List of video game emulators

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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[edit]

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.

Arcade System Emulators
Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
DEmul 0.582 WIP October 23, 2013 Dreamcast, Atomiswave, Naomi, Naomi 2, Hikaru, Model 3, Sega Saturn Windows Freeware [1]
OpenEmu 1.0.3 unknown Various arcade systems OS X BSD [2]
Dolphin 4.0.2 November 30, 2013 GameCube, Triforce, Wii Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, Android[4] GPL v2 [3][4][5]
FB Alpha 0.2.97.31 July 30, 2014 Various arcade systems Cross-platform FB Alpha License - non-commercial usage clause [6]
Kawaks[5] 1.63 January 14, 2013 CP System, CP System II, Neo Geo MVS Windows Freeware [7]
MAME 0.156 November 26, 2014 Various arcade systems Cross-platform MAME License - non-commercial usage clause [8]
Nebula 2.25b February 18, 2007 CP System II, Neo Geo MVS, PGM, Windows Freeware [9]
Raine 0.63.0 October 20, 2013 Various arcade systems Cross-platform Source available, redistribution without modifications. [10]
Supermodel 3 0.2a September 24, 2011 Sega Model 3 Windows, OS X GPL [11]
Arcadeflex 0.36.1 March 20, 2014 Various Arcade systems Java, Cross-platform Freeware, Open Source [12],[13]

Atari[edit]

Atari 2600[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
Ataroid 1.0.4 2011 1 Atari 2600 Android  ? Unknown
EMU7800[6] 1.7 June 1, 2014 1977-09-111984-06 Atari 2600, Atari 7800 Windows GPL [14]
javatari 3.30 March 11, 2013 1977-09-11 Atari 2600 Java based, multiplatform GPL [15]
PC Atari Emulator 2.6 March 16, 2002 1977-09-11 Atari 2600 Windows, DOS GPL [16]
Stella 4.2 October 28, 2014 1977-09-11 Atari 2600 AmigaOS, Windows, Mac OS, GNU/Linux, MorphOS, Windows Mobile, Dreamcast, GP2X, Nintendo DS, Wii GPLv2 [17]
z26[7] 3.02.01 June 13, 2011 1977-09-11 Atari 2600 DOS, Windows, Mac OS, GNU/Linux GPLv2 [18]

Atari 5200[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
Atari800[8] 3.0.0 March 3, 2013 1982-11 Atari 5200, various Atari 8-bit computers Cross-platform GPL [19]
Altirra 2.40 November 13, 2013 1982-11 Atari 5200, various Atari 8-bit computers Windows GPL [20]
Atari++ 1.73 February 24, 2014 1982-11 Atari 5200, various Atari 8-bit computers Cross-platform GPL [21]
Jum52 1.1 March 2, 2010 1982-11 Atari 5200 Cross-platform Freeware [22]
kat5200 0.6.2 June 28, 2009 1982-11 Atari 5200, various Atari 8-bit computers Windows GPL [23]
Rainbow 2.2 August 25, 2012 1982-11 Atari 5200, various Atari 8-bit computers Windows, Mac OS, OS X Freeware [24]

Atari 7800[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
EMU7800[6] 1.7 June 1, 2014 1977-09-111984-06 Atari 2600, Atari 7800 Windows GPL [25]
ProSystem Emulator[6] 1.3 May 12, 2008 1984-06 Atari 7800 Windows GPLv2 [26]

Atari Lynx[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
Handy 0.95 February 20, 2007 1989 Atari Lynx Windows, Mac OS, GNU/Linux zlib License [27]
aLynx 1.032 May 31, 2012 1989 Atari Lynx Android MIT License [28]

Atari Jaguar[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
Jagulator 2.0.2[9] June 24, 2011 1993-11-15 Atari Jaguar Windows Freeware [29][dead link]
Project Tempest 0.95 February 12, 2004 1993-11-15 Atari Jaguar Windows Freeware [30]
Virtual Jaguar 2.1.1 October 8, 2014 1993-11-15 Atari Jaguar GNU/Linux, OS X, Windows GPL [31]

Nintendo[edit]

See also: Virtual Console

Consoles[edit]

