The original Sony PlayStation was a smash hit when it was released in 1994, and two commercially-sold emulators aimed to bring the PlayStation's game to the PC and Macintosh: Bleem! and Connectix Virtual Game Station. However, both emulators faced fierce legal battles with Sony, and their ultimate fates were very different.

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Sources:

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• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-17-fi-38955-story.html

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