List of video game emulators
This is a selected list of video game system emulators. For information about emulating specific systems, including those not covered by the emulators in this list, see the respective article for each system.
Arcade
An arcade emulator is a program that emulates one or more arcade games on a different computer, such as a PC. The first known arcade emulation available publicly was the Williams Digital Arcade series from Digital Eclipse Software, released for the Macintosh in 1994. This series featured the Williams Electronics' arcade classics Joust,[1] Defender and Robotron: 2084. In 1995, it was repackaged and expanded upon as Williams Arcade Classics for the PC.[2] DASArcade (written by David Alan Spicer) was arguably the first PC-based multiple arcade game emulator. This was distinct from Digital Eclipse's release in that only one program was required to emulate more than one arcade game, rather than one program per game. The first version of DASArcade was released later in 1995 and emulated a few titles including Pac-Man and Frogger (two years before MAME which now dominates arcade emulation). DASArcade evolved into Sparcade which emulates over 70 games.[3]
A virtual arcade is an extension of an arcade game emulator. With some setup, the player can view all the ROMs supported by the virtual arcade as actual arcade machines. The most commonly used emulator and virtual arcade software is MAME and 3D Arcade. Most common Virtual Arcades can not play more than one ROM at a time which makes it near impossible to play a game that requires the player to run two ROMs at once. Most virtual arcades also allow you to add new games, or customize the arcade.
Name | Current version | Last release | System | Platform | License | Link |
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DEmul | 0.7A 180816 | August 18, 2016 | Dreamcast, Atomiswave, Naomi, Naomi 2 | Windows | Freeware | Home |
OpenEmu | 2.0.3 | August 12, 2016 | NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, SG-1000, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color | OS X | BSD | Home |
FB Alpha | 0.2.97.39 | October 15, 2016 | Various arcade systems | Windows | FB Alpha License - non-commercial usage clause | Home |
Kawaks[4] | 1.65 | May 1, 2016 | CP System, CP System II, Neo Geo MVS | Windows | Freeware | Home |
MAME | 0.179 | October 26, 2016 | Various arcade systems | Cross-platform, Web Browser (JSMESS) | GPLv2 | Home |
Nebula | 2.25b | February 18, 2007 | CP System, CP System II, Konami, Neo Geo MVS, PGM | Windows | Freeware | Home |
Raine | 0.64.13 | May 19, 2016 | Various arcade systems, CP System, CP System II, Neo Geo MVS, Neo Geo AES | Cross-platform | Source available, redistribution without modifications. | Home |
Zinc | 1.1 | January 25, 2005 | Namco System 11, Sony ZN-1, Sony ZN-2 | Windows | Freeware | Home |
viva nonno | 22.0.3 | February 26, 2004 | Namco System 22 | Windows | Freeware | Home |
Model 2 emulator | 1.1a | January 2, 2014 | Sega Model 2 | Windows | Freeware | Home |
Supermodel 3 | 0.2a | September 24, 2011 | Sega Model 3 | Windows, OS X | GPL | Home |
Arcadeflex | 0.36.13 | July 29, 2016 | Various Arcade systems | JVM | Freeware, Open Source | HomeGitHub |
Atari
Home consoles
Atari 2600
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
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6502.ts / Stellerator | rolling build | 2016 | Web Browser | GPLv2 | githubplayable build | |
Ataroid | 1.0.4 | 2011 | Android | ? | Unknown | |
javatari.js | 1.0.0 | 2015 | Web Browser | GPL | Home | |
MAME (formerly MESS) | 0.179 | October 26, 2016 | Cross-platform, Web Browser (JSMESS) | GPLv2 | Home 12 | |
PC Atari Emulator | 2.6 | March 16, 2002 | Windows, DOS | GPL | Home | |
Stella | 4.7.2 | March 25, 2016 | AmigaOS, Windows, Mac OS, Linux, MorphOS, Windows Mobile, Dreamcast, GP2X, Nintendo DS, Wii | GPLv2 | SourceForge | |
z26 | 3.02.01 | June 13, 2011 | DOS, Windows, Mac OS, Linux | GPLv2 | Home |
Atari 5200
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
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Atari800 | 3.1.0 | August 4, 2014 | Also emulates various Atari 8-bit computers | Unix, Linux, Amiga, DOS, Windows, Windows CE, Dreamcast, Android | GPL | SourceForge |
Altirra | 2.81 | October 16, 2016 | Also emulates various Atari 8-bit computers | Windows | GPL | Home |
Atari++ | 1.80 | November 8. 2015 | Also emulates various Atari 8-bit computers | Cross-platform | GPL | Home |
Jum52 | 1.1 | March 2, 2010 | Also emulates various Atari 8-bit computers | Cross-platform | Freeware | Home |
