jGameBase AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like jGameBase

jGameBase is described as 'Fully-­featured retro-gaming emu­lator frontend and game database utility. It is a sister app­lication to the Windows program GameBase (without "j"), the official frontend for the GB64 Collection' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are five alternatives to jGameBase for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best jGameBase alternative is Z26, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like jGameBase are GameBase, Steem Engine, Hataroid and EstyJs.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
jGameBase alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Z26 icon
     3 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Z26 is one of the best emulators for the Atari 2600. The author reports that the graphics part of the emulator is nearing perfection to a point that there's little more to fix.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Z26 is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to jGameBase.

    • Z26 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to jGameBase.

    • Z26 is Free and Open SourcejGameBase is also Free and Open Source
  2.  1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    GameBase is an Open Source "Emulator Frontend", released under the GNU General Public Licence. It is a program that attempts to make running games on various emulators very easy, so that you don't have to remember lots of command line parameters and config settings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Steem Engine icon
     3 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Steem is an open source Atari STE emulator for Windows and Linux. It runs almost every ST program ever made without any problems. Steem is designed to be easy to use and has many unique features. Whether you want to run great old games, use MIDI apps just like you did on the ST...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Hataroid icon
     2 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Hataroid is an Atari ST emulator for Android based on Hatari .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • Hataroid is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to jGameBase.

    • Hataroid is Free and Open SourcejGameBase is also Free and Open Source
  5. EstyJs icon
     Like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    EstyJS is an emulator for the Atari ST, written in 100% pure JavaScript, originally developed by Darren Coles. Since 2024 and the release of EstyJS 2.0, the project is maintained by Kai Eckert. The source code is available on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
     
    • EstyJs is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to jGameBase.

    • EstyJs is Free and Open SourcejGameBase is also Free and Open Source
    • EstyJs is Privacy focusedjGameBase is not according to our users
5 of 5 jGameBase alternatives