Mesen |
Windows Linux |
Open-Source |
Rating:     8.6 (1391 Votes) |
High-accuracy NES Emulator |
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Nestopia UE |
Windows Linux |
Open-Source |
Rating:     8.4 (261 Votes) |
One of the most popular NES Emulators |
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FCEUX |
Windows |
Freeware |
Rating:     8.1 (99 Votes) |
Back again, now open source, ported for Windows and much improved! |
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BizHawk |
Windows |
Open-Source |
Rating:     8.1 (828 Votes) |
Multi-system emulator designed for Tool-Assisted Speedruns (TAS) |
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Jnes |
Windows, Android |
Freeware |
Rating:     8.0 (46 Votes) |
Another good NES emulator for Windows. Requires a reasonbly fast PC. |
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VirtuaNES |
Windows |
Freeware |
Rating:     7.9 (568 Votes) |
Relatively new emulator of Japanese origin. An English version is available though! |
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RetroArch |
Multi-platform |
Open-Source |
Rating:     7.3 (201 Votes) |
Frontend for the Libretro API, effectively a multi-system emulator |
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RockNES |
Windows |
Freeware |
Rating:     7.3 (18 Votes) |
Nice NES emulator, but a little slower than the rest. |
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Nintendulator |
Windows |
Free |
Rating:     7.0 (36 Votes) |
NES Emulator |
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higan |
Windows |
Open-Source |
Rating:     6.6 (183 Votes) |
Multi-system emulator with emphasis on emulation accuracy |
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Nemulator |
Windows |
Freeware |
Rating:     6.3 (27 Votes) |
NES Emulator |
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