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{{for|software that emulates the Switch|Nintendo Switch emulators}}
  
 
Since the Nintendo Switch was hacked early in its launch, there has been a lot of interest for emulators due to the Switch's portability. These emulators will only work on Switches with CFW on them, i.e. Switch consoles susceptible to the Tegra hardware exploit. For more information and guides on how to homebrew your Switch, or if you even can, visit [https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHacks r/SwitchHacks].  
 
Since the Nintendo Switch was hacked early in its launch, there has been a lot of interest for emulators due to the Switch's portability. These emulators will only work on Switches with CFW on them, i.e. Switch consoles susceptible to the Tegra hardware exploit. For more information and guides on how to homebrew your Switch, or if you even can, visit [https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHacks r/SwitchHacks].  
  
=Multi-Systems=
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=Alternative Operating Systems=
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! class="unsortable"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! class="unsortable"|Active
 +
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| [[Lakka]]
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| [http://www.lakka.tv/ {{LakkaVer}}]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
| Switchroot Android
 +
| [https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Android/Setup-10 17.1]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
| Switchroot Linux
 +
| [https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Linux/Distributions Various]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|}
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 +
===Switchroot Android===
 +
A build of Android 10 "Q" for the Switch, based on Lineage OS 17.1. Since it shares the same Nvidia Tegra X1 system-on-chip, the build is based off the Nvidia Shield TV build of LineageOS. Its most notable feature is the ability to work both in handheld and docked mode and using the Joycons as a Bluetooth controller (though not all apps may detect them correctly). There is also another build that lets the Switch function as an Android TV box. Many emulators and Android software can run, including [[DraStic]], [[Dolphin]], and [[Citra]].
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 +
===Switchroot Linux===
 +
Many GNU/Linux distributions are available, including Ubuntu [https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Linux/Ubuntu-Install-Guide Bionic] and [https://download.azka.li/archive/focal/ Focal], [https://download.azka.li/nightly/fedora/ Fedora], and Gentoo. With these, it is possible to run many emulators and software for GNU/Linux on these systems. [[Play!]] has [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOpxuZsx_C8 had some success] with playing PS2 games on Ubuntu, albeit at around 10 FPS.
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=Emulators (Multi-Systems)=
 +
 
 +
===Arcade===
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! class="unsortable"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! class="unsortable"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 +
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| MAME-NX<small> (based on MAME 0.72)</small>
 +
| [https://github.com/lantus/mame-nx/releases git]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{~}}
 +
|-
 +
| pFBN <small> (based on [[FinalBurn Neo]])</small>
 +
| [https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases git]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|}
  
 
===[[RetroArch]]===
 
===[[RetroArch]]===
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| [[DeSmuME]]
 
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | DS
 
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | DS
| {{}}
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| {{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[MelonDS]]
 
| [[MelonDS]]
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| {{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Gambatte]]
 
| [[Gambatte]]
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| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
| Neko Project II Kai
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| Neko Project II Kai (猫Project II改)
 
| PC9801
 
| PC9801
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
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| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
| [[4DO]]
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| [[Opera]]
 
| 3DO
 
| 3DO
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
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| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
| [[EightyOne]]  
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|[[EightyOne]] (81)
 
| Sinclair - ZX 81
 
| Sinclair - ZX 81
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
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|}
 
|}
  
===Streaming===
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=Emulators (Single system)=
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 +
==Atari==
 +
===Atari 130 / 800 / 5200===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| Moonlight-NX
+
| Atari800-switch
|[https://github.com/rock88/moonlight-nx git]
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| [https://github.com/Thog/atari800-switch git]
| {{✓}}
 
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
| {{~}}
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| {{}}
 
|}
 
|}
==Intel CPUs==
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This atari800 port disappeared around 2021 without leaving any trace.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
+
 
! scope="col"|Name
+
==Commodore==
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|8086<nowiki>*¹</nowiki>
 
! scope="col"|286
 
! scope="col"|386<nowiki>*²</nowiki>
 
! scope="col"|486<nowiki>*³</nowiki>
 
! scope="col"|Pentium<nowiki>*⁴</nowiki>
 
! scope="col"|Pentium II<nowiki>*⁵</nowiki>
 
! scope="col"|Celeron<nowiki>*⁶</nowiki>
 
! scope="col"|Pentium III<nowiki>*⁷</nowiki>
 
! scope="col"|Pentium 4<nowiki>*⁸</nowiki>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|UniPCemu
 
|[https://superfury.itch.io/unipcemu itch.io]
 
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{?}}
 
|}
 
<nowiki>*¹</nowiki>8086 emulation includes the 8088 CPU.
 
