Emulators on Nintendo Switch
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| Top: Console in "Handheld mode" with Joy-Con attached Bottom: Console in "TV mode" with Joy-Con attached to a grip and the main unit docked | |
| Developer | Nintendo PTD |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Foxconn, Hosiden |
| Type | Hybrid video game console |
| Generation | Eighth / Ninth |
| Release date | Original: March 3, 2017 Lite: September 20, 2019 OLED: October 10, 2021 |
| Discontinued | EU: February 2027 |
| Predecessor | Nintendo 3DS Wii U |
| Successor | Nintendo Switch 2 |
| Emulated | ✓ |
- For software that emulates the Nintendo 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
| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakka | 6.1 | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Switchroot Android | 17.1 | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Switchroot Linux | Various | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
Lakka
Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution, based on LibreELEC, designed for emulation. It comes with a customized RetroArch whose cores may perform better than those of the standard RetroArch for switch, depending on multiple factors like the existence of a dynarec or the use of vulkan graphics. There are other cores in Lakka, the most interesting being Yabasanshiro (for good Saturn emulation) and Dolphin (which is playable for many Gamecube games if you underclock to 50-60% the emulated system and, for some games, overclock a little the real switch).
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.
Switchroot Linux
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-system)
Arcade
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcade Archives | N/A | High | Proprietary | ✓ | ✓ |
| pFBN (based on FinalBurn Neo) |
git | Mid | Non-commercial | ✓ | ✓ |
| MAME-NX (based on MAME 0.72) |
git | Mid | MAME license (Non-commercial) | ~ | ~ |
| SuperModel-NX (Sega Model 3 emulator based on SuperModel, for L4T ubuntu linux only) |
2021 | Mid | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ~ |
| RetroNX (early 1.7.4 Retroarch port) |
git | Low-Mid | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✗ |
| Cores | Game/System list | Recommended Working? |
|---|---|---|
| 2048 | 2048 | TBD |
| CrocoDS | Amstrad - CPC | ✓ |
| Caprice32 | Amstrad - CPC/GX4000 | ✓ |
| Anarch | Anarch | TBD |
| DICE | Arcade | TBD |
| FB Alpha 2012 | ✓ | |
| FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1 | TBD | |
| FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2 | TBD | |
| FB Alpha 2012 Neo Geo | TBD | |
| FinalBurn Neo | TBD | |
| MAME 2000 | ✓ | |
| MAME 2003 | ✓ | |
| MAME 2003-Plus | ✓ | |
| Arduous | Arduboy | TBD |
| Ardens | TBD | |
| Stella 2023 | Atari - 2600 | ✓ |
| Stella 2014 | TBD | |
| a5200 | Atari - 5200 | TBD |
| Atari800 | TBD | |
| ProSystem | Atari - 7800 | ✓ |
| Virtual Jaguar | Atari - Jaguar | ✓ |
| Beetle Lynx | Atari - Lynx | TBD |
| Handy | ✓ | |
| TamaLIBretro | Bandai - Tamagotchi P1 | TBD |
| Beetle Cygne | Bandai - WonderSwan/Color | ✓ |
| GAM4980 | BBK Longman A4980 | TBD |
| Cannonball | Cannonball | ✓ |
| NXEngine | Cave Story | ✓ |
| ChaiLove | ChaiLove | TBD |
| JAXE | CHIP-8/S-CHIP/XO-CHIP | TBD |
| Gearcoleco | Coleco - ColecoVision | TBD |
| PUAE | Commodore - Amiga | ✓ |
| PUAE 2021 | TBD | |
| VICE x128 | Commodore - C128 | TBD |
| Frodo | Commodore - C64 | TBD |
| VICE x64, fast | ✓ | |
| VICE x64sc, accurate | TBD | |
| VICE xscpu64 | Commodore - C64 SuperCPU | TBD |
| VICE xpet | Commodore - PET | TBD |
| VICE xplus4 | Commodore - PLUS/4 | TBD |
