October 5, 2024

Stella release 7.0 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available. -Have fun!

February 18, 2024

Stella release 6.7.1 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

June 13, 2022

Stella release 6.7 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

November 16, 2021

Stella release 6.6 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

April 20, 2021

Stella release 6.5.3 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

February 25, 2021

Stella release 6.5.2 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

January 24, 2021

Stella release 6.5.1 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

January 9, 2021

Stella release 6.5 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

November 2, 2020

Stella release 6.4 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

October 7, 2020

Stella release 6.3 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

June 20, 2020

Stella release 6.2.1 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

June 7, 2020

Stella release 6.2 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

April 25, 2020

Stella release 6.1.2 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

April 4, 2020

Stella release 6.1.1 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

March 22, 2020

Stella release 6.1 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

October 11, 2019

Stella release 6.0.2 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

July 20, 2019

Updated Credits List for Stella-thon 2019. Thanks to all involved!

June 6, 2019

Stella release 6.0.1 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

December 23, 2018

Stella release 6.0 for Linux, macOS and Windows is now available.

June 10, 2018

Stella release 5.1.3 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

May 20, 2018

Stella release 5.1.2 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

February 21, 2018

Stella release 5.1.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

February 4, 2018

Stella release 5.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

August 20, 2017

Stella release 5.0.2 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

August 1, 2017

The documentation for building Stella from source under Windows has changed.

July 23, 2017

Stella release 5.0.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

July 16, 2017

Stella release 5.0 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

November 21, 2016

Stella release 4.7.3 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

March 25, 2016

Stella release 4.7.2 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

February 13, 2016

Stella release 4.7.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

January 25, 2016

Stella release 4.7 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

October 28, 2015

Stella release 4.6.7 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

October 11, 2015

Stella release 4.6.6 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

September 26, 2015

Stella release 4.6.5 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

April 22, 2015

Stella release 4.6.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

March 21, 2015

Stella release 4.6 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

January 1, 2015

Stella release 4.5 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

October 28, 2014

Stella release 4.2 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

September 14, 2014

Stella release 4.1.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

September 1, 2014

Stella release 4.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

July 1, 2014

Stella release 4.0 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

January 20, 2014

Stella release 3.9.3 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

August 31, 2013

Stella release 3.9.2 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

August 21, 2013

Stella release 3.9.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

June 27, 2013

Stella release 3.9 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

March 13, 2013

The Subversion repository used by Stella has been changed. All developers will need to checkout again from trunk, or relocate their current directory to the new system.

March 3, 2013

Stella release 3.8.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

February 23, 2013

Added an expanded explanation for first-time developers to the Development section of the Stella webpage.

February 21, 2013

Stella release 3.8 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

December 22, 2012

Stella release 3.7.5 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

October 31, 2012

Stella release 3.7.4 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

October 26, 2012

Stella release 3.7.3 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

June 10, 2012

Stella release 3.7.2 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

June 8, 2012

Stella release 3.7.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

June 1, 2012

Stella release 3.7 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

March 30, 2012

Stella release 3.6.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

March 16, 2012

Stella release 3.6 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

February 21, 2012

Stella release 3.5.5 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

December 29, 2011

Stella release 3.5 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

June 11, 2011

Stella release 3.4.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

May 29, 2011

Stella release 3.4 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

November 12, 2010

Stella release 3.3 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

September 17, 2010

Stella release 3.2.2 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

August 25, 2010

Stella release 3.2.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

August 20, 2010

Added an FAQ (frequently asked questions) section to the Stella webpage.

August 20, 2010

Stella release 3.2 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

May 3, 2010

Stella release 3.1.2 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

April 26, 2010

Stella release 3.1.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

April 22, 2010

Stella release 3.1 for Linux, MacOS X and Windows is now available.

September 11, 2009

Stella release 3.0 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available. Note that starting with this release, the oldest supported version of Windows is Windows 2000; support has been discontinued for Windows 95/98/ME. It's been at least 10 years guys, it's time to move on.

July 13, 2009

Due to somewhat popular demand (and the fact that I finally got Mandriva 2009 working in VirtualBox), the Mandriva RPMs are available again. Hopefully I can keep the VM working for future releases, but if anyone is interested in maintaining RPM builds for Mandriva, Fedora, etc, I'd really like to hear from you.

July 4, 2009

Stella release 2.8.4 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

June 25, 2009

Stella release 2.8.3 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

June 23, 2009

Stella release 2.8.2 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

June 19, 2009

Stella release 2.8.1 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

June 9, 2009

Stella release 2.8 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

May 16, 2009

Major website update using newer technologies (PHP and CSS). Updated many dead links, and added a new 'Homebrew Developers' section. Special thanks go to Andrew Kator (http://www.katorlegaz.com) for providing the PHP/CSS code.

May 12, 2009

The Stella repository has now been fully converted to Subversion. All developers currently using CVS should switch over to SVN immediately.

