WonderSwan emulators

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Bandai WonderSwan/Color
WonderSwan-Black-Left.jpg
WonderSwan-Color-Blue-Left.jpg
WonderSwanCrystal.png
SwanCrystal-Wine-Left.jpg
Top: The WonderSwan.
Middle: The WonderSwan Color.
Bottom 2: The SwanCrystal (Blue Violet & Red Wine).
Developer Bandai
Type Handheld game console
Generation Fifth generation
Release date 1999 (WonderSwan)
2000 (WonderSwan Color)
2002 (Swan Crystal)
Discontinued 2003
Emulated

The WonderSwan, WonderSwan Color and SwanCrystal are the fifth-generation handheld game consoles produced by Bandai in 1999, 2000 and 2002, respectively. It is the brainchild of Game Boy/Color creator, Gunpei Yokoi. There were three versions eventually released: A black-and-white version, a color version, and a Crystal version with an improved screen.

Emulators

Name Operating System(s) Latest Version Libretro Core Active WS WSC Recommended
PC
Mednafen Multi-platform 1.32.1
higan Multi-platform v110
BizHawk Windows 2.9.1
WSCamp Windows 0.21 ~
Cygne Windows 2.1a
MAME Multi-platform 0.265
Oswan Windows 1.7.3
Xe Windows, Linux 2.16.2
Console
eSwan PSP 0.09

Notes

Features & pages on recommended/available WonderSwan/WS Color emulators:

  • BANDAI WONDERSWAN 101: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE (July 6th, 2007 by racketboy; updated June 19th, 2018. Old feature covering early WonderSwan emulation. Oswan and WSCamp were the recommended emulators according to the article. Both are too old by now and not recommended.)
  • Wikibooks.org (PSP/Emulation List. 5 old emulators and ports for the PSP.)
  • VTEmulation.net (Old list of 3 old, early 2000's recommended emulators. Site no longer maintained.)
  • Old-Computers.com (List of 5 old, early 2000's emulators. For reference only.)
  • Zophar's Domain List of downloads for 5 old, early 2000's emulators.)