Nintendo Entertainment System[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
EmiNES 1.0.0.6 September 3, 2013 1983-07-05 NES Windows Phone 8, Symbian Commercial [32]
vNESLight 1.2 November 1, 2012 1983-07-05 NES Windows Phone 7 Commercial N/A
FakeNES[10] 0.5.9 beta3 July 20, 2008 1983-07-05 NES Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, DOS zlib [33]projects/fakenes/
FCE Ultra GX 3.3.4 January 12, 2013 1983-07-05 NES GameCube, Wii GPL v2 [34][35]
FCEUX 2.2.2 September 23, 2013 1983-07-05 NES Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris GPL v2 [36]projects/fceultra/
iNES[11] 1.4 January 1, 2011 1983-07-05 NES iOS  ? [37]
higan 094 January 20, 2014 1983-07-051990-11-20 NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Super Game Boy, BS-X Satellaview, Sufami Turbo Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD GPL v3 [38]
IMBNes[12] 2.14 May 31, 2011 1983-07-05 NES PlayStation GPL v2 Unknown
Jnes 1.1.1 June 22, 2013 1983-07-05 NES Windows Proprietary [39]
Mednafen 0.9.35.1 June 5, 2014 1983-07-051990-11-201995-07-21 NES, SNES, Virtual Boy, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance — Atari Lynx, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, PlayStation, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, WonderSwan, TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD, SuperGrafx, PC-FX Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD GPL v2 [40]projects/mednafen/
nemulator[13] 3.4 July 21, 2014 1983-07-05 NES Windows Proprietary [41]
Nesoid 2.5 November 29, 2012 1983-07-05 NES Android GPL v3 projects/nesoid
NESten[14] 0.61 beta1 February 11, 2001 1983-07-05 NES Windows Proprietary [42]
Nester beta4a February 15, 2009 1983-07-05 NES Windows GPL v2 [43]
NESticle[15] x.xx August 18, 1998 1983-07-05 NES DOS Proprietary [44]
Nestopia 1.40 June 11, 2008 1983-07-05 NES Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux GPL v2 [45][46]
Nestopia UE 1.45 July 29, 2013 1983-07-05 NES, FDS Windows, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD GPL v2 [47]
Nintendulator 0.975 Beta November 16, 2013 1983-07-05 NES Windows GPL v2 [48]projects/nintendulator/
OpenEmu 1.0.3 June 1, 2012 1983-07-051990-11-20 NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance — SG-1000, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color Mac OS BSD [49][50]
puNES 0.89 June 18, 2014 1983-07-05 NES, FDS Windows, GNU/Linux Proprietary [51]
TI-NESulator 0.40 May 30, 2008 1983-07-05 NES Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux Proprietary [52]
TuxNES 0.75 April 15, 2001 1983-07-05 NES GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD GPL v2 [53]
RockNES 5.142 June 2, 2014 1983-07-05 NES Windows Proprietary [54]
VirtuaNES 0.97 October 14, 2007 1983-07-05 NES Windows GPL v2 [55]

Super Nintendo Entertainment System[edit]

Name Current version Latest release System Platform License Link
CHAMPI 1.00 December 12, 1999 1990-11-20 SNES Windows Proprietary Unknown
ESNES 0.14a August 5, 1997 1990-11-20 SNES Windows, MS-DOS Proprietary [56]
GrimSNES  ? July 10, 1997 1990-11-20 SNES MS-DOS Proprietary Unknown
higan 094 January 20, 2014 1983-07-051990-11-20 NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Super Game Boy, BS-X Satellaview, Sufami Turbo Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD GPL v3 [57]
no$sns 1.5 July 30, 2013 1990-11-20 SNES Windows Proprietary [58]
OpenEmu 1.0.3 June 1, 2012 1983-07-051990-11-20 NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance — SG-1000, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color Mac OS BSD [59][60]
RSRSNES 0.2d January 7, 1998 1990-11-20 SNES MS-DOS Proprietary [61]
SNEeSe 0.853b August 28, 2006 1990-11-20 SNES Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD Clarified Artistic License [62]projects/sneese/
Snes9x 1.53 April 25, 2011 1990-11-20 SNES Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, PlayStation 3, PSP ("SNES9xTYL"), Android & iOS (Snes9x EX+), Windows Phone 8 & Windows RT (Snes8x) MIT-like license with non-commercial usage clause, LGPL v2.1, GPL v2+ [63]
Snes9x GX 4.3.2 November 9, 2012 1990-11-20 SNES GameCube, Wii GPL [64]
SNESGT 0.230 b6 August 30, 2008 1990-11-20 SNES, BS-X Satellaview Windows Proprietary [65]
SNesoid 2.2.4 July 16, 2012 1990-11-20 SNES Android Proprietary Unknown
Super Sleuth 1.04 p6 August 1, 2008 1990-11-20 SNES Windows Proprietary [66]
ZSNES 1.51 January 24, 2007 1990-11-20 SNES Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, DOS (IA-32 only) GPL v2 [67]

Virtual Boy[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
Mednafen 0.9.35.1 June 5, 2014 1983-07-051990-11-201995-07-21 NES, SNES, Virtual Boy, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance — Atari Lynx, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, PlayStation, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, WonderSwan, TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD, SuperGrafx, PC-FX Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD GPL v2 [68]projects/mednafen/
VBjin SVN61 May 21, 2010 1995-07-21 Virtual Boy Windows GPL v2 [69]

