use.	1995 / 2018	325 games
Wii Balance Board		2007 / 2013	18 games
Wii Speak		2008 / 2011	2 games
Wii Wheel	At least 1 control mode intends the wiimote to be wielded & tilted horizontally. Normally, but not required, it is inserted into a wheel shaped shell.	2008 / 2013	4 games
Wii Zapper		2007 / 2010	8 games
Wiimote (Wii Remote)		2006 / 2014	14 games
Windows SideShow	Supports Windows SideShow compatible display devices.		0 game
x86 CPU architecture	Requires or runs on x86-based CPUs.	1979 / 2021	1586 games
XB∀ND	A gaming network for console systems. SNES, MegaDrive, & Saturn modems let these systems access the X-B∀ND network. Players could play selected multiplayer games together, chat or shop.	1992 / 1997	38 games
Xerox Parc Alto microcomputer	The games will run on the original Xerox Alto.	1972 / 1982	5 games
z/Architecture CPU (s390x CPU)	Requires or runs on z/Architecture machines (s390x)		2 games
Zilog Z80 CPU	Or compatible.		1 game
ZXpand	ZXpand us an expansion module for the ZX81		1 game

entities

Data East 'Rohga' Era Hardware		1991 / 1993	5 games
286 CPU(80286)	Requires at least 286 type of CPU with clock speeds ranging from 6 to 25 MHz.	1982 / 2015	119 games
386DX CPU (80386;i386)	Requires at least 386 type of CPU with clock speeds ranging from 12 to 40 MHz.	1985 / 2001	240 games
486DX CPU(486DX2;80486;i486)	Requires at least 486DX type of CPU with clock speeds ranging from 16 to 100 MHz.	1989 / 2020	271 games
586 CPU (Pentium;K5;i586)	Requires Pentium/586 CPU with clock speeds ranging from 60 MHz upwards.	1991 / 2020	86 games
6309 CPU	A 1-5MHz 6809 clone also compatible the entire 6800 family. It further reduced cycle usage, bad error handling, heat, voltage requirement, added registers, added 16 & 32-bit instructions, & added addressing modes.	1996 / 2007	2 games
8086 CPU(iAPX 86)	Requires at least a 8086 type of CPU with clock speeds ranging from 5 to 10 MHz.	1972 / 2016	338 games
8088 CPU	Requires at least an 8088 type of CPU with clock speeds ranging from 5 to 10 MHz.	1977 / 2021	251 games
Adlib Gold SPU	Supports or requires Adlib Gold sound processing unit.	1990 / 2017	46 games
AdLib SPU		1987 / 2020	402 games
Advanced BASIC Computer 80	Designed for the original ABC 80 model.		1 game
Advanced BASIC Computer 800	Designed for the ABC 800 model.		1 game
Advanced BASIC Computer 802	Designed for the ABC 802 model.		2 games
Advanced BASIC Computer 806	Designed for the ABC 806 model.		4 games
Alpha Senshi Champion Arcade Hardware		1982 / 1984	5 games
Alpha830 arcade hardware		1984 / 1985	6 games
AMD TrueAudio	Supports AMD's TrueAudio.	2014 / 2015	4 games
American Laser Games	Based on Amiga 500 + sony ldp1450 laserdisc player	1991 / 1995	12 games
Amiga Arcade System	Arcade hardware based on OCS Amiga		1 game
Amiibo		2011 / 2023	70 games
Amstrad CPC 128K enhanced	64K Amstrad CPC games that profit somehow from being run on a 128K machine.	1989 / 1992	3 games
Amstrad Graphics Adapter	Some Amstrad computers, including their PC-compatibles, used embedded video hardware extremely similar to CGA but with added features.	1985 / 1993	12 games
Amstrad NC100 Notepad	Portable Z80-based portable computer with 64KB RAM released by Amstrad in 1992, predecessor of the NC200.	1994 / 2000	12 games
Amstrad NC200 Notebook	Portable Z80-based portable computer with 128KB RAM released by Amstrad in 1993, successor of the NC100.	1993 / 2000	14 games
Analog gamepad	Supports any gamepad with at least one analog stick besides what older gamepads had (4 directional buttons and 4 action buttons).	2012 / 2014	7 games
Arcade Hardware	Parent group for arcade-based hardware.		0 game
Arcadia Amiga Arcade		1987 / 1988	10 games
Aria Chipset SPU	Supports or requires an Aria Chipset compatible sound card.	1993 / 1996	9 games
ARM CPU	A RISC-based processor architecture originally by Acorn Computers (Acorn RISC Machine).	1991 / 2016	60 games
Astinvad Arcade hardware	Misc early Z80 games with simple color bitmap graphics	1979 / 1980	3 games
Atari 130XE compatible	Runs on the Atari 130XE.	1982 / 1995	3 games
Atari 3D FX arcade hardware		1996 / 2000	17 games
Atari 6502 Arcade hardware		1978 / 1980	7 games
Atari 6800 arcade hardware		1977 / 1979	3 games
Atari 800XL compatible	Runs on the Atari 800XL.	1982 / 1985	4 games
Atari Centipede Arcade hardware		1980 / 1985	5 games
Atari Cojag arcade hardware		1995 / 1998	7 games
Atari G1 arcade hardware			2 games
Atari G42 arcade hardware	Sequel to the G1 system. The "G" stands for "growth object" and refers to the fast scaling compressed sprites that were introduced in the G1 games.	1991 / 1992	2 games
Atari GT arcade hardware			2 games
Atari GX2 arcade hardware			4 games
Atari Polygon Racer		1989 / 1993	6 games
Atari System 1 arcade hardware		1984 / 1987	5 games
Atari System 2 arcade hardware		1984 / 2001	7 games
Atari System IV		1984 / 1985	2 games
Atari XE	Requires an Atari XE series machine to run.	1983 / 2016	33 games
Atari XL	Requires an Atari XL series machine to run.	1982 / 2016	44 games
Atlus PSX arcade hardware			1 game
Atomiswave		2003 / 2005	28 games
Bally Astrocade arcade hardware		1978 / 1983	8 games
Bally/Sente arcade hardware		1984 / 1987	23 games
Bandai Sufami Turbo (スーファミターボ)	Often compared to the Aladdin Deck Enhancer was an accessory released by Bandai for Nintendo's Super Famicom system and was released in 1996.		3 games
BBC Master	Runs on the BBC Master model of the BBC Micro.		1 game
BBC Micro A	Runs on the A model of the BBC Micro		1 game
BBC Micro B	Runs on the B model of the BBC Micro	1982 / 1991	23 games
Beatmania DJ Main Board arcade hardware		1997 / 2002	17 games
Boomerang controller	A wireless, motion sensing controller for Zeebo.	2009 / 2010	12 games
Braille Keyboard	Specifically requires or supports braille keyboard(s).		1 game
C128-enhanced	C64 games that would run with some kind of enhancement when played on a C128 in C64-mode. This should not be used for native C128 games or native C128 versions that don't run in C64 mode.	1986 / 1989	6 games
Capcom "Section Z" System		1985 / 1987	4 games
Capcom CPS1 arcade hardware	Capcom Play System 1	1988 / 2000	35 games
Capcom CPS2 arcade hardware		1993 / 2003	43 games
