Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- Online
MESS Alternatives
Games similar to MESS include RetroArch, which is free and open source. Other options are Super ZSNES, Snes9x, ZSNES and VisualBoyAdvance. You're spoiled for choice with Game Emulators like MESS: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.
Alternatives list
Browser-based emulation platform delivers access to hundreds of vintage home console games from the 1970s–1990s, running instantly in modern browsers without plugins or registration, supporting nostalgic play, educational use, and digital preservation efforts.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
United States
This is the the Macintosh OSX Port of David Firth's Fantastic Atari 800 Emulator. Ported is the SDL version of the Atrari800 emulator to Mac OSX, and added a full native Cocoa interface, including Preferences, Menus, File Associations, Help and more.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
snes4iphone is a Super Nintendo emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This port was developed by ZodTTD and the original source code was ported from Dr. PocketSNES. Though much of Dr PocketSNES' emulation cores were replaced with C/C++ alternatives to assembly cores...
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- iPhone
- United States
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SNesoid is the famous Super Nintendo emulator for Android.
- Net-play through Bluetooth (requires Android 2.x) or Wi-Fi!
- Very fast
- Run nearly all games (Mario RPG, StarFox)
- On-screen keypad!
- Save states
- Cheats
- Super scope
- Fast-forward
- Screen upside-down
- Multipl.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Android
China
27 F-Zero VS alternativesF-Zero VS is an emulator that gives multiplayer capability for the game, F-Zero. It's a custom build of Snes9x that constantly patches the game with player positions and other data. You can play locally or online with up to four players.
Platforms
- Windows
This is a derivative of Snes9x which switches the its display code from DirectDraw to Direct3D9.
Platforms
- Windows
OpenDingux is a Linux-based embedded operating system for MIPS processors, designed primarily for portable game consoles. it's designed to have low latency and minimal overhead for very high responsiveness.
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Online
- JavaScript
RetroFab is an online collection of 3D simulations of vintage electronic games that can be played in your browser.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Jailbreak-free Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulator for iPhone and iPad. Game Play COLOR is an open-source, browser-based emulator that lets you run games from Google Drive for a jailbreak-free way of running GBA games on iOS.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
44 Zeta Emulator alternativesAll-in-one retro game emulator for iPhone and iPad, from Game Boy to PS2, 3DS and Wii.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