<nowiki>*²</nowiki>386 emulation includes the SX and SL.
 
<nowiki>*³</nowiki>486 emulation includes variants.
 
<nowiki>*⁴</nowiki>Pentium emulation includes variants.
 
<nowiki>*⁵</nowiki>Pentium II emulation includes variants.
 
<nowiki>*⁶</nowiki>Celeron emulation includes variants.
 
<nowiki>*⁷</nowiki>Pentium III emulation includes variants.
 
<nowiki>*⁸</nowiki>Pentium 4 emulation includes variants.
 
  
==Nintendo==
+
===Amiga===
===Nintendo 3DS===
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Citra]]
+
| UAE4All2
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/proof-of-concept-shows-3ds-emulator-citra-running-on-the-nintendo-switch.565968 POC]
+
| [https://github.com/rsn8887/uae4all2/releases git]
|?
+
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| Mid
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
| ?
 
| ?
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
===Nintendo 64===
+
==Microsoft==
 +
===DOS===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| GlideN64
+
| DOSBox-switch
| [https://gbatemp.net/download/mupen64plus-next-gliden64-3-0.35683 3.0]
+
| [https://github.com/crankyadmin/dosbox-switch git]
|?
 
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
| {{}}
+
| {{~}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
===NES===
+
==Nintendo==
 +
 
 +
===Nintendo 64===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| pNES <small> (based on [[Nestopia]])</small>
+
| GlideN64 <small>(old RetroArch core)</small>
| [https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases git]
+
| [https://gbatemp.net/download/mupen64plus-neet-gliden64-3-0.35683 3.0]
| {{}}
+
| {{}}
| {{}}
+
| {{}}
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| Nintendo 64 - [[Nintendo Switch Online]]
 +
| N/A
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| Low
 +
| {{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
| [[L-CLASSICS|NES - Nintendo Switch Online]]
+
| rokuyon
| Service
+
| [https://github.com/Hydr8gon/rokuyon/releases/tag/release rolling]
| {{✗}}
 
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
| Mid
 
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| Low
 +
| {{✗}} <small>(WIP, slow)
 +
|}
 +
 +
===Nintendo DS===
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! class="unsortable"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! class="unsortable"|Active
 +
! class="unsortable"|DSi
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 +
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| LaiNES
+
| DeSmuME-NX
| [https://github.com/Kevoot/LaiNESwitch/releases git]
+
| [https://github.com/Laproxi/DeSmuME-NX/releases 0.0.3]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
| Mid
+
| {{✗}}
 +
| Low
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
| NoiES
+
| [[melonDS]]<small> (fork of melonDS)</small>
| [https://github.com/Hydr8gon/NoiES/releases git]
+
| [https://github.com/RSDuck/melonDS/releases R6fix1]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
| {{}}
+
| {{~}}
 +
| {{~}}
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
| {{}}
+
| {{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
| NESwitch
+
| [[NooDS]]
| [https://github.com/FreakDev/NESwitch git]
+
| [https://github.com/Hydr8gon/NooDS rolling]
 +
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
| {{✗}}
+
| {{✗}}<small> (WIP)</small>
 
|}
 
|}
 +
melonDS standalone includes a JIT compiler so it's generally faster than its retroarch counterpart
  
===SNES===
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===Nintendo 3DS===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| pSNES
+
| [[Citra]]
| [https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases git]
+
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/proof-of-concept-shows-3ds-emulator-citra-running-on-the-nintendo-switch.565968 POC]
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| Mid
 
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
|-
 
| [https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/nes SNES - Nintendo Switch Online]
 
| Service
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
| Mid
 
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
===Gameboy / Color===
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===Nintendo Game Boy / Color===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| PlutoBoy
+
| Game Boy - [[Nintendo Switch Online]]
| [https://github.com/RossMeikleham/PlutoBoy git]
+
| N/A
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
+
| Low
| Mid
 
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| Low
 
| Low
 
| {{~}}
 
| {{~}}
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|-
 +
| [[mGBA]]
 +
| [http://mgba.io/downloads.html#homebrew-2 {{mGBAVer}}][https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba git]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
| PlutoBoy
 +
| [https://github.com/RossMeikleham/PlutoBoy git]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
===Gameboy Advance===
+
===Nintendo Game Boy Advance===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| [[mGBA]]
+
| Game Boy Advance - [[Nintendo Switch Online]]
| [http://mgba.io/2018/09/16/mgba-for-switch {{mGBAVer}}][https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba git]
+
| N/A
 +
| {{}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
+
| High
| Mid
 
