List of video game console emulators

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This is a list of notable 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.

Contents 1 Arcade systems 2 Atari consoles 2.1 Atari 2600 2.2 Atari 5200 2.3 Atari 7800 2.4 Atari Jaguar 2.5 Atari Lynx 3 Nintendo consoles 3.1 Nintendo Entertainment System 3.2 Super Nintendo Entertainment System 3.3 Nintendo 64 3.4 GameCube 3.5 Wii 3.6 Handhelds 3.6.1 Virtual Boy 3.6.2 Game Boy/Game Boy Color 3.6.3 Game Boy Advance/Game Boy Advance SP 3.6.4 Nintendo DS/DSi/DSi XL 4 Sega consoles 4.1 Master System 4.2 Mega Drive|Genesis|Nomad / Sega CD / Sega 32X 4.3 Saturn 4.4 Dreamcast 5 Sony consoles 5.1 PlayStation 5.2 PlayStation 2 5.3 PlayStation Portable 6 Microsoft consoles 6.1 Xbox 7 Other systems 7.1 TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine 8 See also 9 References

[edit] Arcade systems

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
FinalBurn Alpha	0.2.97.08	Feb 28, 2010	Y	CPS-1 CPS-2 NeoGeo	Cross-platform	Custom	[1]
MAME	0.138	May 15, 2010	Y	Various arcade games	Cross-platform	Custom	[2]
System 16	0.82	?	N	Sega System 16 Sega System 18	Windows	Custom	[3]
NeoRAGEx	0.6b	June 24, 1999	N	NeoGeo	Windows	Freeware	[4]

[edit] Atari consoles

[edit] Atari 2600

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[5]
PC Atari Emulator	2.6	?	N	Atari 2600	MS-DOS, Windows	?	[6]
Stella	3.1.2	May 3, 2010	Y	Atari 2600	Cross-platform	Open source	[7]
z26	2.13	?	N	Atari 2600	Cross-platform	Open source	[8]

[edit] Atari 5200

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[9]
VIRTUAL SUPER SYSTEM (VSS)	v0.82		N	Atari 5200			[10]
RAINBOW
POKEY
ATARI800

[edit] Atari 7800

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[11]
ProSystem Emulator
EMU7800
V7800

[edit] Atari Jaguar

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[12]
Virtual Jaguar GCC/SDL Emulator	1.0.7	Oct 7, 2004	N				[13]
Virtual Jaguar
Project Tempest	v0.95	Feb 12, 2004	N				[14]

[edit] Atari Lynx

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[15]
Handy	0.90	Mar 14, 2004	Y	Atari Lynx	Cross-platform	?	[16]
MetaLynx

[edit] Nintendo consoles

[edit] Nintendo Entertainment System

Name	Actual version	Last Release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
FakeNES				NES		zlib	[17]
FCEUX	2.1.3	Apr 8, 2010	Y	NES	Cross-platform	GPL	[18]
fwNES				NES		Freeware
Jnes				NES	Windows	Freeware	[19]
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[20]
nemulator				NES	Windows	Freeware	[21]
NESten				NES	Windows	Open source	[22]
Nester				NES	Windows	GPL	[23]
NESticle				NES	DOS	Freeware	[24]
NEStopia	1.40	Jun 11, 2008	Y	NES	Windows, Linux, Mac OS	GPL	[25]
TI-NESulator				NES	Windows, Linux, Mac OS	Freeware	[26]
TuxNES				NES		GPL	[27]
VirtuaNES				NES	Windows, DOS	Freeware	[28]
GameNES				NES	Silverlight		[29]

[edit] Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
bsnes	v064	Apr 14, 2010	Y	SNES	Linux, Mac OS X, Windows	GPL v2	[30]
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[31]
MorphGear				SNES	Windows Mobile	Proprietary	[32]
Snes9x	1.52	January 12, 2010	Y	SNES	Linux, Mac OS X, Windows	Custom semi-free license[1]	[33]
ZSNES	1.51	January 24, 2007	Y	SNES	Linux, MS-DOS, Windows	GPL v2	[34]
SNES Advance				SNES	Game Boy Advance		[35]
SNES Station				SNES	PlayStation 2

[edit] Nintendo 64

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
1964				Nintendo 64	Windows	GPL	[36][37][38]
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[39]
Mupen64	0.5.1	Aug 26, 2005	N	Nintendo 64	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD		[40]
Mupen64Plus	1.99.3	Feb 14, 2010	Y	Nintendo 64	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD	GPL v2	[41][42] Re-recording[43]
Nemu64	0.8	Mar 22, 2003	N	Nintendo 64	Windows		[44]
Project64	1.6		N	Nintendo 64	Windows	Freeware	[45]
Project Unreality				Nintendo 64	Windows
Sixtyforce				Nintendo 64	Mac OS X	Proprietary, older versions open source
TR64				Nintendo 64	Windows
UltraHLE				Nintendo 64	Windows	Freeware
Corn				Nintendo 64	Windows
Wii64				Nintendo 64	Nintendo GameCube, Wii		[46]
DaedalusX64				Nintendo 64	PSP		[47][48]

