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dbalsom/martypc
An IBM PC/XT emulator written in Rust.
- Updated
- 2026-06-28
- Lists
- 2 list mentions
- First commit
- 2022-05-23
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 23 open
844
stars
- Forks
- 40
- Commits
- 1,604 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
punesemu/puNES
Qt-based Nintendo Entertaiment System emulator and NSF/NSF2/NSFe Music Player (Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Windows)
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2025-12-31
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2012-04-30
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 56 open
806
stars
- Forks
- 46
- Commits
- 2,391 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
ptyfyre/mandarine-neo
A Citra fork with new features and hacks which are experimental and may not be present in Azahar. Continuation of Mandarine 3DS emulator.
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-04-19
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2013-08-30
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 35 open
735
stars
- Forks
- 26
- Commits
- 10,313 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
libretro/ludo
A libretro frontend written in golang
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-07
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-04-17
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 62 open
707
stars
- Forks
- 74
- Commits
- 785 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
xqemu/xqemu
Open-source emulator to play original Xbox games on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Updated
- 2023-02-08
- Lists
- 2 list mentions
- First commit
- 2003-02-18
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 122 open
662
stars
- Forks
- 75
- Commits
- 68,839 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
JaCzekanski/Avocado
🥑 PlayStation 1 emulator
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2023-09-19
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2015-07-11
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 59 open
578
stars
- Forks
- 32
- Commits
- 895 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
Grarak/DSVita
Extremely fast NDS Emulator for ARM32/PSVita
- Updated
- 2026-07-05
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-11-12
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 54 open
478
stars
- Forks
- 11
- Commits
- 714 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
containernet/containernet
Mininet fork adding support for container-based (e.g. Docker) emulated hosts.
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2024-09-23
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2009-12-09
- History
- 5 history points
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 31 open
- Forks
- 212
- Commits
- 2,774 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
mikage-emu/mikage-dev
Mikage Developer Edition
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2025-09-01
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2024-03-07
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 34 open
412
stars
- Forks
- 34
- Commits
- 117 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
daniel5151/ANESE
Another NES Emulator - written for fun & learning - first implementation of wideNES
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2022-01-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2017-10-13
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 6 open
404
stars
- Forks
- 30
- Commits
- 204 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
dingusdev/dingusppc
An experimental emulator
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-08
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-07-02
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 50 open
381
stars
- Forks
- 49
- Commits
- 2,733 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
drhelius/Gearsystem
Sega Master System / Game Gear / SG-1000 emulator, debugger and embedded MCP server for macOS, Windows, Linux, BSD and RetroArch.
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-06-30
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2013-02-27
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 10 open
377
stars
- Forks
- 62
- Commits
- 1,591 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
devinacker/bsnes-plus
debug-oriented fork of bsnes
- Updated
- 2025-03-22
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2014-11-26
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 101 open
364
stars
- Forks
- 104
- Commits
- 715 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
sputt/wabbitemu
Wabbitemu is a Z80 TI Calculator emulator
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2023-01-22
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2010-05-16
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 35 open
328
stars
- Forks
- 35
- Commits
- 318 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
ioncodes/gecko
A GameCube/Wii emulator and debugger written in Rust.
- Updated
- 2026-06-19
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2026-02-17
- History
- 2 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 6 open
313
stars
- Forks
- 7
- Commits
- 493 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
kaezrr/starpsx
A cross-platform Sony PlayStation 1 emulator written in Rust.
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-05-26
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2025-06-12
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 4 open
313
stars
- Forks
- 8
- Commits
- 639 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
SysRay/psOff_public
Playstation 4 Emulator for Windows
Archived
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2024-10-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2024-02-27
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 0 open
298
stars
- Forks
- 19
- Commits
- 1,059 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
vpinball/pinmame
PinMAME - Pinball Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator
- Updated
- 2026-07-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2002-08-30
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 92 open
297
stars
- Forks
- 71
- Commits
- 7,141 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
drpetersonfernandes/SimpleLauncher
Simple Launcher is an open-source emulator frontend. Designed for both casual gamers and power users, it provides a seamless interface to organize, browse, and launch your retro gaming collection with deep integration for modern emulators and RetroAchievements.
- Updated
- 2026-07-06
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-08-23
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 1 open
- Forks
- 3
- Commits
- 2,896 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
cosmo0/arcade-manager
Arcade management tool to handle your MAME/FBA romsets
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-05-21
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-02-23
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 9 open
245
stars
- Forks
- 9
- Commits
- 532 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
Senryoku/Deecy
Experimental Dreamcast emulator written in Zig
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-11-27
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 44 open
211
stars
- Forks
- 5
- Commits
- 1,708 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
alucryd/oxyromon
Rusty ROM OrgaNizer
AI dev
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-05-28
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-06-23
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 19 open
189
stars
- Forks
- 16
- Commits
- 455 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
Dillonb/n64
experimental low-level n64 emulator
- Updated
- 2026-04-25
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-06-06
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 5 open
185
stars
- Forks
- 9
- Commits
- 1,913 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
hydra-emu/hydra
A multi-system emulator frontend
Archived
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2024-03-22
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2021-04-02
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 8 open
118
stars
- Forks
- 5
- Commits
- 260 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
dh4/mupen64plus-qt
A customizable launcher for Mupen64Plus
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2014-03-06
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Issues
- 6 open
105
stars
- Forks
- 9
- Commits
- 344 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
Stovent/CeDImu
Experimental Philips CD-I emulator written in C++
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-05-31
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-11-08
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 0 open
94
stars
- Forks
- 2
- Commits
- 912 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
bmsuseluda/emuze
Launch your Retro Games fast and simple
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-08
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2022-03-07
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 1 open
86
stars
- Forks
- 1
- Commits
- 954 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
SourMesen/VisualNes
Visual NES simulates the CPU & PPU of a NES at the transistor level.
Archived
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2022-05-12
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2017-01-02
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 0 open
77
stars
- Forks
- 16
- Commits
- 39 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
whatdahopper-archive/LemonLime
A Nintendo 3DS LLE emulator written in C#
Archived
- Updated
- 2019-01-02
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-05-16
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 3 open
- Forks
- 5
- Commits
- 45 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
Marat-Tanalin/bsnes-mt
bsnes-based SNES emulator featuring integer (pixel-perfect) scaling, PNG screenshots, multilanguage user interface, built-in hotkeys, bug fixes, etc.
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2022-09-04
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-06-02
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 12 open
- Forks
- 5
- Commits
- 101 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
