xemu
An original Xbox emulator built on QEMU, running a large and growing part of the library with upscaling and online play.
- Source
- xemu-project/xemu
- Site
- xemu.app
- License
- Other
- Stars
- 4.2k
About
xemu emulates the original 2001 Xbox by building on QEMU, which gives it a solid low-level foundation. A large share of the library is playable, with internal resolution scaling, widescreen and System Link play over the internet.
It ships no games and none of the console's firmware. The MCPX boot ROM, the BIOS flash and the EEPROM must be dumped from your own Xbox, and games must be dumped from discs you own.
- Built on QEMU for a faithful low-level model
- Resolution scaling and widescreen
- System Link multiplayer over the internet
- Frequent releases
What you need
The emulator contains none of this. It comes from hardware you own and stays on your machine.
Firmware from your own Xbox
The MCPX boot ROM, BIOS flash image and EEPROM dumped from an Xbox you own. xemu provides a blank hard disk image.
Disc images of your own games
ISO dumps in the format the xemu documentation describes, made from discs you own.
Setup
- 1
Extract the archive and open xemu.
- 2
In Machine, System, point it at your MCPX ROM, flash image and EEPROM, and let it create the blank hard disk image.
- 3
Choose Machine, Load Disc, and open a dump of a game you own.