FCEUX AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like FCEUX

FCEUX is described as 'Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Famicom, and Famicom Disk System (FDS) emulator. It supports both PAL (European) and NTSC (USA/JPN) modes. It supports both Windows and SDL versions for cross compatibility' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 10 alternatives to FCEUX for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and Web-based apps. The best FCEUX alternative is Nestopia, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FCEUX are Mesen, Nestopia UE (Undead Edition), NostalgiaNes and puNES.

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  1. Nestopia icon

    Nestopia

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    Nestopia is a NES emulator that was written in C++ and it is perfect for games requiring precise timing since it is very cycle-accurate. With support for an incredible amount of mappers. It also supports NSFs, the famicom disk system, save states, IPS patching, battery-saved...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Nestopia is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to FCEUX.

    • Nestopia is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to FCEUX.

    • Nestopia is Free and Open SourceFCEUX is also Free and Open Source
  2. Mesen icon

    Mesen

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    Mesen is a multi-system emulator (NES, SNES, Game Boy, PC Engine, Master System/Game Gear) for Windows, Linux and macOS built in C++ and C#.

    It also includes an extensive set of debugging tools for homebrew development and romhacking.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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  4. Nestopia UE (Undead Edition) icon

    Nestopia UE (Undead Edition)

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    Nestopia is a portable NES/Famicom emulator written in C++. Nestopia UE (Undead Edition) is a fork of the original source code, with enhancements from members of the emulation community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  5. NostalgiaNes icon

    NostalgiaNes

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    NostalgiaNes is a high quality emulator based on the most up-to-date revision of the famous FCEUX.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
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    • NostalgiaNes is the most popular Android alternative to FCEUX.

    • NostalgiaNes is Free Personal and Open SourceFCEUX is Free and Open Source
  6. puNES icon

    puNES

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    PuNES is a high accuracy NES emulator.

    In addition to the standard color pallettes used by most NES emulators, PuNES uses a color palette derived from an actual tv.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. NESBox icon

    NESBox

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    Nesbox Emulator is a multiplatform emulator of video consoles. You can play your favorite NES, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis and GameBoy Color/Advanced games on any computer working under Windows 8.1/RT/Phone or directly in the browser.

    26 NESBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Adobe Flash Player
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    • NESBox is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to FCEUX.

    • NESBox is Free and Open SourceFCEUX is also Free and Open Source
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    MESS

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    MESS emulates portable and console gaming systems, computer platforms and calculators. The project strives for accuracy and portability and therefore is not always the fastest emulator for any one particular system.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Nesoid icon

    Nesoid

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    NES emulator for Android phones.

    This project is based on sources, published by original Nesoid developer, who in turn used code of GPFCE, forked from FCEUltra, currently incarnation of which is known as FCEUX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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  11. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
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  12. VirtuaNES icon

    VirtuaNES

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    VirtuaNES is Famicom/NES emulator for Win32.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  13. NES.emu icon

    NES.emu

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    Advanced open-source NES emulator (known as Famicom in Japan) based on FCEUX 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...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    • NES.emu is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to FCEUX.

    • NES.emu is the most popular commercial alternative to FCEUX.

    • NES.emu is Paid and Open SourceFCEUX is Free and Open Source
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    JSNES

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    A JavaScript NES emulator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • JSNES is the most popular Web-based alternative to FCEUX.

    • JSNES is Free and Open SourceFCEUX is also Free and Open Source
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