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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++

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#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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danirod/chip8

A multiplatform CHIP-8 emulator done in SDL 2. Implements all the opcodes for CHIP and SCHIP specifications.

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GitHub topics

#autoconf #autotools #c #chip8 #emulator #libcheck

Updated: 2022-06-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-02-28
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 2 open

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Forks: 9
Commits: 156 commits
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ArthurFerreira2/reinette-II-plus-dot-py

Apple II emulator in python

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Python pip

GitHub topics

#appleii #emulator #python

Updated: 2023-09-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-09-10
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 3
Commits: 38 commits
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bryanperris/cor64

N64 Emulator written in C#

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C# .NET SDK npm

GitHub topics

#c-sharp #dotnet #dotnet-core #dotnetcore #emulation #emulator

Updated: 2024-02-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-01-08
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

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Forks: 1
Commits: 33 commits
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StrikerX3/StrikeBox

StrikeBox - Original Xbox emulator

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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

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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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xdanieldzd/StoicGoose

Bandai WonderSwan and WonderSwan Color emulator written in C#

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C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#csharp #dotnet #emulator #wonderswan

Updated: 2026-01-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-11-13
License: MIT
Issues: 10 open

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Forks: 2
Commits: 256 commits
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LeviChen1126/melonDS-launcher

GUI launcher for the melonDS emulator.

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Python pip

GitHub topics

#emulator #gui #launcher #nds

Updated: 2025-09-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-09-08
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

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Forks: 0
Commits: 21 commits
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Ryu64Emulator/Ryu64

A Nintendo 64 Emulator made in C#!

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C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #n64 #nintendo64

Updated: 2019-02-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-09-16
License: Unlicense
Issues: 4 open

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Forks: 3
Commits: 21 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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PRO100BYTE/ProjectArcade

ProjectArcade - многофункциональная оболочка для запуска ретро игр

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C# .NET SDK pip

GitHub topics

#computer #cpp #emulationstation #emulator #emulator-frontend #emulator-launcher

Updated: 2026-05-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-02-20
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1 open

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Forks: 1
Commits: 421 commits
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Comba92/nen-emulator

NES emulator, written in Rust. High mappers compatibility, and FDS support.

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Rust Cargo

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#emulation #emulator #nes #nes-emulator

Updated: 2026-07-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-10-27
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 1
Commits: 147 commits
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sp1187/veesem

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

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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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Nabile-Rahmani/DotN64

Nintendo 64 emulator.

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C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#cross-platform #csharp #dotnet #emulator #n64 #nintendo-64

Updated: 2018-12-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-08-23
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 4
Commits: 175 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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gstanton/ProSystem1_3

ProSystem Emulator Version 1.3 by Greg Stanton

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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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JetSetIlly/test7800

Test7800 is an experimental emulator for the Atari 7800 games console

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Go Go modules

GitHub topics

#atari7800 #emulation #emulator #emulator-development #go #golang-application

Updated: 2026-07-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-03-08
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 3 open

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Forks: 6
Commits: 449 commits
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ichisadashioko/midp-emulator

MIDP/J2ME emulator

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Java Gradle pip

GitHub topics

#emulator #j2me #j2me-games #java #midp-platform

Updated: 2021-10-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-11-09
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 2
Commits: 80 commits
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0ldsk00l/smsplus

Sega Master System/Game Gear Emulator

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GitHub topics

#emulator #sega-master-system #sms

Updated: 2019-08-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-09-21
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1 open

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Forks: 5
Commits: 26 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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ChillyGB/ChillyGB

ChillyGB is a Game Boy (DMG) and Game Boy Color (CGB) emulator written in C

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C CMake

GitHub topics

#c #cmake #emulator #gameboy #gameboy-emulator #raylib

Updated: 2026-04-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-06-03
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 1
Commits: 252 commits
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rodamaral/lsnes

Occasional updates to lsnes

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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

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

This is the Mac port of BeebEm

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C++

GitHub topics

#bbc-micro #emulator

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

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Forks: 4
Commits: 18 commits
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HerbieHSSO/PyN64

Nintendo 64 emulator written in python

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Python

GitHub topics

#emulator #n64 #nintendo64 #python

Updated: 2024-05-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-05-17
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 0
Commits: 40 commits
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PSP-Archive/Psx-P

PlayStation 1 emulator for PSP by yoshihiro.

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GitHub topics

#emulator

Updated: 2021-01-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-01-16
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 1
Commits: 2 commits
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Azimer/Apollo64

Cross-platform N64 emulator

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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

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Forks: 0
Commits: 28 commits
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hch12907/orbum

A young PS2 emulator, originally forked from marco9999/orbum

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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

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Forks: 0
Commits: 487 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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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

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Forks: 0
Commits: 14 commits
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infval/potator

A Watara Supervision Emulator based on Normmatt version

Stack

Objective-C CMake

GitHub topics

#emscripten #emulator #gp2x #opendingux #potator #psp

Updated: 2019-11-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-08-10
License: Unlicense
Issues: Disabled

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Forks: 2
Commits: 27 commits
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PSP-Archive/DSonPSP-mod

Version of the Nintendo DS emulator for PSP by rnbpsp.

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GitHub topics

#emulator

Updated: 2021-07-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-07-24
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 0
Commits: 2 commits
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