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Old dedicated video game platforms from childhood can often be disproportionately expensive for what is oftentimes just a desire for a nostalgic escape from the moment. That’s where emulation comes into play. From multi-system emulation systems such as RetroArch to specialized and high performance emulators such as higan, there are many modern methods to play the games of your childhood without having to break the bank in order to get old hardware.

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  1. Azahar icon
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    An open-source 3DS emulator project based on Citra.

    • Game Emulator
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Best alternatives are Citra iconCitraandMandarine iconMandarine10 alternatives
  2. VisualBoyAdvance (commonly abbreviated as VBA) is a free emulator of the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance handheld game consoles as well as of Super Game Boy and Super Game Boy 2.

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    Best alternatives are VisualBoyAdvance iconVisualBoyAdvance14 alternatives
  3. Retropie icon
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    RetroPie allows you to turn your Raspberry Pi or PC into a retro-gaming machine. It builds upon Raspbian, EmulationStation, RetroArch and many other projects to enable you to play your favourite classic games with the minimum set-up.

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    Best alternatives are Batocera.linux iconBatocera.linuxandLakka iconLakka10 alternatives
  4. Eden icon
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    Eden is the world's most popular open-source Nintendo Switch emulator, forked from the Yuzu emulator — started by former Citron developer Camille LaVey and the Eden team

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    Best alternatives are Ryujinx iconRyujinx11 alternatives
  5. Suyu icon
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    Suyu, pronounced "sue-you" (wink wink) is the continuation of the world's most popular, open-source, Nintendo Switch emulator, yuzu.

    Discontinued
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    Best alternatives are Ryujinx iconRyujinx11 alternatives
  6. Mupen64Plus icon
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    Mupen64Plus is a plugin-based N64 emulator for Linux which is capable of accurately playing many games. Included are four MIPS R4300 CPU emulators, with dynamic recompilers for 32-bit x86 and 64-bit amd64 systems, and necessary plugins for audio, graphical rendering (RDP)...

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    Best alternatives are Project64 iconProject6413 alternatives
  7. Ares, which apparently replaced higan, was formerly known as bsnes. The project was renamed after becoming a multi-system emulator.

    Best alternatives are RetroArch iconRetroArchandSnes9x iconSnes9x56 alternatives
  8. The ROM Depot icon
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    The ROM Depot is dedicated to the preservation of outdated software. There are currently 90 platforms containing over 100,000 files including games, manual, soundtracks, emulators, boxart, and more. You can even contribute your own files to the archive.

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    Best alternatives are CDRomance iconCDRomanceandVimm’s Lair iconVimm’s Lair25 alternatives
  9. melonDS icon
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    A Nintendo DS emulator with support for commercial games.

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    Best alternatives are RetroArch iconRetroArchandDeSmuME iconDeSmuME13 alternatives
  10. iDOS Emulator icon
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    iDOS turns your device right into a powerful DOS gaming PC, with modern game control to make your old favorites as playable as possible.

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    Best alternatives are DOSBox iconDOSBoxandDOSBox Staging iconDOSBox Staging15 alternatives
  11. EmuDeck icon
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    Emulator configurator for Linux (SteamOS and ChimeraOS), Windows, and Android. Includes features such as pre-configured controls, RetroArch aspect ratios, universal hotkeys, auto save / load and steam ROM manager integration.

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    Best alternatives are Pluvia iconPluviaandBatocera.linux iconBatocera.linux5 alternatives
  12. Sudachi icon
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    Dive into the vast world of Nintendo Switch gaming with Sudachi Emulator, your ultimate gateway to playing your favorite Switch titles on any device. Embrace a seamless gaming experience that goes beyond the console, crafted with precision to deliver high-quality performance and...

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    Best alternatives are Ryujinx iconRyujinx11 alternatives
  13. Kega Fusion icon
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    Kega Fusion is an emulator for the Sega Genesis / Megadrive, Master System, Game Gear, 32x, SegaCD/MegaCD, SVP, Pico, SG-1000, SC-3000, and SF-7000 emulator for Win9x/ME/2000/XP/Vista/Win7, Mac OSX (Intel), and Linux.

    Discontinued
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    Best alternatives are RetroArch iconRetroArchandOpenEmu iconOpenEmu38 alternatives
  14. Flycast icon
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    Flycast is a SEGA Dreamcast, NAOMI and AtomisWave emulator, forked from reicast, and made by flyinghead. This guide will focus exclusively on the standalone version of flycast, and won't cover anything related to the Retroarch core of flycast (though most information may...

    • Game Emulator
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    Sonic Adventure
    Best alternatives are Deecy iconDeecyandFlycast Dojo iconFlycast Dojo8 alternatives
  15. NetherSX2 icon
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    These scripts create a modified copy of AetherSX2 3668 with the NetherSX2 anti-tampering hack applied

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    Best alternatives are PCSX2 iconPCSX2andAetherSX2 iconAetherSX23 alternatives