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{{Infobox

{{Infobox emulator

|~~image~~ = ~~nesticle~~.gif

|logo = Nesticle.gif

|~~first~~ = x.xx

|~~second~~ = No

|screenshot = Nesticle x.xx.png

|~~third~~ = DOS, Windows 9x

|last-version = x.xx

|~~fourth~~ = [http://bloodlust.zophar.net Bloodlust Software]

|active = No

|~~fifth~~ = [http://bloodlust.zophar.net/NESticle/nes.html NESticle]

|platform = [[Emulators on DOS|DOS]], [[Emulators on Win9x|Windows 9x]]

|~~sixth~~ = ~~Closed source~~}}

|target = [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]

|developer = [https://web.archive.org/web/20161120080413/http://bloodlust.zophar.net Bloodlust Software]

|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20161120080413/http://bloodlust.zophar.net/NESticle/nes.html NESticle] Wayback Machine backup

|license = {{License|Proprietary}}

}}

[[NESticle]] was a [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom (NES)]] emulator for [[DOS]] and ~~[[Windows_95/98/ME_emulators|~~Windows 9x]].

'''NESticle''' was a closed-source [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom (NES)]] emulator for DOS and Windows 9x.

==Download==

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20070227191851/http://www.zophar.net/NESticle/nestcxxx.zip NESticle x.xx]

{| cellpadding="4"

|-

|align=center|{{Icon|DOS-big}}

|'''[http://web.archive.org/web/20070227191851/http://www.zophar.net/NESticle/nestcxxx.zip NESticle x.xx]''' Backup from archive.org

|-

|align=center|{{Icon|W9x-big}}

|'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20070116124329/http://www.zophar.net:80/NESticle/nestc042.zip NESticle 0.42]''' Backup from archive.org

|}

==Review==

For its time, it was a decent emulator. Modern emulators are much, much better however. It is not very [[Emulation Accuracy|accurate]] due to needing to run on much weaker systems than currently available. Use only for curiosity purposes in [[DOSBox]].

For its time, it was a decent emulator. Modern emulators are much, much better, however. It is not very [[Emulation Accuracy|accurate]] due to needing to run on much weaker systems than currently available. Use only for curiosity purposes in [[DOSBox]].

==Trivia==

*Its name is a portmanteau of "NES" (the console it emulates) and "testicle".

==External links==

* [http://www.zophar.net/6502/n6502.html 6502 core source] used in NESticle

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXHFFbUeOWE Video of NESticle on a 100mhz machine]

* [https://github.com/athros/NESticle Leaked NESticle source code: stolen in 1997, re-surfaced in 2019]

* VICE articles: [https://www.vice.com/en/article/9a48z3/the-story-of-nesticle-the-ambitious-emulator-that-redefined-retro-gaming NESticle] [https://www.vice.com/en/article/43ze39/the-famous-nesticle-emulators-stolen-source-code-has-been-preserved Source Code Preservation]

~~{{Nes}}~~

[[Category:Emulators]]

[[Category:~~Nintendo Entertainment System~~ emulators]]

[[Category:Console emulators]]

[[Category:Home console emulators]]

[[Category:Famicom (NES) emulators]]

[[Category:DOS emulation software]]

[[Category:Windows emulation software‏‎]]

[[Category:Closed-source emulators]]

[[Category:Historic emulation software]]

[[Category:Inactive emulation software]]

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-{{Infobox
+{{Infobox emulator
-|image = nesticle.gif
+|logo = Nesticle.gif
-|first = x.xx
+<!--|screenshot = Nesticle 0.42.png-->
-|second = No
+|screenshot = Nesticle x.xx.png
-|third = DOS, Windows 9x
+|last-version = x.xx
-|fourth = [http://bloodlust.zophar.net Bloodlust Software]
+|active = No
-|fifth = [http://bloodlust.zophar.net/NESticle/nes.html NESticle]
+|platform = [[Emulators on DOS|DOS]], [[Emulators on Win9x|Windows 9x]]
-|sixth = Closed source}}
+|target = [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
+|developer = [https://web.archive.org/web/20161120080413/http://bloodlust.zophar.net Bloodlust Software]
+|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20161120080413/http://bloodlust.zophar.net/NESticle/nes.html NESticle]<br><small>Wayback Machine backup</small>
+|license = {{License|Proprietary}}
+}}
-[[NESticle]] was a [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom (NES)]] emulator for [[DOS]] and [[Windows_95/98/ME_emulators|Windows 9x]].
+'''NESticle''' was a closed-source [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom (NES)]] emulator for DOS and Windows 9x.
 ==Download==
-* [http://web.archive.org/web/20070227191851/http://www.zophar.net/NESticle/nestcxxx.zip NESticle x.xx]
+{| cellpadding="4"
+|-
+|align=center|{{Icon|DOS-big}}
+|'''[http://web.archive.org/web/20070227191851/http://www.zophar.net/NESticle/nestcxxx.zip NESticle x.xx]'''<br/><small>Backup from archive.org</small>
+|-
+|align=center|{{Icon|W9x-big}}
+|'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20070116124329/http://www.zophar.net:80/NESticle/nestc042.zip NESticle 0.42]'''<br/><small>Backup from archive.org</small>
+|}
 ==Review==
-For its time, it was a decent emulator. Modern emulators are much, much better however. It is not very [[Emulation Accuracy|accurate]] due to needing to run on much weaker systems than currently available. Use only for curiosity purposes in [[DOSBox]].
+For its time, it was a decent emulator. Modern emulators are much, much better, however. It is not very [[Emulation Accuracy|accurate]] due to needing to run on much weaker systems than currently available. Use only for curiosity purposes in [[DOSBox]].
+==Trivia==
+*Its name is a portmanteau of "NES" (the console it emulates) and "testicle".
 ==External links==
 * [http://www.zophar.net/6502/n6502.html 6502 core source] used in NESticle
 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXHFFbUeOWE Video of NESticle on a 100mhz machine]
+* [https://github.com/athros/NESticle Leaked NESticle source code: stolen in 1997, re-surfaced in 2019]
+* VICE articles: [https://www.vice.com/en/article/9a48z3/the-story-of-nesticle-the-ambitious-emulator-that-redefined-retro-gaming NESticle] [https://www.vice.com/en/article/43ze39/the-famous-nesticle-emulators-stolen-source-code-has-been-preserved Source Code Preservation]
-{{Nes}}
 [[Category:Emulators]]
-[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]]
+[[Category:Console emulators]]
+[[Category:Home console emulators]]
+[[Category:Famicom (NES) emulators]]
 [[Category:DOS emulation software]]
 [[Category:Windows emulation software‏‎]]
+[[Category:Closed-source emulators]]
+[[Category:Historic emulation software]]
+[[Category:Inactive emulation software]]