Capcom CPS3 arcade hardware		1996 / 1999	6 games
Capcom M680000 based		1987 / 1991	8 games
Capcom Side Arms Arcade hardware		1986 / 1989	4 games
Capcom ZN1 arcade hardware		1995 / 2001	13 games
Capcom ZN2 arcade hardware		1997 / 1999	6 games
Cave arcade hardware	Main CPU : MC68000 Sound CPU : Z80 [Optional] Sound Chips : YMZ280B or OKIM6295 x (1\|2) + YM2203 / YM2151 [Optional]	1994 / 2001	18 games
Cave CV1000 hardware		2004 / 2011	14 games
CD-i DVC Required	To run the game requires the Digital Video Cartridge, an MPEG decoder.	1993 / 1997	13 games
CDTV Platform		1987 / 1994	39 games
Century CVS System		1981 / 1984	14 games
Cinematronics Vector		1977 / 1982	15 games
Circle Pad Pro	Expansion hardware for the 3DS that adds extra analog stick to the right and shoulder buttons.		1 game
Cobra System arcade hardware		1997 / 2000	3 games
Coleco Super Action Controller	Compatible with the improved backwards compatible ColecoVision joystick that adds color-coded extra buttons and a spinner.		1 game
Color Graphics Adapter(IBM Color Card)	A graphics adapter introduced in 1981 that supported 4-bit color (16 colors) and resolutions up to 640×200, superseded by EGA (introduced in 1984).	1981 / 2021	956 games
Covox Sound Master		1989 / 1996	44 games
Covox Sound Master II SPU	Supports or requires the CSM2 sound card.	1991 / 1996	6 games
Covox Speech Thing SPU	An extremely primitive & cheap dongle that plugged into a parallel port to provide 8-bit DAC digital sound output that was superior to the PC speaker.	1988 / 1996	20 games
Covox Voice Master SPU	This is an ISA version of the Speech Thing that has similar ability but also DMA. Play back of sound stored on the card did not waste CPU bandwidth.	1989 / 1996	3 games
CPC+ enhanced	Amstrad CPC games that are either specifically programmed for or somehow otherwise profit from being run on the CPC+ hardware or GX4000 consoles.	1990 / 1992	3 games
Crazy Climber arcade hardware		1980 / 1983	7 games
Creative Game Blaster sound card (Creative Music System;CMS;C/MS)	A music optimized precursor to the Sound Blaster originally called Creative Music System (CMS) and sometimes abbreviated "C/MS"	1988 / 2020	82 games
Cubo CD32 System	Amiga CD32 based.	1995 / 1999	10 games
Currah Microspeech support	For games compatibles with the Currah Microspeech (µSpeech) to add speech to compatible games.	1982 / 1990	60 games
Custom arcade hardware	The hardware for the game is mostly unique and was not reused for other games.	1976 / 2007	145 games
Data East 'Karnov' Era Hardware		1987 / 1988	3 games
Data East "Simple" 156		1993 / 1996	7 games
Data East 32	Data East 32 bit ARM based games.	1991 / 1994	6 games
Data East 8bit System		1986 / 1988	9 games
Data East M6502 arcade hardware		1979 / 1980	3 games
Data East M6809 hardware		1985 / 1986	2 games
Data East MLC arcade hardware		1995 / 1996	4 games
Datach(Datach Joint ROM System;データック)[Datach card reader]	An add-on module for NES that allowed games to read barcodes, usually from cards supplied by the games themselves.	1992 / 1994	7 games
Dec0 System Arcade hardware	Data East 16 bit games	1987 / 1990	8 games
DECO Cassette System		1980 / 1985	29 games
Dial-up modem(Dial-up internet)	Multiplayer by dialing directly to the other player's computer (by phone number) instead of establishing an internet connection through which to play.	1978 / 2008	80 games
Disney Sound Source	An improved and not exactly compatible clone of the Covox Speech Thing packaged with an external speaker.	1990 / 1996	53 games
Display: Code Page 437	These games require hardware to be 100% compatible with the original IBM-PC extended ASCII font from the MDA video card ROM.		1 game
Display: PolyMorphic VTI	Compatible with or requires the PolyMorphic VTI video card or compatible hardware for s-100 computers	1977 / 1978	5 games
Display: VDM-1	Compatible with or requires the Processor Technology VDM-1 video card or compatible hardware for s-100 computers	1975 / 1979	12 games
Dolby Digital (DD;Dolby Digital Sound System)	Supports Dolby Digital audio hardware.	2002 / 2018	27 games
Dolby Pro Logic II (Dolby Surround 5.1;DPLII;DPL2)	Improved Dolby Surround features up to 5.1 full channels.	2001 / 2019	28 games
Dolby Surround (Dolby Pro Logic)	Dolby Surround is a matrix encoding format for surround sound. Somewhat backwards compatible with stereo.	1990 / 2007	29 games
Donkey Kong Arcade hardware		1980 / 1985	7 games
Dooyong Arcade hardware	These games all run on different but similar hardware. A common thing that they all have is tilemaps hardcoded in ROM.	1990 / 1996	10 games
Dragon's Lair Arcade Hardware		1983 / 1984	5 games
Dragonbox Pyra	Games specifically for Pandora's much improved successor.		4 games
Dual joystick	Requires two joysticks instead of the classic joystick + buttons combination.	1978 / 1998	13 games
Dual-analog gamepad	Supports a dual-analog gamepad.	1997 / 2007	4 games
DualShock 4 controller(PlayStation 4 controller)	These are designed to interface with a DS4 gamepad.	2016 / 2019	11 games
Dynax Arcade System		1989 / 1996	24 games
Enhanced Graphics Adapter(IBM Enhanced Color Card)	A graphics adapter introduced in 1984 that supported 6-bit color (64 colors) and resolutions up to 640×350, superseded by VGA (introduced in 1987).	1984 / 2018	844 games
Ensoniq Soundscape SPU	Supports or requires an Ensoniq Soundscape sound processing unit.	1994 / 1998	20 games
Eolith Gradation 2D System Arcade hardware		1998 / 2001	12 games
Epos arcade hardware	Z80 / AY8910	1982 / 1984	6 games
ESS AudioDrive SPU	Supports or requires an ESS AudioDrive sound processing unit.		2 games
Exidy 440 System		1983 / 1988	10 games
Exidy 6502 Arcade hardware		1979 / 1983	9 games
Fast Freddie Hardware		1983 / 1986	4 games
FG-2 System	Fuuki 16 Bit Games	1995 / 1996	2 games
FG-3 System	Fuuki 32 Bit Games	1998 / 2000	2 games
Gaelco 3D arcade hardware		1996 / 2005	11 games
Gaelco Arcade hardware		1991 / 1996	5 games
Gaelco CG-1V Arcade hardware	CG-1V based.	1996 / 1998	2 games
Gaelco GAE1 arcade	GAE1 based.	1994 / 1996	3 games
Game Plan hardware		1980 / 1982	6 games
Gamepad	Supports basic gamepad controller with 4 directional buttons and 4 action buttons, possibly includes start and select buttons not used in normal play.	1978 / 2022	312 games
