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Classic Windows Games Now Playable on Nintendo Switch via Wine-NX

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A new custom firmware called Wine-NX allows classic Windows PC games to run on the Nintendo Switch. Titles like Need for Speed: Underground 2, Quake III, and OpenTTD are already playable, with Warcraft III nearing completion. This experimental software utilizes Box64 to translate x86 code for the Switch's ARM64 architecture and leverages Mesa 20.1 for graphics, though it requires a modded or unpatched console. AI

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Classic Windows Games Now Playable on Nintendo Switch via Wine-NX

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Need for Speed Underground 2 now runs directly on Nintendo Switch — other Classic Windows titles playable thanks to custom firmware boot

    Retro gaming fans who own Nintendo Switch consoles now have several classic Windows titles they can now enjoy.

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