Ares, which apparently replaced higan, was formerly known as bsnes. The project was renamed after becoming a multi-system emulator.
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Ludo Alternatives
Ludo is described as 'Emulator Frontend able to run retro video games. Ludo does not emulate the consoles itself, but does it through emulator plugins called libretro cores. Libretro cores are well known emulators (like Snes9x or Genesis Plus GX or PCSX) stripped from their user interface' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ludo for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and Web-based apps. The best Ludo alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ludo are Lutris, Snes9x, GameHub and Lakka.
Alternatives list
53 Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) alternatives
39 Kega Fusion alternativesKega Fusion is an emulator for the Sega Genesis / Megadrive, Master System, Game Gear, 32x, SegaCD/MegaCD, SVP, Pico, SG-1000, SC-3000, and SF-7000 emulator for Win9x/ME/2000/XP/Vista/Win7, Mac OSX (Intel), and Linux.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
26 iiSU alternativesDual-screen Android launcher designed for handhelds like AYANEO Pocket DS, Odin 2, and Retroid Dual-Screen. Currently in Alpha.
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FB Alpha or FBA as it is commonly known is an emulator of arcade games, that is, it takes the program code, graphics data, etc., from an original arcade game and emulates the hardware to make the game run in it's original form.
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.
Utility that lets you preview a wide variety of retro games across many different platforms, serving to display graphics and gameplay showcases.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Online
Mednafen is a portable, utilizing OpenGL and SDL, argument(command-line)-driven multi-system emulator with many advanced features. The Atari Lynx, GameBoy (Color), GameBoy Advance, NES, PC Engine (TurboGrafx 16), SuperGrafx, Neo Geo Pocket (Color), PC-FX, and WonderSwan (Color)...
46 Cartridges alternativesCartridges is a simple game launcher for all of your games. It has support for importing games from Steam, Lutris, Heroic and more with no login necessary. You can sort and hide games or download cover art from SteamGridDB.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
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Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
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Simple Launcher is a powerful and flexible open-source frontend for emulators.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Windows
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Guac is an Emulator written in golang for Gameboy, Gameboy Color and Gameboy Advance handheld consoles.
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