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
|-
 
| VBA-Next
 
| [https://github.com/RSDuck/vba-next-switch/releases git]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| Mid
 
| {{~}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| gdkGBA
 
| gdkGBA
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| Low
 
| Low
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| [[mGBA]]
 +
| [http://mgba.io/downloads.html#homebrew-2 {{mGBAVer}}][https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba git]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
| [[NooDS]] <br><small>(Loads gba games from the emulated nds slot-2)
 +
| [https://github.com/Hydr8gon/NooDS rolling]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| Low-Mid
 +
| {{~}} <small>(WIP)
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Switch-gba
 
| Switch-gba
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| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| Low
 
| Low
| ?
+
| {{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| VBA-M NX
 
| VBA-M NX
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| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| Low
 
| Low
| ?
+
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| VBA-Next
 +
| [https://github.com/RSDuck/vba-next-switch/releases git]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
===Nintendo DS===
+
===Nintendo Game & Watch===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! class="unsortable"|DSi
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[melonDS]]<small> (fork of melonDS)</small>
+
| MADrigal Switch <br><small> (includes RetroArch 1.8.5, the gw-libretro core version 1.6.3 and all 59 games)</small>
| [https://github.com/RSDuck/melonDS/releases git]
+
| [http://www.madrigaldesign.it/sim/download.php 10-05-2020]
| {{}}
+
| {{}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
 
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{~}}
 
| {{~}}
 +
|}
 +
Any recent RetroaArch release includes direct G&W support through the handheld-electronic core which should be a better choice. You can even download the games with the online updater on retroarch itself.
 +
 +
===Nintendo NES Nintendo Entertainment System / Family Computer Disk System===
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! class="unsortable"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! class="unsortable"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 +
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| [[NooDS]]
+
| LaiNES
| [https://github.com/Hydr8gon/NooDS git]
+
| [https://github.com/Kevoot/LaiNESwitch/releases git]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| NESwitch
 +
| [https://github.com/FreakDev/NESwitch git]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
| {{✗}}<small> (WIP)</small>
+
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| [[L-CLASSICS|Nintendo Entertainment System]] - [[Nintendo Switch Online]]
 +
| 2.3.0
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
| DeSmuME-NX
+
| NoiES
| [https://github.com/Laproxi/DeSmuME-NX/releases git]
+
| [https://github.com/Hydr8gon/NoiES/releases git]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
| Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
| Low
+
|-
| {{}}
+
| pNES <small> (based on [[Nestopia]])</small>
 +
| [https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases git]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
===Game & Watch===
+
===Nintendo SNES Super Nintendo Entertainment System===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| pSNES <small> (based on [[snes9x]])</small>
 +
| [https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases git]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
| MADrigal Switch
+
| [[L-CLASSICS|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] - [[Nintendo Switch Online]]
| [http://www.madrigaldesign.it/sim/download.php 10-05-2020]
+
| 3.4.0
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
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|}
 
|}
  
==Atari==
+
==SEGA==
===Atari 130 / 800 / 5200===
+
 
 +
===Dreamcast===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| Atari800-switch
+
| [[Flycast]]
| [https://github.com/Thog/atari800-switch git]
+
| [https://flyinghead.github.io/flycast-builds CI Builds][https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast git]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| Mid
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
| [[reicast]]
 +
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/reicast-dreamcast-emulator-for-switch-horizon-alpha.538394 Alpha]
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
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|}
 
|}
  
==SEGA==
+
===Genesis / Mega Drive===
===Saturn===
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Yaba Sanshiro]]
+
| pGEN <small> (based on [[Genesis Plus GX]])</small>
| [http://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download 2.2.0]
+
| [https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases git]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
| SEGA Genesis - [[Nintendo Switch Online]]
 +
| N/A
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
| Mid
+
| High
| {{~}}
+
| {{}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
===Dreamcast===
+
===Saturn===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| [[reicast]]
+
|[[Yaba Sanshiro]] (Yaba三四郎) <br> <small>(based on Lakka)</small>
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/reicast-dreamcast-emulator-for-switch-horizon-alpha.538394 Alpha]
+
| [http://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download 2.2.0]
| {{✗}}
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{~}}
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{~}}
 
| {{~}}
|-
 
| [[Flycast]]
 
| [https://flyinghead.github.io/flycast-builds CI Builds][https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast git]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| Mid
 
| {{✓}}
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| DuckStation
 +
| [https://github.com/RSDuck/duckstation git]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| PCSX-ReARMed
 
| PCSX-ReARMed
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|}
 
|}
  
===Playstation Portable===
+
===PlayStation 2===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! class="unsortable"|Version
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
| [[PPSSPP]]
 
| [https://www.ppsspp.org/downloads.html 1.9.3+]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| High
 
| {{✓}}
 
|}
 
 
 
