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List of recommended emulators is a condensed list of the top few recommended emulators for several systems (Largely excluding less popular systems.
- Companies
Nintendo[edit]
- Consoles
- Handhelds
Nintendo Entertainment System[edit]
- Main article: Nintendo Entertainment System emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC / x86 | ||||||||||
| Mesen |    
|
Dev builds libretro core 2023-09-11 (Mesen X) 0.9.9 (Mesen 1) |
✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| puNES |
|
WIP builds 0.111 |
✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Nestopia UE | 
|
libretro core 1.52.1 Nestopia JG git |
✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| FCEUX | 
|
2.6.6 libretro (FCEUmm) |
✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Super Nintendo Entertainment System[edit]
- Main article: Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ares |
|
git Artifacts v141 |
✓ | ✓ |
| bsnes libretro cores |
|
nightly libretro cores beta 10.6 (bsnes-hd) 1.3.4 (bsnes-mt) git (bsnes-classic) |
~ | ✓ |
| Mesen[1] |
|
2.0.0 (preview) Mesen S[1] Mesen S libretro[1] Mesen SX[1] |
✓ | ✓ |
| Snes9x |
|
nightly libretro nightly core 1.63 |
✓ | ✓ |
Nintendo 64[edit]
- Main article: Nintendo 64 emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ares |
|
git Artifacts v141 |
✓ | ✓ |
| simple64 |
|
2024.09.1 GLideN64 |
✓ | ✓ |
| Mupen64Plus-Next |
|
libretro core Parallel Launcher Fork |
✓ | ~ |
| RMG |
|
0.6.6 stable 0.6.6 -dev |
✓ | ~ |
GameCube[edit]
- Main article: GameCube emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin |
|
Dev 2409 |
✓ | ✓ |
| Ishiiruka-Dolphin (いし海豚) |
|
Dev | ✗ | ~ |
Wii[edit]
- Main article: Wii emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin |
|
Dev 2409 |
✓ | ✓ |
Wii U[edit]
- Main article: Wii U emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cemu |
|
Artifacts 2.3 Flathub |
✓ | ✓ |
Nintendo switch[edit]
- Main article: Nintendo Switch emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryujinx |
|
1.1.1403‡ ryujinx-mirror builds GreemDev fork LDN builds‡ custom build for revived SMB35 |
✓[1] | ✓ |
| suyu |
|
0.0.3 | ~ | ~ |
| Sudachi |
|
1.0.11 | ~ | ~ |
| torzu |
|
Dark Git repository (requires Tor) (2024-05-31) NotABug mirror Unofficial Binaries |
~ | ~ |
Game Boy (Color)[edit]
- Main article: Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SameBoy |
|
0.16.7 libretro core |
✓ | ✓ |
| BGB |
|
1.6.4 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Emulicious |
|
2024-08-31 | ✓ | ✓ |
| BizHawk (BSNES)(Gambatte_Speedrun)(SameBoy) |
|
Dev builds 2.10-rc1 |
✓ | ~ |
| Gambatte Gambatte_libretro |
|
libretro core r571 |
~[N 1] | ~ |
Game Boy Advance[edit]
- Main article: Nintendo DS emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mGBA mGBA_libretro |
|
Dev builds 0.10.3 |
✓ | ✓ |
| VBA-M vbam_libretro vba_next_libretro |
|
2.1.11 | ✓ | ~ |
| NanoBoyAdvance |
|
Dev builds 1.8.1 |
✓ | ~ |
| SkyEmu |
|
Dev Builds v3 |
✓ | ~ |
Nintendo DS[edit]
- Main article: Game Boy Advance emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| melonDS |
|
Dev Builds[N 2] | ✓ | ✓ |
| melonDS DS |
|
libretro core git |
✓ | ✓ |
| DeSmuME |
|
0.9.13/Nightly libretro core |
✓ | ✓ |
| BizHawk (melonDS) |
|
Dev builds 2.10-rc1 |
✓ | ~ |
Nintendo 3DS[edit]
- Main article: Nintendo 3DS emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citra (PabloMK7 fork) |
|
git | ~[N 3] | ✓ |
| Lime3DS |
|
2119 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mandarine |
|
1.1 | ✓ | ~ |
| Panda3DS |
|
nightly 0.8 |
✓ | ~ |
Sega[edit]
Mega Drive/Genesis[edit]
- Main article: Sega Genesis emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlastEm |
|
Nightly builds 0.6.2 |
✓ | ✓ |
| ares |
|
git Artifacts v141 |
✓ | ✓ |
| PicoDrive |
|
libretro core 1.93 |
✓ | ✓ |
Saturn[edit]
- Main article: Sega Saturn emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mednafen |
|
1.32.1 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kronos |
|
Windows Builds 2.6.2 (source code) |
✓ | ~ |
| BizHawk (Yabause)(Mednafen) |
|
Dev Builds 2.10-rc1 |
✓ | ~ |
| Yaba Sanshiro 2 (Yaba三四郎2) yabasanshiro_libretro ‡ |
|
1.9.3 | ✓ | ~ |
Dreamcast[edit]
- Main article: Dreamcast emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flycast |
|
CI Builds | ✓ | ✓ |
| redream |
|
Dev Builds 1.5.0 (Windows, Linux, macOS) 1.2.07[N 4] |
✓ | ✓ |
| DEmul |
|
0.7 Build 280418 | ✗ | ~ |
Sony[edit]
PlayStation[edit]
- Main article: PlayStation emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuckStation |
|
Preview Latest Older builds for obsolete hardware |
✓ | ✓ |
| Mednafen |
|
1.32.1 | ✓ | ✓ |
| XEBRA |
|
22/11/06 | ✓ | ~ |
PlayStation 2[edit]
- Main article: PlayStation 2 emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCSX2 |
|
2.2.0 Nightly builds Older builds for obsolete hardware |
✓ | ✓ |
| Play! |
|
0.65 | ✓ | ~ |
PlayStation 3[edit]
- Main article: PlayStation 3 emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPCS3 |
|
Nightly 0.0.34 Alpha Older builds for obsolete hardware |
✓ | ✓ |
PlayStation 4[edit]
- Main article: PlayStation 4 emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shadPS4 |
|
0.4.0 | ✓ | ~ |
| fpPS4 |
|
Nightly GUI Temmie's Launcher GUI Temmie's Launcher (Proto) |
~ | ~ |
Microsoft[edit]
Xbox[edit]
- Main article: Xbox emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xemu |
|
0.7.132 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cxbx-Reloaded |
|
git | ✓ | ~ |
Xbox 360[edit]
- Main article: Xbox 360 emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xenia |
|
Xenia Manager v1.0.2817 (Master) Canary Canary Netplay Canary Nukernel |
✓ | ~ |
Multi-system[edit]
- Main article: Multi-system emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | # of Emulated systems | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mednafen |   
|
1.32.1 Wii PS3 GCW Zero |
15 (list) | ✓ | ✓ |
| ares |
|
git Artifacts v141 |
20 (list) | ✓ | ✓ |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mesen libretro core doesn't support SNES emulation. On the other hand Mesen S libretro core supports it but it's obsolete and superseded by Mesen standalone (with version 2.0)
- ↑ Libretro core is still active.
- ↑ Windows, Ubuntu, macOS-universal
- ↑ Development has ceased pending the start of a "new, more serious continuation project."
- ↑ CI/Dev builds are a better choice for almost all users; the stable version should only be used if you have a specific need for them.