kat5200 | 0.6.2 | June 28, 2009 | Also emulates various Atari 8-bit computers | Windows, Linux | GPL | Home |
MAME (formerly MESS) | 0.179 | October 26, 2016 | Also emulates Atari 400/800 | Cross-platform, Web Browser (JSMESS) | GPLv2 | Home 12 |
Rainbow | 2.2 | August 25, 2012 | Also emulates various Atari 8-bit computers | Windows, Mac OS, OS X | Freeware | Home (Archived from August 14, 2012) |
Atari 7800
Name | Current version | Last
release |
Notes | Platform | License | Link |
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EMU7800 | 1.8 | September 27, 2015 | Windows, .NET | GPL | SourceForge | |
MAME (formerly MESS) | 0.179 | October 26, 2016 | Cross-platform, Web Browser (JSMESS) | GPLv2 | Home 12 | |
ProSystem Emulator[5] | 1.3 | May 12, 2008 | Windows | GPLv2 | Home (Archived from March 15, 2014) |
Atari Jaguar
Name | Current version | Last
release |
Notes | Platform | License | Link |
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Jagulator | 2.0.2[6] | June 24, 2011 | Windows | Freeware | Home (Archived from November 28, 2011) | |
Project Tempest | 0.95 | February 12, 2004 | Windows | Freeware | Home | |
Virtual Jaguar | 2.1.2 | October 10, 2014 | Linux, OS X, Windows, BeOS | GPL | Home |
Handhelds
Atari Lynx
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
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Handy | 0.95 | February 20, 2007 | Windows, Mac OS, Linux | zlib License | Home | |
aLynx | 1.032 | May 31, 2012 | Android | MIT License | Google Play | |
MAME (formerly MESS) | 0.179 | October 26, 2016 | Cross-platform, Web Browser (JSMESS) | GPLv2 | Home 12 |
Nintendo
Home consoles
Nintendo Entertainment System
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EmiNES | 1.0.0.6 | September 3, 2013 | Windows Phone 8, Symbian | Commercial | Home | |
vNESLight | 1.2 | November 1, 2012 | Windows Phone 7 | Commercial | Unknown | |
FakeNES[7] | 0.5.9 b3 | July 20, 2008 | Windows, OS X, Linux, DOS | zlib | SourceForge | |
FCE Ultra GX | 3.3.4 | January 12, 2013 | GameCube, Wii | GPLv2 | HomeGitHub | |
Fergulator | v0.9 | October 4, 2012 | OS X, Linux | BSD 3-Clause | GitHub | |
FCEUX | 2.2.3 | July 28, 2016 | Also emulates hardware add-on: FDS | Windows, OS X, Linux, BSD, Solaris | GPLv2 | HomeSourceForge |
iNES[8] | 1.4 | January 1, 2011 | iOS | ? | ||
halfnes | 061 | February 16, 2016 | Windows, Linux | ? | Github | |
higan | 101 | August 9, 2016 | Formerly known as bsnes
Multi-system emulator; also for Super NES (Super Game Boy, BS-X Satellaview, Sufami Turbo), Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Wonderswan/Wonderswan Color |
Windows, Linux, FreeBSD | GPLv3 | Home |
IMBNes[9] | 2.14 | May 31, 2011 | PlayStation | GPLv2 | Unknown | |
jsnes | 0.0.0 | May 28, 2013 | Web Browser | GPL | GitHub | |
Jnes | 1.1.1 | June 22, 2013 | Windows | Proprietary | Home | |
nemulator[10] | 4.01 | January 19, 2016 | Multi-system emulator; also for Master System | Windows | Proprietary | Home |
Macifom | 0.16 | September 1, 2011 | OS X | MIT License | Github | |
Mesen | 0.5.3 | November 12, 2016 | Windows | GPLv3 | Home | |
Nesoid | 2.5 | November 29, 2012 | Android | GPLv3 | SourceForge | |
NESten[11] | 0.61b1 | February 11, 2001 | Windows | Proprietary | Home | |
Nester | b4a | February 15, 2009 | Windows | GPLv2 | SourceForge | |
NESticle[12] | x.xx | August 18, 1998 | DOS | Proprietary | Home | |
Nestopia | 1.40 | June 11, 2008 | Windows, OS X, Linux | GPLv2 | HomeSourceForge | |
Nestopia UE | 1.47 | January 9, 2016 | Also emulates hardware add-on: FDS | Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD | GPLv2 | Home |
Nintendulator | 0.975b | October 13, 2014 | Windows | GPLv2 | HomeSourceForge | |
puNES | 0.100 | April 27, 2016 | Also emulates hardware add-on: FDS | Windows, Linux | GPLv2 | HomeGitHub |
QuickNES | 0.00 | April 18, 2012 | Windows | GPLv2 | GitHub | |
TI-NESulator | 0.40 | May 30, 2008 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Proprietary | Home | |
TuxNES | 0.75 | April 15, 2001 | Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD | GPLv2 | SourceForge | |
RockNES | 5.25 | July 22, 2016 | Windows | Proprietary | Home | |
UberNES | 2011 | March 16, 2011 | Windows | Proprietary | Home | |
VirtuaNES | 0.97 | October 14, 2007 | Windows | GPLv2 | Home | |
Yanese | 0.89 | September 21, 2015 | Windows | Home |
Super NES
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHAMPI | 1.00 | December 12, 1999 | Windows | Proprietary | Unknown | |
ESNES | 0.14a | August 5, 1997 | Windows, DOS | Proprietary | Home (archived) | |
