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 games-emulation/libretro-twentyfortyeight 0.0.1_pre20180723 9999: Port of 2048 puzzle game to the libretro API
 games-emulation/lxdream 0.9.1-r4 0.9.1-r5: An emulator for the Sega Dreamcast system
 games-emulation/m64py 0.3.0-r1: A frontend for Mupen64Plus
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 games-emulation/mamory 0.2.25-r1: ROM management tools and library
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 games-emulation/mednafen 1.32.1-r1: Argument-driven multi-system emulator utilizing OpenGL and SDL
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index 954be5117c2bd..ff825e9a44a71 100644
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