Nintendo 64[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
1964 1.2 r146 August 17, 2012 1996-06-23 Nintendo 64 Windows, Xbox[16] GPL v2 [70]
1964js 0.1.21 r296 October 3, 2013 1996-06-23 Nintendo 64 JavaScript GPL v2 [71][72]
CEN64 v0.1 November 17, 2013 1996-06-23 Nintendo 64 Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux BSD 3-clause [73][74]
Corn 0.3 July 13, 2003 1996-06-23 Nintendo 64 Windows Proprietary [75]
DaedalusX64 r1878[17] August 24, 2013 1996-06-23 Nintendo 64 Windows, PSP GPL v2 [76][77]
Mupen64 0.5.1 August 26, 2005 1996-06-23 Nintendo 64 Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, QNX, BeOS GPL v2 [78]
Mupen64Plus 2.0 July 4, 2013 1996-06-23 Nintendo 64 Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD GPL v2 [79]
N64js git-b58d391335 April 7, 2013 1996-06-23 Nintendo 64 JavaScript Expat [80][81][82]
Nemu64[18] 0.8 March 23, 2003 1996-06-23 Nintendo 64 Windows Proprietary [83]
Project64 2.1.0.1[19] May 1, 2013 1996-06-23 Nintendo 64 Windows, Xbox[16] GPL v2 [84]
sixtyforce 1.0 June 2014[20] 1996-06-23 Nintendo 64 OS X Proprietary [85]
UltraHLE 1.0.0 January 28, 1999 1996-06-23 Nintendo 64 Windows, Xbox[16] Proprietary [86]

Nintendo GameCube and Wii[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
Dolwin 0.10[21][22] January 11, 2005 2001-09-14 GameCube Windows Open source[23] [87]projects/dolwin/
Gekko 0.3.1 August 12, 2010 2001-09-14 GameCube Windows, GNU/Linux GPL v2 [88]
Dolphin 4.0.2 November 30, 2013 2001-09-142006-11-19 GameCube, Triforce, Wii Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, Android[4] GPL v2 [89][90][91]

Handhelds[edit]

Game Boy / Game Boy Color[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
BGB[24][25] 1.5 October 18, 2014 1989-04-211998-10-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Super Game Boy Windows  ? [92]
Gambatte[26] git-f82184ef33 November 23, 2013 1989-04-211998-10-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, BSD GPL v2 [93]
GBA4iOS 2.0.7 September 6, 2014 1989-04-211998-10-212001-03-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance iOS  ? [94]
Gearboy 2.0 November 10, 2014 1989-04-211998-10-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color iOS, Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux GPL v3 [95]
GNUboy[27] 1.0.3 December 8, 2001 1989-04-21 Game Boy AmigaOS, GNU/Linux, Cross-platform GPL [96]
Goomba 2.3 September 17, 2005[28] 1989-04-211998-10-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS Proprietary [97]
Goomba Paletted 2.40 January 31, 2011 1989-04-211998-10-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS GPL [98]
higan 094 January 20, 2014 1989-04-211998-10-212001-03-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, NES, SNES, Super Game Boy, BS-X Satellaview, Sufami Turbo Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD GPLv3 [99]
KiGB[29] 2.0.5 September 27, 2008 1989-04-211998-10-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color Windows, Mac OS Proprietary [100]
NO$GMB 2.5 July 23, 2000 1989-04-211998-10-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color DOS, Windows Freeware / shareware (Color) [101]
OpenEmu 1.0.3 June 1, 2012 1989-04-211998-10-212001-03-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, NES, SNES — SG-1000, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color OS X BSD [102][103]
Phoinix[30] 1.4.2 June 14, 2008 1989-04-21 Game Boy Palm OS GPL [104]
VisualBoyAdvance 1.7.2 (Windows) / 1.7.4 (OS X) / 1.7.1 (Linux) May 25, 2004 1989-04-211998-10-212001-03-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, BeOS GPL [105]
VisualBoyAdvance 2 SVN246 February 23, 2010 1989-04-211998-10-212001-03-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance Windows, GNU/Linux GPLv3 [106]
Visual Boy Advance GX 2.2.8 July 7, 2012 1989-04-211998-10-212001-03-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance GameCube, Wii GPL [107]
VisualBoyAdvance-M 1.8.0 (SVN1229) March 8, 2014 1989-04-211998-10-212001-03-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance Windows, GNU/Linux GPL [108]
Wzonka-Lad 1.03 January 3, 2004 1989-04-21 Game Boy Amiga Shareware (historical), GPL (current) [109]
GBCoid 1.8.6 November 15, 2012 1998-10-21 Game Boy Color Android GPL[31] [110]

