Adding triggers to cloud-based emulated games

A nontransitory computer readable medium containing program instructions for adding a trigger for a trigger event in an emulation routine for a video game, and wherein execution of the program instructions by one or more processors of a computer system causes the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:

• a) receiving a set of one or more game inputs, wherein the game inputs are configured to advance a video game from a first state to a second state;
• b) emulating the video game, wherein emulating the video game produces a set of emulated game data;
• c) delivering the emulated game data to a trigger generator;
• d) receiving a trigger from the trigger generator;
• and
• e) storing the trigger in the emulation routine.

An emulator configured to operate on a network, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• one or more instructions embodied in memory for execution by the processor, the instructions being configured to implement a method for adding a trigger for a trigger event in an emulation routine for a video game, the method comprising:
• a) receiving a set of one or more game inputs, wherein the game inputs are configured to advance a video game from a first state to a second state;
• b) emulating the video game, wherein emulating the video game produces a set of emulated game data;
• c) delivering the emulated game data to a trigger generator;
• d) receiving a trigger from the trigger generator;
• and
• e) storing the trigger in the emulation routine.