GrimSNES | ? | July 10, 1997 | DOS | Proprietary | Unknown | |
higan | 101 | August 9, 2016 | Formerly known as bsnes
Multi-system emulator; also for NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Wonderswan/Wonderswan Color Also emulates hardware add-ons: Super Game Boy, BS-X Satellaview, Sufami Turbo |
Windows, Linux, FreeBSD | GPLv3 | Home |
bsnes-plus | 073+2 | November 9, 2015 | bsnes-plus (or bsnes+) is a fork of bsnes (based on bsnes-classic) intended to introduce some new features and improvements, mostly aimed at debugging. | Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD | GPLv2 | GitHub |
John Snes | 3.07 | November 26, 2015 | Snes emulator for Android, The emulator includes local wi-fi multiplayer system for 2 devices. | Android 2.3+ | John emulators (the creator) | Info on the Play Store |
no$sns | 1.6 | March 21, 2016 | Windows | Proprietary | Home | |
RSRSNES | 0.2d | January 7, 1998 | DOS | Proprietary | Home | |
SNEeSe | 0.853b | August 28, 2006 | Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD | Clarified Artistic License | HomeSourceForge | |
Snes9x | 1.54 | October 11, 2016 | Ported as SNES9xTYL for PSP, Snes9x EX+ for Android and iOS, Snes8x for Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT. | Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, PlayStation 3 | MIT-like license with non-commercial usage clause, LGPL v2.1, GPL v2+ | Home |
Snes9x GX | 4.3.2 | November 9, 2012 | Based on Snes9x 1.5.3 | GameCube, Wii | GPL | GitHub |
SNESGT | 0.230 b6 | August 30, 2008 | Also emulates hardware add-on: BS-X Satellaview | Windows | Proprietary | Home |
SNesoid | 2.2.4 | July 16, 2012 | Android | Proprietary | Unknown | |
Super Sleuth | 1.04 p6 | August 1, 2008 | Windows | Proprietary | Home (archived) | |
ZSNES | 1.51 | January 24, 2007 | Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, DOS (IA-32 only) | GPLv2 | Home | |
MeSNEmu | 1.4.4.2 | October 17, 2014 | Formerly known as SiOS | iOS | GPLv2 | Home |
Provenance | 1.0.3 | January 19, 2014 | Multi-system emulator; also for (other systems) Master System, Game Gear, and Genesis | iOS | GPLv2 | Home |
Nintendo 64
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | 1.2 r146 | August 17, 2012 | Windows, Xbox[13] | GPLv2 | Google Code (archived) | |
1964js | 0.1.21 r296 | October 3, 2013 | Web Browser | GPLv2 | HomeGitHub | |
CEN64 | v0.1 | November 17, 2013 | Windows, OS X, Linux | BSD 3-clause | HomeGitHub | |
Corn | 0.3 | July 13, 2003 | Windows | Proprietary | Home (archived) | |
DaedalusX64 | r1878[14] | August 24, 2013 | Windows, PSP | GPLv2 | HomeGitHub | |
Mupen64 | 0.5.1 | August 26, 2005 | Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, QNX, BeOS | GPLv2 | Home | |
Mupen64Plus | 2.5 | April 26, 2015 | Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD | GPLv2 | Home | |
N64js | git-b58d391335 | April 7, 2013 | Web Browser | Expat | N64jsHomeGitHub | |
Nemu64[15] | 0.8 | March 23, 2003 | Windows | Proprietary | Home | |
Project64 | 2.3[16] | August 13, 2016 | Windows, Xbox[13] | GPLv2 | HomeGitHub | |
sixtyforce | 1.0.1 | June 2014[17] | OS X | Proprietary | Home | |
Soft64 | git | November 2015 | Windows | GPLv3[18] | Home | |
UltraHLE | 1.0.0 | January 28, 1999 | Windows, Xbox[13] | Proprietary | Home |
GameCube
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dolwin | 0.10[19][20] | January 11, 2005 | Windows | Open source[21] | HomeSourceForge | |
Gekko | 0.3.1 | August 12, 2010 | Windows, Linux | GPLv2 | Google Code (archived) | |
Dolphin | 5.0 | June 24, 2016 | Also for Wii | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android[23] | GPLv2+ | HomeGitHubGoogle Play |
Wii
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dolphin | 5.0 | June 24, 2016 | Also for GameCube | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android[23] | GPLv2+ | HomeGitHubGoogle Play |
Wii U
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cemu | 1.6.0 | August 15, 2016 | First Wii U and eighth generation home console emulator to boot commercial games | Windows | Proprietary | Home |
Decaf | git-04967a5 (In development) | October 15, 2015 | Windows, Linux | GPLv2+ | GitHub |
Handhelds
Game Boy / Game Boy Color
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BGB[24][25] | 1.5.2 | August 17, 2015 | Also emulates hardware add-on for SNES: Super Game Boy | Windows | ? | Home |
Gambatte | git-f9fb003 | March 22, 2015 | Windows, OS X, Linux, BSD | GPLv2 | FreecodeGitHub | |
GB Enhanced | 1.0 | April 1, 2014 | For Game Boy only | GPLv2 | GitHub | |
GBA4iOS | 2.1 | November 18, 2014 | Also for Game Boy Advance.
