What is an emulator? An emulator is what is needed in order to play ROMs. On this page I will provide the best emulator for each system, and some system I will provide more than 1 emulator. Also note that the following emulators only work on windows unless stated otherwise like so, MAC:.
Nintendo
Nestopia 1.37 (1 MB) - The best NES emulator; also supports online multiplayer
Nesticle 0.42 (0.3 MB) - A very old emulator but one of the best!
JNES 0.6 (0.8 MB) - Great NES emulator; requires fast pc
FCE Ultra 0.98.12 (0.3 MB) - Great NES emulator
MAC: Nestopia 1.3.7 (2.14 MB) - Nintendo NES emulator for Mac OS X.
Super Nintendo
ZSNES 1.51 (0.8 MB) - The best SNES emulator; also supports online multiplayer
Snes9x 1.51 (0.8 MB) - Another great SNES emulator
MAC: SNES9X 1.51 (3.41 MB) - Super Nintendo emulator for Mac!
Nintendo 64
Project 64 1.6 (2 MB) - Probably the best N64 emulator!
1964 0.9.9 (1.4 MB) - Another great N64 emulator.
MAC: Sixty Force 0.9.0b1 (800.81 KB) - Mac N64 emulator!
MAC: Mupen64 0.5.1 (3.71 MB) - Another Mac N64 emulator!
Nintendo DS
No$gba 2.5c (0.15 MB) -
Currently the best NDS emulator; supports multiplayer!
Game Boy Advance / Game Boy Color / Game Boy
Visual Boy Advance (0.5 MB) -
The best! Plays GBA, GB and GBC; supports multiplayer
MAC: VisualBoyAdvance 1.7.4 (785.86 kB) - Game Boy,Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance emulator for Mac!
Game Boy Advance
Boycott Advance 0.2.8 (0.6 MB) - Good and plays many games
MAC: Boycott Advance 0.3.9 (1.37 MB) - Game Boy Advance emulator for Mac.
Game Boy / Game Boy Color
BGB 1.2 (0.3 MB) - Great! Plays 99% games perfectly; link support
MAC: KiGB 2.0.4 (1.91 MB) - Nintendo Gameboy emulator for Mac OS X.
Playstation Emulator
ePSXe (2.23 MB) - The best PSX emulator!
pSX 1.13 (2.27 MB) - Another awsome emulator!
Dreamcast Emulator
Chankast Alpha (0.8 MB) - Great Emulator! Doesn't play all games though.
DEmul (0.5 MB) - Good emulator. Plays some that Chankast doesn't.
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
Gens 2.14 (0.6 MB) - One of the best Sega Genesis emulators
MAC: Genesis Plus 1.2.9 (1.59 MB) - Sega Genesis/Megadrive emulator for Mac OS X.
Sega Master System/Sega Game Gear
Fusion 3.51 (0.3 MB) - Emulator that plays: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Game Gear, Sega Master System, SG1000, and SC3000 roms.
MAC: SMS Plus 1.3.2 (1.32 MB) - Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear emulator for Mac OS X.
Multi-Sega Emulator
Fusion 3.51 (0.3 MB)
A great emulator that plays: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Game Gear, Sega Master System, SG1000, and SC3000 roms.
Turbo Grafx
Magic Engine (0.5 MB) - The best PCEngine Emulator ever!
MAC: Magic Engine (2.07 MB) - PC Engine emulator for Mac.
Nintendo
Nestopia 1.37 (1 MB) - The best NES emulator; also supports online multiplayer
Nesticle 0.42 (0.3 MB) - A very old emulator but one of the best!
JNES 0.6 (0.8 MB) - Great NES emulator; requires fast pc
FCE Ultra 0.98.12 (0.3 MB) - Great NES emulator
MAC: Nestopia 1.3.7 (2.14 MB) - Nintendo NES emulator for Mac OS X.
Super Nintendo
ZSNES 1.51 (0.8 MB) - The best SNES emulator; also supports online multiplayer
Snes9x 1.51 (0.8 MB) - Another great SNES emulator
MAC: SNES9X 1.51 (3.41 MB) - Super Nintendo emulator for Mac!
Nintendo 64
Project 64 1.6 (2 MB) - Probably the best N64 emulator!
1964 0.9.9 (1.4 MB) - Another great N64 emulator.
MAC: Sixty Force 0.9.0b1 (800.81 KB) - Mac N64 emulator!
MAC: Mupen64 0.5.1 (3.71 MB) - Another Mac N64 emulator!
Nintendo DS
No$gba 2.5c (0.15 MB) -
Currently the best NDS emulator; supports multiplayer!
Game Boy Advance / Game Boy Color / Game Boy
Visual Boy Advance (0.5 MB) -
The best! Plays GBA, GB and GBC; supports multiplayer
MAC: VisualBoyAdvance 1.7.4 (785.86 kB) - Game Boy,Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance emulator for Mac!
Game Boy Advance
Boycott Advance 0.2.8 (0.6 MB) - Good and plays many games
MAC: Boycott Advance 0.3.9 (1.37 MB) - Game Boy Advance emulator for Mac.
Game Boy / Game Boy Color
BGB 1.2 (0.3 MB) - Great! Plays 99% games perfectly; link support
MAC: KiGB 2.0.4 (1.91 MB) - Nintendo Gameboy emulator for Mac OS X.
Playstation Emulator
ePSXe (2.23 MB) - The best PSX emulator!
pSX 1.13 (2.27 MB) - Another awsome emulator!
Dreamcast Emulator
Chankast Alpha (0.8 MB) - Great Emulator! Doesn't play all games though.
DEmul (0.5 MB) - Good emulator. Plays some that Chankast doesn't.
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
Gens 2.14 (0.6 MB) - One of the best Sega Genesis emulators
MAC: Genesis Plus 1.2.9 (1.59 MB) - Sega Genesis/Megadrive emulator for Mac OS X.
Sega Master System/Sega Game Gear
Fusion 3.51 (0.3 MB) - Emulator that plays: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Game Gear, Sega Master System, SG1000, and SC3000 roms.
MAC: SMS Plus 1.3.2 (1.32 MB) - Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear emulator for Mac OS X.
Multi-Sega Emulator
Fusion 3.51 (0.3 MB)
A great emulator that plays: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Game Gear, Sega Master System, SG1000, and SC3000 roms.
Turbo Grafx
Magic Engine (0.5 MB) - The best PCEngine Emulator ever!
MAC: Magic Engine (2.07 MB) - PC Engine emulator for Mac.