| VICE xvic | Commodore - VIC-20 | TBD |
| Dinothawr | Dinothawr | TBD |
| PrBoom | Doom | ✓ |
| boom3 | Doom 3 | ✓ |
| boom 3 xp | Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil | TBD |
| DOSBox-Pure | DOS | ✓ |
| DOSBox-SVN | TBD | |
| bk | Elektronika - BK-0010/BK-0011(M) | TBD |
| FreeChaF | Fairchild ChannelF | TBD |
| REminiscence | Flashback | ✓ |
| Game Music Emu | Game Music Emu | TBD |
| vecx | GCE - Vectrex | ✓ |
| Gong | Gong | TBD |
| GW | Handheld Electronic | ✓ |
| SquirrelJME | Java ME | TBD |
| Jump 'n Bump | Jump 'n Bump | TBD |
| LowRes NX | LowRes NX | TBD |
| Lutro | Lua Engine | TBD |
| minivmac | Mac II | TBD |
| O2EM | Magnavox - Odyssey2 / Philips Videopac+ | ✓ |
| FreeIntv | Mattel - Intellivision | ✓ |
| SameDuck | Mega Duck / Cougar Boy | TBD |
| fMSX | Microsoft - MSX | ✓ |
| Bomberman | Mr.Boom | TBD |
| blueMSX | MSX/SVI/ColecoVision/SG-1000 | TBD |
| Beetle PCE FAST | NEC - PC Engine / CD | ✓ |
| Beetle PCE | NEC - PC Engine / SuperGrafx / CD | TBD |
| Geargrafx | TBD | |
| Beetle SuperGrafx | NEC - PC Engine SuperGrafx | ✓ |
| QUASI88 | NEC - PC-8000 / PC-8800 series | TBD |
| Neko Project II Kai | NEC - PC-98 | ✓ |
| Beetle PC-FX | NEC - PC-FX | ✓ |
| DeSmuME | Nintendo - DS | ~ |
| melonDS | ~ | |
| DoubleCherryGB | Nintendo - Game Boy / Color | TBD |
| Gambatte | ✓ | |
| Gearboy | ✓ | |
| SameBoy | TBD | |
| TGB Dual | ✓ | |
| gpSP | Nintendo - Game Boy Advance | TBD |
| mGBA | ✓ | |
| VBA Next | ✓ | |
| VBA-M | TBD | |
| FCEUmm | Nintendo - NES / Famicom | ✓ |
| Mesen | ✓ | |
| Nestopia UE | ✓ | |
| QuickNES | ✓ | |
| Mupen64Plus-Next | Nintendo - Nintendo 64 | ✓ |
| PokeMini | Nintendo - Pokemon Mini | ✓ |
| bsnes | Nintendo - SNES / SFC | ✓ |
| bsnes-hd beta | TBD | |
| Snes9x | TBD | |
| Snes9x 2010 | ✓ | |
| Mesen-S | Nintendo - SNES / SFC / Game Boy / Color | ✓ |
| Beetle VB | Nintendo - Virtual Boy | ✓ |
| Mu | Palm OS | TBD |
| Retro8 | Pico-8 | TBD |
| PocketCDG | PocketCDG | TBD |
| TyrQuake | Quake | ✓ |
| vitaQuake 2 [Rogue] | Quake II - Ground Zero | TBD |
| vitaQuake 2 [Xatrix] | Quake II - The Reckoning | TBD |
| vitaQuake 2 [Zaero] | Quake II - Zaero | TBD |
| vitaQuake 2 | Quake II | TBD |
| vitaQuake 3 | Quake III: Arena | TBD |
| XRick | Rick Dangerous | ✓ |
| ScummVM | ScummVM | ✓ |
| Flycast | Sega - Dreamcast/Naomi | ✓ |
| Clownacy | Sega - MD/CD | TBD |
| SMS Plus GX | Sega - MS/GG | TBD |
| Genesis Plus GX | Sega - MS/GG/MD/CD | ✓ |
| Genesis Plus GX Wide | ✓ | |
| PicoDrive | Sega - MS/GG/MD/CD/32X | ✓ |
| Gearsystem | Sega - MS/GG/SG-1000 | ✓ |
| Yabause | Sega - Saturn | ✓ |
| PX68k | Sharp - X68000 | ✓ |
| X Millennium | Sharp X1 | TBD |
| EightyOne | Sinclair - ZX 81 | ✓ |
| Fuse | Sinclair - ZX Spectrum | ✓ |
| NeoCD | SNK - Neo Geo CD | ✓ |
| Beetle NeoPop | SNK - Neo Geo Pocket / Color | ✓ |
| RACE | TBD | |
| PCSX ReARMed | Sony - PlayStation | ✓ |
| PPSSPP | Sony - PlayStation Portable | ✓ |
| Super Bros War | Super Bros War | TBD |
| Numero | Texas Instruments TI-83 | TBD |
| Opera | The 3DO Company - 3DO | ✓ |
| Theodore | Thomson - MO/TO | ✓ |
| TIC-80 | TIC-80 | TBD |
| Uzem | Uzebox | TBD |
| VaporSpec | VaporSpec | TBD |
| Vircon32 | Vircon32 | TBD |
| WASM-4 | WASM-4 | TBD |
| Potator | Watara - Supervision | TBD |
| ECWolf | Wolfenstein 3D | TBD |
Read below for some other cores not present in the standard distribution: Citra, GooseStation, Play!, SAME_CDI
Emulators (single system)
Atari
Atari 130 / 800 / 5200
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atari800-switch | git | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✗ |
This atari800 port disappeared around 2021 without leaving any trace.