Gauntlet arcade hardware		1985 / 1990	3 games
General MIDI	MIDI is a hardware specification for communicating music between electronic instruments while GM specifics data standards used by the hardware.	1989 / 2003	67 games
Goodyear Electronic Differential Analyzer (GEDA)	Games for the Goodyear Electronic Differential Analyzer (GEDA) system.		1 game
Gottlieb System		1982 / 1984	18 games
Gravis UltraSound MAX	Supports or requires the Gravis UltraSound MAX sound card.	1996 / 2004	5 games
Gravis Ultrasound SPU		1993 / 2017	52 games
GTIA chip	Requires the prescience of a GTIA chip.	1982 / 2016	12 games
HeadStart Explorer Color Graphics Adapter	A CGA variant integrated into HeadStart Explorer motherboards that could produce 16 color CGA graphics on an RGB monitor.	1989 / 1991	3 games
Hercules Graphics Card	1982 graphics hardware by Hercules Computer Technology. IBM's text-only MDA+CGA-emulating graphics. Also 720x350 mono text+graphics.	1984 / 2016	296 games
Hercules InColor Graphics Card	A competitor to EGA & VGA with a focus on multiple font text modes and backwards compatibility.	1986 / 1993	5 games
Hewlett-Packard HP-19C	A series of programmable hand-held scientific calculators.	1975 / 1979	3 games
Hewlett-Packard 41C	A series of programmable hand-held scientific calculators.	1978 / 1979	2 games
Hewlett-Packard HP-25 Programmable calculator	A cost reduced variant of the HP-65 lacking removable media and subroutines.	1976 / 1979	14 games
Hewlett-Packard HP-29C	A series of programmable hand-held scientific calculators.	1975 / 1979	3 games
Hewlett-Packard HP-50g Graphic Calculator	A graphic calculator by Hewlett-Packard.		1 game
Hewlett-Packard HP-65	A series of programmable hand-held scientific calculators.	1975 / 1977	18 games
Hewlett-Packard HP-67	A series of programmable hand-held scientific calculators.	1975 / 1979	52 games
Hewlett-Packard HP-97	A series of programmable desktop scientific calculators.	1975 / 1979	48 games
Hitachi SH-2 arcade hardware		1993 / 2002	25 games
HP 9800 series	HP 9800 family of programmable calculators and desktop computers.		1 game
HTC Vive	Specifically supports the HTC Vive VR goggles, its companion dual motion controllers, and the roomscale sensors.	2014 / 2019	10 games
Hyper Neo Geo 64		1997 / 1999	7 games
Hyperstone System		1999 / 2001	11 games
I/O Magic Tempo SPU	Supports or requires an I/O Magic Tempo PCMCIA SPU.		1 game
IBM Music Feature Card SPU	Requires or supports the IBM Music Feature Card.	1988 / 1994	15 games
Imagetek i5000 Arcade Hardware			1 game
Incredible Technologies System 32	Incredible Technologies / Strata	1992 / 2001	14 games
Incredible Technologies System 8	8-bit blitter variant.	1987 / 1993	15 games
Innovation Sound Standard (Innovation Sound Source)	The Commodore 64 music hardware for IBM-PC & compatibles (SID chip). Used a different clock speed therefore sounded slightly different than C64 music.	1988 / 1991	11 games
Intel Xscale CPU	Runs on or requires Xscale CPU. Xscale is ARM-based CPU architecture and will likely run games that run on ARM CPUs as well.		1 game
Intersound MDO SPU	An improved and non-compatible clone of the Covox Speech Thing.	1989 / 1991	3 games
iPad	A tablet computer from Apple running iOS.	2009 / 2022	66 games
iPhone	For the Apple iPhone smartphone hardware.	2008 / 2022	43 games
iPod Touch	For the iPod Touch device (plain iPod is not enough).	2008 / 2013	13 games
iQue Player (神游机;Shén Yóu Ji)	Games for the iQue platform.	1996 / 2001	14 games
Irem M10 arcade hardware			1 game
Irem M107 arcade hardware		1993 / 1995	3 games
Irem M11 arcade hardware		1979 / 1980	2 games
Irem M14 arcade hardware			1 game
Irem M15 arcade hardware		1979 / 1980	2 games
Irem M27 arcade hardware			4 games
Irem M52 Arcade hardware		1982 / 1988	4 games
Irem M57 arcade hardware			1 game
Irem M62 arcade hardware		1984 / 1987	12 games
Irem M63		1984 / 1985	2 games
Irem M72 arcade hardware		1987 / 1991	11 games
Irem M75 arcade hardware		1988 / 1989	3 games
Irem M79 arcade hardware			1 game
Irem M84 arcade hardware		1990 / 1991	3 games
Irem M85 arcade hardware			1 game
Irem M90 arcade hardware		1991 / 1993	3 games
Irem M92 arcade hardware		1991 / 1994	13 games
Irem M97 arcade hardware		1992 / 1993	2 games
Irem M99 arcade hardware			1 game
Iremm82-hw			2 games
Jaleco Driving Games Hardware		1989 / 1994	7 games
Jaleco Mega System 1		1988 / 1993	20 games
Jaleco Mega System 32		1994 / 1996	8 games
Jaleco Tetris Plus 2 arcade hardware		1997 / 2000	8 games
Jornada 820/820e Handheld PC platform	Hewlette-Packard's 1st Jornada. Sold from 1998-2002		1 game
Joystick	Uses a joystick.	1976 / 2022	1787 games
Kaneko AX System arcade hardware		1991 / 1995	10 games
Kaneko Galspanic Arcade hardware		1990 / 1997	10 games
Keyboard	Requires or supports any type of a keyboard type controller.	1970 / 2022	4206 games
Kindle Fire	Supports the Amazon Kindle Fire, an Android-based tablet.		2 games
Kinect (Project Natal)	A motion capture setup for Xbox 360 with a camera and infrared structured light scanner, originally intended for controller-free gaming.	2010 / 2017	69 games
Konami 6809-based arcade hardware		1983 / 1988	15 games
Konami Bemani Firebeat(ファイヤービート)		2000 / 2007	32 games
Konami GV System		1996 / 2000	9 games
Konami GX arcade hardware	Main CPU : 68EC020 @ 24MHz Sound CPU : 68000 @ 16MHz	1993 / 1997	18 games
Konami Hornet arcade hardware		1998 / 2000	6 games
Konami Justifier addon		1992 / 2000	19 games
Konami M2 arcade hardware		1997 / 1998	4 games
Konami Nemesis arcade hardware		1985 / 1988	10 games
Konami NWK-TR Arcade Hardware		1998 / 1999	3 games
Konami pre-GX Arcade hardware	These games are the "pre-GX" boards, combining features of the previous line of hardware begun with Xexex and those of the future 32-bit System GX.		5 games
Konami Pyson System		2002 / 2005	10 games
Konami System 573 arcade hardware		1997 / 2004	37 games
Konami Tactician arcade hardware		1981 / 1982	3 games
Konami TMNT	Kanami TMNT based arcade hardware	1988 / 1993	21 games
Konami Twin16 System		1987 / 1989	4 games
Konami Twinkle arcade hardware		1999 / 2002	10 games
