iDeaS AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like iDeaS

iDeaS is described as 'Plugin-based Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS emulator for Microsoft Windows and Linux, using the GTK+ toolkit' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 10 alternatives to iDeaS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone and Android apps. The best iDeaS alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iDeaS are VisualBoyAdvance, mGBA, Delta Emulator and Visual Boy Advance-M.

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iDeaS is a plugin-based Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS emulator for Microsoft Windows and Linux, using the GTK+ toolkit.

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iDeaS alternatives page was last updated Jul 13, 2022
  1. RetroArch icon
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    RetroArch is a graphical frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players.

    147 RetroArch alternatives
    Main view

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • iPad
    • OpenPandora
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    RetroArch Features

    1.  Multi System Emulator
    2.  Multiplatform
    3.  Emulation
    4.  Controller Support
    5.  Modular System
    6.  Gameboy emulation
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Variety
    9.  Rewind button
    10.  Portable
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    • RetroArch is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to iDeaS.

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

    • RetroArch is Free and Open SourceiDeaS is Free and Proprietary
  2. VisualBoyAdvance icon
     155 likes

    VisualBoyAdvance (VBA) is a free software (GNU GPL) emulator targeted for the Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance handheld game consoles sold by Nintendo.

    35 VisualBoyAdvance alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS

    VisualBoyAdvance Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Emulation
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.8.0 beta 3, released in October 2005, can be still downloaded from FileHippo

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  3. mGBA icon
     30 likes

    mGBA is an open source emulator of the Game Boy Advance. The goals are speed and accuracy.

    33 mGBA alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
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  4. Delta Emulator icon
     23 likes

    Delta is an iOS emulator that supports multiple game systems such as NES, SNES, N64, and DS, improving upon its predecessor, GBA4iOS.

    32 Delta Emulator alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • AltStore
    • iPad

    Delta Emulator Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Controller Support
    5.  Skins
    6.  Multiple windows
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  5. Visual Boy Advance-M icon
     29 likes

    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.

    14 Visual Boy Advance-M alternatives
    Visual Boy Advance-M screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Visual Boy Advance-M Features

    1.  Gameboy emulation
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  6. Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) icon
     47 likes

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

    56 Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multi System Emulator
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  7. WinDS PRO icon
     12 likes

    WinDS PRO contains the latest versions of the emulators for the Nintendo, Sega and Playstation consoles for PC including:

    29 WinDS PRO alternatives
    Main Screen

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WinDS PRO Features

    1.  Skinnable
    2.  Multi System Emulator
    3.  Multiple languages
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  8. melonDS icon
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    A Nintendo DS emulator with support for commercial games.

    13 melonDS alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    melonDS Features

    1.  Portable
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  9. No$GBA icon
     31 likes

    NO$GBA is a Nintendo DS emulator for Microsoft Windows. It is capable of running commercial and homebrew Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS games, such as Pokémon Diamond which the latest version is able to run at full speed with no graphical glitches.

    29 No$GBA alternatives
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    Options

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    No$GBA Features

    1.  NDS support
    2.  Remote Debugging
    3.  Gameboy emulation
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  10. RetroX icon
     6 likes

    RetroX is an Android application that will help you organize and play your own Retro Games with the less possible effort. Put your collection in your device and RetroX will take care of the rest.

    108 RetroX alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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  11. RetriX icon
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    RetriX is an emulator front end for UWP, on all the hardware platforms it supports: it serves the same purpose as RetroArch but is built from the ground up to integrate as well as possible with Windows.

    108 RetriX alternatives
    RetriX screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox

    RetriX Features

    1.  Windows Compatible
    2.  Emulation
    3.  Multi System Emulator
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  12. SkyEmu icon
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    SkyEmu is a low level GameBoy, GameBoy Color and Game Boy Advance emulator. Its primary focus is to provide a good user experience through a good mixture of tradeoffs of accuracy, performance, features and usability.

    29 SkyEmu alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    SkyEmu Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Controller Support
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