===PS Vita===
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| Vita2hos
+
| [[Play!]]
| [https://github.com/xerpi/vita2hos/releases/tag/alpha-0.1 git]
+
| [https://github.com/xerpi/play-switch git]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
| ?
+
| Low-Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
==Arcade==
+
===PlayStation Portable===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| pFBN
+
| [[PPSSPP]]
| [https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases git]
+
| [https://www.ppsspp.org/downloads.html 1.9.3+]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
| Mid
+
| Mid-High
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
|-
 
| MAME-NX<small> (based on MAME 0.72)</small>
 
| [https://github.com/lantus/mame-nx/releases git]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| Mid
 
| {{~}}
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
==Commodore==
+
===PlayStation Vita===
===Amiga===
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| UAE4All2
+
| Vita2hos
| [https://github.com/rsn8887/uae4all2/releases git]
+
|[https://github.com/xerpi/vita2hos/releases git]
| {{✓}}
+
|{{✓}}
| {{✓}}
+
|{{✓}}
| Mid
+
|Low-Mid
| {{}}
+
|{{}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
==SNK Play more==
+
==SNK==
 +
 
 
===Neo Geo Pocket / Color===
 
===Neo Geo Pocket / Color===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Neopop-SDL
 
| Neopop-SDL
| [https://github.com/Nop90-Switch/neopop-SDL/releases git]
+
| [https://github.com/Nop90-Switch/neopop-SDL/releases v0.2]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
| {{~}}
+
| {{}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
==Chip8==
+
==x86 CPUs==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
+
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
+
! scope="col"|Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 +
! scope="col"|8086<nowiki>*¹</nowiki>
 +
! scope="col"|286
 +
! scope="col"|386<nowiki>*²</nowiki>
 +
! scope="col"|486<nowiki>*³</nowiki>
 +
! scope="col"|Pentium<nowiki>*⁴</nowiki>
 +
! scope="col"|Pentium II<nowiki>*⁵</nowiki>
 +
! scope="col"|Celeron<nowiki>*⁶</nowiki>
 +
! scope="col"|Pentium III<nowiki>*⁷</nowiki>
 +
! scope="col"|Pentium 4<nowiki>*⁸</nowiki>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
+
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
|-
 +
| switch-bochs
 +
| [https://github.com/Stary2001/switch-bochs git]
 +
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{?}} ||{{?}} ||{{?}} ||{{?}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
| Chip8-NX
+
|UniPCemu
| [https://github.com/Marice/CHIP8-NX/releases git]
+
|[https://superfury.itch.io/unipcemu itch.io]
| {{✓}}
+
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{?}}
| {{✗}}
 
| Mid
 
| {{~}}
 
 
|}
 
|}
 +
<nowiki>*¹</nowiki>8086 emulation includes the 8088 CPU.
 +
<nowiki>*²</nowiki>386 emulation includes the SX and SL.
 +
<nowiki>*³</nowiki>486 emulation includes variants.
 +
<nowiki>*⁴</nowiki>Pentium emulation includes variants.
 +
<nowiki>*⁵</nowiki>Pentium II emulation includes variants.
 +
<nowiki>*⁶</nowiki>Celeron emulation includes variants.
 +
<nowiki>*⁷</nowiki>Pentium III emulation includes variants.
 +
<nowiki>*⁸</nowiki>Pentium 4 emulation includes variants.
 +
 +
=Fantasy computers=
  
==Microsoft==
+
===Chip-8===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| DOSBox-switch
+
| AXChip8
| [https://github.com/crankyadmin/dosbox-switch git]
+
| [https://github.com/darkxex/AXChip8/releases 1.0]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
| {{~}}
+
| {{}}
 
|-
 
|-
| Bochs
+
| Chip8-NX
| [https://github.com/Stary2001/switch-bochs git]
+
| [https://github.com/Marice/CHIP8-NX/releases 0.3]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
| Low
+
| Mid
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| Swip8
 +
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/swip8-a-simple-chip8-switch-emu.497244/ 1.0.0]
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
==Alternate Operating Systems==
+
===Pico-8===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
 