Game Boy Advance[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
Boycott Advance 0.4.0 September 27, 2008 2001-03-21 Game Boy Advance Windows, Mac OS, BeOS, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Java  ? [111]
iDeaS[32] 1.0.4.0 February 12, 2012 2001-03-212004-11-21 Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS Windows, GNU/Linux [112]
IodineGBA git-5558faabd3 December 10, 2013 2001-03-21 Game Boy Advance JavaScript GPL v2 [113][114]
GBA4iOS 2.0.7 September 6, 2014 1989-04-211998-10-212001-03-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance iOS  ? [115]
GBAoid 2.4.7  ? 2001-03-21 Game Boy Advance Android  ? Unknown
higan 094 January 20, 2014 1989-04-211998-10-212001-03-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, NES, SNES, Super Game Boy, BS-X Satellaview, Sufami Turbo Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD GPLv3 [116]
NO$GBA 2.7c July 28, 2014 2001-03-212004-11-21 Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS DOS, Windows Proprietary [117]
OpenEmu 1.0.3 June 1, 2012 1989-04-211998-10-212001-03-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, NES, SNES — SG-1000, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color OS X BSD [118][119]
PocketGBA 060723 July 24, 2006 2001-03-21 Game Boy Advance Pocket PC  ? Site
VisualBoyAdvance 1.7.2 (Windows) / 1.7.4 (OS X) / 1.7.1 (Linux) May 25, 2004 1989-04-211998-10-212001-03-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, BeOS GPL [120]
VisualBoyAdvance 2 SVN246 February 23, 2010 1989-04-211998-10-212001-03-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance Windows, GNU/Linux GPLv3 [121]
Visual Boy Advance GX 2.2.8 July 7, 2012 1989-04-211998-10-212001-03-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance GameCube, Wii GPL [122]
VisualBoyAdvance-M 1.8.0 (SVN1229) March 8, 2014 1989-04-211998-10-212001-03-21 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance Windows, GNU/Linux GPL [123]

Nintendo DS[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
dasShiny git-c2ed70905e August 4, 2013 2004-11-21 Nintendo DS Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux GPL v3 [124]
DeSmuME 0.9.10 November 28, 2013 2004-11-21 Nintendo DS Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, AmigaOS 4 GPL v2 [125]projects/desmume/
DraStic 2.2.1.2a (Android) / 2.1.6.1p (Pandora) April 15, 2014 2004-11-21 Nintendo DS Android, Pandora Proprietary (available on inquiry) [126][127][128] [129]
DuoS 1.0  ? 2004-11-21 Nintendo DS Windows  ? [130]
Ensata 1.4e March 16, 2007 2004-11-21 Nintendo DS Windows Proprietary (official developers only) [131]
iDeaS[32] 1.0.4.0 February 12, 2012 2001-03-212004-11-21 Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS Windows, GNU/Linux [132]
nds4droid 45 January 6, 2014 2004-11-21 Nintendo DS Android GPL v2 [133]projects/nds4droid/
nds4ios 0r37-272-gdca7ea0 [33] 2004-11-21 Nintendo DS iOS GPL v2+ [134][135]
NO$GBA 2.7d November 9, 2014 2001-03-212004-11-21 Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS DOS, Windows Proprietary [136]

Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
Citra 3DS In development In development 2004-11-21 Nintendo 3DS OS X, Windows, GNU/Linux GPL v2 [137]
3dmoo In development In development 2004-11-21 Nintendo 3DS OS X, Windows, GNU/Linux GPL v2 [138]
TronDS In development In development 2004-11-21 Nintendo 3DS OS X, Windows, GNU/Linux Freeware [139]

Sega[edit]

SG-1000 / SC-3000 / SF-7000[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
CrabEmu 0.2.0 February 27, 2013 1983-07-151986-07 SG-1000, Master System, Sega Game Gear — NES, ColecoVision OS X, GNU/Linux, Dreamcast GPL v2 [140]
Genesis Plus GX 1.7.4 June 21, 2013 1983-07-151986-071988-10-29 SG-1000, SC-3000, SF-7000, Sega Mark III, Master System, Sega Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Sega Pico, Sega CD Nintendo Gamecube, Wii Freeware[34] [141]
Kega Fusion[35] 3.65 (Windows), 3.63i (Mac OS), 3.63x (Linux) November 2, 2014 1983-07-151986-07 SG-1000, SC-3000, SF-7000, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Pico, Mega Drive, Sega CD, Sega 32X, SVP Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux Freeware [142]
OpenEmu 1.0.3 June 1, 2012 1983-07-151986-071988-10-29 SG-1000, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis — NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color OS X BSD [143][144]

