Retro Console Emulator for iOS & iPhone | Provenance

The Atari 2600 — originally sold as the Video Computer System — launched in 1977 and brought arcade gaming into living rooms for the first time. Its library of Pitfall!, Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Asteroids, and Combat defined early home gaming. With Provenance, you can play the entire 2600 catalog on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV.

The Atari Lynx was the world’s first color handheld gaming console, released in 1989 — beating the Game Boy Color to market by almost a decade. Its hardware was technically impressive for its time, featuring hardware-accelerated sprites and scaling. Standout titles include California Games, Chip’s Challenge, Rygar, and Blue Lightning.

Nintendo’s original Game Boy launched in 1989 and went on to become one of the best-selling consoles of all time. With Provenance, you can play the full Game Boy library — including Game Boy Color titles — on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV. Tetris, Pokémon Red and Blue, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Kirby’s Dream Land: all of it, in your pocket again.

Provenance includes a full Game Boy Advance emulator for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. The GBA had an outstanding lineup of games — Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Metroid Fusion, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow — and Provenance lets you play the entire library on your Apple device.

Provenance supports both the original Game Boy and the Game Boy Color on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. With hundreds of classic titles spanning two generations — Pokemon Red and Blue, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Tetris, Pokemon Gold and Silver, Kirby’s Dream Land, and countless others — the Game Boy library is one of the most beloved in gaming history.

Provenance brings the Nintendo 3DS to iPhone and iPad through the Azahar (formerly Citra) emulation core. The 3DS library spans nearly a decade of outstanding handheld gaming — Pokémon X/Y/Sun/Moon, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Fire Emblem Fates, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, and hundreds more.

Provenance brings the Nintendo 64 to your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. The N64 delivered legendary 3D gaming experiences — Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, GoldenEye 007, Mario Kart 64, and more — and Provenance makes it possible to revisit those games on your Apple device.

Provenance includes Nintendo DS emulation for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. The DS had a remarkable dual-screen library — Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, Mario Kart DS, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Chrono Trigger DS, Professor Layton, and hundreds more — and Provenance brings that library to your Apple device.

Provenance brings the Nintendo Entertainment System — and its Japanese counterpart, the Famicom — to your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. The NES defined an entire generation of gaming, giving us Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Mega Man, Castlevania, Contra, and countless other classics. Now you can carry that legacy in your pocket, no jailbreak required.

Provenance brings the Nintendo GameCube to iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV through the Dolphin emulation core — the same battle-tested engine used on desktop platforms. The GameCube library is home to some of the greatest games ever made: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime, Resident Evil 4, and F-Zero GX.

The Nintendo Virtual Boy was Nintendo’s bold and ill-fated 1995 experiment with stereoscopic 3D — a table-top headset that displayed red monochrome graphics in two viewports to create depth. It sold poorly and was discontinued within a year, producing only 22 commercial games. That rarity makes the library a fascinating collector’s target, and titles like Wario Land and Galactic Pinball hold up as genuinely good games.

Provenance emulates the NEC PC Engine (sold as TurboGrafx-16 in North America) and its CD-ROM² add-on through the Mednafen core. Released in 1987 in Japan, the PC Engine punched well above its weight class with arcade-perfect ports and its revolutionary CD-ROM format. Highlights include Bonk’s Adventure, Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, Ys Book I & II, and Street Fighter II'.

Provenance brings Sony’s original PlayStation to iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. The PS1 era produced some of the most iconic games in history — Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and hundreds more — and Provenance lets you play them all on your Apple device for free.

The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling video game console ever made, and its library holds some of the greatest games ever created. Provenance brings PS2 emulation to iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV — letting you play Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Shadow of the Colossus, God of War, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy X, and hundreds of other titles on your Apple device.

Sony’s PlayStation Portable was a technical marvel when it launched in 2005, bringing near-PlayStation 2-quality gaming to a handheld. With Provenance, you can bring that library to your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV — playing God of War: Chains of Olympus, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Persona 3 Portable, and dozens of other standout PSP titles.

Sega’s Dreamcast was ahead of its time — online multiplayer, VMU memory cards, and an exceptional software library that included Shenmue, Sonic Adventure, Jet Set Radio, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, and Soul Calibur. Though the hardware was discontinued in 2001, the games hold up remarkably well. Provenance brings the Dreamcast to your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.

Provenance includes a Sega Genesis emulator for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, covering both the North American Genesis and the international Mega Drive. Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage, Mortal Kombat, Phantasy Star IV — the Genesis library is enormous and Provenance gives you access to all of it on your Apple device.

The Sega Master System — released in Japan as the Mark III — was Sega’s answer to the NES, featuring sharper graphics and a library that included Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Sonic the Hedgehog, Phantasy Star, and Golden Axe Warrior. While the NES dominated North America, the Master System found a devoted audience in Europe and Brazil. Provenance brings the full Master System and Mark III library to your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.

The Sega Saturn was a cult classic — complex hardware that most developers struggled with, but that gave rise to some genuinely extraordinary games. Nights into Dreams, Virtua Fighter 2, Panzer Dragoon Saga, and the Japan-only port of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night all found their home on Saturn. Provenance brings this rare library to your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.

The SNK Neo Geo was legendary for bringing true arcade hardware home in 1990. Its MVS (arcade) and AES (home) versions ran identical game ROMs, making it the gold standard for fighting games and run-and-guns. The library is dominated by SNK classics: Metal Slug 1–3, King of Fighters ‘98, Samurai Shodown II, and The Last Blade 2 — games that hold up beautifully decades later.

Provenance brings the Super Nintendo Entertainment System to your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. With a library spanning RPGs, platformers, fighting games, and more, the SNES remains one of the most beloved consoles ever made — and now you can experience it all on your Apple device without a jailbreak.