Konami Viper arcade hardware		1996 / 2009	16 games
Konami Viper Satellite Terminal		2002 / 2006	9 games
Konami ZR107			3 games
Kyugo Arcade hardware		1984 / 1987	5 games
Leap Motion controller	Supports or requires the Leap Motion controller. A hand and finger motion tracking peripheral primarily intended for use with VR headsets.		1 game
Leland '90 System		1990 / 1991	5 games
Leland System Arcade hardware		1985 / 1990	16 games
Logitech G13	Supports the Logitech G13 LCD display.	2009 / 2009	1 game
Logitech G15	Supports the Logitech G15 LCD display (a small black & white display atop the the G15 keyboard).	2005 / 2010	11 games
Logitech G19	Supports the Logitech G19 LCD display (a small full-color display atop the G19 keyboard).	2003 / 2011	33 games
Manchester Mark 1	Games that run on the Manchester Mark 1, one of the earliest stored-program computers, developed at the Victoria University of Manchester.		4 games
Maniac I	Games for the MANIAC I (Mathematical Analyzer Numerical Integrator and Automatic Computer Model I), an early computer built under the direction of Nicholas Metropolis at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.		1 game
Math Co-Processor	Won't run without math co-processor hardware. Some early IBM compatibles required a separate chip. Not always include in some later reduced cost CPUs.	1991 / 2020	29 games
Max-A-Flex System	Arcade machine based on Atari 600XL		4 games
Maygay EPOCH arcade hardware			1 game
Meadows Arcade Hardware		1977 / 1978	4 games
Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum 16	A 16-bit version of the Pro Audio Spectrum. Disappeared due to a securities fraud investigation	1991 / 1996	20 games
Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum Plus SPU	Supports of requires this improved version of the Pro Audio Spectrum. Disappeared due to a securities fraud investigation	1992 / 1996	10 games
Media Vision Thunderboard	Meant to be Sound Blaster compatible it was not fully but had addition modes.	1990 / 1996	29 games
Media: Blu-ray	Comes on one or more Blu-ray discs.	2006 / 2020	8 games
Media: HD-DVD	Comes on one or more HD-DVD discs.		1 game
Metro System		1992 / 2000	25 games
Microphone	Requires the use of a mic.	1978 / 2018	34 games
MIDAC platform	Games that run on the MIDAC (Michigan Digital Automatic Computer) computer.		4 games
Midway 8080bw System		1976 / 1980	19 games
Midway MCR arcade hardware		1981 / 1984	14 games
Midway MCR-3 arcade hardware	Main CPU : Z80 @ 5MHz Resolution : 512 x 480	1983 / 1987	7 games
Midway MCR-68k Arcade hardware		1986 / 1990	7 games
Midway Wolf-unit System		1995 / 1997	6 games
Midway Zeus		1997 / 2001	4 games
Mitchell System Arcade hardware		1988 / 1994	14 games
Monochrome Display Adapter	A graphics adapter introduced in 1981 by IBM that supported only text mode.	1982 / 1986	10 games
Motion controllers			0 game
Mouse	Requires or supports mouse type pointer devices or anything that mimics it, such as trackballs and tablets in mouse mode.	1972 / 2022	1529 games
MSound SPU	Supports or requires an MSound parallel port SPU		1 game
MSX TurboR		1988 / 1992	2 games
MSX2 enhanced	MSX games that profit somehow from being run on a MSX2 machine.	1988 / 2005	2 games
Multicolor Graphics Adapter	A low cost competitor for VGA that supported 256 paletted display at 320×200 resolution, introduced in 1987 by IBM.	1984 / 2015	368 games
Multimedia One (MM/1)	A computer designed to run OS-9.		1 game
Musical Instrument Controller	Supports any type of musical instrument shaped controller.	1999 / 2000	3 games
N64 Expansion Pak	Supports or requires the N64 Expansion Pak.	1999 / 2010	5 games
Namco 3xZ80 System		1981 / 1984	5 games
Namco Early 8080 arcade hardware		1978 / 1981	7 games
Namco Galaxian Arcade hardware	Galaxian-derived games	1979 / 1984	47 games
Namco Games from 1982-1985		1982 / 1985	8 games
Namco Pac-Man arcade hardware		1980 / 1982	4 games
Namco Super System 22		1995 / 1997	12 games
Namco Super System 23 arcade hardware		1998 / 2000	5 games
Namco System 1 arcade hardware		1987 / 1991	22 games
Namco System 10 PSX arcade hardware	Sony PSX based.	2000 / 2002	8 games
Namco System 11 arcade hardware		1994 / 2001	13 games
Namco System 12 arcade hardware		1997 / 2001	33 games
Namco System 2 arcade hardware		1987 / 2001	29 games
Namco System 21 arcade hardware		1989 / 1993	8 games
Namco System 22 arcade hardware		1992 / 1996	7 games
Namco System 23 arcade hardware		1997 / 1998	7 games
Namco System 246 arcade hardware		2001 / 2008	34 games
Namco System 256 arcade hardware		2004 / 2007	7 games
Namco System 86 arcade hardware		1986 / 1987	5 games
Namco System BNA1 arcade hardware		2018 / 2020	5 games
Namco System ES3 arcade hardware		2013 / 2020	14 games
Namco System FL arcade hardware		1993 / 1995	2 games
Namco System NA-1 arcade hardware		1992 / 1993	6 games
Namco System NA-2 arcade hardware		1993 / 1995	2 games
Namco System NB-1 arcade hardware		1993 / 1997	10 games
Naomi GD-Rom		1999 / 2008	41 games
Neo Geo AES	Neo Geo games that saw a release on the home console platform "Advanced Entertainment System", or "AES".		4 games
Neo Geo CD	Neo Geo games that saw a release on the Neo Geo CD home console platform.		4 games
Neo Geo MVS	Neo Geo games that saw a release as an arcade cabinet as part of the "Multi Video System", or "MVS".		4 games
Neo-Geo Arcade hardware		1991 / 1994	2 games
NES Classic (Classic NES Mini)	ARM CPU+GPU based HDMI computer running Linux. Housed in a miniature NES style case. It emulates 30 built-in NES games & has 2 wiimote accessory ports	1983 / 1993	38 games
Nichibutsu 6800 arcade hardware		1981 / 1984	3 games
Nichibutsu 68000 + Z80 Arcade hardware		1987 / 1990	6 games
Nichibutsu 68k arcade hardware		1985 / 1987	3 games
Nichibutsu Mahjong games 1986-1988		1986 / 1989	18 games
Nichibutsu Mahjong games 91-95		1991 / 1995	26 games
Nichibutsu Z80 Arcade hardware		1985 / 1986	3 games
Nintendo DSi	Release on November 1, 2008.	2006 / 2013	39 games
Nintendo e-Reader	Device for GBA		3 games
NMK System		1986 / 1987	3 games
NMK16 System (arcade)		1989 / 2001	28 games
Noma Trading arcade hardware		1981 / 1985	9 games