Master System / Sega Game Gear[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
CrabEmu 0.2.0 February 27, 2013 1983-07-151986-07 SG-1000, Master System, Sega Game Gear — NES, ColecoVision OS X, GNU/Linux, Dreamcast GPL v2 [145]
DSMasterPlus[36] 1.3 August 20, 2007 1986-07 Master System, Sega Game Gear Nintendo DS  ? [146]
Gearsystem 2.1 November 12, 2014 1986-07 Master System, Sega Game Gear iOS, Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux GPL v3 [147]
Genesis Plus GX 1.7.4 June 21, 2013 1983-07-151986-071988-10-29 SG-1000, SC-3000, SF-7000, Sega Mark III, Master System, Sega Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Sega Pico, Sega CD Nintendo Gamecube, Wii Freeware[34] [148]
jsSMS git-9ed0ac0b09 November 26, 2013 1986-07 Master System, Sega Game Gear JavaScript GPL v3 [149]
Kega Fusion[35] 3.64 (Windows), 3.63i (Mac OS), 3.63x (Linux) March 7, 2010 1983-07-151986-07 SG-1000, SC-3000, SF-7000, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Pico, Mega Drive, Sega CD, Sega 32X, SVP Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux Freeware [150]
OpenEmu 1.0.3 June 1, 2012 1983-07-151986-071988-10-29 SG-1000, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis — NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color OS X BSD [151][152]

Sega Genesis[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
BlastEm 0.2.0 February 13, 2014 1988-10-29 Sega Genesis GNU/Linux GPL v3 [153]
EmiGens Plus 1.0.0.14 September 5, 2013 1988-10-29 Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Sega Game Gear Windows Phone, Symbian  ? Unknown
Exodus 1.0.0 April 30, 2013 1988-10-29 Sega Genesis (extensible)[37] Windows Freeware [154]
Genecyst x.xx August 18, 1998 1988-10-29 Sega Genesis DOS Freeware [155]
Genesis Plus[38] 1.3.1 January 17, 2010 1988-10-29 Sega Genesis AmigaOS 4, Windows, Mac OS, Dreamcast, Nintendo GameCube, Wii Freeware [156][157]
Genesis Plus GX[39] 1.7.4 June 21, 2013 1983-07-151986-071988-10-29 SG-1000, SC-3000, SF-7000, Sega Mark III, Master System, Sega Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Sega Pico, Sega CD Nintendo Gamecube, Wii Freeware[34] [158]
Gens 2.14 May 20, 2006 1988-10-29 Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Sega 32X Windows, GNU/Linux, Palm GPL [159]
Gens/GS r7 February 23, 2010 1988-10-29 Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Sega 32X Windows, GNU/Linux GPL [160]
Gens32 Surreal 1.88 October 6, 2010 1988-10-29 Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Sega 32X Windows Freeware [161]
Kega Fusion[35] 3.65 (Windows), 3.64i (Mac OS), 3.64x (Linux) November 3, 2014 1983-07-151986-07 SG-1000, SC-3000, SF-7000, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Pico, Mega Drive, Sega CD, Sega 32X, SVP Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux Freeware [162]
KGen V0.34b June 10, 1998 1988-10-29 Sega Genesis DOS Freeware [163]
OpenEmu 1.0.3 June 1, 2012 1983-07-151986-071988-10-29 SG-1000, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis — NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color OS X BSD [164][165]

Sega Saturn[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
DEmul 0.582 WIP October 23, 2013 1994-11-221998-11-27 Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, Atomiswave, Naomi, Naomi 2, Hikaru, Model 3 Windows GPL v2 [166][167]
GiriGiri[40] 0.6a 2003 1994-11-22 Sega Saturn Windows Freeware, later commercial [168]
SSF 0.12 beta R4 June 8, 2013 1994-11-22 Sega Saturn, ST-V Windows Freeware [169][170] [171]
Saturn.emu 1.5.12 (1.4.32 WebOS) May 24, 2013 1994-11-22 Sega Saturn Android, iOS, WebOS, GNU/Linux  ? [172]
Yabause[41] 0.9.13 December 15, 2013 1994-11-22 Sega Saturn Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Android, Dreamcast, Wii, PlayStation Portable GPL v2 [173]

Dreamcast[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
Chankast[42] Alpha 0.25 July 7, 2004 1998-11-27 Dreamcast Windows Proprietary [174]
DEmul 0.582 WIP October 23, 2013 1994-11-221998-11-27 Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, Atomiswave, Naomi, Naomi 2, Hikaru, Model 3 Windows GPL v2 [175][176]
lxdream[43] 0.9.1 June 29, 2009 1998-11-27 Dreamcast GNU/Linux, OS X GPL v2 [177]
nullDC 1.0.4 r136 August 21, 2011 1998-11-27 Dreamcast, Naomi Windows GPL v3 [178]
nullDCe 0.37 Alpha August 24, 2012 1998-11-27 Dreamcast, Naomi Android Proprietary[44] [179]
reicast git-bdfdfc138a December 19, 2013 1998-11-27 Dreamcast GNU/Linux, Android, iOS GPL v2 [180][181]

Sony[edit]

