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Visual Boy Advance - M
Emulator for the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance
Visual Boy Advance - M (VBA-M) is an open-source emulator designed to run Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games on modern systems. It is a continuation and improvement of the original Visual Boy Advance project, with enhanced accuracy, performance, and compatibility. VBA-M supports multiple platforms, making it accessible across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments. The emulator provides a wide range of features for both casual players and advanced users, including save states, debugging tools, and customizable controls. ... -
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SkyEmu
Game Boy Advance, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and DS Emulator
SkyEmu is a modern, multi-system handheld emulator that supports Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and experimental Nintendo DS emulation, with a strong focus on balancing accuracy, performance, and usability. It is designed as a low-level emulator that accurately reproduces hardware behavior while still offering a smooth and accessible user experience across a wide range of platforms. -
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shadPS4
PS4 emulator for Windows,Linux,MacOS
shadPS4 is an early PlayStation 4 emulator for Windows, Linux, and macOS written in C++. If you encounter problems or have doubts, do not hesitate to look at the Quickstart. To verify that a game works, you can look at shadPS4 Game Compatibility. To discuss shadPS4 development or suggest ideas, join the Discord server. To get the latest news, go to our X (twitter) or our website. -
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Citra
A Nintendo 3DS Emulator
...(Playable here means compatibility of at least "Okay" on our game compatibility list.) Citra is licensed under the GPLv2 (or any later version). Refer to the license.txt file included. Please read the FAQ before getting started with the project. If you want to contribute please take a look at the Contributor's Guide and Developer Information. You should also contact any of the developers in the forum in order to know about the current state of the emulator because the TODO list isn't maintained anymore. -
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J2ME-Loader
A J2ME emulator for Android
J2ME-Loader is a J2ME emulator for Android. It supports most 2D and 3D games (including Mascot Capsule 3D ones). Emulator has a virtual keyboard, individual settings for each application, scaling support. This project is a fork of J2meLoader. Enabling filtering in some cases can greatly reduce performance. Disable this option if the game is too slow. Image flickering issues can be fixed by enabling the "Immediate processing mode" option. -
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SameBoy
Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulator written in C
SameBoy is a user friendly, powerful and open source Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Super Game Boy emulator for macOS, Windows and Unix-like platforms. SameBoy is extremely accurate and includes a wide range of both powerful debugging features and user-facing features, making it ideal for both casual players and developers. Of course, SameBoy also has every feature one would expect from an emulator – from save states to scaling filters. -
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mGBA
mGBA Game Boy Advance Emulator
...It supports not only Game Boy Advance titles but also Game Boy and Game Boy Color games, making it a versatile multi-generation emulator. The architecture is written in C and focuses on precise hardware emulation, including CPU timing, graphics rendering, and audio output, which are essential for compatibility with a wide range of games. It includes multiple frontends such as Qt for a full graphical interface and SDL for lightweight usage, giving users flexibility depending on their environment. -
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PyBoy
Game Boy emulator written in Python
PyBoy is an open-source Game Boy emulator written in Python, designed for both gameplay and AI experimentation. It allows users to run classic Game Boy games while providing a powerful API for automation, scripting, and reinforcement learning. Developers can interact directly with game memory, inputs, and screen data, making it ideal for training bots and analyzing game mechanics. -
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Gearboy
Game Boy / Game Boy Color / Super Game Boy emulator, debugger
Gearboy is a high-performance, cross-platform Game Boy emulator written in C++ that focuses on delivering accurate emulation alongside powerful debugging capabilities. It supports Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Super Game Boy systems, providing a comprehensive solution for handheld console emulation. The emulator includes a wide range of features such as save states, cheat support, and compressed ROM loading, making it suitable for both casual gameplay and advanced use cases. ... -
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NetherSX2 Classic
Continuation of NetherSX2 based on AetherSX2 3668
...Because this classic branch starts from a slightly different upstream version than NetherSX2-patch, users often choose it for performance reasons on lower-power devices or for games with known regressions in newer builds. As with the patch variant, the repository includes configuration changes, fixes for widescreen and deinterlacing behavior, and updated game and controller support developed by the community. -
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NetherSX2
Continuation of NetherSX2 based on AetherSX2 4248
NetherSX2-patch is a community-driven continuation and enhancement of the NetherSX2 Android PlayStation 2 emulator, itself a modded fork of the open-source AetherSX2 project originally based on PCSX2. It focuses on providing a more complete and feature-rich experience by applying patches to the upstream emulator build and removing ad-related bloat, fixing notification issues, and exposing many internal settings so users have finer control over performance and compatibility on mobile devices. ... -
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Xenia Canary
Xbox 360 Emulator Research Project
Xenia Canary is an experimental fork of the Xenia Xbox 360 emulator that moves faster than the mainline project to trial bleeding-edge improvements. It focuses on game compatibility and performance by iterating quickly on GPU and CPU emulation paths, shader translation, and timing correctness. Canary builds are where risky optimizations, new backends, and rewrites land first so they can be tested by a wider community before stabilizing. -
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Road to Yuzu w/o Switch
This Repo explains how to install the Yuzu Switch Emulator
...It serves as a centralized knowledge base that consolidates setup instructions, configuration steps, troubleshooting tips, and optimization techniques into a single structured workflow. The repository is particularly focused on simplifying what is typically a complex and fragmented process, including emulator installation, key management, graphics configuration, controller setup, and game loading. It also addresses compatibility considerations, updates, mods, and performance tuning, making it useful for both beginners and experienced users. While it distances itself from piracy, the guide inherently intersects with topics such as ROM management and system keys, which are essential for emulator functionality. -