[edit] GameCube

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
Dolphin	2.0	Apr 12, 2010	Y	Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo Wii	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	GPL	[49][50]
Dolwin	0.10		Y	Nintendo Gamecube	Windows	GPL	[51]
GCEmu	20051211	Dec 11, 2005	N	Nintendo Gamecube	Windows	GPL	[52]
WhineCube	Release 8	Oct 15, 2008	Y	Nintendo Gamecube	Windows	CC	[53]
Gcube	0.3	Dec 5, 2004	Y	Nintendo Gamecube	Windows	GPL	[54]

[edit] Wii

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
Dolphin	2.0	Apr 12, 2010	Y	Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo Wii	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	GPL	[55][56]

[edit] Handhelds

[edit] Virtual Boy

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[57]
Red Dragon				Virtual Boy	Windows, Linux, DOS, PSP	free
Virtual-E				Virtual Boy	Windows	free
Reality Boy				Virtual Boy	Windows, Linux, DOS	free

[edit] Game Boy/Game Boy Color

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
gnuboy	1.0.3	Dec 8, 2001	N	Game Boy	Cross-platform	?	[58]
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[59]
NO$GMB	2.5	?	N	Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Super Game Boy	MS-DOS, Windows		[60]
BGB	1.12	?	N	Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Super Game Boy	Windows		[61]
Phoinix	1.4.2	?	N	Game Boy	Palm OS	GPL v2	[62]
Goomba	2.0	Sep 19, 2004	N	Game Boy, Game Boy Color	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS		[63]
Goomba Color	3-31-2008	Mar 31, 2008	N	Game Boy Color	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS		[64]
JSGB	0.2	?	N	Game Boy	JavaScript	GPL v2	[65]
MasterBoy	2.02	Sep 7, 2004	N	Game Boy, Game Gear, Master System	PSP		[66]
MeBoy	2.2	Feb 1, 2009	?	Game Boy, Game Boy Color	Java ME[2]	Freeware	[67]
VisualBoyAdvance	1.7.2	May 25, 2004	N	Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	GPL	[68]
VBA-M	945	Mar 24, 2010	Y	Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance	Windows, Linux	GPL	[69]

[edit] Game Boy Advance/Game Boy Advance SP

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
gpSP	0.9	?	Y	Game Boy Advance	PSP, GP2X, iPhone OS
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[70]
NO$GBA	2.6a	January 23, 2008	N	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS	Windows	Freeware	[71]

[edit] Nintendo DS/DSi/DSi XL

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
NeonDS	0.2.1	July 13, 2008	N	DS	Windows	Freeware	[72]
DeSmuME	0.9.6	May 19, 2010	Y	DS	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	GPL	[73][74]
iDeaS	1.0.3.5	May 3, 2010	Y	DS	Windows, Linux	Freeware	[75]
Ensata	1.4e	March 16, 2007	N	DS	Windows
Dualis	20.4	May 27, 2007	N	DS	Windows	Freeware	[76]
NO$GBA	2.6a	January 23, 2008	N	DS, GBA	Windows	Freeware	[77]

[edit] Sega consoles

[edit] Master System

Name	Actual version	Sega Master System	other systems	Platform	License	Link
Kega Fusion	3.64 (Windows) 3.63i (Mac OSX) 3.63x (Linux)	Yes	Sega Genesis, Sega 32X, Sega CD	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	Freeware	[78]
Chasms		Yes	Game Gear	Windows	Freeware
MasterGear		Yes	Several 8-bit Sega consoles [79]	Cross-platform	Freeware / Shareware	[80]
MEKA	0.72 (Windows/DOS/Linux)	Yes	Several 8-bit consoles [81]	Windows, Linux, DOS	Open source	[82]
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[83]
Regen		Yes	Several Sega consoles [84]	Windows, Linux	Freeware	[85]
Dega		Yes	Game Gear	Windows, Linux, DOS	Semi-open source	[86]
AGES	0.30a	Yes	Sega 32X, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Game Gear	Windows

[edit] Mega Drive|Genesis|Nomad / Sega CD / Sega 32X

Name	Mega Drive/Genesis	other systems	Platform	License	Link
DGen	Yes	No	Linux, FreeBSD, BeOS, Mac OS X, PSP	BSD	[87]
Genecyst	Yes	No	DOS	Freeware	[88]
Genesis Plus	Yes	No	Windows, Mac OS X, Dreamcast, Nintendo GameCube, Wii	GPL	[89]
Gens	Yes	Sega CD, Sega 32x	Windows, Linux, Palm	GPL	[90]
Gens/GS	Yes	Sega CD, Sega 32x	Windows, Linux	GPL	[91]
Kega Fusion	Yes	SG-1000, SC-3000, SF-7000, Master System, Game Gear, SVP, Pico, Sega CD/MegaCD, 32x	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	Freeware	[92]
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[93]
PGen	Yes	No	PlayStation 2
Regen	Yes	Several Sega consoles [94]	Windows, Linux	Freeware	[95]
HazeMD	Yes	Sega 32x	Cross-platform	Custom	[96]

