VirtuaNES AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like VirtuaNES

VirtuaNES is described as 'Is Famicom/NES emulator for Win32' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 10 alternatives to VirtuaNES for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and Web-based apps. The best VirtuaNES alternative is FCEUX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like VirtuaNES are Nestopia, Mesen, NostalgiaNes and puNES.

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  1. FCEUX icon
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    FCEUX is a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Famicom, and Famicom Disk System (FDS) emulator. It supports both PAL (European) and NTSC (USA/JPN) modes. It supports both Windows and SDL versions for cross compatibility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • FCEUX is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to VirtuaNES.

    • FCEUX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to VirtuaNES.

    • FCEUX is Free and Open SourceVirtuaNES is Free and Proprietary
  2. Nestopia icon
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    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. With support for an incredible amount of mappers. It also supports NSFs, the famicom disk system, save states, IPS patching, battery-saved...

    13 Nestopia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Nestopia is the most popular Mac alternative to VirtuaNES.

    • Nestopia is Free and Open SourceVirtuaNES is Free and Proprietary
  3. Mesen icon
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    Mesen is a multi-system emulator (NES, SNES, Game Boy, PC Engine, Master System/Game Gear) for Windows, Linux and macOS built in C++ and C#.

    It also includes an extensive set of debugging tools for homebrew development and romhacking.

    17 Mesen alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  4. NostalgiaNes icon
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    NostalgiaNes is a high quality emulator based on the most up-to-date revision of the famous FCEUX.

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    • Android
     
    • NostalgiaNes is the most popular Android alternative to VirtuaNES.

    • NostalgiaNes is Free Personal and Open SourceVirtuaNES is Free and Proprietary
  5. puNES icon
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    PuNES is a high accuracy NES emulator.

    In addition to the standard color pallettes used by most NES emulators, PuNES uses a color palette derived from an actual tv.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. NESBox icon
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    Nesbox Emulator is a multiplatform emulator of video consoles. You can play your favorite NES, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis and GameBoy Color/Advanced games on any computer working under Windows 8.1/RT/Phone or directly in the browser.

    26 NESBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Adobe Flash Player
     
    • NESBox is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to VirtuaNES.

    • NESBox is Free and Open SourceVirtuaNES is Free and Proprietary
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Nesoid icon
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    NES emulator for Android phones.

    This project is based on sources, published by original Nesoid developer, who in turn used code of GPFCE, forked from FCEUltra, currently incarnation of which is known as FCEUX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  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.

    55 DroidEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  10. Jnes icon
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    Jnes is a NES emulator for win32 platforms that uses DirectX for its hardware interface. Its emulation capabilities include graphics, sound, input devices, and emulating quite a few memory mapping boards found in most USA games and a few popular japanese ones.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  11. Nintendulator icon
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    Nintendulator is an open source Win32 NES emulator written in C++ (plus some assembly optimization). The original goal was to emulate the NES down to its hardware quirks; though its fallen behind over the years, recent builds have caught up once again and can emulate certain...

    8 Nintendulator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. nemulator icon
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    nemulator is a NES emulator. nemulator uses DirectX 10, therefore Windows Vista or Windows 7 is required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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