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RPCS3
PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger
RPCS3 is an open-source PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger, allowing users to run PS3 games and software on Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms. It aims to preserve the legacy of the PlayStation 3 by enabling gameplay and software testing beyond the original hardware's lifespan. The project has made significant progress in compatibility and performance, supporting a wide range of PS3 titles. -
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PCSX2
The Playstation 2 emulator
PCSX2 is a free and open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator. Its purpose is to emulate the PS2's hardware, using a combination of MIPS CPU Interpreters, Recompilers and a Virtual Machine that manages hardware states and PS2 system memory. This allows you to play PS2 games on your PC, with many additional features and benefits. The PCSX2 project has been running for more than ten years. Past versions could only run a few public domain game demos, but newer versions can run most games at full speed, including popular titles such as Final Fantasy X and Devil May Cry 3. ... -
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BizHawk
BizHawk is a multi-system emulator written in C#
A multi-system emulator written in C#. As well as quality-of-life features for casual players, it also has recording/playback and debugging tools, making it the first choice for TASers (Tool-Assisted Speedrunners). Screenshotting and recording audio + video to file. Firmware management, input, framerate, and more in a HUD over the game. Rebindable hotkeys for controlling the frontend (keyboard+mouse+gamepad). -
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Gameboy
Full featured Cross-platform GameBoy emulator by Rust
Mohanson GameBoy is a minimalist Game Boy emulator project focused on clarity, experimentation, and educational value rather than full compatibility or performance optimization. It is designed as a clean implementation of the Game Boy architecture, typically written in a high-level language such as Python or Rust depending on the version, making it approachable for developers studying emulator design. -
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NanoBoyAdvance
A cycle-accurate Nintendo Game Boy Advance emulator
NanoBoyAdvance is a cycle-accurate Game Boy Advance emulator that prioritizes precision and correctness in replicating original hardware behavior. It is designed to emulate the GBA at a very low level, including CPU timing, DMA operations, graphics processing, and memory behavior, ensuring that even edge cases and obscure hardware quirks are faithfully reproduced. The emulator achieves extremely high compatibility, passing multiple hardware test suites and accurately running games that rely on precise timing conditions. ... -
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Zelda 64: Recompiled
Static recompilation of Majora's Mask for PC
Zelda 64: Recompiled is a specialized recompilation project built on top of N64Recomp, focused on reconstructing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and related N64 titles into native, compilable code for modern systems. It takes original game binaries and translates them into structured C code that can be compiled and run without requiring an emulator, enabling more efficient execution and deeper access to the game’s internals. The project is designed to preserve gameplay accuracy while providing opportunities for enhancement, including graphical improvements, performance optimizations, and expanded modding capabilities. ... -
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Dolphin Emulator
GameCube and Wii emulator for PC (Windows, Mac, & Linux)
Dolphin Emulator is a powerful open-source emulator that allows PC gamers to play Nintendo GameCube and Wii games on modern hardware. It delivers a significantly enhanced experience by supporting full HD 1080p resolution and higher, making classic titles look sharper than ever. Dolphin is known for its high compatibility, with the majority of games running perfectly or being fully playable. The emulator supports a wide range of PC controllers, including keyboards, gamepads, and original... -
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MAME
MAME is a multi-purpose emulation framework
...The fact that the software is usable serves primarily to validate the accuracy of the documentation (how else can you prove that you have recreated the hardware faithfully?). Over time, MAME (originally stood for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) absorbed the sister-project MESS (Multi Emulator Super System), so MAME now documents a wide variety of (mostly vintage) computers, video game consoles and calculators, in addition to the arcade video games that were its initial focus. The MAME project as a whole is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, 2 (GPL-2.0), since it contains code made available under multiple GPL-compatible licenses. -
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PPSSPP
A cross-platform PSP emulator
PPSSPP is an open source, cross-platform PSP emulator which allows you to play your PSP games on Android, Windows, Mac or Linux. With PPSSPP you can play your PSP games on your PC in full HD resolution, or play on your tablet for a big-screen mobile gaming experience. PPSSPP enhances the gaming experience in more ways than one. It even upscales some textures that would otherwise be too blurry due to the fact that they were originally made for the small screen. Even on modern Android phones... -
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PS2 Cover
PS2 Covers Collection
PS2 Covers is a large-scale curated repository of PlayStation 2 game cover images designed to be used with emulators such as PCSX2 and DuckStation, providing a complete visual library for enhancing game collections. It organizes cover art by game serial identifiers, allowing automated systems to fetch the correct image for each title. The repository includes both standard and 3D-style covers, supporting different presentation preferences. -
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Xenia
Xbox 360 Emulator Research Project
Xenia is an open-source experimental emulator for the Xbox 360 that aims to let users run Xbox 360 games on Windows and other platforms by reverse-engineering the console’s hardware and firmware behavior in software. It implements the 360’s CPU (Xenon), GPU (including Direct3D shader logic), and system libraries to translate Xbox instructions into equivalent host machine operations, enabling many titles to launch and in some cases play at improved frame rates compared with the original... -
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DuckStation
Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for x86-64/AArch32/AArch64
...A "BIOS" ROM image is required to to start the emulator and to play games. You can use an image from any hardware version or region, although mismatching game regions and BIOS regions may have compatibility issues. A ROM image is not provided with the emulator for legal reasons, you should dump this from your own console using Caetla or other means. DuckStation features a fully-featured frontend built using Qt, as well as a fullscreen/TV UI based on Dear ImGui.
