What is an arcade game emulator?
All arcade machines have one thing in common – they have a specialized computer inside that is dedicated to playing an arcade game. The actual arcade game is basically a computer program that is stored in a special computer chip called a ROM. If you copy the game program from the ROM, and store it in a file on your computer, there is a way to play it. These ROM files are widely available for download on the internet. An arcade game emulator is a program that runs on your computer. The emulator is able to read the original game program from a ROM file, and trick it into thinking that it is running on it’s original dedicated arcade computer.
