Amiga 500 ESP32 vs FS-UAE
Amiga 500 ESP32
github.comFS-UAE
fs-uae.netSide by side
| Figure | Amiga 500 ESP32 | FS-UAE |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Amiga Emulators | 7.6 (#11) | 7.9 (#7) |
| Controls | A cabinet joystick and buttons map to the Amiga joystick and mouse buttons. | Its on-screen menu supports gamepad control for actions such as swapping floppy disks and loading save states. |
| License | The original emulator code is under the MIT License, which does not cover the Musashi core or Amiga ROMs and commercial software. | FS-UAE is free software licensed under GPLv2, with some other project parts and dependencies under LGPL or other open-source licenses. |
| Purpose | Amiga 500 emulator running on ESP32-S3 hardware, with a PC build for development. | FS-UAE is a cross-platform Amiga emulator with a focus on games, and it can also emulate high-end Amigas. |
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In their own words
Amiga 500 ESP32
Amiga 500 ESP32 has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
FS-UAE
FS-UAE is a free Amiga emulator for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with an emphasis on games and support for high-end Amiga systems. It emulates systems including the Amiga 500, 500+, 600, 1000, 1200, 4000, CD32, and CDTV. It accepts floppy images such as ADF and IPF, CD-ROM images such as ISO and BIN/CUE, and computer folders mounted as Amiga hard drives. Its optional graphical Launcher configures the emulator without configuration files and can identify games through the Open Amiga Game Database, retrieving covers and screenshots. The Launcher can also recognize many archived WHDLoad games. An on-screen menu supports gamepad control for tasks such as changing disks and loading save states. FS-UAE supports cross-platform online play and offers graphics options including aspect correction, zoom, shaders, and visual themes. It is free software under GPLv2, with some project parts and dependencies under other open-source licenses. It requires a moderately fast computer with accelerated OpenGL graphics; a gamepad or joystick is recommended, and users should ideally have the Kickstart ROMs for the systems they want to emulate.