Oculus Rift	Specifically supports the Oculus Rift peripheral. A virtual reality stereoscopic display with head tracking motion sensors (via gyroscopes, accelerometers, and magnetometers).	2004 / 2018	72 games
Orca-Sigma arcade hardware		1982 / 1984	6 games
Pacific Novelty arcade hardware		1980 / 1982	3 games
Pacman arcade hardware		1981 / 1986	21 games
Palm Pre			2 games
PC speaker SPU	Supports PC speaker as sound processing unit.	1979 / 2021	699 games
PDP-1 platform		1970 / 1974	11 games
PDP-10 platform (DECsystem-10)		1970 / 1981	26 games
PDP-11 platform		1971 / 1984	29 games
PDP-11-45 platfrom		1972 / 1976	2 games
PDP-7 platform			1 game
PDP-8 platform		1971 / 1976	5 games
Pentium 4 CPU	Requires at least a Pentium 4 type of CPU.	2006 / 2009	7 games
Pentium III CPU	Requires at least a Pentium III type of CPU.	2003 / 2007	7 games
PGM arcade hardware	PGM, short for PolyGameMaster, was developed by IGS to go head to head against the neogeo.	1997 / 2011	28 games
Plantronics Colorplus	A double CGA card for 1 ISA slot that provides CGA modes with twice as many colors or 80-column color text.		1 game
Playable on Stadia	Games playable on stadia. For the platform details see [url=https://www.uvlist.net/platforms/detail/237-Stadia]Stadia[/url]	2013 / 2022	24 games
PlayChoice-10	Arcade hardware that used modular circuit board to allow up to 10 NES games on single cabinet to be played as coin-ops.	1984 / 1989	3 games
Playmark arcade hardware		1994 / 1996	5 games
PlayStation Eye	A small camera add-on for the PS3.		1 game
PlayStation Move (PS Move)	Motion-sensing game controller platform for the PlayStation 3.	2010 / 2014	22 games
PlayStation VR		2016 / 2018	4 games
Power Glove	The Power Glove was a budget version of a VR dataglove for the NES. It tracked the players hand in 3D space (XYZ), roll, yaw, and bend of 2 fingers.	1989 / 1990	3 games
PowerMac G3 CPU	Supports or requires at least a G3 CPU or better.	2000 / 2009	12 games
PowerMac G4 CPU	Supports or requires at least a G4 CPU or better.	2003 / 2008	8 games
PowerPC 7xx CPU	Requires a CPU from the PowerPC 7xx series.		1 game
PRIS Arcade Hardware		1981 / 1984	9 games
Processor Technology Corporation Sol-20	A 8080 based s-100 bus personal computer purchasable as plan, kit, or complete. Pronounced like Saul.	1977 / 1981	11 games
Project Support Engineering Arcade Hardware		1974 / 1978	10 games
PS Vita TV(PlayStation TV;PS TV)[pstv]	Available for the PS TV, a microconsole based on PS Vita, supporting a subset of the total games for the handheld device.	2014 / 2018	17 games
PS/1 Audio	IBM's answer to Tandy's sound hardware. Designed to only work on the PS/1 PC (which seems to have been designed to compete with low-cost Tandys)	1989 / 1993	44 games
Qtalk	An external speech synthesiser for the Sinclair QL usibg the RS232 port.		2 games
Raizing PSX arcade hardware		1997 / 2000	4 games
RAM: 256 MiB	Requires a system with at least 256 MiB RAM.	2004 / 2008	0 game
RAM: 32 MiB	Requires a system with at least 32 MiB RAM.	1998 / 2003	0 game
RAM: 4 MiB	Requires a system with at least 4 MiB RAM.	1994 / 1995	0 game
RAM: 512 MiB	Requires a system with at least 512 MiB RAM.	2006 / 2009	0 game
RAM: 64 MiB	Requires a system with at least 64 MiB RAM.	1999 / 2004	0 game
RAM: 8 MiB	Requires a system with at least 8 MiB RAM.	1995 / 1997	0 game
Raytheon 704	A 1969 TTL & DTL computer with 16K Memory that could fit in the back of a pickup.	1972 / 1973	2 games
RCA Pixie Graphics System	RCA's system to display bitmapped graphics on standard TVs.	1978 / 1979	2 games
Red Book Audio (Compact Disc Digital Audio;CDDA) [Mixed Mode CD]	Uses Red Book audio for music, the same audio format used by common music/audio CDs and therefore could be listened on regular CD players without any additional effort.	1991 / 2003	19 games
RIM BlackBerry	A series of PDAs, smartphones and such from RIM.	2009 / 2013	10 games
Risc PC Arcade hardware	CHIPS QS1000: QDSP QS1000 AdMOS 9638R, Wavetable Audio chip, clock input of 24.000MHz (QFP100) PRIME: LGS Prime 3C 9930R, clock input of 14.31818MHz (QFP100) QL2003: QuickLogic QL2003-XPL84C 0003BA FPGA (PLCC84) CL-PS7500: Cirrus Logic CL-PS7500FE-56Q	1999 / 2001	3 games
Roland LAPC-I		1989 / 1998	30 games
Roland MT-32 SPU		1988 / 2011	305 games
Roland RAP-10 SPU	Supports or requires an Roland RAP-10 sound card.	1993 / 1997	16 games
Roland Sound Canvas SPU (Edirol Sound Canvas)	A high-end sound module available in many models. Most are General Midi and MT-32 backwards compatible.	1992 / 1996	18 games
Samsung Z1	Games intended for the Samsung Z1 phnoe	2012 / 2016	60 games
Samsung Z2	An entry level Tizen OS device (runs Tizen OS apps nativly). Included software allows for installation and running Andriod, iOS, and Windows Phone apps. Samsung Z series devices are very popular in India where they were initially launched. Launch: 2016	2012 / 2016	23 games
Samsung Z3	Games intended for the Samsung Z1 phone	2012 / 2016	50 games
Sega Card (マイカード;My Card)	A special game media for Master System I (card slot not present in SMS2) and SG-1000. Called "Sega Card" in Europe and US and "My Card" in Japan.	1983 / 1987	37 games
Sega Chihiro arcade hardware		2002 / 2005	11 games
Sega Discrete Circuitry arcade hardware		1973 / 1979	36 games
Sega G-80 raster		1981 / 1983	6 games
Sega G80 Vector arcade hardware		1981 / 1983	5 games
Sega Hikaru arcade hardware		1999 / 2001	6 games
Sega LaserDisc System		1982 / 1984	3 games
Sega Lindberg		2005 / 2008	8 games
Sega Megaplay	Specially designed Genesis games, produced for arcade use and with significant modifications when compared with the originals.	1992 / 1994	11 games
Sega Model 1 arcade hardware		1992 / 1994	4 games
Sega Model 2 arcade hardware		1993 / 1996	5 games
Sega Model 2A CRX arcade hardware		1994 / 1999	7 games
Sega Model 2B CRX arcade hardware		1994 / 1997	11 games
Sega Model 2C CRX arcade hardware		1996 / 1998	8 games
Sega Model 3		1996 / 1999	23 games
Sega Model 3 Step 1.0		1996 / 1998	2 games
Sega Model 3 Step 1.5		1996 / 1998	6 games
Sega Model 3 Step 2.0		1997 / 1999	9 games
Sega Model 3.21 arcade hardware		1998 / 1999	7 games
Sega Naomi 2 arcade hardware		2000 / 2004	16 games
Sega Naomi arcade hardware		1998 / 2008	70 games
Sega OutRun Arcade hardware		1986 / 1989	3 games