Still work with the latest iOS version.[26] |
iOS | ? | Home |
GBE+ | In development | In development | Continuation of GB Enhanced
For Game Boy only Also for Game Boy Advance |
GPLv2 | GitHub | |
Gearboy | 2.3 | September 15, 2016 | iOS, Windows, OS X, Linux, Raspberry Pi | GPLv3 | GitHub | |
GNUboy[27] | 1.0.3 | December 8, 2001 | For Game Boy only | AmigaOS, Linux, Cross-platform | GPL | |
Goomba | 2.3 | September 17, 2005[28] | Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS | Proprietary | Home | |
Goomba Paletted | 2.40 | January 31, 2011 | Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS | GPL | Home | |
higan | 101 | August 9, 2016 | Formerly known as bsnes
Multi-system emulator; also for Game Boy Advance, NES, Super NES (Super Game Boy, BS-X Satellaview, Sufami Turbo), Wonderswan/Wonderswan Color |
Windows, Linux, FreeBSD | GPLv3 | Home |
KiGB[29] | 2.0.5 | September 27, 2008 | Windows, Mac OS | Proprietary | Home | |
NO$GMB | 2.5 | July 23, 2000 | DOS, Windows | Freeware / shareware (Color) | Home | |
Phoinix[30] | 1.4.2 | June 14, 2008 | For Game Boy only | Palm OS | GPL | SourceForge |
VisualBoyAdvance | 1.7.2 (Windows) / 1.7.4 (OS X) / 1.7.1 (Linux) | May 25, 2004 | Also for Game Boy Advance | Windows, OS X, Linux, BeOS | GPL | Home |
VisualBoyAdvance 2 | SVN246 | February 23, 2010 | Continuation of VisualBoyAdvance
Also for Game Boy Advance |
Windows, Linux | GPLv3 | Google Code (archived) |
Visual Boy Advance GX | 2.2.8 | July 7, 2012 | Modified port of VisualBoyAdvance-M
Also for Game Boy Advance |
GameCube, Wii | GPL | GitHub |
VisualBoyAdvance-M | 2.0.0 Beta 2 | September 29, 2015 | Continuation of VisualBoyAdvance
Also for Game Boy Advance |
Windows, Linux | GPL | Home SourceForge |
Wzonka-Lad | 1.03 | January 3, 2004 | For Game Boy only | Amiga | Shareware (historical), GPL (current) | Home |
GBCoid | 1.8.6 | November 15, 2012 | For Game Boy Color only | Android | GPL[31] | SourceForge |
Game Boy Advance
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boycott Advance | 0.4.0 | September 27, 2008 | Windows, Mac OS, BeOS, Linux, FreeBSD, JVM | ? | Home | |
iDeaS[32] | 1.0.4.0 | February 12, 2012 | Also for Nintendo DS | Windows, Linux | Home | |
IodineGBA | git-5558faabd3 | December 10, 2013 | Web Browser | GPL v2 | HomeGitHub | |
GBA4iOS | 2.1 | November 18, 2014 | Also for Game Boy and Game Boy Color | iOS | ? | Home |
GBE+ | In development | In development | Continuation of GB Enhanced
Also for Game Boy |
GPLv2 | GitHub | |
GBA Emulator 2016 | 9.3 | February 18, 2015 | Also for Game Boy and Game Boy Color | iOS | GPLv2 | Home |
higan | 101 | August 9, 2016 | Formerly known as bsnes
Multi-system emulator; also for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, NES, Super NES (Super Game Boy, BS-X Satellaview, Sufami Turbo), Wonderswan/Wonderswan Color |
Windows, Linux, FreeBSD | GPLv3 | Home |
mGBA | 0.5.1 | October 5, 2016 | Also for Game Boy and Game Boy Color | Windows, Linux, OS X, FreeBSD | MPL v2.0 | HomeGitHub |
NO$GBA | 2.8d | May 26, 2016 | Also for Nintendo DS | DOS, Windows | Freeware | Home |
PocketGBA | 060723 | July 24, 2006 | Pocket PC | ? | Home | |
VisualBoyAdvance | 1.7.2 (Windows) / 1.7.4 (OS X) / 1.7.1 (Linux) | May 25, 2004 | Also for Game Boy and Game Boy Color | Windows, OS X, Linux, BeOS | GPL | Home |
VisualBoyAdvance 2 | SVN246 | February 23, 2010 | Continuation of VisualBoyAdvance
Also for Game Boy and Game Boy Color |
Windows, Linux | GPLv3 | Google Code (archived) |
Visual Boy Advance GX | 2.2.8 | July 7, 2012 | Modified port of VisualBoyAdvance-M
Also for Game Boy and Game Boy Color |
GameCube, Wii | GPL | GitHub |
VisualBoyAdvance-M | 2.0.0 Beta 2 | September 29, 2015 | Continuation of VisualBoyAdvance
Also for Game Boy and Game Boy Color |
Windows, Linux | GPL | Home SourceForge |
Nintendo DS
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
dasShiny | git-c2ed70905e | August 4, 2013 | Windows, OS X, Linux | GPLv3 | GitHub | |
DeSmuME | 0.9.11 | April 14, 2015 | Formerly known as YopYop DS | Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, AmigaOS 4, Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii | GPLv2 | HomeBuildbot |
DraStic | r 2.4.0.1a (Android) / 2.1.6.1p (Pandora) | August 2, 2015 | Android, Pandora | Proprietary (available on inquiry) | Home 12 3Google Play | |
DuoS | 1.0 | ? | Windows | ? | Home | |
Ensata | 1.4e | March 16, 2007 | Windows | Proprietary (official developers only) | Home | |
iDeaS[32] | 1.0.4.0 | February 12, 2012 | Also for Game Boy Advance | Windows, Linux | Home | |
nds4droid | 46 | December 9, 2014 | Based on DeSmuME | Android | GPLv2 | HomeSourceForge |
nds4ios | 0r37-272-gdca7ea0 [33] | July 27, 2014 | A Nintendo DS emulator for iPhone & iPad.[34] | iOS | GPLv2+ | HomeGitHub |
