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DenSinH/DSHBA

A highly performant GBA emulator with a hardware renderer

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C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#emulator #gba

Updated: 2021-06-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-10-20
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 3
Commits: 199 commits
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pedgarcia/fujisan

Cross-platform Atari 8-bit Emulator based on Atari800

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C++ CMake npm

GitHub topics

#atari #atari800 #atari800xl #atari8bit #atart #emulator

Updated: 2026-07-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-07-18
License: MIT
Issues: 17 open

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Forks: 7
Commits: 334 commits
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Marat-Tanalin/bsnes-mt

bsnes-based SNES emulator featuring integer (pixel-perfect) scaling, PNG screenshots, multilanguage user interface, built-in hotkeys, bug fixes, etc.

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C++

GitHub topics

#bsnes #emulation #emulator #emulators #image-scaling #integer-scaling

Updated: 2022-09-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-06-02
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 12 open

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Forks: 5
Commits: 101 commits
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wavemotion-dave/NINTV-DS

Nintellivision - an Intellivision Emulator for the DS/DSi. High compatibility, custom overlay support, high score saving, tons of input mapping - all the quality of life improvements you need!

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Updated: 2026-07-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-09-02
License: Unknown
Issues: 1 open

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Forks: 3
Commits: 589 commits
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ogapee/onscripter

ONScripter

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C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2024-01-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-08-18
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 1 open

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Forks: 7
Commits: 12 commits
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PSI-Rockin/CorgiDS

A dog-themed DS emulator

Stack

C++ Meson

Updated: 2018-01-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-12-22
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 9 open

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Forks: 8
Commits: 40 commits
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StrikerX3/StrikeBox

StrikeBox - Original Xbox emulator

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #cpp #emulator #xbox

Updated: 2019-12-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-12-04
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 15 open

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Forks: 9
Commits: 343 commits
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laoo/Felix

Atari Lynx emulator

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#atari-lynx #emulator

Updated: 2025-04-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-04-30
License: MIT
Issues: 34 open

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Forks: 9
Commits: 728 commits
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emukidid/wii64-ps3

A very old proof of concept porting mupen64 (wii64) to PS3 using PSL1GHT v1

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Updated: 2020-05-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-02-22
License: Unknown
Issues: 2 open

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Forks: 15
Commits: 46 commits
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7800-devtools/a7800

an Atari 7800 emulator

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

Updated: 2024-11-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-03-23
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 11 open

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Forks: 9
Commits: 111 commits
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LakshyAAAgrawal/chip8emu

A Terminal Based Chip-8 Emulator

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C++

GitHub topics

#chip-8 #chip8-emulator #chip8-interpreter #emulator #hacktoberfest #retrocomputing

Updated: 2020-11-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-10-07
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 25 open

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Forks: 4
Commits: 72 commits
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Cydrak/dasShiny

a Nintendo DS emulator

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C++

Updated: 2013-08-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-07-07
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1 open

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Forks: 2
Commits: 71 commits
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dh4/cen64-qt

A customizable frontend for CEN64

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C++ Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator-frontend #gui #n64 #qt #qt5

Updated: 2025-11-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-11-02
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 4 open

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Forks: 8
Commits: 216 commits
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sp1187/veesem

Experimental V.Smile emulator. Project currently on hiatus due to lack of means for hardware testing.

Archived

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C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #spg200 #unsp #vsmile

Updated: 2026-07-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-01-11
License: ISC
Issues: 20 open

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Forks: 1
Commits: 51 commits
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masterfeizz/DeSmuME

Port of DeSmuME for the 3DS

Archived

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C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2024-04-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-06-12
License: Unknown
Issues: 7 open

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Forks: 16
Commits: 6 commits
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gstanton/ProSystem1_3

ProSystem Emulator Version 1.3 by Greg Stanton

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#atari #atari-7800 #emulator #prosystem-emulator #winapi

Updated: 2022-08-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-03-17
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 7 open

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Forks: 5
Commits: 14 commits
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athros/NESticle

The Source Code of the NESticle emulator. Created by Bloodlust Software. It was leaked in 1997 by MindRape

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C++

Updated: 2019-04-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-04-25
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

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Forks: 17
Commits: 7 commits
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mkwong98/HDNes

A NES emulator with the ability to replace graphics and music

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2021-01-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-06-24
License: Unknown
Issues: 1 open

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Forks: 2
Commits: 185 commits
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Echelon9/cxbx-shogun

shogun's mirrored branch of the Cxbx original Xbox emulator

Stack

C++

Updated: 2015-10-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-08-13
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 7 open

stars

Forks: 6
Commits: 182 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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LiraNuna/hyperscan-emulator

A Mattel HyperScan Emulator

Stack

C++

Updated: 2026-03-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-01-31
License: Unknown
Issues: 3 open

stars

Forks: 4
Commits: 114 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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sarbajitsaha/Chip-8-Emulator

