NESBox Alternatives
NESBox is described as 'Nesbox Emulator is a multiplatform emulator of video consoles' and is an app in the Gaming Software category. There are more than 10 alternatives to NESBox for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and the Web. The best alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NESBox are Lakka (Free, Open Source), Nestopia (Free, Open Source), Mesen (Free, Open Source) and Ludo (Free, Open Source).
- RetroArch is a graphical frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players. View 125 alternatives to RetroArch
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Blackberry
- iPad
- OpenPandora
- Steam
- Raspberry Pi
- Playstation
- Xbox
- Lakka is the official Linux distribution of RetroArch and the libretro ecosystem. Each game system is implemented as a libretro core, while the frontend RetroArch takes care of inputs and display. View 17 alternatives to Lakka
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Cubieboard
- HummingBoard
- Raspberry Pi
- Nintendo Switch
- Odroid
- Nestopia is a NES emulator that was written in C++ and it is perfect for games requiring precise timing since it is very cycle-accurate. View 11 alternatives to Nestopia
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.40, released in June 2008, can be still downloaded from the official website.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Mesen is a NES/Famicom emulator and NSF player. It is still a work in progress and under active development. View 16 alternatives to Mesen
- Ludo is an Emulator Frontend able to run retro video games. Ludo does not emulate the consoles itself, but does it through emulator plugins called libretro cores. View 18 alternatives to Ludo
- FCEUX is a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Famicom, and Famicom Disk System (FDS) emulator. It supports both PAL (European) and NTSC (USA/JPN) modes. View 11 alternatives to FCEUX
- Happy Chick emulates more than 18 systems all in one APP, some of the included emulators are FAB/MAME/MAMEPLUS,PS,PSP,FC(NES),SFC(SNES),GBA,GBC,MD,NDS,DC,NGP,WS(WSC),PCE, ONS…etc. View 26 alternatives to Happy Chick
- MESS emulates portable and console gaming systems, computer platforms and calculators. View 95 alternatives to MESS
- VirtuaNES is Famicom/NES emulator for Win32. View 14 alternatives to VirtuaNES
Discontinued
last version, 0.97, was released on October 14, 2007
No screenshots yet- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Jnes is a NES emulator for win32 platforms that uses DirectX for its hardware interface. View 8 alternatives to Jnes