PlayStation[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
bleem! 1.6b August 16, 2001 1994-12-03 PlayStation Windows Commercial Unknown
bleemcast! 1.0 beta November 1, 2001 1994-12-03 PlayStation Dreamcast Commercial Unknown
Connectix Virtual Game Station 1.4.1 October 11, 2000 1994-12-03 PlayStation Windows, Mac OS Commercial Unknown
EmiPSX 1.0.5 November 2013 1994-12-03 PlayStation Windows Phone Commercial [182]
ePSXe 1.9.0 (Windows/Linux) / 1.9.18 (Android) May 23, 2014 1994-12-03 PlayStation Windows, GNU/Linux, Android Freeware, Commercial (Android)[45] [183]
FPse 0.11.136 June 23, 2014 1994-12-03 PlayStation Android, Windows Mobile Commercial[46] [130]
Mednafen 0.9.35.1 June 5, 2014 1994-12-03 PlayStation — Atari Lynx, NES, SNES, Virtual Boy, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, WonderSwan, TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD, SuperGrafx, PC-FX Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD GPL v2 [184]projects/mednafen/
NO$PSX 1.9 May 28, 2014 1994-12-03 PlayStation Windows Freeware [185]
PCSX 1.5 May 12, 2003 1994-12-03 PlayStation Windows, Mac OS, GNU/Linux GPL [186]
PCSX-df 1.10 March 29, 2009 1994-12-03 PlayStation GNU/Linux GPL [187]projects/pcsx-df/
PCSX-Reloaded 1.9.93 August 26, 2013 1994-12-03 PlayStation Windows, Mac OS, GNU/Linux GPL v2 [188]
pSX 1.13 August 27, 2007 1994-12-03 PlayStation Windows, GNU/Linux Freeware [189][dead link]
PSXeven 0.19 April 25, 2005 1994-12-03 PlayStation Windows Freeware [190][dead link]
Xebra 130815 August 15, 2013 1994-12-03 PlayStation Windows Freeware [191] (Japanese)

PlayStation 2[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
NeutrinoSX2[47] 0.08.01 January 13, 2004 2000-03-04 PlayStation 2 Windows GPL v2 [192]
PCSX2 1.2.1 (Windows) / 0.9.7 (OS X) / 1.2.2 (Linux) February 12, 2014 2000-03-04 PlayStation 2 Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux GPL v3 [193][194]
PS2Emu Alpha 01 May 6, 2004 2000-03-04 PlayStation 2 Windows Proprietary [195]
Play! git-8d15f1fb1a July 2, 2014 2000-03-04 PlayStation 2 Windows Freeware [196][197]

PlayStation 3[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
RPCS3 rolling build PlayStation 3 Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux GPL v2 [198][199]

PlayStation Portable[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
JPCSP r3458 February 7, 2014 2004-12-12 PSP Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux GPL v2 [200][201]
MFZPSP r270 September 4, 2008 2004-12-12 PSP Windows GPL v3 [202]
PCSP 0.5.5 June 9, 2012 2004-12-12 PSP Windows GPL v3 [203][204]
PSPE4All 0.2.127 June 2, 2013 2004-12-12 PSP Windows Proprietary [205]
Potemkin[48] 0.1 May 7, 2007[48] 2004-12-12 PSP Windows GPL [206]
PPSSPP 0.9.9.1 August 28, 2014 2004-12-12 PSP Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, Android, BlackBerry 10, Symbian, iOS GPL v2+ [207]
PSPE[49] 0.9b June 4, 2005 2004-12-12 PSP Windows Proprietary Unknown
PSP Player r612 November 24, 2008 2004-12-12 PSP Windows LGPL [208][209]
Sam PSP r18 February 4, 2009 2004-12-12 PSP Windows GPL v3 [210]
Soywiz PSP Emu r555 August 15, 2013 2004-12-12 PSP Windows GPL[50] [211][212]
Yaupspe git-c9ddde8b5935 April 24, 2011 2004-12-12 PSP Windows, GNU/Linux GPL v2 [213][214][dead link]

Microsoft[edit]

Xbox[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
Cxbx[51] 0.8.1-Pre3 May 6, 2013 Xbox Windows GPL v2 [215][216]projects/cxbx/[217]
Dxbx 0.5 December 19, 2010 Xbox Windows GPL v3 [218]projects/dxbx/
Xbox Backwards Compatibility Mode X: 5829.0 November 27, 2007 Xbox Xbox 360 Proprietary [219]
Xeon[47] 1.0 August 13, 2003 Xbox Windows Proprietary [220]
Xqemu 1.2.0 May 28, 2014 Xbox Windows, Linux, OS X GPL v2 [221]

Xbox 360[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
Xenia rolling build Xbox 360 Windows [222][223]

Other[edit]

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.