NO$GBA | 2.8d | May 26, 2016 | Also for Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DSi, and PocketStation | DOS, Windows | Freeware | Home |
Nintendo 3DS
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Citra | In development | In development | OS X, Windows, Linux | GPLv2[35] | HomeGitHub | |
3dmoo | rolling build | OS X, Windows, Linux | GPLv2 | GitHub | ||
TronDS | 1.0.0.5 | February 22, 2015 | Windows | Freeware | Home | |
XDS | In development | In development | Windows | GPLv2 | GitHub |
Pokémon Mini
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VBjin-OVR | 2.0 | July 29, 2014 | VBjin-OVR is a Virtual Boy Emulator for Windows with support for the Oculus Rift VR display device. | Windows | GPLv2 | GitHub |
Virtual Boy
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mednafen | 0.9.39.2 | September 19, 2016 | Multi-system emulator; also for NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance
Other systems including: Lynx, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis, PlayStation, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, WonderSwan, TurboGrafx-16 (TurboGrafx-CD), SuperGrafx, PC-FX |
Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Nintendo Wii | GPLv2 | Home |
VBjin | SVN61 | May 21, 2010 | Windows | GPLv2 | Google Code (archived) | |
VBjin-OVR | 2.0 | July 29, 2014 | VBjin-OVR is a Virtual Boy Emulator for Windows with support for the Oculus Rift VR display device. | Windows | GPLv2 | GitHub |
Sega
SG-1000 / SC-3000
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CrabEmu | 0.2.0 | February 27, 2013 | Multi-system emulator; also for Master System, Game Gear
Other systems including: NES, ColecoVision |
OS X, Linux, Dreamcast | GPLv2 | SourceForge |
Genesis Plus GX | 1.7.4 | June 21, 2013 | Multi-system emulator; also for Sega Mark III, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis (Sega CD), Pico | Nintendo GameCube, Wii | Freeware[36] | Home |
Kega Fusion[37] | 3.64 (Windows), 3.63i (Mac OS), 3.63x (Linux) | March 7, 2010 | Multi-system emulator; also for Master System, Game Gear, Pico, Genesis (Sega CD, 32X, and SVP) | Windows, OS X, Linux | Freeware | Home |
OpenEmu | 1.0.4 | October 15, 2014 | For SG-1000 only
Multi-system emulator; also for Master System, Game Gear, Genesis Other systems including: NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color |
OS X | BSD | HomeGitHub |
Master System / Game Gear
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CrabEmu | 0.2.0 | February 27, 2013 | Multi-system emulator; also for SG-1000
Other systems including: NES, ColecoVision |
OS X, Linux, Dreamcast | GPLv2 | SourceForge |
DSMasterPlus[38] | 1.3 | August 20, 2007 | Nintendo DS | ? | Home | |
Gearsystem | 2.2 | March 3, 2016 | iOS, Windows, OS X, Linux, Raspberry Pi | GPLv3 | GitHub | |
Genesis Plus GX | 1.7.4 | June 21, 2013 | Multi-system emulator; also for SG-1000, SC-3000, Sega Mark III, Genesis (Sega CD), Pico | Nintendo GameCube, Wii | Freeware[36] | Home |
jsSMS | git-9ed0ac0b09 | November 26, 2013 | Web Browser | GPLv3 | GitHub | |
Kega Fusion[37] | 3.64 (Windows), 3.63i (Mac OS), 3.63x (Linux) | March 7, 2010 | Multi-system emulator; also for SG-1000, SC-3000, Pico, Genesis (Sega CD, 32X, and SVP) | Windows, OS X, Linux | Freeware | Home |
MasterEmu | 2.1 | March 14, 2016 | Android | Freeware | Home | |
Mednafen | 0.9.39.2 | September 19, 2016 | Multi-system emulator; also for NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance
Other systems including: Lynx, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis, PlayStation, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, WonderSwan, TurboGrafx-16 (TurboGrafx-CD), SuperGrafx, PC-FX |
Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Nintendo Wii | GPLv2 | Home |
Provenance | 1.0.3 | January 19, 2014 | Multi-system emulator; also for Genesis (Sega CD)
Other system including: NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance |
iOS | Freeware | Home |
nemulator[10] | 4.01 | January 19, 2016 | Multi-system emulator; also for NES | Windows | Proprietary | Home |
BrSMS | 20r | April 12, 1999 | Multi-system emulator; also for SG-1000, SC-3000, Game Gear | DOS | Proprietary | Home |
Genesis (Mega Drive)
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BlastEm | 0.4.1 | August 6, 2016 | Windows, OS X, Linux | GPLv3 | Home | |
EmiGens Plus | 1.0.0.14 | September 5, 2013 | Also for Game Gear | Windows Phone, Symbian | ? | Unknown |
Exodus | 2.0.1 | April 30, 2015 | Windows | MS-RL | Home | |
Genecyst | x.xx | August 18, 1998 | DOS | Freeware | Home | |
VGen | x.xx | August 18, 1998 | DOS | Freeware | Home | |
Genesis Plus[39] | 1.3.1 | January 17, 2010 | AmigaOS 4, Windows, Mac OS, Dreamcast, Nintendo GameCube, Wii | Freeware | Home 12 | |
Genesis Plus GX | 1.7.4 | June 21, 2013 | Multi-system emulator; also for SG-1000, SC-3000, Sega Mark III, Master System, Game Gear, Pico