Bandai
Bandai Tamagotchi P1
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamatool-NX | NX 1.0.0 | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ~ | ✓ |
Commodore
Amiga
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE4All2 | git | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
Microsoft
DOS
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOSBox-switch | git | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ~ |
Nintendo
Nintendo 64
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GlideN64 (old RetroArch core) | 3.0 | Mid | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online (splitted in "standard" and "mature") |
N/A | Low | Proprietary | ✓ | ~ |
| rokuyon | rolling | Low | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✗ (WIP, slow) |
Nintendo DS
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | DSi | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSmuME-NX | 0.0.3 | Low | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| DeSmuME-NX (with jit) |
2019 | Low | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| DrasticDS_nx | 1.1.0 | Mid | Proprietary | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| melonDSi(fork of melonDS) | 7.2 | Mid | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ~ | ~ | ✓ |
| NooDS | rolling | Mid | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗(WIP) |
melonDS standalone includes a JIT compiler so it's generally faster than its retroarch counterpart
Nintendo 3DS
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citra (Retroarch core) |
20260121 0a4cabd1a-dirty (Patreon) | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ~ | ✓ |
| Dekopon (Azahar port) |
v2.0.0RC1 | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Raikopon (Dekopon fork) |
v1.4.0-rai | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
Nintendo Game Boy / Color
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online | N/A | Low | Proprietary | ✓ | ✓ |
| GameLadNX | 1 | Low | MIT (Permissive) | ✗ | ✗ |
| khedgb | Update 7 | Low | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| mGBA | 0.10.5git | Mid | MPL 2.0 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| pGBA (based on MGBA) | git | Mid | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| PlutoBoy | git | Mid | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| UltraGB Overlay | git | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ~ |
Nintendo Game Boy Advance
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44VBA (forked from libretro vba-next) |
v20220417 | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ~ | ~ |
| Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online | N/A | High | Proprietary | ✓ | ✓ |
| gdkGBA | git | Low | Unlicense (Public domain equivalent) | ✗ | ✗ |
| mGBA | 0.10.5git | Mid | MPL 2.0 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| NooDS (Loads gba games from the emulated nds slot-2) |
rolling | Low-Mid | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ~ (WIP) |
| pGBA (based on MGBA) | git | Mid | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Switch-gba | 1.0.2 | Low | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
| VBA-M NX | git | Low | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✗ |
| VBA-Next | 0.7 | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✗ |
Nintendo Game & Watch
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADrigal Switch (includes RetroArch 1.8.5, the gw-libretro core version 1.6.3 and all 59 games) |
10-05-2020 | Mid | Proprietary | ~ | ~ |
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 Entertainment System / Family Computer Disk System
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaiNES | git | Mid | BSD-2-Clause (Permissive) | ✗ | ✗ |
| NESalizer | 2018 | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✗ |
| NESwitch | git | Mid | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
| Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online | 2.3.0 | Mid | Proprietary | ✓ | ✓ |
| NoiES | git | Mid | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✗ |
| pNES (based on Nestopia) | git | Mid | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pSNES (based on snes9x) | git | Mid | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| snesnx2005 | 0.0.1-alpha1 | Mid | Non-commercial | ✓ | ~ |
| Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online | 3.4.0 | Mid | Proprietary | ✓ | ✓ |
Virtual Boy
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Boy - Nintendo Classics | 1.0.0 | ? | Proprietary | ✓ | ✓ |
Wii
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dolphin-nx | 1.0.4 | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ~ |
Wii U
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cemu-nx | 1.1.3 | Mid | MPL 2.0 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ~ |
Philips
CD-i
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAME_CDI (Retroarch core) |
git | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ~ | ~ |
Sega
Dreamcast
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flycast | CI Buildsgit | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| reicast | Alpha | Low-Mid | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
