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simias/rustation
Playstation emulator in the Rust programing language
- Updated
- 2023-10-21
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2015-02-16
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 22 open
581
stars
- Forks
- 23
- Commits
- 281 commits
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- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
Ancurio/mkxp
Free Software implementation of the Ruby Game Scripting System (RGSS)
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-01-18
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2013-09-01
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 45 open
580
stars
- Forks
- 217
- Commits
- 835 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
JaCzekanski/Avocado
🥑 PlayStation 1 emulator
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2023-09-19
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2015-07-11
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 59 open
578
stars
- Forks
- 32
- Commits
- 895 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
openMSX/openMSX
the MSX emulator that aims for perfection
- Updated
- 2026-06-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2001-05-04
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 451 open
531
stars
- Forks
- 131
- Commits
- 18,020 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
PSI-Rockin/DobieStation
A dog-themed PS2 emulator
- Updated
- 2021-07-25
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-01-14
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 52 open
515
stars
- Forks
- 55
- Commits
- 1,873 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
Trixarian/EtherealSX2
Port of PCSX2 for mobile platforms
- Updated
- 2024-09-12
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2024-09-06
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 15 open
508
stars
- Forks
- 4
- Commits
- 6 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
nostlan/nostlan
The nostalgia launcher for video game emulators
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-06-09
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2025-02-26
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 5 open
506
stars
- Forks
- 19
- Commits
- 11 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
OatmealDome/dolphin-ios
Dolphin for iOS, reborn
- Updated
- 2025-10-23
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2008-07-12
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 168 open
505
stars
- Forks
- 77
- Commits
- 45,159 commits
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- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
deltabeard/Peanut-GB
A very fast and portable Game Boy (DMG) emulator single header library written in C99.
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-01-23
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-08-24
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 46 open
495
stars
- Forks
- 64
- Commits
- 583 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
taniarascia/chip8
🎮 A Chip-8 emulator written in JavaScript for web, CLI, and native UI.
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2022-05-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-01-03
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 2 open
470
stars
- Forks
- 43
- Commits
- 191 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
kanjitalk755/macemu
Basilisk II and SheepShaver Macintosh emulators
- Updated
- 2026-06-06
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 1999-10-03
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 2 open
467
stars
- Forks
- 87
- Commits
- 3,582 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
allkern/iris
Sony PlayStation 2 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-06-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2024-10-16
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 10 open
464
stars
- Forks
- 18
- Commits
- 821 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
Grarak/DSVita
Extremely fast NDS Emulator for ARM32/PSVita
- Updated
- 2026-06-07
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-11-12
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 60 open
464
stars
- Forks
- 11
- Commits
- 681 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
mupen64plus-ae/mupen64plus-ae
Mupen64Plus Android Edition (AE) is a front end of Mupen64Plus for Android. (Not officially supported by the Mupen64Plus team)
- Updated
- 2026-04-17
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2009-10-02
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 76 open
- Forks
- 120
- Commits
- 6,852 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
SamoZ256/hydra
A Nintendo Switch emulator for macOS
- Updated
- 2026-06-08
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2025-02-05
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 6 open
439
stars
- Forks
- 22
- Commits
- 1,417 commits
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- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
sebastianbiallas/pearpc
PearPC - PowerPC Architecture Emulator
AI dev
Stack
- Updated
- 2026-05-07
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2004-05-05
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 17 open
434
stars
- Forks
- 74
- Commits
- 1,018 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
MAXBURAOT/SmartSteamEmu
SSELauncher Comfy Edition 2018 By LoodBot/Syahmixp (Steam Emulator)
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2022-12-09
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-01-20
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 17 open
429
stars
- Forks
- 61
- Commits
- 6 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
Rinnegatamante/DaedalusX64-vitaGL
Daedalus X64 port for PSVITA through vitaGL.
- Updated
- 2026-02-01
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-04-09
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 26 open
- Forks
- 49
- Commits
- 632 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
SourMesen/Mesen-S
Mesen-S is a cross-platform (Windows & Linux) SNES emulator built in C++ and C#
Archived
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2024-12-18
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-02-12
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 57 open
419
stars
- Forks
- 98
- Commits
- 917 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 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
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 34 open
411
stars
- Forks
- 34
- Commits
- 117 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
atari800/atari800
Atari 8-bit computer and 5200 console emulator
Stack
- Updated
- 2026-05-16
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2000-10-10
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 20 open
409
stars
- Forks
- 113
- Commits
- 2,956 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
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
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 6 open
404
stars
- Forks
- 30
- Commits
- 204 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
iCatButler/pcsxr
https://pcsxr.svn.codeplex.com/svn/pcsxr
- Updated
- 2021-08-27
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2009-04-16
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- Disabled
402
stars
- Forks
- 62
- Commits
- 1,731 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
residualvm/residualvm
ResidualVM main repository
Archived
- Updated
- 2024-09-08
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2003-08-15
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 3 open
400
stars
- Forks
- 108
- Commits
- 8,224 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
chernandezba/zesarux
ZEsarUX - ZX Second-Emulator And Released for UniX
- Updated
- 2026-06-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2022-03-04
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- Disabled
399
stars
- Forks
- 34
- Commits
- 8,966 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
OpenGMK/OpenGMK
A rewrite of the GameMaker Classic engine runners with additional tooling
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-05-07
- Lists
- 2 list mentions
- First commit
- 2019-06-12
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 31 open
397
stars
- Forks
- 32
- Commits
- 3,623 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
AZO234/NP2kai
Neko Project II kai
- Updated
- 2026-05-09
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2017-06-21
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 100 open
394
stars
- Forks
- 95
- Commits
- 1,152 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
masterfeizz/DaedalusX64-3DS
Port of DaedalusX64 to the Nintendo 3DS
- Updated
- 2022-10-23
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-04-30
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 105 open
- Forks
- 36
- Commits
- 94 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
Manic-EMU/ManicEMU
Manic EMU is an all-in-one retro game emulator for iOS. It packs powerful features while keeping a clean, sleek UI and delivering buttery-smooth gameplay.
