John SNES AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like John SNES

Apps similar to John SNES include RetroArch, which is free and open source. Other options are Snes9x, Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES), Snes9x EX+ and RetroX. You can choose from more than 10 Game Emulators like John SNES for Windows, Android, Linux, Mac and iPhone.

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  1. RetroArch icon
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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.

    167 RetroArch alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Haiku
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  2. Snes9x icon
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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
    • Source Available

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

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  4. RetroX icon
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    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.

    106 RetroX alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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  5. 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.

    104 RetriX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox
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  6. 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.

    118 Nostlan alternatives

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    Dolphin (Wii, Gamecube, Virtual Console) [Linux, macOS, & Windows]
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  7. MESS icon
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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.

    97 MESS alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. bsnes icon
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    bsnes is a multi-platform Super Nintendo (Super Famicom) emulator, originally developed by Near, which focuses on performance, features, and ease of use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. 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.

    58 DroidEmu alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
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  11. SuperRetro16 icon
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    SuperRetro16 allows users to play SNES Games on Android Phones. This Super Nintendo emulator that delivers the full console experience.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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