A simple Chip 8 Emulator written in C++

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#chip8 #cpp

Updated: 2017-05-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-05-06
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 4
Commits: 18 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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strayacode/yuugen

A DS Emulator written in C++

Stack

C++ CMake

Updated: 2024-02-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-12-01
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 8 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 1,134 commits
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kmc-jp/n64-emu

Low-level Nintendo64 emulator 🌏

Stack

C++ CMake

Updated: 2023-11-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-07-06
License: Unknown
Issues: 15 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 268 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Callum5042/RetroGBm

A gameboy colour emulator

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

Updated: 2026-07-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-03-18
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 278 commits
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CommanderCoder/BeebEm_old

Legacy port of BeebEm4 for Mac Catalina and beyond

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2024-07-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-06-24
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 7
Commits: 146 commits
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nixxou/duckstation

Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for x86-64/AArch32/AArch64/RV64

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

Updated: 2024-03-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-09-09
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 6,859 commits
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raz0red/wii7800

Wii7800 is a port of the ProSystem emulator to the Wii

Stack

C++

Updated: 2020-03-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-06-17
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 4 open

stars

Forks: 4
Commits: 59 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Luca1991/MoRePhun

Experimental MoPhun Emulator

Stack

C++ CMake Conan

Updated: 2021-07-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-05-07
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 35 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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jeremiah-sypult/BlissEmu

Bliss Intellivision Emulator, originally developed by Kyle Davis

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2014-10-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2005-04-28
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 24 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

georgemoralis/shadPS4

PS4 emulator for Windows,Linux,MacOS

Stack

C++ CMake

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-10-24
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 4,117 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Marice/CHIP8-NX

A CHIP8 emulator for the Nintendo Switch

Stack

C++

Updated: 2018-05-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-05-23
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 0
Commits: 5 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

Xiro28/DesmumePSPExperimental

No description.

Stack

C++

Updated: 2024-09-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-04-27
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 7 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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jpcsp/jpcsp2c

Converting jpcsp to c language

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2017-03-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-05-15
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 6
Commits: 5 commits
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GitHub

libertyernie/tgbdual_L

rebase of changes in libertyernie/tgbdual on top of tgbdual_kai

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2015-10-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-09-03
License: Unknown
Issues: Disabled

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 40 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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whaison/psxact

Sony Playstation emulator

Stack

C++ CMake

Updated: 2016-11-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-08-24
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

stars

Forks: 14
Commits: 114 commits
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MarioPartyNetplay/Project64-MPN

No description.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

Updated: 2026-06-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-09-18
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 3,818 commits
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rodamaral/lsnes

Occasional updates to lsnes

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#bsnes #emulator #gambatte #gameboy #mac #rerecording

Updated: 2018-01-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-09-13
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 2,191 commits
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stardot/beebem-mac

This is the Mac port of BeebEm

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#bbc-micro #emulator

Updated: 2019-04-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-09-05
License: Unknown
Issues: 16 open

stars

Forks: 4
Commits: 18 commits
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GitHub

AzaharPlus/CitraPlus

A fork of Citra_PabloMK7 that restore support for CTGP-7

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle

Updated: 2026-05-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-08-30
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 10,116 commits
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Michael-Prince-Sharpe/bsnes-classic

SNES emulator with Qt GUI and Super FX and Super FX 2 improvements

Stack

C++

Updated: 2021-01-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-06-25
License: Unknown
Issues: Disabled

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 113 commits
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GitHub

Azimer/Apollo64

Cross-platform N64 emulator

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#emulator #nintendo-64

Updated: 2024-06-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-04-27
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 28 commits
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stevensona/chip8

chip8 emulator C++ with SDL2

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2016-12-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-01-25
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 56 commits
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Azimer/Apollo

Source circa 2003

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2021-05-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-09-27
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 9 commits
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BlackSheepBoy69/NooDS-Launcher-Vita-

A (hopefully!) speedy NDS emulator

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle

Updated: 2022-02-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-05-25
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 435 commits
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hch12907/orbum

A young PS2 emulator, originally forked from marco9999/orbum

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#emulator #ps2

Updated: 2019-01-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-07-06
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 487 commits
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MarioPartyNetplay/Mupen-MPN

Rosalie's Mupen GUI

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-09-12
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 2,116 commits
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TheMrIron2/Monkey64

A Nintendo 64 emulator for PSP.

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#emulator #n64 #psp

Updated: 2020-07-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-04-06
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 14 commits
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fenexomega/chip8

Chip-8 Emulator with C++ and SDL2

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

Updated: 2016-03-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-09-29
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 213 commits
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rw-r-r-0644/CHIP8-Emulator-WiiU

A CHIP8 emulator using libwiiu

Stack

C++

Updated: 2016-09-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-06-18
License: Unknown
Issues: Disabled

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Forks: 0
Commits: 21 commits
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