! class="unsortable"|Active
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 +
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
| Switchroot Android
+
| Fake-08
| [https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Android/Setup-10 17.1]
+
| [https://github.com/jtothebell/fake-08/releases/ v0.0.2.20]
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
| Switchroot Linux
 
| [https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Linux/Distributions Various]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
| [[Lakka]]
 
| [http://www.lakka.tv/ {{LakkaVer}}]
 
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| High
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
===Switchroot Android===
+
=Source ports=
A build of Android 10 "Q" for the Switch, based on Lineage OS 17.1. Since it shares the same Nvidia Tegra X1 system-on-chip, the build is based off the Nvidia Shield TV build of LineageOS. Its most notable feature is the ability to work both in handheld and docked mode and using the Joycons as a Bluetooth controller (though not all apps may detect them correctly). There is also another build that lets the Switch function as an Android TV box. Many emulators and Android software can run, including [[DraStic]], [[Dolphin]], and [[Citra]].
 
  
===Switchroot Linux===
 
Many GNU/Linux distributions are available, including Ubuntu [https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Linux/Ubuntu-Install-Guide Bionic] and [https://download.azka.li/archive/focal/ Focal], [https://download.azka.li/nightly/fedora/ Fedora], and Gentoo. With these, it is possible to run many emulators and software for GNU/Linux on these systems. [[Play!]] has [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOpxuZsx_C8 had some success] with playing PS2 games on Ubuntu, albeit at around 10 FPS.
 
 
==Source ports==
 
 
===Multi game engine===
 
===Multi game engine===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Libretro]]
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|Supported game(s)
 
! scope="col"|Supported game(s)
 
|-
 
|-
| [[ScummVM]]
+
|Commander Genius
| [https://www.scummvm.org/downloads/#release 2.5.1]
+
|[http://clonekeenplus.sourceforge.net/download.php 2.6.3.1]
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Commander Keen in Goodbye Galaxy, Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Babysitter
 +
|-
 +
| CPyMO
 +
| [https://github.com/Strrationalism/CPyMO v1.1.9]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
| ?
 +
| PyMO Visual Novel / AVG Game Engine
 +
|-
 +
|[[EasyRPG]]
 +
|[https://easyrpg.org/player/downloads/#snapshot-other {{EasyRPGVer}}]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|RPG Maker 2000/2003 games
 +
|-
 +
| [https://love2d.org LÖVE Potion]
 +
| [https://github.com/lovebrew/lovepotion 3.0.1]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| Love2D LUA engine
 +
|-
 +
| [https://www.digitalmzx.com MegaZeux]
 +
| [https://github.com/AliceLR/megazeux/releases 2.93]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
|Adventure games and RPGs (LucasArts, Sierra, Activision, Humongous & more. Over [[wikipedia:ScummVM#Supported_games|250 games]].)
+
| Caverns of Megazeux and multiple ZZT style ascii games
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[OpenBOR]]
 
| [[OpenBOR]]
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| Pak mods
 
| Pak mods
 
|-
 
|-
|[[EasyRPG]]
+
| [[ScummVM]]
|[https://easyrpg.org/player/downloads/#snapshot-other {{EasyRPGVer}}]
+
| [https://www.scummvm.org/downloads/#release {{ScummVMVer}}]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
|{{✓}}
+
|Adventure games and RPGs (LucasArts, Sierra, Activision, Humongous & more. Over [[wikipedia:ScummVM#Supported_games|250 games]].)
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|RPG Maker 2000/2003 games
 
|-
 
|Commander Genius
 
|[http://clonekeenplus.sourceforge.net/download.php 2.6.3.1]
 
| {{✗}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Commander Keen in Goodbye Galaxy, Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Babysitter
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
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! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Libretro]]
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|Supported game(s)
 
! scope="col"|Supported game(s)
 +
|-
 +
!colspan=7|Action-adventure
 +
|-
 +
|Ship of Harkinian
 +
|[https://www.shipofharkinian.com {{SoHVer}}]<br/>[https://nightly.link/HarbourMasters/Shipwright/workflows/generate-builds/develop/soh-switch.zip Nighty build]<br/>[https://github.com/HarbourMasters/Shipwright git]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (any PAL version)<ref group="N">As of v8.0.0, Ship of Harkinian supports any PAL ROM of ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' for Nintendo 64 or GameCube ([https://ship.equipment SoH Compatibility Checker] to check if your ROM is supported). Launch the PC version and locate the ROM to generate an <code>oot.otr</code> file and place it in the <code>soh</code> Switch app folder. Additionally and optionally, you can load the PAL version of the ''Master Quest'' version in the PC version to create an <code>oot-mq.otr</code> to add another game mode.</ref>
 +
|-
 +
|Zelda3
 +
|[https://github.com/snesrev/zelda3 git]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
 