May 1, 2009

Stella release 2.7.7 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

April 14, 2009

Stella release 2.7.6 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

March 27, 2009

Stella release 2.7.5 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

February 9, 2009

Stella release 2.7.3a for Windows is now available.

February 9, 2009

Stella release 2.7.3 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

January 27, 2009

Stella release 2.7.2 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

January 26, 2009

Stella release 2.7.1 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

January 19, 2009

Stella release 2.7 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

May 23, 2008

Stella release 2.6.1 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

May 16, 2008

Stella release 2.6 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

April 9, 2008

Stella release 2.5.1 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

March 28, 2008

Stella release 2.5 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

September 18, 2007

Stella release 2.4.2 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.

August 27, 2007

Stella release 2.4.1 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available. A partial list of features is:

August 20, 2007

Stella release 2.4 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available. A partial list of features is:

January 17, 2007

Stella release 2.3.5 for Linux, Mac OSX, Windows and GP2X is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available. A partial list of features is:

December 22, 2006

Stella release 2.3 for Linux, Mac OSX, Windows and GP2X is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available. A partial list of features is:

April 7, 2006

Stella release 2.2 for Linux, Mac OSX, Windows, WinCE and GP2X is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available. A partial list of features is:

January 29, 2006

Stella release 2.1 for Linux, Mac OSX, Windows, WinCE and GP2X is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available. A partial list of features is:

October 25, 2005

Stella release 2.0.1 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available. A partial list of features is:

October 16, 2005

Stella release 2.0 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available. A partial list of features is:

February 19, 2005

Stella release 1.4.2 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available. A partial list of features is:

August 15, 2004

Stella release 1.4.1 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available. A partial list of features is:

July 17, 2004

Stella release 1.4 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available. A partial list of features is:

February 17, 2003

Stella release 1.3 for DOS, Linux, and Unix is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available. A partial list of features is:

April 28, 2002

Stella release 1.2.1 for DOS is now available for download. This release fixes the following:

April 24, 2002

The http://stella.atari.org redirector will be updated soon to point to the new Stella Website at http://stella.sourceforge.net. Please update your bookmarks and links if necessary...

April 23, 2002

Stella release 1.2 for DOS, Linux, and Unix is now available. Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available. A partial list of features is:

August 26, 2001

The http://stella.atari.org URL will be updated soon to point to the new Stella web site at http://www.redlinelabs.com/stella. Please update your bookmarks and links if necessary...

June 10, 2001

John Stiles' port of Stella 1.1.2 to the PowerMac is now available online in the download section. The biggest change is native support for Mac OS X.

November 3, 2000

Darrell Spice Jr.'s port of Release 1.1 of Stella to OS/2 is available for downloading.

August 22, 2000

Erik "Voch" Kovach's latest stella.pro file is online in the download section.

May 8, 2000

Release 1.1.3a of StellaX for Windows is available for downloading:

September 29, 1999

John Stiles' port of Stella 1.1 to the PowerMac is online in the download section.

July 20, 1999

Joe D'Andrea's port of Stella 1.1 to IRIX version 6.5 is online in the download section.

June 11, 1999

Release 1.1.2 of StellaX for Windows is available for downloading:

March 20, 1999

Release 1.1.1 of StellaX for Windows is available for downloading:

March 18, 1999

Jeff Miller's port of Stella release 1.1 to Windows (StellaX) is available for downloading.

February 27, 1999

Stella release 1.1 for DOS, Linux, and Unix is now available.  Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.  A partial list of features is:

February 27, 1999

After some careful consideration I've decided to move the Stella web site.  The new home page for Stella can be found at http://stella.atari.org.  This URL will redirect you to the current location of the Stella web site which is my school account for now.

December 9,1998

David McEwen's port of Stella 1.0 to the Acorn platform and Joe D'Andrea's port of Stella 1.0 for IRIX 6.2 and Solaris 2.5.1 are available for downloading.

October 23,1998

David Asbell's port of Stella 0.7 to Java is available for downloading in the 0.7 download directory.

October 7, 1998

Stella release 1.0 for DOS, Linux, and Unix is now available.  Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.  A partial list of features is:

August 2, 1998

Stella 1.0 Beta 1 for DOS is available in the "Development versions" download area.

July 25, 1998

At long last, Stella 1.0 Beta 1 is now available for Linux and Unix.  This is a stable beta release and assuming no major bugs are discovered a final 1.0 release will be made in a few weeks.  The beta release can be found in the "Development versions" download area.  Ports to other operating systems will be released as they become available.  A partial list of features is:

May 3, 1998

The Stella home page has moved to a new server! The new home page can be found at http://www.classicgaming.com/stella.

As far as the status of the next release of Stella progress is being made, however, it'll probably be another month or so before a final release is made. I hope you can wait...