Sega Ring arcade hardware(Sega RingWide arcade hardware;Sega RingEdge arcade hardware)	Series of arcade machines by Sega based on a PC architecture.	2009 / 2013	14 games
Sega ST-V Titan arcade hardware		1994 / 1999	48 games
Sega System 1	Main CPU : Z80 @ 4 MHz Sound CPU : Z80 @ 4 MHz Sound chip : SN76496 @ 2 MHz , SN76496 @ 4 MHz Video resoution : 256 x 224	1983 / 1987	21 games
Sega System 16A arcade hardware		1985 / 1988	7 games
Sega System 16B arcade hardware		1987 / 1994	27 games
Sega System 18 arcade hardware		1989 / 1992	9 games
Sega System 2	Main CPU : Z80 @ 4 MHz Sound CPU : Z80 @ 4 MHz Sound chip : SN76496 @ 2 MHz, SN76496 @ 4 MHz Video resoution : 256 x 224	1985 / 1988	11 games
Sega System 24 arcade hardware		1988 / 1996	17 games
Sega System 32 arcade hardware		1989 / 1994	18 games
Sega System 32 MULTI arcade hardware		1992 / 1994	4 games
Sega System C arcade hardware		1990 / 1994	6 games
Sega System C2 arcade hardware		1989 / 1994	7 games
Sega System-E arcade hardware		1985 / 1988	7 games
Sega VIC Dual System		1977 / 1981	18 games
Sega X-Board arcade		1987 / 1992	10 games
Sega Y-board		1988 / 1991	5 games
Seibu STI System arcade hardware		1995 / 1998	7 games
Seibu Z80 Arcade Hardware		1987 / 1991	3 games
Sequential Systems Second Sight SVGS Graphics Card	An expansion card for Apple ][ and IIgs that provides VGA output at up to 1024x768x256 (24-bit palette)		1 game
Seta Aleck64		1998 / 2003	10 games
Seta arcade		1988 / 1996	42 games
Seta custom ST-0016		1994 / 1996	4 games
Seta Multi Amenity Cassette System		1995 / 1999	4 games
SF-7000	Need the SF-7000 to run: an add-on for SC-3000 that added 64KB of RAM, 8KB ROM and a 3-inch floppy disk drive.		2 games
SG-1000 Arcade System	Sega hardware based on their SG-1000 console.	1983 / 1985	3 games
Sharp MZ-80K	A monotone text based PC. An MZ-700 is a MZ-80K with graphics and color.		1 game
Sinclair Research ZX Interface 2 peripheral	Plugged into the expansion bus of a ZX Spectrum. Added 2 Sinclair-only joystick ports, a 16 KiB maximum ROM cartridge slot, and printer pass-through.	1983 / 1992	14 games
Sixense (Razer Hydra)	Has native support for the Sixense motion controllers.	2007 / 2013	7 games
SNES Classic (Classic SNES Mini)	SNES Mini is a dedicated home video game console released by Nintendo, which emulates the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The console, a successor to the NES Classic Edition, comes with twenty-one Super NES titles pre-installed, including the first o	1990 / 1996	26 games
SNK 6502 arcade hardware		1980 / 1982	7 games
SNK triple Z80 arcade hardware		1983 / 1988	20 games
SNK/Alpha 68000 bases arcade hardware		1986 / 1989	11 games
Snow Brothers Arcade Hardware		1990 / 2002	16 games
Sound Blaster 16 SPU(SB16)	Supports or requires SB16 or compatible sound processing unit.	1991 / 2017	108 games
Sound Blaster AWE32 SPU	Supports or requires an SB AWE32 sound processing unit.	1994 / 2004	58 games
Sound Blaster Pro SPU	Supports or requires an SB Pro sound processing unit.	1990 / 2017	118 games
Sound Blaster SPU	Supports or requires Sound Blaster (the original) or compatible sound processing unit.	1988 / 2019	373 games
Sound Galaxy NX Pro 16 SPU (I38-MMSN803)	Supports or requires an I38-MMSN803 SPU.	1993 / 1996	4 games
Spectrum 128K enhanced	48K Spectrum games that profit somehow from being run on a 128K machine. Should not be used for "real" Spectrum 128 games which don't run on a standard 48K Spectrum.	1984 / 2009	514 games
Spectrum 128K only	ZX Spectrum games that require at least 128k of memory and need at least a ZX Spectrum 128, +2/+3 or similar to play. Not to be confused with 48k games that have 128k enhancements (such as better music soundtrack etc.).	1985 / 2021	102 games
SpotPass (CrossPass)	Uses the Nintendo 3DS' wi-fi system that allows it to connect to designated hotspots and download game content through them.	2012 / 2015	3 games
Steam Controller	Valve's dual haptic feedback trackpad, single analog stick, dual paddle, 10(13) button motion sensitive gamepad and gaming keyboard+mouse replacement.	2010 / 2021	414 games
StreetPass	Uses the Nintendo 3DS' passive wi-fi feature that keeps transmitting data even when the system is in sleep mode, reacting to presence of other devices that have StreetPass in use.	2012 / 2015	3 games
SunA 8 Bit arcade hardware		1988 / 1992	6 games
Sunr Systems Route16 arcade hardware		1980 / 1981	3 games
Super FX 2 (GSU-2;GSU-2-SP1)	A later version of the Super FX RISC CPU running at 21.4MHz. Typically used as math co-processor to aid rendering 3D polygons or 2D graphics effects.	1994 / 1996	4 games
Super FX Chip (MARIO CHIP 1;GSU-1)	A RISC CPU capable of 21.4MHz. Typically used as math co-processor to aid rendering 3D polygons or 2D graphics effects.	1992 / 1994	5 games
Super Gameboy Enhanced (SGB)	Includes features only seen when played on the Super Gameboy adapter for SNES: more colors, sounds, players, effects, etc.	1989 / 2002	351 games
Super Kaneko Nova System arcade hardware		1996 / 2000	14 games
Supercassette		1984 / 1986	7 games
SuperCPU	The SuperCPU adds a 65618 cpu, & stuff, to the C64 or C128 for ~8 times performance for processing focused programs, without sacrificing compatibility	1984 / 2018	48 games
SWTPC 6800	An early computer based on proprietary hardware but using a Motorola 6800 CPU.	1977 / 1979	25 games
Systems Engineering Laboratories 7200 computer	More info needed.		1 game
Systems Engineering Laboratories System 86 computer	More info needed.		1 game
Taito 8080bw System		1978 / 1980	20 games
Taito Air System arcade hardware			1 game
Taito Arkanoid System		1986 / 1987	3 games
Taito Asuka System		1988 / 1994	7 games
Taito B System arcade hardware		1988 / 1994	15 games
Taito F2 System arcade hardware		1988 / 1998	15 games
Taito F3 System arcade hardware	CPU: MC68EC020 Sound CPU: MC68000 Sound Chip: ES5505 and ES5510 (DSP) Video resolution: 320x224	1992 / 1998	36 games
Taito Fairyland Story arcade hardware		1984 / 1985	4 games
Taito FX-1 arcade hardware		1995 / 1997	9 games
Taito G NET arcade hardware		1998 / 2002	16 games
Taito H System		1988 / 1990	3 games
Taito JC System arcade hardware		1995 / 1998	5 games
