VICE Alternatives
VICE is described as 'program that runs on a Unix, MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2, Acorn RISC OS, BeOS, QNX 4.x, QNX 6.x, Amiga, GP2X, Dingoo, Syllable, SkyOS or Mac OS X machine and executes programs intended for the old 8-bit computers' and is an app in the gaming software category. There are eight alternatives to VICE for Mac, Windows and Linux. The best VICE alternative is Frodo, which is free. Other great apps like VICE are WinFellow, JaC64, Power20 and Hoxs64.
Frodo is a robust Commodore 64 Emulator for the Macintosh. Frodo was developed to reproduce the graphics of games and demos with higher precision than the existing C64 emulators. To that end, Frodo can display raster effects correctly that only result in a flickering mess with o.
- - Frodo is the most popular Mac alternative to VICE.
- - Frodo is the most popular free alternative to VICE.
WinFellow
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo4 WinFellow alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Game Emulator
- Windows
WinFellow is a Commodore Amiga emulator that has high compatibility and supports all existing models.
- - WinFellow is the most popular Windows alternative to VICE.
A Java-based Commodore 64 emulator. Runs most of C64 games and many demos. Emulates CPU (6510), VIC-II (on a cycle level), SID (including filters, combined waveforms and bugs) and CIA. Easy to add to any web-page using Java/Javascript.
- - JaC64 is the most popular Open Source alternative to VICE.
DiscontinuedThe last update was in 2012, and the official website now redirects to a spammy website.
Power20 is an emulator for the Commodore VIC-20. It allows you to run your favorite VIC-20 software on your Apple Macintosh (with PowerPC or intel-CPU) at full speed with smooth graphics and great sound.
- - Power20 is the most popular commercial alternative to VICE.
Power20 Features
Hoxs64 is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 10. The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail. Hoxs64 is available for download.
Comments about Hoxs64 as a Alternative to VICE
SwibbzNot as deep as vice is but it's a bitter bit lighter on resources. Only emulates the C64 though. VICE emulates pretty much all the Commodore 8-bit computers.
0C64 Forever
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo6 C64 Forever alternatives- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
C64 Forever, a revolutionary C64 emulator, preservation and support package. C64 Forever embodies an intuitive player interface, backed by a built-in database containing more than 5,000 C64 game entries, and advanced support for the new RP9 format, dubbed the "MP3 of...
C64 Forever Features
Atari800MacX
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo13 Atari800MacX alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Game Emulator
- Mac
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.
Comments about Atari800MacX as a Alternative to VICE
SwibbzIt's not an alternative to vice, because Vice is a commodore emulator, this is for Atari based computers
1Micro64
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo6 Micro64 alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Game Emulator
- Windows
- Linux
The highly advanced successor of brotkaestchen (fr-051) from BeRo / farbrausch, Micro64 offers extremely accurate C64 emulation with the goal of being the most accurate. Currently micro64 has two different VIC II emulation modes (both are half-cycle exact): »single pixel...
- - Micro64 is the most popular Linux alternative to VICE.