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henrikpersson/potatis
🥔 MOS-6502 and NES emulator in Rust (SDL/WebAssembly/Android/Embedded/Cloud)
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-06-10
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2022-09-27
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 0 open
673
stars
- Forks
- 11
- Commits
- 32 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
hex007/freej2me
A free J2ME emulator with libretro, awt and sdl2 frontends.
- Updated
- 2026-01-13
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2017-09-23
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 66 open
658
stars
- Forks
- 120
- Commits
- 305 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
binji/binjgb
Gameboy emulator implemented in C, that also runs in the browser
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-04
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2016-05-28
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 13 open
602
stars
- Forks
- 71
- Commits
- 622 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
- 4 history points
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 59 open
579
stars
- Forks
- 32
- Commits
- 895 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
openMSX/openMSX
the MSX emulator that aims for perfection
- Updated
- 2026-07-26
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2001-05-04
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 457 open
539
stars
- Forks
- 131
- Commits
- 18,049 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 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
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 2 open
473
stars
- Forks
- 44
- Commits
- 191 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
allkern/iris
Sony PlayStation 2 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2024-10-16
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 10 open
465
stars
- Forks
- 21
- Commits
- 821 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 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
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 57 open
419
stars
- Forks
- 98
- Commits
- 917 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
chernandezba/zesarux
ZEsarUX - ZX Second-Emulator And Released for UniX
- Updated
- 2026-07-26
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2022-03-04
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- Disabled
418
stars
- Forks
- 37
- Commits
- 9,189 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
- 4 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 33 open
413
stars
- Forks
- 34
- Commits
- 117 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 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
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 6 open
401
stars
- Forks
- 30
- Commits
- 204 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
OpenGMK/OpenGMK
A rewrite of the GameMaker Classic engine runners with additional tooling
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-16
- Lists
- 2 list mentions
- First commit
- 2019-06-12
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 31 open
399
stars
- Forks
- 33
- Commits
- 3,623 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
- 2026-07-25
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-07-02
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 45 open
387
stars
- Forks
- 50
- Commits
- 2,759 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 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
- 2026-07-24
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2013-02-27
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 7 open
381
stars
- Forks
- 63
- Commits
- 1,630 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
jsgroth/jgenesis
Sega Genesis / Sega CD / SNES / Master System / Game Gear emulator
- Updated
- 2026-07-26
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-04-19
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 177 open
373
stars
- Forks
- 16
- Commits
- 2,403 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
extremscorner/not64
Experimental modification of Mupen64GC using devkitRice.
- Updated
- 2026-04-10
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2007-09-01
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- Disabled
365
stars
- Forks
- 31
- Commits
- 1,134 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
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 101 open
363
stars
- Forks
- 104
- Commits
- 715 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 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
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 7 open
330
stars
- Forks
- 25
- Commits
- 244 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
Force67/prosperity
Experimental Emulator for sony consoles
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-26
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-08-29
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 1 open
321
stars
- Forks
- 30
- Commits
- 591 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
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
JetSetIlly/Gopher2600
Gopher2600 is an emulator for the Atari 2600 games console
Stack
- Updated
- 2026-07-22
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-04-12
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 4 open
309
stars
- Forks
- 30
- Commits
- 3,955 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
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Issues
- 4 open
309
stars
- Forks
- 7
- Commits
- 1,015 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
taisel/IodineGBA
JavaScript GameBoy Advance emulator.
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2023-08-17
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-05-06
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- Disabled
290
stars
- Forks
- 169
- Commits
- 6 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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
- 2026-07-16
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-08-23
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 2 open
- Forks
- 3
- Commits
- 2,903 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
emu-rs/rustual-boy
Rustual Boy - A Virtual Boy emulator.
Archived
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2021-11-13
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2016-12-08
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Issues
- 7 open
233
stars
- Forks
- 28
- Commits
- 461 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
shadergz/cosmic-station
🧪Exclusive Android Sony Playstation 2 emulator, from scratch, using Kotlin, C++ 20, OpenGLES, Vulkan, and Cubes
- Updated
- 2024-07-23
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-07-09
- History
- 3 history points
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 11 open
232
stars
- Forks
- 4
- Commits
- 410 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
- No 7-day history
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
meepingsnesroms/Mu
A new Palm OS emulator targeting compatibility, speed and accuracy in that order.
- Updated
- 2024-06-15
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-03-21
- History
- 4 history points
- License
- Unknown
- Issues
- 9 open
201
stars
- Forks
- 35
- Commits
- 1,014 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
