Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) Alternatives

Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) is described as 'Ares, which apparently replaced higan, was formerly known as bsnes. The project was renamed after becoming a multi-system emulator' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and iPhone apps. The best Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) are Snes9x, Delta Emulator, VisualBoyAdvance and OpenEmu.

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  1. DroidEmu icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  2. Eclipse emu icon
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    The multi-emulator that can never be revoked.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. RetroAssembly icon
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    Your personal retro game collection cabinet in your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Provenance icon
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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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    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
     
  5. Nostlan icon
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    A front-end or user interface (UI) is the presentation and interaction layer of an app or website. Most modern emulator apps have basic game list UIs that you can interact with using a mouse/keyboard but not a game controller.

    116 Nostlan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. SNESoid icon
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    SNesoid is the famous Super Nintendo emulator for Android.

    • Net-play through Bluetooth (requires Android 2.x) or Wi-Fi!
    • Very fast
    • Run nearly all games (Mario RPG, StarFox)
    • On-screen keypad!
    • Save states
    • Cheats
    • Super scope
    • Fast-forward
    • Screen upside-down
    • Multipl.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  7. Spectral icon
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    Spectral is an experimental Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator from the 80s, which has been randomly assembled since the pandemic days. Accuracy and performance are long-term goals, but the primary focus is just having fun with this thing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Manic Emu icon
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    Manic EMU is an all-in-one retro game emulator for iOS. It packs powerful features while keeping a clean, sleek UI and delivering buttery-smooth gameplay.

    16 Manic Emu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. Pizza Boy C icon
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    Looking for the best 8bit handheld emulator for Android? An ad FREE emulator, and the most precise 8bit handheld emulator is here! Smooth, light, fast and battery friendly. Enjoy your favorite retro games and never have problems with enjoying your 8bit handheld roms!

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  10. guac icon
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    Guac is an Emulator written in golang for Gameboy, Gameboy Color and Gameboy Advance handheld consoles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. My Boy! icon
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    My Boy! is an emulator to run GameBoy Advance games on the broadest range of Android devices, from very low-end phones to modern tablets. It emulates nearly all aspects of the real hardware correctly.

    32 My Boy! alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Windows Phone
     
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