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
BizHawk 1.8.2 September 24, 2014 Atari 2600, Atari 7800, NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Super Game Boy, SG-1000, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis (experimental), Sega Saturn, ColecoVision, TurboGrafx-16, SuperGrafx Windows MIT License [224] [225]
Bliss[52] 2.0.5 May 25, 2006 Mattel Intellivision Windows, Palm OS  ? [226]
CDi Emu 0.5.3 beta 2 January 9, 2012 Philips CDi Windows  ? [227]
ColEm[53] 2.6 July 31, 2010 ColecoVision Windows Open source [228]
Little John Palm OS 1.2 2009 NES, SNES, Game Boy/Game Boy Color, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Wonderswan/Wonderswan Color, NeoGeo Pocket/NeoGeo Pocket Color, Atari 2600, TurboGrafx-16 (Not fully implemented) Palm OS GNU General Public License [229]
Mednafen 0.9.35.1 June 5, 2014 Atari Lynx, NES, SNES, Virtual Boy, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, PlayStation, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, WonderSwan, TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD, SuperGrafx, PC-FX Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD GPL v2 [230]projects/mednafen/
MESS 0.152 December 24, 2013 Various Cross-platform Custom [231]
NeoRAGEx 0.6b June 24, 1999 Neo Geo AES Windows Freeware [232]
OpenEmu 1.0.3 June 1, 2012 NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, SG-1000, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color OS X BSD [233][234]
Oswan 1.73 (Windows) / 0.8.1 (Mac OS) January 23, 2007 WonderSwan, WonderSwan Color, SwanCrystal Windows, Mac OS Open source [235][236]
RetroArch (Additional Android branch: RetroidNetPlay) 1.0.0.1 January 13, 2014 PlayStation 1, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo, Game Boy/Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive, SEGA CD/Mega CD, SEGA Master System/SEGA Game Gear, Arcade, Virtual Boy, PC Engine/PC Engine CD, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Wonderswan Color/SwanCrystal, possibly other in-development [54] Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, Android,[55][56][57][58] iOS (jailbroken), Blackberry 10,[59] Raspberry Pi, OpenPandora, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, Nintendo Wii GPL v3,[60] individual cores may be licensed differently [237]
RetroCopy 0.960 May 16, 2011 SG-1000, SC-3000, Master System, Game Gear, Mega Drive, NES, Various arcade systems Windows, GNU/Linux Freeware [238]
WinUAE 2.8.0 May 5, 2014 Amiga CD32, Commodore CDTV, other Amiga Windows, GNU/Linux GPL [239]

TurboGrafx-16[edit]

Name Current version Last release System Platform License Link
BizHawk 1.7.0 June 8, 2014 TurboGrafx-16, SuperGrafx, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Super Game Boy, SG-1000, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis (experimental), Sega Saturn, ColecoVision Windows MIT License [240] [241]
DeePCE 0.12a beta August 24, 2000 TurboGrafx-16 Windows 9x Proprietary Unknown
DPCE Initial Release September 15, 2000 TurboGrafx-16 Windows 9x Proprietary Unknown
Hu-Go! 2.12 April 9, 2005 TurboGrafx-16 Windows, MS-DOS, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD GPL v2, BSD 3-clause [242]
Hu6280 1.50 February 4, 2000 TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD Windows 9x, MS-DOS Proprietary Unknown
Mednafen 0.9.35.1 June 5, 2014 TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD, SuperGrafx, PC-FX, Atari Lynx, NES, SNES, Virtual Boy, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, PlayStation, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, WonderSwan Windows, OS X, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD GPL v2 [243]projects/mednafen/
MagicEngine[61] 1.1.3 May 26, 2008 TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD, SuperGrafx Windows, OS X, MS-DOS Proprietary [244]
Ootake 2.75 November 22, 2013 TurboGrafx-16, SuperGrafx Windows GPL v2 [245]
pcejin svn-r211 April 20, 2013 TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD, SuperGrafx Windows GPL v2 [246]
PicchioEngine 0.0.8 October 9, 2009 TurboGrafx-16 Windows Expat, LGPL v2.1 [247]
Project PC2E 20050123 January 23, 2005 TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD Windows GPL v2 [248]
TG16 EMU 0.01 April 14, 1998 TurboGrafx-16 Windows 9x, MS-DOS, PlayStation Proprietary [249]
TGEmu 0.1 February 16, 2001 TurboGrafx-16 Windows 9x, MS-DOS, Mac OS, BeOS GPL v2 [250]
Turbo Engine 0.32 April 18, 2010 TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD, SuperGrafx Windows Proprietary [251]
VPCE 0.3 November 23, 1997 TurboGrafx-16 Windows 9x, MS-DOS, Mac OS, GNU/Linux, BeOS, RISC OS Proprietary Unknown
xpce 0.11 December 12, 1998 TurboGrafx-16 Windows 9x Proprietary [252]
MagicEngine FX 1.1.1 February 13, 2008 PC-FX Windows, Mac OS Proprietary [253]