Stack
- Updated
- 2026-06-08
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2025-07-13
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Issues
- 21 open
378
stars
- Forks
- 26
- Commits
- 91 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
dingusdev/dingusppc
An experimental emulator
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-06-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-07-02
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 48 open
375
stars
- Forks
- 47
- Commits
- 2,689 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
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
- 2026-06-09
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2013-02-27
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 8 open
373
stars
- Forks
- 60
- Commits
- 1,528 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
Tinob/Ishiiruka
No description.
- Updated
- 2023-01-10
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2008-07-12
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 99 open
373
stars
- Forks
- 125
- Commits
- 12,212 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
devinacker/bsnes-plus
debug-oriented fork of bsnes
- Updated
- 2025-03-22
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2014-11-26
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 98 open
363
stars
- Forks
- 102
- Commits
- 715 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
extremscorner/not64
Experimental modification of Mupen64GC using devkitRice.
- Updated
- 2026-04-10
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2007-09-01
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- Disabled
361
stars
- Forks
- 31
- Commits
- 1,134 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
ocornut/meka
MEKA - Sega 8-bit emulator with debugging/hacking tools
- Updated
- 2026-06-04
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2012-05-27
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 74 open
349
stars
- Forks
- 54
- Commits
- 391 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
jsgroth/jgenesis
Sega Genesis / Sega CD / SNES / Master System / Game Gear emulator
- Updated
- 2026-06-10
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-04-19
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 189 open
347
stars
- Forks
- 16
- Commits
- 2,352 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
burhanr13/Tanuki3DS
3DS Emulator
Stack
- Updated
- 2026-05-24
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2024-08-21
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 38 open
334
stars
- Forks
- 10
- Commits
- 852 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
kelpsyberry/dust
A Nintendo DS emulator written in Rust for desktop devices and the web, with debugging features and a focus on accuracy
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-02-03
- Lists
- 2 list mentions
- First commit
- 2021-12-11
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 7 open
326
stars
- Forks
- 25
- Commits
- 244 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
sputt/wabbitemu
Wabbitemu is a Z80 TI Calculator emulator
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2023-01-22
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2010-05-16
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 35 open
325
stars
- Forks
- 35
- Commits
- 318 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
BotRandomness/NET-NES
NET-NES, a NES emulator, written in C#.
- Updated
- 2025-06-03
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2025-06-02
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 1 open
322
stars
- Forks
- 28
- Commits
- 8 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
Force67/prosperity
Experimental Emulator for sony consoles
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-06-10
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-08-29
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 0 open
318
stars
- Forks
- 30
- Commits
- 416 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
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 4 open
313
stars
- Forks
- 8
- Commits
- 639 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
Rodrigodd/gameroy
A Game Boy emulator, disassembler and debugger, written in Rust
- Updated
- 2025-09-04
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2021-04-10
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Issues
- 4 open
305
stars
- Forks
- 7
- Commits
- 1,015 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
cloudpilot-emu/cloudpilot-emu
A PalmOS emulator for the web
- Updated
- 2026-05-07
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-05-04
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 25 open
- Forks
- 25
- Commits
- 2,898 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
SapphireRhodonite/melonDS-android
Android port of melonDS
- Updated
- 2026-05-18
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-11-25
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 10 open
- Forks
- 10
- Commits
- 731 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
JetSetIlly/Gopher2600
Gopher2600 is an emulator for the Atari 2600 games console
Stack
- Updated
- 2026-06-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-04-12
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 3 open
302
stars
- Forks
- 29
- Commits
- 3,895 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
Graslu/1964GEPD
1964 0.8.5 for GoldenEye 007/Perfect Dark
- Updated
- 2023-07-03
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-01-25
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- Disabled
301
stars
- Forks
- 11
- Commits
- 67 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
SysRay/psOff_public
Playstation 4 Emulator for Windows
Archived
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2024-10-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2024-02-27
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 0 open
299
stars
- Forks
- 19
- Commits
- 1,059 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
FCare/Kronos
Kronos is a Sega Saturn emulator.
- Updated
- 2026-04-14
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2003-09-11
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 275 open
298
stars
- Forks
- 33
- Commits
- 7,741 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
pdewacht/oberon-risc-emu
Emulator for the Oberon RISC machine
Stack
- Updated
- 2022-02-05
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2014-03-15
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 3 open
295
stars
- Forks
- 57
- Commits
- 96 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%