bsnes Alternatives

bsnes is described as 'Multi-platform Super Nintendo (Super Famicom) emulator, originally developed by Near, which focuses on performance, features, and ease of use' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to bsnes for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Mac apps. The best bsnes alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like bsnes are Snes9x, ZSNES, Kosmi and Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES).

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  1. RetroArch icon

    RetroArch

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    A fast, modular emulator frontend offering portability and extensive support for systems from arcade consoles to mobile platforms, featuring game engines like Doom and Quake, and capabilities for real-time rewinding and shader support on a variety of devices.

    154 RetroArch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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    • RetroArch is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to bsnes.

    • RetroArch is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to bsnes.

    • RetroArch is Free and Open Sourcebsnes is also Free and Open Source
  2. Snes9x icon

    Snes9x

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    Snes9x is a portable, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator. It allows you to play most games designed for the SNES and Super Famicom Nintendo game systems on your PC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. ZSNES icon

    ZSNES

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    ZSNES is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator. Aside from emulation accuracy, many interface features first introduced in ZSNES have been adopted by other emulators. ZSNES interface features include: Smoothing and dynamic image scaling; screenshot capture; state...

    25 ZSNES alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Kosmi icon

    Kosmi

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    Kosmi is a free real time application and communication platform that offers voice, text and video calls along with games and applications such as SNES Party, NES Party, OpenArena, Poker, Virtual Cardtables, Synced YouTube and Cowatch Video.

    154 Kosmi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) icon

    Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES)

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    Ares, which apparently replaced higan, was formerly known as bsnes. The project was renamed after becoming a multi-system emulator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Snes9x EX+ icon

    Snes9x EX+

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    Advanced open-source SNES emulator based on Snes9x with a minimalist UI and a focus on low audio/video latency, supporting a wide variety of devices from the original Xperia Play to modern devices like the Nvidia Shield and Pixel phones.

    25 Snes9x EX+ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    • Snes9x EX+ is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to bsnes.

    • Snes9x EX+ is Free and Open Sourcebsnes is also Free and Open Source
  9. Happy Chick icon

    Happy Chick

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    Happy Chick emulates more than 18 systems all in one APP, some of the included emulators are FAB/MAME/MAMEPLUS,PS,PSP,FC(NES),SFC(SNES),GBA,GBC,MD,NDS,DC,NGP,WS(WSC),PCE, ONS…etc. More games will be updated in the future...

    39 Happy Chick alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. DroidEmu icon

    DroidEmu

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    DroidEmu is a game system to play SNES, NES, GameBoy Advanced, GameBoy/Color, SEGA GameGear, SEGA Genesis games on your Android phone. It runs thousands of games at full speed.

    55 DroidEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
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  11. Super NES - Nintendo Switch Online icon

    Super NES - Nintendo Switch Online

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    With a Nintendo Switch Online membership, gain access to a large collection of Super NES games that are great to play anytime, anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Nintendo Switch
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    • Super NES - Nintendo Switch Online is the most popular commercial alternative to bsnes.

    • Super NES - Nintendo Switch Online is Paid and Proprietarybsnes is Free and Open Source
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    Provenance

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    Provenance is an iOS Frontend for multiple emulators, currently supporting Sega Genesis, Game Gear, Master System and SNES.

    28 Provenance alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
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  13. SuperRetro16 icon

    SuperRetro16

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    SuperRetro16 allows users to play SNES Games on Android Phones. This Super Nintendo emulator that delivers the full console experience.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  14. NO$SNS icon

    NO$SNS

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    nocash SNES/SFC emulator/debugger for windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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