See also[edit]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Joust Release Information for Macintosh
  2. ^ Jeff Vavasour's VIDEO AND COMPUTER GAME Page
  3. ^ http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/thumbs.aloft/wos/world/edge/sparcade.htm
  4. ^ a b "Info - Dolphin Emulator Pre-Alpha". anonymous. Retrieved 2013-04-15. 
  5. ^ Carless 2004, p. 59
  6. ^ a b c Kohler 2006, p. 157
  7. ^ Grand et al. 2004, p. 396
  8. ^ Kohler 2006, p. 286
  9. ^ "Jagulator v2.0.2". EmuCR. Retrieved 2013-01-15. 
  10. ^ Kohler 2006, p. 171
  11. ^ Kohler 2006, p. 166
  12. ^ PSX Scene, p. 205
  13. ^ http://techgage.com/news/nemulator_-_the_best-looking_nes_emulator_ever/
  14. ^ Carless, 2004, p. 60
  15. ^ Kohler 2006, p. 165
  16. ^ a b c "Info - Surreal64 CE". Surreal64ce.wikidot.com. Retrieved 2013-01-06. 
  17. ^ "DaedalusX64.com • View topic - PSP Release thread for DaedalusX64 - Revision: 1861". Forums.daedalusx64.com. Retrieved 2013-08-03. 
  18. ^ "The Emulator Zone Project64". The Emulator Zone. 
  19. ^ http://www.pj64-emu.com/downloads/func-startdown/122/
  20. ^ http://sixtyforce.com/help/release_notes_100.html
  21. ^ "Dolwin 0.10 Released! - Emulation64.com News". EmuTalk.net. 2005-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-06. 
  22. ^ "Dolwin 0.10 Released!". Forums.emulator-zone.com. 2005-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-06. 
  23. ^ webmaster@mario.w00ty.com. "Dolwin: Nintendo Gamecube Emulator". Dolwin.emulation64.com. Retrieved 2013-01-06. 
  24. ^ Kohler 2006, p. 194
  25. ^ Gralla 2007, p. 469
  26. ^ https://github.com/sinamas/gambatte/commits/master
  27. ^ Kohler 2006, p. 202
  28. ^ http://www.ndsretro.com/gbadown.html
  29. ^ Kohler 2006, p. 181
  30. ^ Kohler 2006, p. 203
  31. ^ A copy of the GNU General Public License, version 2 on the GBCoid source code repository
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  33. ^ http://nds4ios.angelxwind.net/builds/iOS-fat/Karen_angelXwind/Version-stable.txt
  34. ^ a b c "LICENSE.txt -- genplus-gx -- An enhanced port of Genesis Plus". Genesis Plus GX. Retrieved 7 Oct 2013. 
  35. ^ a b c Kohler 2006, p. 178
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  37. ^ "What is Exodus?". Exodus Emulation Platform. Retrieved 1 May 2013. 
  38. ^ Fletcher, JC (2008-04-03). "Welcome to the Next Generation of Wii homebrew". Joystiq. Retrieved 2011-07-11. 
  39. ^ https://github.com/ekeeke/Genesis-Plus-GX
  40. ^ Sheffield, Brandon (2006-11-06). "A Tough Nut To Karrak: Sony's New PR Boss Talks PlayStation 3 Plans". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 
  41. ^ https://github.com/libretro/yabause
  42. ^ Stolarz 2005, p.318
  43. ^ Goodwin, Steven. "Appliance Hacking". Smart Home Automation with Linux. Apress. p. 53. 
  44. ^ Although nullDCe is listed as GPLv3 on its Google Code project page, the source, as well as the binaries, are nowhere to be found.
  45. ^ "ePSXe for Android". Google Play. Retrieved 2013-01-06. 
  46. ^ "FPse for android - Android Apps on Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved 2013-09-09. 
  47. ^ a b Stolarz 2005, p.319
  48. ^ a b Yoon, Andrew (May 6, 2007). "Experimental emulator brings PSP games to Windows". Joystiq. Retrieved 2011-07-05. 
  49. ^ Prochnow, Dave (2005). PSP Hacks, Mods, and Expansions. McGraw-Hill. p. 124. 
  50. ^ "Soywiz's PSP Emulator: License". Pspemu.soywiz.com. Retrieved 2013-01-06. 
  51. ^ Grand et al. 2004, p. 145
  52. ^ Kohler 2006, p. 148
  53. ^ Kohler 2006, p. 151
  54. ^ https://github.com/libretro
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  58. ^ "RetroArch Emulates Nearly Every Classic Gaming Console on Android". lifehacker.com. March 6, 2013. 
  59. ^ "How to play your favorite old school console games on your BlackBerry 10 phone or BlackBerry PlayBook". crackberry.com. June 3, 2013. 
  60. ^ https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/blob/master/COPYING
  61. ^ Kohler 2006, p. 179

References[edit]

  • Carless, Simon (2004). Gaming Hacks. O'Reilly Media. 
  • Kohler, Chris (2006). Retro Gaming Hacks. O'Reilly Media. 
  • Gralla, Preston (2007). "Emulate The Game Boy On Your PC". Big Book of Windows Hacks. O'Reilly Media. 
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