Gearlynx comparisons
Gearlynx is compared head-to-head with Atari800, Altirra and Virtual Jaguar and more: 7 head-to-heads in Atari Emulators, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Gearlynx head-to-head
- Gearlynx vs Atari800
- Gearlynx vs Altirra
- Gearlynx vs Virtual Jaguar
- Gearlynx vs kat5200
- Gearlynx vs Javatari
- Gearlynx vs Stella
- Gearlynx vs BigPEmu
Gearlynx vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Atari systems | Supported platforms | Save states | Netplay | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Gearlynx | Yes | Free | Atari Lynx | Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, Android, iOS, webOS and other libretro platforms | Yes | No | 8.8 |
| 1 | Atari800 | Yes | Free | Atari 400, 800, 1200XL, 600XL, 800XL, 65XE, 130XE, 800XE, XE Game System, 5200 SuperSystem | Linux, Windows, macOS, Android | Yes | 9.4 | |
| 2 | Altirra | Yes | Free | Atari 400/800, 1200XL, 600/800XL, 130XE, XEGS, 5200 | Windows | Yes | 9.2 | |
| 3 | Virtual Jaguar | Yes | Free | Atari Jaguar; Jaguar CD | web, windows, macos, linux, ios, android | Yes | Yes | 9.0 |
| 5 | kat5200 | Yes | Free | Atari 5200, Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari 800 XL, Atari 800 XE | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android | Yes | 8.7 | |
| 6 | Javatari | Yes | Free | Atari 2600 | web, iOS, Android | Yes | Yes | 8.6 |
| 7 | Stella | Yes | Free | Atari 2600 VCS | Windows, macOS, Linux | Yes | 8.5 | |
| 8 | BigPEmu | Yes | Atari Jaguar; Atari Jaguar CD | Windows; Linux; iOS; macOS | Yes | Yes | 8.4 |
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