Preservation & revival projects
Server revivals, protocol reimplementations, Flash and abandonware preservation.
AltWFC (dwc_network_server_emulator)
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Self-hostable emulator of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection servers for DS and Wii games, released after the 2014 shutdown.
CMaNGOS
World of Warcraft (Classic era) servers
Continued MaNGOS server emulator focused on accurate World of Warcraft Classic-era gameplay.
Darkflame Universe
LEGO Universe servers
Server emulator that brings back LEGO Universe, the MMO shut down in 2012, for players with the original client.
DirtSand
Myst Online: Uru Live servers
Open-source server for Myst Online: Uru Live and the Plasma engine, used by community shards.
DreamPi
Sega Dreamcast online (dial-up)
Raspberry Pi daemon that answers a Dreamcast's dial-up modem and bridges it to the internet for revived online games.
Flashpoint Archive
Web games and animations (Flash, Shockwave, Unity Web and more)
Large preservation archive and launcher that keeps web games and animations from defunct browser plugins playable offline.
Impostor
Among Us servers
Open-source reimplementation of the Among Us game server for private and modded hosting.
Insignia
Xbox Live 1.0
Closed-source revival service that brings Xbox Live matchmaking and online play back to original Xbox games.
Internet Archive Software Collection
Historic software of all kinds
Internet Archive's software collection, with many historic programs and games runnable in the browser through emulation.
LandSandBoat
Final Fantasy XI servers
Server emulator for Final Fantasy XI, continuing the earlier DarkStar and Topaz projects.
Lightspark
Adobe Flash Player
Open-source Flash Player implementation in C++ with ActionScript 3 support.
Macintosh Garden
Classic Macintosh software
Community archive cataloguing classic Mac games and applications as abandonware; copyright status varies by title.
NeoHabitat
Lucasfilm's Habitat
Revival of the 1986 online world Habitat, with a rebuilt server that original Commodore 64 clients connect to.
newserv
Phantasy Star Online servers
Phantasy Star Online game server and proxy covering most versions of the game, plus reverse-engineering tools.
oldweb.today
Historic web browsers
Runs emulated vintage browsers in your own browser, connected to web archives so old sites appear as they once did.
Open RuneScape Classic
RuneScape Classic
Server and client framework that recreates RuneScape Classic after Jagex closed the original in 2018.
OpenSpy
GameSpy online services
Replacement for GameSpy's master servers and services that restores multiplayer to games orphaned by the 2014 shutdown.
Pretendo Network
Nintendo Network (Wii U / 3DS online services)
Replacement servers for Nintendo Network, rebuilt from the protocol, so Wii U and 3DS online features keep working after Nintendo's shutdown.
Ruffle
Adobe Flash Player
Flash Player emulator in Rust that runs SWF content natively and in browsers through WebAssembly, so old Flash games and animations keep working.
Software Heritage
Source code
Universal archive that collects and preserves the source code and history of publicly available software.
SWGEmu
Star Wars Galaxies servers
Server emulator recreating Star Wars Galaxies as it played before the 2005 combat overhaul.
The Emularity
In-browser emulators
JavaScript loader that embeds browser emulators such as MAME and DOSBox ports in a web page; it powers the Internet Archive's in-browser software.
TrinityCore
World of Warcraft servers
Open-source MMORPG server framework that emulates World of Warcraft's server side for several client versions.
Video Game History Foundation
Video game history materials
Nonprofit that preserves and makes available video game development materials, magazines and history for research.
WiiLink
Wii channels (WiiConnect24 services)
Revives discontinued Wii channels and WiiConnect24 services with replacement servers and a patcher.
WiiLink WFC
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Open-source server replacement for Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, run by the WiiLink team.
Wiimmfi
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Closed-source replacement for Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection that keeps online play alive for hundreds of Wii and DS games.
XLink Kai
System link / LAN play on consoles
Tunnelling service that carries console system-link and LAN traffic over the internet so local multiplayer games can be played online.