- Stella (emulator)
Infobox_Software
name = Stella
caption = Macintosh GUI of the Stella emulator
developer = Bradford W. Mott
latest_release_version = 2.6.1
latest_release_date =May 23, 2008
operating_system = WindowsMacintosh Mac OS X Linux eComStation
Windows CE/MobileGP2X
genre =Console emulator
license =open-source non-commercial
website = [http://stella.sourceforge.net/ stella.sourceforge.net]Stella is an emulator for the
Atari 2600 game console. It isopen source , and runs on most major modern platforms including Windows,Mac OS X ,Linux , Windows CE/Mobile,Sega Dreamcast , andGP2X . Stella was originally written in1996 by Bradford W. Mott and was originally known as Stella 96. [cite newsgroup|title= Stella 96 - An Atari 2600 Emulator|author=Bradford Wayne Mott|date=1996-05-16|newsgroup=rec.games.video.classic|url=http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.classic/browse_thread/thread/bc77de83406e5acd/b1237baa89d89323?lnk=gst&q=%22Stella+96%22&rnum=1&hl=en#b1237baa89d89323|accessdate=2007-08-04]Stella is written in the
C++ programming language and thus is highly portable. [cite web|url=http://stella.sourceforge.net/|accessdate=2007-08-04|title=Stella - A multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator] The emulator supports all Atari 2600 cartridgebank switching schemes and has support for nearly all Atari 2600 titles.The emulator emulates most Atari 2600 peripheral devices, including standard
joystick s, paddle controllers, the Atari Video Touch Pad, the Atari Keyboard Controller, Atari Indy 500 Driving Controllers, and the CBS Booster-Grip controller. Stella does not have support for the CommaVid RAM-cart or the Spectravideo Compumatecomputer keyboard . Stella does not support cassette-based titles designed to work with the Coleco KidVid cassette player but does have support for titles designed to work with theStarpath Supercharger . [cite web|url=http://stella.sourceforge.net/|accessdate=2007-08-04|title=Stella - A multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator (User's Guide - Release 2.3.5)]JStella, a translation of Stella into Java, allows the Stella emulation engine to run as a Java applet on a web page.
See also
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PC Atari Emulator
*z26 References
External links
* [http://stella.sourceforge.net/ Official website]
* [http://svolli.org/software/dcstella/ Stella - Dreamcast port]
*"Retro Gaming Hacks" by Chris Kohler - Oct. 2005 (1st ed.), p. 144 [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/retrogaminghks/inx.html] , [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/retrogaminghks/inx.html#S]
* [http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/a/story/3082 Gauntlet Web (University of Calgary publication)] - "Classic video gaming for all ages"
* [http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/features/25009/Classic_Arcade_Gaming.html G4] (TV channel) - "Classic Arcade Gaming" by Ed Lee - Nov. 28, 2002
* [http://www.bradfordmott.com/ homepage of Bradford W. Mott] - programmer of the Stella Atari 2600 VCS emulator program
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