Also emulates hardware add-on: Sega CD |
Nintendo Gamecube, Wii | Freeware[36] | HomeGitHub |
Gens | 2.14 | May 21, 2006 | Also emulates hardware add-ons: Sega CD and 32X | Windows, Linux, Palm | GPL | Home |
Gens/GS | r7 | February 23, 2010 | Also emulates hardware add-ons: Sega CD and 32X | Windows, Linux | GPL | Home |
Gens32 Surreal | 1.90 Std | October 17, 2013 | Also emulates hardware add-ons: Sega CD and 32X | Windows | Freeware | Archived November 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. |
Kega Fusion[37] | 3.64 (Windows), 3.63i (Mac OS), 3.63x (Linux) | March 7, 2010 | Multi-system emulator; also for SG-1000, SC-3000, Master System, Game Gear, Pico | Windows, OS X, Linux | Freeware | Home |
KGen | V0.34b | June 10, 1998 | DOS | Freeware | Home | |
Mednafen | 0.9.39.2 | September 19, 2016 | Multi-system emulator; also for NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance
Other systems including: Lynx, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis, PlayStation, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, WonderSwan, TurboGrafx-16 (TurboGrafx-CD), SuperGrafx, PC-FX |
Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Nintendo Wii | GPLv2 | Home |
Provenance | 1.0.3 | January 19, 2014 | Multi-system emulator; also for Master System and Game Gear
Other system including: NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance |
iOS | Freeware | Home |
Sega Saturn
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GiriGiri[40] | 0.6a | 2003 | Windows | Freeware, later commercial | Home (archived) | |
SSF | 0.12 beta R4 | June 8, 2013 | Also for ST-V | Windows | Freeware | Home 12 |
Saturn.emu | 1.5.12 (1.4.32 WebOS) | May 24, 2013 | Android, iOS, WebOS, Linux | GPLv2 | Home | |
Yabause | 0.9.15 | August 24, 2016 | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Dreamcast, Wii, PlayStation Portable | GPLv2 | HomeGitHub |
Dreamcast
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chankast[41] | Alpha 0.25 | July 7, 2004 | Windows | Proprietary | Home | |
DEmul | 0.7A 180816 | August 18, 2016 | Multi-system emulator; also for Atomiswave, Naomi, Naomi 2 | Windows | GPLv2 | HomeGoogle Code (archived) |
redream | ? | August 23, 2015 | Dreamcast | Linux, OS X | MIT | Github |
lxdream[42] | 0.9.1 | June 29, 2009 | Linux, OS X | GPLv2 | Home | |
nullDC | 1.0.4 r136 | August 21, 2011 | Also for Naomi | Windows | GPLv3 | Google Code (archived) |
nullDCe | 0.37 Alpha | August 24, 2012 | Also for Naomi | Android | GPLv3 (currently non-compliant)[43] | Google Code (archived) |
reicast | r6 | December 19, 2013 | Also for Naomi | Linux, Windows, OS X, Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Ouya, Pandora (console) | GPLv2 | HomeGitHub |
Sony
PlayStation
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
bleem! | 1.6b | August 16, 2001 | Windows | Commercial | Unknown | |
bleemcast! | 1.0 beta | November 1, 2001 | Dreamcast | Commercial | Unknown | |
Connectix Virtual Game Station | 1.4.1 | October 11, 2000 | Windows, Mac OS | Commercial | Unknown | |
PSone Classics | November 22, 2006 | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita | Proprietary | |||
WiiSX | Beta 2.1 | July 11, 2010 | GameCube, Wii | |||
EmiPSX | 1.0.5 | November 2013 | Windows Phone | Commercial | Home | |
ePSXe | 2.0.5 | June 23, 2016 | Windows, Linux, OS X, Android | Freeware, Commercial (Android)[44] | Home | |
FPse | 0.11.136 | June 23, 2014 | Android, Windows Mobile | Commercial[45] | Home | |
Mednafen | 0.9.39.2 | September 19, 2016 | Multi-system emulator; also for (other systems) Atari Lynx, NES, Super NES, Virtual Boy, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, WonderSwan, TurboGrafx-16 (TurboGrafx-CD), SuperGrafx, PC-FX | Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD The PSX Core of Mendafen is also included in Bizhawk. | GPLv2 | Home |
NO$PSX | 1.9 | May 28, 2014 | Windows | Freeware | Home | |
PCSX | 1.5 | May 12, 2003 | Windows, Mac OS, Linux | GPL | Home | |
PCSX-df | 1.10 | March 29, 2009 | Linux | GPL | SourceForge | |
PCSX-Reloaded | 1.9.93 | August 26, 2013 | Windows, Mac OS, Linux | GPLv2 | Home | |
Xebra | 161028 | October 28, 2016 | Windows | Freeware | Home (Japanese) |
PlayStation 2
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NeutrinoSX2[46] | 0.08.01 | January 13, 2004 | Windows | GPLv2 | Home (archived) | |
PlayStation 2 Classics | October 4, 2011 | PlayStation 3 | Proprietary | |||
PCSX2 | 1.4.0 (Windows) / 0.9.7 (OS X) / 1.4.0 (Linux) | January 8, 2016 | Windows, OS X, Linux | GPLv3 | HomeGitHub | |
PS2Emu | Alpha 01 | May 6, 2004 | Windows | Proprietary | Home (archived) | |
Play! | 0.30 | May 29, 2016 | Windows, Mac OS, Android, iOS | FreeBSD License (Simplified BSD License) | HomeGitHub | |
PS2 emulation for PS4 | December 5, 2015 | PlayStation 4 | Proprietary |