|-
 
|-
 
!colspan=7|Pinball
 
!colspan=7|Pinball
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|3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet
 
|3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet
 
|-
 
|-
!colspan=7|Platform
+
!colspan=7|Platformer
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Cave Story Engine 2
 
|Cave Story Engine 2
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|{{?}}
 
|{{?}}
 
|Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011)<ref group=N name=sonic/>
 
|Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011)<ref group=N name=sonic/>
 +
|-
 +
|Sonic Robo Blast 2
 +
|[https://github.com/P-AS/srb2-switch v2.2.11]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://www.srb2.org Sonic Robo Blast 2]
 +
|-
 +
|smw
 +
|[https://github.com/snesrev/smw git]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|Super Mario World
 +
|-
 +
!colspan=7|Racing
 +
|-
 +
|SRB2Kart
 +
|[https://github.com/heyjoeway/Kart-Public git]
 +
|{{?}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{?}}
 +
|{{?}}
 +
|[https://mb.srb2.org/threads/srb2kart.25868/ Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart]
 
|-
 
|-
 
!colspan=7|RPG
 
!colspan=7|RPG
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|{{~}}
 
|{{~}}
 
|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
 
|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
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|-
 +
!colspan=7|Sim - City-building
 +
|-
 +
|Julius<br/>Augustus <small>(gameplay changes)</small>
 +
|[https://github.com/bvschaik/julius/releases git]<br />[https://github.com/Keriew/augustus/releases git]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|Caesar III
 
|-
 
|-
 
!colspan=7|TBS
 
!colspan=7|TBS
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|{{~}}
 
|{{~}}
 
|Heroes of Might and Magic II
 
|Heroes of Might and Magic II
|-
 
!colspan=7|Sim - City-building
 
|-
 
|Julius<br/>Augustus <small>(gameplay changes)</small>
 
|[https://github.com/bvschaik/julius/releases git]<br />[https://github.com/Keriew/augustus/releases git]
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✗}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|Caesar III
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
!colspan=7|Visual Novel
 
!colspan=7|Visual Novel
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|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|Visual Novel
 
|Visual Novel
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|}
  
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<references group=N/>
  
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=Streaming=
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
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! Name
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! class="unsortable"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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! class="unsortable"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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| Moonlight-NX
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|[https://github.com/rock88/moonlight-nx git]
 +
| {{✓}}
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| {{✓}}
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{~}}
 
|}
 
|}
<references group=N/>
 
 
==See also==
 
* [[Nintendo Switch emulators]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Emulators on consoles]]
 
[[Category:Emulators on consoles]]

Latest revision as of 22:35, 25 March 2024

Nintendo Switch
Nintendo-switch.png
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The Switch in its two forms, portable (above) and docked (below).
Developer Nintendo
Type Hybrid video game console
Generation Eighth generation
Release date 2017
Predecessor Wii U
Emulated
For software that emulates the Switch, see Nintendo Switch emulators.

Since the Nintendo Switch was hacked early in its launch, there has been a lot of interest for emulators due to the Switch's portability. These emulators will only work on Switches with CFW on them, i.e. Switch consoles susceptible to the Tegra hardware exploit. For more information and guides on how to homebrew your Switch, or if you even can, visit r/SwitchHacks.

Alternative Operating Systems[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Recommended
Lakka 4.3
Switchroot Android 17.1
Switchroot Linux Various

Switchroot Android[edit]

A build of Android 10 "Q" for the Switch, based on Lineage OS 17.1. Since it shares the same Nvidia Tegra X1 system-on-chip, the build is based off the Nvidia Shield TV build of LineageOS. Its most notable feature is the ability to work both in handheld and docked mode and using the Joycons as a Bluetooth controller (though not all apps may detect them correctly). There is also another build that lets the Switch function as an Android TV box. Many emulators and Android software can run, including DraStic, Dolphin, and Citra.

Switchroot Linux[edit]

Many GNU/Linux distributions are available, including Ubuntu Bionic and Focal, Fedora, and Gentoo. With these, it is possible to run many emulators and software for GNU/Linux on these systems. Play! has had some success with playing PS2 games on Ubuntu, albeit at around 10 FPS.

