Emulators on watchOS

watchOS

Developer	Apple Inc.
Initial release	watchOS 1 (2015)
Latest release	/ watchOS 11 (2024)

This section is about emulators that run on watchOS.

watchOS is the operating system of the Apple Watch, developed by Apple. It is based on iOS, the operating system used by the iPhone, and has many similar features, released exclusively for the Apple Watch in 2015.

Nintendo

Game Boy (Color)

Name	Latest version	Hardware features and accessories	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
SameBoy	1.0 git	~	High	MIT (Permissive)	✓	TBD
ArcEmu	1.7.1	~	?	TBD	✓	TBD

Game Boy Advance

Name	Lastest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
ArcEmu	1.7.1	?	TBD	✓	TBD

NES

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
NESEmulator-watchOS	git	?	MIT (Permissive)	✗	TBD

CHIP-8

CHIP-8/MegaChip/SCHIP

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
Chip-8-watchOS	git	?	MIT (Permissive)	✗	!

See also

Guide to available emulators for Apple

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