April 13, 1998

Joe D'Andrea's port of Stella to IRIX version 6.2 is online in the download section.

March 27, 1998

Erik "Voch" Kovach's latest stella.vcs file is online in the download section. This version contains a few new settings for Color Bar Generator, Advertisement Cartridge, Night Stalker, and Seesaw.

March 13, 1998

Erik "Voch" Kovach's latest stella.vcs file is online in the download section. This version contains a few new settings and has a few tweaks here and there.

February 11, 1998

A once a year International Atari Collector/User Show set for the Summer of 1998 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California is being planned. For more information see the Atari World 98 home page.

February 6, 1998

Erik "Voch" Kovach's latest stella.vcs file is online in the download section. This version contains settings for some of the newer games and has a few settings tweaked here and there.

January 12, 1998

Another improved stella.vcs file by Erik "Voch" Kovach containing the names of 479 cartridges is available from the download section.

January 8, 1998

An improved stella.vcs file by Erik "Voch" Kovach is available from the download section.

January 6, 1998

"Game Menu" version 3.2 by Jim Pragit is available from the download section.

December 21, 1997

Development of version 0.8 of Stella is proceeding slower than expected. A release before Christmas will not be made. Actually, a 0.8 release of Stella may never be made, instead the plan is for 1.0 to be the next release. Hopefully, the wait will be well worth it.

Have a Merry Christmas!

December 6, 1997

Stella has won an Archaic Ruins Editor's Choice Award

November 29, 1997

"Game Menu" version 3.1 by Jim Pragit is available from the download section.

November 12, 1997

"Game Menu" version 3.0 by Jim Pragit is available from the download section.

October 1, 1997

Stella was featured in the article "Great Games Never Die..." on page 84 of the October issue of PC-Gamer.

September 6, 1997

"Game Menu" version 2.1 by Jim Pragit is available from the download section.

August 29, 1997

"Game Menu" version 2.0 by Jim Pragit is available from the download section.

August 20, 1997

The development team is working on version 0.8 of Stella. A partial list of features is: There is no estimated-time-of-arrival, however, hopefully it'll be ready by Christmas.

July 29, 1997

Stella version 0.7 has been released for Windows 95 & NT.

June 28, 1997

"Game Menu" version 1.61 by Jim Pragit has been released. It's available from the download section.

June 13, 1997

Stella version 0.7 has been released for the Power Mac and OS/2.

June 7, 1997

Stella version 0.7 has been released for DOS, Linux and Unix/X. Ports to other systems will be released as they become available.

June 2, 1997

Keith Wilkins is no longer supporting the DOS port of Stella due to lack of free time and other responsibilities. Bradford Mott will be maintaining the DOS port of Stella.

May 23, 1997

Most of the "core" code modifications for version 0.7 have been completed. Porting to the various operating systems is underway. Hopefully, a release will be ready around the end of May or beginning of June.

May 9, 1997

"Game Menu" version 1.4 by Jim Pragit has been released. It's available from the download section.

March 25, 1997

Development of version 0.7 of Stella is proceeding slower than expected, however, the wait will be well worth it. A partial list of new features is: There is no firm estimated-time-of-arrival, however, hopefully it'll be ready by the end of May.

March 17, 1997

"Game Menu" version 1.3 by Jim Pragit has been released. It's available from the download section.

February 17, 1997

Stella version 0.61 for Windows 95 & NT has been released!

February 14, 1997

"Game Menu" version 1.2 by Jim Pragit has been released. It's available from the download section.

February 10, 1997

The development team is working on version 0.7 of Stella. A partial list of new features is: There is no firm estimated-time-of-arrival but it'll probably be the first or second week of April 1997.

February 9, 1997

Luc Miron has released version 0.2 of his utility which allows you to store all your VCS file data in a single file. It's available from the download section.

February 5, 1997

Stella version 0.6 released!

January 31, 1997

Jim Pragit has released version 1.1 of his front end for MS-DOS called "Game Menu". It's available from the download section.

January 22, 1997

Jim Pragit has written an excellent front end for MS-DOS called "Game Menu". It's available from the download section.

January 17, 1997

The "core" code modifications for version 0.6 have been completed. Porting to the various operating systems is underway. A release will hopefully be ready within the next week.

December 16, 1996

The development team is working on Version 0.6 of Stella. A partial list of new features is: There is no firm estimated-time-of-arrival but it'll probably be the third or forth week of January 1997.

November 16, 1996

Stella version 0.5 released!

October 31, 1996

The "core" code modifications for version 0.5 have been completed. Porting to the various operating systems is underway. A release will hopefully be ready by the 2nd week of November.

September 24, 1996

The development team is currently working on Stella Version 0.5. This version will have the following features: This is a partial list of features since Version 0.5 is still in development. There is no firm estimated-time-of-arrival but it'll probably be sometime near the end of October or beginning of November.
 
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