Emulators

Simulating gaming console functions, while ROMs are digital game copies.

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• 👍🏻 Rather having an enormous variety, our Wiki provides only the finest options.

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📑 ➜ Archive of Knowledge

📒 Emulation General Wiki

• Awesome list of emulators that are still active and regularly updated.

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📒 The Emulator Zone

• Most up-to-date emulators for classic video game consoles.

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📑 ➜ Browser Play

🌐 Classic games online

• Play the top vintage DOS or vintage console games right now in your web browser and bring back fond memories.

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🌐 ClassicReload

• DOS games in your browser thanks to the preservation of over 6,000 ancient retro abandonware games.

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🌐 DOS_deck

• Vintage MS-DOS games, accessible in full-screen mode on your browser with controller support.

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🌐 Free 80s Arcade

• Free online games from the past like Atari, NES, Colecovision, and Sega in your browser or on your phone.

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🌐 GBA Online • Game Boy Advance

• Seamless open-source emulation of games right in your web browser without spending a dime!

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🌐 Play Retro Games Online

• Very convenient consoles from Nintendo, Sega, and Sony available in your browser.

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🌐 RetroGames

• Preserving the 1980s and 1990s video games, developed for consoles and platforms that are no longer available.

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🌐 Retro Games

• Recognizing and maintaining the heritage of numerous retro video games from various systems and genres.

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🌐 SEGA Online Emulator

• Explore over 600 SEGA Megadrive / Sega Genesis games hassle-free.

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🐐 SSega

• Play every 16-bit classic SEGA Genesis/ Mega Drive game available online on your browser.

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🌐 webЯcade

• On a wide range of platforms, games are natively executed within the browser under the control of cloud-based gaming feeds.

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📑 ➜ Multisystem

🔗 ares

• Open source, cross-platform emulator that prioritizes accuracy and preservation.

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🔗 ES-DE

• Frontend for gaming, compatible with RetroArch and standalone emulators, and easily customizable.

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🔗 MAME

• Simulating arcade game systems in gaming PCs and other gaming devices.

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🔗 Mednafen

• Portable, argument-driven, emulator that makes use of OpenGL and SDL.

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🔗 OpenEmu • MacOS

• Adaptable and capable of simulating a broad range of video game systems.

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🔗 RetroArch

• Its sleek graphical interface lets you to play old games on a variety of PCs and consoles.

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🔗 RetroDECK • Linux + SteamOS

• Retro gaming solution for Linux, focusing on SteamOS and the Steam Deck.

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🔗 Zophar's Domain

• Latest emulators, news, utilities, savestates, cheats, hacks, and heaps more.

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📑 ➜ Microsoft

🔗 xemu • Xbox

• Open-source program that allows users to play games on all operating systems.

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🔗 xenia • Xbox 360

• Great project that simulates beloved games on modern PCs.

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📑 ➜ Nintendo

🔗 Cemu • Wii U

• Play the majority of games while continually being updated with new features.

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🐐 Dolphin • GameCube + Wii

• Excellent compatibility with the vast majority of games for both systems.

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🔗 FCEUX • Famicom

• An all-in-one package that provides both casual gaming and realistic emulation.

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🔗 melonDS • DS

• Provides precise and quick emulation with a good selection of features.

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🔗 Mesen2 • Game Boy + NES + SNES

• Built in C++ and C#, this multi-system emulator works on Windows and MacOS.

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🔗 mGBA • Game Boy Advance

• Quick enough to operate on less powerful hardware while maintaining portability.

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🔗 puNES • NES

• Nintendo Entertainment System emulator built using Qt.

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🔗 Project64 • 64

• Free and open-source C++ emulator currently only for Windows.

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🔗 Rosalie's Mupen GUI • 64

• C++ based mupen64plus front-end with a straightforward user interface.

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🔗 SameBoy • Game Boy + Color + Super

• Open source, user friendly emulator on all operating systems.

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🔗 simple64 • 64

• It has several features, such as a GUI, netplay, and a automated updater.

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🔗 Snes9X • SNES

• Portable emulator, letting users play SNES and Super Famicom games on their PC.

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🔗 Sudachi • Switch

• For Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android devices, experience the cutting-edge Switch emulator.

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🔗 Suyu • Switch ➜ Note

• Open-source, free, non-profit Switch emulator built on C++ with a strong compatibility focus.

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🔗 Torzu • Switch

• Running at full speed, the emulator can handle most commercial games.

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🔗 Yuzu • Switch

• No longer developed. Games can be played using this open-source emulator.

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📑 ➜ Sega

🔗 Flycast • Dreamcast

• Good multi-platform emulator also supporting Naomi, Naomi 2, and Atomiswave.