[edit] Saturn

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
Cassini			N	Sega Saturn	Windows	Freeware
GiriGiri			N	Sega Saturn	Windows	Freeware, later commercial
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[97]
SSF	0.11 alpha R5	April 12, 2010	Y	Sega Saturn Sega Titan Video	Windows	Freeware	[98]
Yabause	0.9.10	May 31, 2009	Y	Sega Saturn	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, PSP, Dreamcast	GPL	[99]

[edit] Dreamcast

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
Chankast	Alpha 0.25	July 7, 2004	N	Dreamcast	Windows	Freeware	[100]
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[101]
nullDC	1.04r11	May 9, 2010	Y	Dreamcast Sega NAOMI	Windows	GPL	[102] [103]
lxdream	0.9.1	June 29, 2009	Y	Dreamcast	Linux, Mac OS X	GPL	[104]
demul	0.5.5 WIP	October 9, 2009	Y	Dreamcast Sega NAOMI Sega NAOMI 2 Atomiswave	Windows	Freeware	[105]
Makaron			Y	Dreamcast Sega NAOMI Sega NAOMI 2	Windows	Freeware	[106]

[edit] Sony consoles

[edit] PlayStation

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
bleem!			N	PlayStation	Windows	Proprietary
bleemcast!			N	PlayStation	Dreamcast	Proprietary
ePSXe			Y	PlayStation	Windows, Linux , Windows Mobile	Freeware	[107]
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	Various console and computer	Cross-platform	Custom	[108]
PCSX			N	PlayStation	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	GPL	[109]
PCSXbox			N	PlayStation	Xbox
PSXeven			N	PlayStation	Windows	Freeware
pSX			?	PlayStation	Windows, Linux	Freeware	[110]
Connectix Virtual Game Station			N	PlayStation	Windows, Mac OS	Proprietary

[edit] PlayStation 2

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
PCSX2	0.9.6	March 1, 2009	Y	PlayStation 2	Windows, Linux	GPL	[111][112]
NeutrinoSX2			?	PlayStation 2	Windows
PS2emu			?	PlayStation 2	Windows, Linux

[edit] PlayStation Portable

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
Potemkin			N	PSP	Windows
PSPE			Y	PSP	Windows
PCSP			Y	PSP	Windows	GPL	[113][114]
JPCSP	0.5 (Win32/Win64)		Y	PSP	Cross-platform	GPL	[115][116]

[edit] Microsoft consoles

[edit] Xbox

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
cxbx	Cxbx 0.8.0-Pre2 (Win32)	September 6, 2004	N	Xbox	Windows	GPL	[117][118][119]
dxbx	0.1 Alpha (Win32)	May 2, 2010	Y	Xbox	Windows	GPL	[120]
Xbox compatibility mode			Y	Xbox	Xbox 360	Proprietary	Integrated in Xbox 360 OS
Xeon	1.0 (Win32)	August 13, 2003	N	Xbox	Windows, MS-DOS	Freeware	[121]
Xenoborg	0.1 Alpha (Win32)		?	Xbox	Windows	GPL	[122]

[edit] Other systems

These programs emulate multiple systems and/or systems without many alternatives. Many early and obscure systems are covered by one or more of these emulators.

Name	Actual version	Last release	Alive	System	Platform	License	Link
Mednafen	0.8.C	July 1, 2009	Y	Various systems, see article	Cross-platform	GPL	[123]
MESS	0.138	May 22, 2010	Y	List of systems supported by MESS	Cross-platform	Custom	[124]
ProjectColeco	0.12		?	Colecovision	Windows	Freeware
FreeDO	1.8 Public Beta (Win32) 1.9 WIP (Win32)		?	3DO	Cross-platform	Custom	[125]

[edit] TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine

Name	Actual version	System	Platform	License	Link
MagicEngine	1.1.3	TurboGrafx-16 , PC Engine and SuperGrafx	Windows, MS-DOS, Mac OS X	commercial (US$19-$29)	[126]
Turbo Engine	0.32 (Win32)	TurboGrafx-16 , SuperGrafx and PC Engine	Windows		[127]
Ootake	2.37 (Win32)	TurboGrafx-16 , SuperGrafx and PC Engine	Windows		[128]
HU-GO!	2.12 (Win32)	PC Engine	Windows , Linux, MorphOS		[129]
XPCE	0.6	PC Engine	Motorola Phone
Hu6280	1.50 (Win32)	PC Engine	Windows DOS

[edit] See also

• List of emulators
• Video game console emulator

[edit] References