Taito L System		1989 / 1993	9 games
Taito NZS System		1987 / 1989	9 games
Taito O System			1 game
Taito Qix Arcade hardware		1981 / 1982	7 games
Taito Samurai		1984 / 1986	6 games
Taito Scorpion arcade hardware		2000 / 2001	2 games
Taito SJ System arcade hardware		1981 / 1984	14 games
Taito Super Z System arcade hardware		1992 / 1993	3 games
Taito SuperQix Arcade Hardware		1986 / 1994	4 games
Taito Type X	Built on commodity PC hardware, is a modular platform accommodating diverse hardware configurations and varying graphical capabilities.	2004 / 2017	45 games
Taito Type X +		2005 / 2006	4 games
Taito Type X2		2007 / 2010	11 games
Taito Type X3			1 game
Taito Type-Zero arcade hardware		1999 / 2000	6 games
Taito Wolf arcade hardware			1 game
Taito X System arcade hardware		1987 / 1989	5 games
Taito Z System arcade		1987 / 1991	10 games
Taiyo Z80 arcade hardware		1984 / 1985	3 games
Tandy DAC	Late model Tandy MS-DOS compatible PCs added 8-bit Digital-to-Analog Converter hardware & protocols for HQ music & sound at 48kHz & emulation of other SPUs	1989 / 1997	91 games
Tandy Graphics Adapter	Improvement on IBM's Color Graphics Adapter that supported 16 colours at 320x200 resolution, introduced in 1984.	1982 / 2018	837 games
Tandy Video II (Tandy ETGA;Tandy Mode-E)	Adds 4-bit color and 16-bit palette to Tandy graphics and includes 640x200x16 color (256 palette)	1986 / 2018	8 games
Tangerine Microtan 65 (M65)	1979 single-board microcomputer KIT with 6502 CPU. Used a rack mount system for up to 7 expansions. Precursor to the Oric.		1 game
Tatsumi arcade hardware		1988 / 1992	4 games
Technos Double Dragon Arcade Hardware		1987 / 1994	7 games
Tecmo Gaiden arcade hardware		1988 / 1992	4 games
Tecmo System Arcade Hardware		1995 / 1996	2 games
Tecmo Z80 arcade		1986 / 1988	4 games
Tehkan Senjyo Arcade System		1983 / 1986	3 games
Thomson computers	Container group which list all Thomson computers variant.		0 game
Thomson MO5	Compatible with Thomson MO5, released in 1984.	1983 / 1989	168 games
Thomson MO6	Compatible with Thomson MO6, released in 1986.	1984 / 1988	21 games
Thomson TO7	Compatible with Thomson TO7, released in 1982.	1982 / 1987	84 games
Thomson TO7/70 (Thomson TO7-70)	Compatible with Thomson TO7/70 model of the Thomson TO7 computer, released in 1984. TO7 software 'always' runs on a TO7/70 but TO7/70 software may not run on a TO7		3 games
Thomson TO8	Compatible with Thomson TO8, released in 1986.	1983 / 1989	128 games
Thomson TO9	Compatible with Thomson TO9, released in 1985.	1985 / 1988	10 games
Toaplan '87 Arcade hardware		1987 / 1991	3 games
Toaplan System 1 Arcade hardware		1988 / 1991	8 games
Toaplan System 2		1991 / 1999	17 games
Tobii Eye Tracker	Supports the Tobii Eye Tracker.	2016 / 2018	4 games
Trackball	A spinnable ball, somewhat similar in concept to upturned mouse.	1973 / 2004	22 games
Triforce arcade hardware	By Namco, Sega and Nintendo, Based on Nindendo Gamecube * CPU : IBM Power PC "Gekko" * Sound DSP : Custom Macronix 16bit DSP @ 81MHz * Main RAM : Main Memory 48 MB MoSys 1T-SRAM * Graphics Engine : "Flipper" (Custom ATI/Nintendo)	2002 / 2007	10 games
Trisstick	An adapter by Big Five Software. It allowed Atari compatible joysticks to be used on TRS-80 Model I & III systems.	1980 / 1983	9 games
Trs80model4	These games are targeted for the TRS-80 Model 4 and 4P	1982 / 2016	12 games
TV Dazzler (Cromemco Dazzler)	A video card compatible with S-100 bus computers. It allowed software to use a TV as a video only terminal and, more spectacularly, did so in color.	1976 / 1978	12 games
Universal '83 Arcade hardware		1983 / 1985	6 games
Universal 79 Arcade hardware		1979 / 1980	6 games
UPL "sprite framebuffer" Arcade System		1987 / 1989	5 games
VESA(VBE;SVGA;UVGA;xVGA;Super Video Graphics Array;Ultra Video Graphics Array)	Variety of computer display standards introduced as extensions to VGA by VESA (starting with SVGA), allowing true color displays (24 bit and 32 bit) and unbound resolutions, including the VESA BIOS Extensions (VBE) which is used to enable these.	1990 / 2017	148 games
Video Graphics Array(VGA)	Graphics adapter introduced in 1987 that supported 18-bit color (256 on screen) & resolutions up to 640x480. Superseded by VESA standards & extensions	1984 / 2021	836 games
Video System PSX arcade hardware			1 game
Video Systems GGA Arcade Hardware		1990 / 1997	6 games
Video-sync	Video-Sync connects the video output and cassette jack of Apple II systems allowing for seamless graphics effects the system is not otherwise cable of		1 game
Virtuality 1000 Series	1000CS and 1000SD (sit down) models. Powered by an Amiga 3000		9 games
Virtuality 2000 Series	2000SU (stand up) and 2000SD (sit down) models. Powered by an Intel 486-PC and using Motorola 88110 processors for graphics rendering.	1994 / 1996	7 games
Visco SSV System arcade hardware		1993 / 2000	24 games
VRAM: 128 MiB	Requires at least 128 MiB video RAM.	2007 / 2009	0 game
VRAM: 32 MiB	Requires at least 32 MiB video RAM.	2003 / 2008	0 game
VRAM: 64 MiB	Requires at least 64 MiB video RAM.	2004 / 2005	0 game
VSL Votrax speech synthesis unit	A speech synthesis expansion board intended for the Ohio Scientific computers but could be used with others.		1 game
Wang 2200	A computer sold from 1973 to 1997 based only on TTL chips (no microprocessor). Yet, capable of running BASIC.	1974 / 1981	13 games
WaveJammer SPU	Specifically supports the WaveJammer PCMCIA SoundBlaser clone.	1995 / 1997	11 games
Webcam		2004 / 2013	5 games
Wheel controller(Steering wheel)	Supports or requires a wheel controller.	1975 / 2016	10 games
Wii Arcade Hardware			1 game
Wii Classic Controller	A dual-analog, d-pad, 10-button gamepad connected to the Wii Remote. And, 2 Analog triggers.		2 games
Wii MotionPlus (Wiiモーションプラス)	MotionPlus Wiimotes have expanded motion sensing functionality. A plugin adapter can be used to add MotionPlus to older Wiimotes.	2009 / 2014	12 games
Wii Nunchuk		2006 / 2010	17 games
Williams 6809 System		1980 / 1987	18 games
Williams V-Unit arcade hardware	3D Graphics	1994 / 1997	4 games
Williams/Midway Y/Z-unit system		1988 / 1992	9 games
Wonderbook	Requires or supports the Wonderbook augmented reality peripheral for PS3.	2012 / 2013	4 games