Emulators (Multi-Systems)[edit]

Arcade[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
MAME-NX (based on MAME 0.72) git Mid ~
pFBN (based on FinalBurn Neo) git Mid

RetroArch[edit]

Stable

Nightly

GitHub

Switch RetroArch Cores

RetroArch BIOS/ROMs

Available cores
Cores Game/System list Recommended Working?
PPSSPP PlayStation Portable
PCSX ReARMed PlayStation 1
DeSmuME DS ~
MelonDS ~
Gambatte GameBoy/GameBoy Color
Gearboy
TGB Dual
mGBA GameBoy Advance
VBA Next
FCEUmm NES/FDS
Nestopia
QuickNES
Mesen
Mupen64Plus N64
PokeMini Pokemon Mini
Snes9x 2010 & Current SNES
Bsnes
bsnes-hd
Mesen S
Beetle VB Virtual Boy
MAME 2000, 2003, 2003 Plus
FBAlpha Arcade
Neko Project II Kai (猫Project II改) PC9801
Beetle PCE FAST PCE/PCE CD
Beetle PC-FX PC-FX
Beetle SGX SuperGrafx
Flycast Dreamcast
GearSystem MasterSystem/GameGear
Genesis Plus GX MasterSystem/GameGear/MegaDrive/Genesis/CD
PicoDrive MasterSystem/GameGear/MegaDrive/Genesis/CD/32X
Yabause Saturn
Opera 3DO
P-UAE Amiga Series
Beetle WonderSwan [Cygne] WonderSwan/Color
DOSBox MS-DOS
Vecx Vectrex
O2EM Odyssey2 / Phillips Videopac+
FreeIntv Intellivision
fMSX MSX
NeoCD Neo Geo CD
Mu Palm OS
EasyRPG RPG Maker 2000/2003
PX68k Sharp X68000
ScummVM point-and-click adventure game engine
EightyOne (81) Sinclair - ZX 81
Beetle Neo Geo Pocket [NGP] Neo Geo Pocket / Color
Theodore TO8D
FUSE ZX Spectrum
Caprice32 CPC/CPC464
CrocoDS
Stella Atari 2600
ProSystem Atari 7800
Beetle Handy Atari Lynx
Virtual Jaguar Atari Jaguar
VICE C64
MrBoom Bomberman
NXEngine Cave Story
OpenBOR Open BOR Game Engine
PrBoom Doom
Reminiscence Flashback Game Engine
GW Game & Watch
Cannonball OutRun
TyrQuake Quake
XRick Rick Dangerous
OpenLara Tomb Raider

Emulators (Single system)[edit]

Atari[edit]

Atari 130 / 800 / 5200[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
Atari800-switch git Mid

This atari800 port disappeared around 2021 without leaving any trace.

Commodore[edit]

Amiga[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
UAE4All2 git Mid

Microsoft[edit]

DOS[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
DOSBox-switch git Mid ~

Nintendo[edit]

Nintendo 64[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
GlideN64 (old RetroArch core) 3.0 Mid
Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online N/A Low ~
rokuyon rolling Low (WIP, slow)

Nintendo DS[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active DSi Accuracy Recommended
DeSmuME-NX 0.0.3 Low
melonDS (fork of melonDS) R6fix1 ~ ~ Mid ~
NooDS rolling Mid (WIP)

melonDS standalone includes a JIT compiler so it's generally faster than its retroarch counterpart

Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
Citra POC

Nintendo Game Boy / Color[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online N/A Low
khedgb Update 7 Low ~
mGBA 0.10.3git Mid
PlutoBoy git Mid

Nintendo Game Boy Advance[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online N/A High
gdkGBA git Low
mGBA 0.10.3git Mid
NooDS
(Loads gba games from the emulated nds slot-2)
rolling Low-Mid ~ (WIP)
Switch-gba git Low
VBA-M NX git Low
VBA-Next git Mid

Nintendo Game & Watch[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
MADrigal Switch
(includes RetroArch 1.8.5, the gw-libretro core version 1.6.3 and all 59 games)
10-05-2020 Mid ~

Any recent RetroaArch release includes direct G&W support through the handheld-electronic core which should be a better choice. You can even download the games with the online updater on retroarch itself.

