This port seems to be extremely versatile and capable of achieving a great playing experience for those who want to indulge their nostalgia and take a nosedive into 90's games such as SimEarth. The port includes a number of well-executed features, such as:
However, this newer release includes a GUI that is not dissimilar to that of the GUI that you'll find on Basilisk II for the PSP, making it fairly simple to set up and get started with given you have the correct files.įor those of you who were previously unaware, Basilisk II is a 68k Macintosh emulator that's available on a variety of platforms and systems such as the PSP, Windows, Linux, macOS and even AmigaOS computers! Basilisk II runs Mac OS 7.0 – 8.1 on the emulated equivalent of a 68000-series machine, as Basilisk II achieves its function through emulation of a Macintosh II or Quadra 900 system with a Motorola 60 processor. You may remember that that build was not particularly well-received, given that it lacked a GUI and was notoriously difficult to set up.
If that's your poison, then today might just be your lucky day, as Basilisk II, the popular open-source 68K Macintosh emulator is now available on the PS Vita in homebrew form.ĭeveloper meetpatty, who piloted the initial, GUI-free release of Basilisk II homebrew release for the PS Vita back in March, is the one behind this release.