PlayStation 3
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RPCS3 | v0.0.0.9 | April 16, 2016 | Also for PlayStation Vita[47] | Windows, OS X, Linux | GPLv2 | HomeGitHub |
Nucleus | 0.1.0 | May 13, 2016 | Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Android, iOS | GPLv2 | GitHub | |
Short Waves | 0.0.2 | January 20, 2014 | Windows | Wololo Download Link |
PlayStation Portable
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JPCSP | r3458 | February 7, 2014 | Windows, OS X, Linux | GPLv2 | HomeGitHub | |
MFZPSP | r270 | September 4, 2008 | Windows | GPLv3 | Google Code (archived) | |
PCSP | 0.5.5 | June 9, 2012 | Windows | GPLv3 | HomeGoogle Code (archived) | |
PSPE4All | 0.2.127 | June 2, 2013 | Windows | Proprietary | Home | |
Potemkin[48] | 0.1 | May 7, 2007[48] | Windows | GPL | Home | |
PPSSPP | 1.3 | September 17, 2016 | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, BlackBerry 10, Symbian, iOS | GPLv2+ | HomeGithub | |
PSPE[49] | 0.9b | June 4, 2005 | Windows | Proprietary | Unknown | |
PSP Player | r612 | November 24, 2008 | Windows | LGPL | HomeGoogle Code (archived) | |
Sam PSP | r18 | February 4, 2009 | Windows | GPLv3 | Google Code (archived) | |
Soywiz PSP Emu | r555 | August 15, 2013 | Windows | GPL[50] | HomeGitHub | |
Yaupspe | git-c9ddde8b5935 | April 24, 2011 | Windows, Linux | GPLv2 | Google Code (archived)Home |
Microsoft
Xbox
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cxbx[51] | 0.8.1-Pre3 | May 6, 2013 | Windows | GPLv2 | Home 123SourceForge | |
Cxbx-Reloaded | 0.0.1 | October 6, 2016 | Windows | GPLv2 | HomeGitHub | |
Dxbx | 0.5 | December 19, 2010 | Windows | GPLv3 | HomeSourceForge | |
Xbox Backwards Compatibility Mode | X: 5829.0 | November 27, 2007 | Xbox 360 | Proprietary | Home | |
Xeon[46] | 1.0 | August 13, 2003 | Windows | Proprietary | Home | |
XQEMU | rolling build | Windows, Linux, OS X | GPLv2 | HomeGitHub |
Xbox 360
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Xenia | rolling build | November 28, 2016 | a Xbox 360 emulator that is the very first to achieve the feat of running a commercial Xbox 360 game, Frogger 2 | Windows | BSD | HomeGitHub |
Xbox One Backward Compatibility | November 12, 2015 | Xbox One | Proprietary | Home |
NEC
TurboGrafx-16
Name | Current version | Last release | Notes | Platform | License | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BizHawk | 1.11.8.2 | October 25, 2016 | Multi-system emulator; also for SuperGrafx, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, NES, Super NES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, SG-1000, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis, Sega Saturn, ColecoVision | Windows | MIT License | Home GitHub |
DeePCE | 0.12a beta | August 24, 2000 | Windows 9x | Proprietary | Unknown | |
DPCE | Initial Release | September 15, 2000 | Windows 9x | Proprietary | Unknown | |
Hu-Go! | 2.12 | April 9, 2005 | Windows, DOS, Linux, FreeBSD | GPLv2, BSD 3-clause | Home | |
Hu6280 | 1.50 | February 4, 2000 | Also emulates hardware add-on: TurboGrafx-CD | Windows 9x, DOS | Proprietary | Unknown |
Mednafen | 0.9.39.2 | September 19, 2016 | Multi-system emulator; also for SuperGrafx, PC-FX, Atari Lynx, NES, Super NES, Virtual Boy, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis, PlayStation, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, and WonderSwan
Also emulates hardware add-on: TurboGrafx-CD |
Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD | GPLv2 | Home |
MagicEngine[52] | 1.1.3 | May 26, 2008 | Also for SuperGrafx
Also emulates hardware add-on: TurboGrafx-CD |
Windows, OS X, DOS | Proprietary | Home |
Ootake | 2.78 | April 29, 2016 | Also for SuperGrafx | Windows | GPLv2 | Home (Japanese) |
pcejin | svn-r211 | April 20, 2013 | Also for SuperGrafx
Also emulates hardware add-on: TurboGrafx-CD |
Windows | GPLv2 | GitHub |
PicchioEngine | 0.0.8 | October 9, 2009 | Windows | Expat, LGPL v2.1 | Home | |
Project PC2E | 20050123 | January 23, 2005 | Also emulates hardware add-on: TurboGrafx-CD | Windows | GPLv2 | Home |
TG16 EMU | 0.01 | April 14, 1998 | Windows 9x, DOS, PlayStation | Proprietary | Home | |
TGEmu | 0.1 | February 16, 2001 | Windows 9x, DOS, Mac OS, BeOS | GPLv2 | Home | |
Turbo Engine | 0.32 | April 18, 2010 | Also for SuperGrafx
Also emulates hardware add-on: TurboGrafx-CD |
Windows | Proprietary | Home |
VPCE | 0.3 | November 23, 1997 | Windows 9x, DOS, Mac OS, Linux, BeOS, RISC OS | Proprietary | Unknown | |
xpce | 0.11 | December 12, 1998 | Windows 9x | Proprietary | Home | |
MagicEngine FX | 1.1.1 | February 13, 2008 | PC-FX | Windows, Mac OS | Proprietary | Home |
Other
These programs emulate multiple systems with cores used from various emulators and/or systems without many alternatives. Many early and obscure systems are covered by one or more of these emulators.