Nintendo NES Nintendo Entertainment System / Family Computer Disk System[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
LaiNES git Mid
NESwitch git Mid
Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online 2.3.0 Mid
NoiES git Mid
pNES (based on Nestopia) git Mid

Nintendo SNES Super Nintendo Entertainment System[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
pSNES (based on snes9x) git Mid
Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online 3.4.0 Mid

SEGA[edit]

Dreamcast[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
Flycast CI Buildsgit Mid
reicast Alpha Mid ~

Genesis / Mega Drive[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
pGEN (based on Genesis Plus GX) git Mid
SEGA Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online N/A High

Saturn[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
Yaba Sanshiro (Yaba三四郎)
(based on Lakka)
2.2.0 ~ Mid ~

Sony[edit]

Playstation[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
DuckStation git Mid
PCSX-ReARMed git Low

PlayStation 2[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
Play! git Low-Mid

PlayStation Portable[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
PPSSPP 1.9.3+ Mid-High

PlayStation Vita[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
Vita2hos git Low-Mid

SNK[edit]

Neo Geo Pocket / Color[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
Neopop-SDL v0.2 Mid

x86 CPUs[edit]

Name Latest Version 8086*¹ 286 386*² 486*³ Pentium*⁴ Pentium II*⁵ Celeron*⁶ Pentium III*⁷ Pentium 4*⁸ FLOSS Active Recommended
switch-bochs git ? ? ? ? ~
UniPCemu itch.io ?

*¹8086 emulation includes the 8088 CPU. *²386 emulation includes the SX and SL. *³486 emulation includes variants. *⁴Pentium emulation includes variants. *⁵Pentium II emulation includes variants. *⁶Celeron emulation includes variants. *⁷Pentium III emulation includes variants. *⁸Pentium 4 emulation includes variants.

Fantasy computers[edit]

Chip-8[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
AXChip8 1.0 Mid
Chip8-NX 0.3 Mid
Swip8 1.0.0 Mid

Pico-8[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
Fake-08 v0.0.2.20 High

Source ports[edit]

Multi game engine[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Libretro Active Recommended Supported game(s)
Commander Genius 2.6.3.1 Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Commander Keen in Goodbye Galaxy, Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Babysitter
CPyMO v1.1.9 ? PyMO Visual Novel / AVG Game Engine
EasyRPG 0.8 RPG Maker 2000/2003 games
LÖVE Potion 3.0.1 Love2D LUA engine
MegaZeux 2.93 Caverns of Megazeux and multiple ZZT style ascii games
OpenBOR git Pak mods
ScummVM 2.8.0 Adventure games and RPGs (LucasArts, Sierra, Activision, Humongous & more. Over 250 games.)

Single game engine[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Libretro Active Recommended Supported game(s)
Action-adventure
Ship of Harkinian 8.0.4
Nighty build
git
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (any PAL version)[N 1]
Zelda3 git The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Pinball
SpaceCadetPinball git ? 3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet
Platformer
Cave Story Engine 2 Website
git[N 2]
[N 2] ? Cave Story
NXEngine-evo git ? ? Cave Story
RVM Sonic CD git ? ? Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011)[N 3]
Sonic 1 and 2 (2013) git ? ? Sonic the Hedgehog 1 (2013)[N 3], Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2013)[N 3]
Sonic 3 A.I.R. (Angel Island Revisited) Website ? ? Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Sonic CD (2011) git ? ? Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011)[N 3]
Sonic Robo Blast 2 v2.2.11 Sonic Robo Blast 2
smw git Super Mario World
Racing
SRB2Kart git ? ? ? Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart
RPG
DevilutionX git Diablo
OpenMW (unofficial) git ~ The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Sim - City-building
Julius
Augustus (gameplay changes)
git
git
Caesar III
TBS
Fheroes2 git ~ Heroes of Might and Magic II
Visual Novel
ONScripter-jh git Visual Novel
  1. As of v8.0.0, Ship of Harkinian supports any PAL ROM of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo 64 or GameCube (SoH Compatibility Checker to check if your ROM is supported). Launch the PC version and locate the ROM to generate an oot.otr file and place it in the soh Switch app folder. Additionally and optionally, you can load the PAL version of the Master Quest version in the PC version to create an oot-mq.otr to add another game mode.
  2. 2.0 2.1 There is also an official Nintendo Switch remake called Cave Story+ with 3D graphics and the most features out of any other existing version (making it the "definitive version") that may be more recommendable depending on the user's preference. Cave Story Engine 2, or CSE2 for short, is a source port of the classic Cave Story by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya. CSE2 came with a portable version and an enhanced version of the original freeware but in November 2020, the CSE2 source port has received a DMCA cease and desist notice from Nicalis, the current IP owner of Cave Story, and the unofficial Switch port received a DMCA cease and desist as well.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Sega Forever classics version on Android or iOS can also be used.

Streaming[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
Moonlight-NX git Mid ~