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🐐 Kega Fusion • All consoles released before Sega Saturn

• A tremendous amount of emphasis on precision, highly optimized, and functions very well.

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🔗 redream • Dreamcast

• This little package, less than 4MB, can create a smooth 60Hz experience.

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📑 ➜ Sony

🔗 DuckStation • PlayStation 1

• Console emulator with an emphasis on playability, speed, and long-term accessibility.

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🐐 ePSXe • PlayStation 1

• Awesome emulator that is lighting quick and easy to start playing.

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🐐 PCSX2 • PlayStation 2

• A 20+ years project capable of running the majority of games at full speed.

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🔗 PPSSPP • PSP

• Play games in full HD or greater quality with post-processing shaders as well as other effects.

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🔗 RPCS3 • PlayStation 3

• Bringing its extensive catalog to the PC platform to maintain the heritage of the console.

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🔗 Vita3K • Vita

• Nice, experimental, open-source emulator available for all platforms.

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📑 ➜ Valve

🔗 EmuDeck • Steam Deck

• Simplifies setup with configuration, bezel adjustments, hotkey assignments, and performance optimization.

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🔍 SteamDeckPirates / 2 • Steam Deck

• Vibrant community for the Steam Deck guiding users on how to pirate games effectively.

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📑 ➜ ROMs

🔗 Best NES Games

• 180 fantastic games. Simply download and extract the 19MB zip file.

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🔗 CDRomance

• Game collection from the 128-bit era of the sixth console generation, as well 8-bit titles.

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🔗 ConsoleRoms

• Collection of console ROMs and emulators for many popular systems.

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🔗 Cylum's Sega Master System ROM Collection

• Many fantastic, well-known games from different Sega platforms.

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🔗 edge|emulation

• Classics, including Atari, Nintendo, and Sega, are available as free ROM downloads.

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🔗 Emu-Land

• Enthusiasts can find ROMs and emulators for classic consoles and computers.

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🔗 Emu Games

• An extensive variety of ROMs for heaps of different systems.

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🔗 GameGinie

• Free ROMs for GBA, SNES, DS, N64, NES, PSP, PS2, WII, GameCube ISOs, plus more.

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🔗 Lategames

• Access ROMs + Emulators for a variety of consoles like GBA, SNES, NDS.

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🔗 Myrient

• Structured and accessible 200TB video game collection.

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🔗 NswRom

• Download all Nintendo Switch NSZ, NSP, and XCI game ROMs for free.

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🔗 nsw2u

• Number of Switch ROMs that you can effortlessly and securely download.

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🐐 NXBrew

• Most recent NSPs, XCIs, and NSZs for the Nintendo Switch with only one click.

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🔗 r/Roms Megathread / 2

• Fantastic dump of ROMs for many different systems to start playing games.

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🔗 Retro Roms "Best" Set

• Manually offering the most widely agreed-upon list of best games.

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🔗 Retrostic

• Intends to give every conceivable ROM or ISO file for an archived vintage game.

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🐐 Rom Hustler

• Most comprehensive range of excellent ROMs available for free download.

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🐐 ROMhacking

• Hub for classic video game modifications, fan translations, console homebrew, and resources.

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🔗 Romheaven / 2

• Decentralized initiative ensures the everlasting preservation of video games.

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🔗 Romsever

• Download and play all ROMs and ISOs from Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, and GBA.

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🔗 ROMSIM

• Games for handheld consoles, ROMs, and Emulators for PC, aiming to simplify the gaming experience.

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🔗 Romslab

• Massive collection of free Switch ROMs, including emulators, DLCs, and much more.

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🔗 Romspedia

• Encyclopedia for ROMs and ISOs, where you may download heaps of games.

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🔗 ROMSPURE.CC

• Explore over 30,000 verified roms, including 3000 pre-patched and 5000 fan-translations.

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🐐 RomUlation

• Retro console games on your PC. Relive your childhood right now.

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🔗 TAODUNG

• Access and download free Switch ROMs NSP, XCI, and NSZ directly.

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🔗 TechToRoms

• Ultimate source for downloading a wide selection of ROMs, games, and emulators.

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🔗 Vimm's Lair ➜ Note

• Devoted to fond memories of several of the best systems and thousands of games.

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🔗 Wowroms

• Embark on a gaming journey of game ROMs, ISOs, emulators, all freely available.

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🔗 Ziperto

• Free ROMs for the PlayStation Vitas, 3DS, Switch, and Wii U.

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📑 ➜ Torrents

🧲 BlueRoms

• Explore a vast collection of ROMs for PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, 3DS, and more!

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