x86 SSE 4.2(Streaming SIMD Extensions version 4.2)	Requires a CPU with at least SSE4.2 instruction set support (Intel Nehalem and later, and AMD Bulldozer CPUs and later).		1 game
x86 SSE2(Streaming SIMD Extensions version 2)	Requires a CPU with at least SSE2 instruction set support (Pentium 4 or Athlon 64 for example).	2007 / 2021	111 games
x86 SSE3(Streaming SIMD Extensions version 3)	Requires a CPU with at least SSE3 instruction set support (later versions of Pentium 4 or Athlon 64 for example).	2011 / 2016	2 games
x86-16 CPU	Requires 16 bit x86 CPU and an OS that can run 16 bit executables.	1993 / 1996	7 games
x86-32 CPU	Requires or runs natively on a 32 bit x86 CPU.	2001 / 2016	46 games
x86-64 CPU (AMD64 CPU;x64)	Requires or runs natively on a 64 bit x86 CPU.	1990 / 2022	949 games
Xbox 360 gamepad controller	Supports the X360 gamepad controller specifically.	2007 / 2021	112 games
Xbox One gamepad controller	Supports the Xbox One gamepad controller specifically.	2016 / 2017	11 games
XM expansion	An homebrew expansion module	1987 / 2014	22 games
Yun Sung 16 Bit System		1996 / 1998	4 games
Yun Sung 68k Arcade Hardware		1998 / 2002	6 games
Yun Sung z80 Arcade Hardware		1994 / 1998	6 games
Zaccaria arcade hardware		1983 / 1984	2 games

concepts

Advanced Vector Extensions	AVX are 32-bit and 64-bit extensions to the x86 instruction set that began being included in CPUs since 2011. Uses 128, 256, or 512-bit SIMD register file.		1 game
Auxiliary displays			0 game
Controller Port Link (Controller Port Network)	A solution to network two systems (likely for multiplayer) that lends well to consoles with 2 or more controller ports.		1 game
Display aspect ratios			0 game
Display: Cassette Port	In the oldest computer systems, some hobbyists experimented with using the cassette I/O port for video display. Soldiering required.		0 game
Display: LED	Makes use of LEDs for graphics	1975 / 1979	40 games
DRM: Corrupt media(Damaged media)	Uses intentionally damaged/corrupted media as a form of DRM, causing read errors when copying is attempted, making the copies different than the original and thus triggering the copy protection when one attempts to use the copies.		2 games
DTS Digital Surround			1 game
Electro-mechanical	Includes electro-mechanical components that effect game logic and/or performs computations.	1970 / 1983	37 games
Eye tracking	Tracks player's direction of vision and does something with the information. May require special hardware, though some may be content with any webcam or similar device.	2016 / 2017	2 games
GameKing III	Games for GameKing III (color). Also playing the older b&w GameKing I/II games coverting 4 shades of grey into color. Cartridges are smaller and not squared similar like Game Boy Advance games.		0 game
GPU Async Compute[Asynchronous Compute]	Supports asynchronous compute feature of Vulkan and DirectX 12.	2014 / 2020	8 games
Haptic feedback (Force feedback;Tactile feedback)	Supports devices that produce haptic feedback, such as vibration, directional force, or such.	1999 / 2018	39 games
Hardware Transform and Lighting (Transform, clipping, and lighting)	Added to OpenGL & coin-ops in 1993. Nvidia & S3 cards 1st used T&L in 1999. Direct3D 7 added T&L soon after. Vertex & pixel shaders replaced T&L 2001.		1 game
Head tracking	Tracks player's head position and possibly angle and does something with the information. May require special hardware, though some may be content with any webcam or similar device.	1998 / 2020	33 games
LightFX (AlienFX)	Supports the Dell XPS LightFX or Alienware AlienFX hardware.	2010 / 2017	17 games
Media: Laserdisc	These games need not be for Laserdisc based game systems (or players) but make use of one or more Laserdisc in gameplay.	1982 / 1985	4 games
Media: Magnetic Strip	Comes on a magnetic strip adhered to a rigid backing meant to be rolled through a reader.	1975 / 1979	59 games
Motion tracking		2017 / 2019	4 games
Multi keyboard	Supports multiple keyboards simultaneously.	1979 / 2011	9 games
Multi pointer (Multi mouse;Multiple pointer devices)	Supports multiple pointer devices, such as mice, simultaneously.	2007 / 2012	11 games
Multi-touch screen[multi-touch display]	Supports or requires a multi-touch screen. A screen that tracks multiple touch signals on its surface instead of just one.	2010 / 2012	6 games
Multihead (Multiple monitors;Multiple adapters)[Eyefinity]	Supports multiple display devices simultaneously, usually showing additional info on the other displays or alternatively expanding the field of view to them.	1971 / 2016	34 games
N-patches (RT-patches;ATi TruForm)	Supports N-patches graphics technology, either as is or with a patch. This causes polygon count to be roughly doubled, smoothing curves and generally making models seem less angular.	1999 / 2005	13 games
Nintendo Power exclusive	A Super Famicom or Game Boy game which can be only obtained with the Nintendo Power (NP) Service and a NP RAM cartridge.	1998 / 2000	12 games
Nvidia Multi-res Shading(Multi-resolution Shading)	Renders peripheral display content at reduced resolution, improving performance. Intended mainly for VR headsets.		1 game
PCI bus is required	System Requirements call for the presence of a PCI bus (though not necessarily any PCI cards). Tag if claimed, even if untrue (but note the truth)		1 game
Requires an 8-bit Sound Card	These games are not compatible with 16-bit sound cards or any other sound hardware that is not 8-bit.		2 games
Shaders (Pixel Shaders;Vertex Shaders;Geometry Shaders)[Shader Models]			0 game
Sound Processing Units (Sound Cards;Sound Chips;Sound Hardware)			0 game
Sound Required	These games will not run without sound hardware installed and working.		2 games
Virtual Reality goggles(Virtual Reality helmets)	A headset, glasses, or helmet that mainly delivers separate left & right eye images. Possibly with sound (mic and/or speakers), haptic feedback, and motion controller features as well.	1995 / 2020	10 games
x86 Streaming SIMD Extensions	Requires the CPU supports some version of SSE, an x86 architecture extension originally developed by Intel.	1999 / 2016	3 games