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Joust". gamefaqs.com.
- ↑ "Jeff Vavasour's VIDEO AND COMPUTER GAME Page". vavasour.ca.
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- ↑ Carless 2004, p. 59
- ↑ Kohler 2006, p. 157
- ↑ "Jagulator v2.0.2 - EmuCR". www.emucr.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ↑ Kohler 2006, p. 171
- ↑ Kohler 2006, p. 166
- ↑ PSX Scene, p. 205
- 1 2 "nemulator – The Best-Looking NES Emulator… Ever". Techgage. 30 April 2012.
- ↑ Carless, 2004, p. 60
- ↑ Kohler 2006, p. 165
- 1 2 3 "Info - Surreal64 CE". Surreal64ce.wikidot.com. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ↑ "DaedalusX64.com • View topic - PSP Release thread for DaedalusX64 - Revision: 1861". Forums.daedalusx64.com. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- ↑ "The Emulator Zone Project64". The Emulator Zone.
- ↑ http://www.pj64-emu.com/downloads/project64/binaries/
- ↑ "sixtyforce - Release notes 1.0.1". sixtyforce.com.
- ↑ "License.txt". Github. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ↑ "Dolwin 0.10 Released! - Emulation64.com News". EmuTalk.net. 2005-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
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- ↑ webmaster@mario.w00ty.com. "Dolwin: Nintendo Gamecube Emulator". Dolwin.emulation64.com. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ↑ "Booting the Final GameCube Game". Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- 1 2 "Info - Dolphin Emulator Pre-Alpha". anonymous. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ↑ Kohler 2006, p. 194
- ↑ Gralla 2007, p. 469
- ↑ "Download & Install GBA4iOS 2.1 for iOS 9 Without Jailbreak - iPhonebyte". iPhonebyte. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
- ↑ Kohler 2006, p. 202
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- ↑ "GBCoid". sourceforge.net.
- 1 2 Ransom-Wiley, James (May 10, 2005). "DS emulator off the ground, still glitchy". Joystiq. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ↑ http://nds4ios.angelxwind.net/builds/iOS-fat/Karen_angelXwind/Version-stable.txt
- ↑ "Best DS Emulators for iPhone: NDS4iOS vs. iNDS - Cydia Geeks". Cydia Geeks. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- ↑ GPL v2-only remnants in VFP code · Issue #1279 · citra-emu/citra
- 1 2 3 "LICENSE.txt -- genplus-gx -- An enhanced port of Genesis Plus". Genesis Plus GX. Retrieved 7 Oct 2013.
- 1 2 3 Kohler 2006, p. 178
- ↑ Fletcher, JC (2008-05-22). "Emulating the gaming world on DS". Joystiq. AOL. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ↑ Fletcher, JC (2008-04-03). "Welcome to the Next Generation of Wii homebrew". Joystiq. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ↑ Sheffield, Brandon (2006-11-06). "A Tough Nut To Karrak: Sony's New PR Boss Talks PlayStation 3 Plans". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ↑ Stolarz 2005, p.318
- ↑ Goodwin, Steven. "Appliance Hacking". Smart Home Automation with Linux. Apress. p. 53.
- ↑ Although nullDCe is listed as GPLv3 on its Google Code project page, the source, as well as the binaries, are nowhere to be found.
- ↑ "ePSXe for Android". Google Play. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ↑ "FPse for android - Android Apps on Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- 1 2 Stolarz 2005, p.319
- ↑ "Various progress by Nekotekina · Pull Request #855 · RPCS3/rpcs3". GitHub.
- 1 2 Yoon, Andrew (May 6, 2007). "Experimental emulator brings PSP games to Windows". Joystiq. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ↑ Prochnow, Dave (2005). PSP Hacks, Mods, and Expansions. McGraw-Hill. p. 124.
- ↑ "Soywiz's PSP Emulator: License". Pspemu.soywiz.com. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ↑ Grand et al. 2004, p. 145
- ↑ Kohler 2006, p. 179
- ↑ Kohler 2006, p. 148
- ↑ Kohler 2006, p. 151
- ↑ "libretro". GitHub.
- ↑ "30 best Android apps this week". www.guardian.co.uk. February 1, 2013.
- ↑ "RetroArch: Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. May 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Getting to grips with Android emulator app RetroArch - One emulator to rule them all - but is it any good?". pocketgamer.com. February 6, 2013.
- ↑ "RetroArch Emulates Nearly Every Classic Gaming Console on Android". lifehacker.com. March 6, 2013.
- ↑ "How to play your favorite old school console games on your BlackBerry 10 phone or BlackBerry PlayBook". crackberry.com. June 3, 2013.
- ↑ "RetroArch PSP - Beta release 1.0.0.3". Wololo.net. 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ↑ "RetroArch/COPYING at master · libretro/RetroArch · GitHub". GitHub.
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