Genesis / Mega Drive
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pGEN (based on Genesis Plus GX) | git | Mid | Non-commercial | ✓ | ✓ |
| SEGA Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online | N/A | High | Proprietary | ✓ | ✓ |
Saturn
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaba Sanshiro (Yaba三四郎) (based on Lakka) |
2.2.0 | Mid | Proprietary | ~ | ~ |
Sony
PlayStation
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuckStation | git | Mid | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| GooseStation (Retroarch core) |
git | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ~ |
| PCSX-ReARMed | v0.0.2 | Low | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✗ |
PlayStation 2
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSX2-NX | 3.0.0 | Mid | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ~ |
| NetherSX2_nx | 1.2.4 | Mid | Non-commercial MIT |
✓ | ~ |
| Play! (Retroarch core) |
git | Low | BSD-2-Clause (Permissive) | ~ | ✗ |
PlayStation Portable
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPSSPP | 1.17.x | Mid-High | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ~ | ✓ |
PlayStation Vita
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vita2hos | git | Low-Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ~ | ✗ |
| Vita3K-nx | 1.0.0 | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ~ |
SNK
Neo Geo MVS / AES
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcade Archives ACA NEOGEO |
N/A | High | Proprietary | ✓ | ✓ |
Neo Geo Pocket / Color
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neopop-SDL | v0.2 | Mid | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
x86 CPUs
| Name | Latest Version | 8086*¹ | 286 | 386*² | 486*³ | Pentium*⁴ | Pentium II*⁵ | Celeron*⁶ | Pentium III*⁷ | Pentium 4*⁸ | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| switch-bochs | git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | ? | ? | LGPLv2.1 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ~ |
| UniPCemu | itch.io | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ? |
*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
CHIP-8
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXChip8 | 1.0 | Mid | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
| Chip8-NX | 0.3 | Mid | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
| Swip8 | 1.0.0 | Mid | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
Pico-8
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fake-08 | v0.0.2.20 | High | MIT (Permissive) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Switch-P8 | v0.5.0 | Medium | MIT (Permissive) | ✓ | ✓ |
Vapor Spec
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VaporSpec-Switch | 1.3 | High | MIT (Permissive) | ✗ | ✗ |
Source ports
Multi-game engine
| Name | Latest version | License | Libretro | Active | Recommended | Supported game(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commander Genius | 2.6.3.1 | Non-commercial | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | 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 | AGPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✓ | ? | PyMO Visual Novel / AVG Game Engine |
| EasyRPG | 0.8.1.1 | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | RPG Maker 2000/2003 games |
| LÖVE Potion | 3.0.1 | MIT (Permissive) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Love2D LUA engine |
| MegaZeux | 2.93d | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Caverns of Megazeux and multiple ZZT style ascii games |
| OpenBOR | git | BSD-3-Clause (Permissive) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Pak mods |
| ResidualVM | 0.4.0 | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Grim Fandango, Escape from Monkey Island, Myst III, The Longest Journey. Recently merged into the main scummvm project. |
| ScummVM | 2026.3.0 | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Adventure games and RPGs (LucasArts, Sierra, Activision, Humongous & more. Over 250 games.) |
| VNDS-LOVE | v0.0.13 | MIT (Permissive) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Visual Novel Dual-Screen port for NX based on LovePotion |
Single game engine
| Name | Latest version | License | Libretro | Active | Recommended | Supported game(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action-adventure | |||||||
| Ship of Harkinian | 8.0.6 Nighty build git |
? | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time + Master Quest (any PAL version)[N 1] | |
| Zelda3 | git | MIT (Permissive) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | |
| Pinball | |||||||
| SpaceCadetPinball | git | MIT (Permissive) | ✗ | ? | ✓ | 3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet | |
| Platformer | |||||||
| Cave Story Engine 2 | Website |
removed due to DMCA take down | ✗ | ✗[N 2] | ? | Cave Story | |
| NXEngine-evo | git | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✗ | ? | Cave Story | |
| RVM Sonic CD | git | ? | ✗ | ? | ? | Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011)[N 3] | |
| Sonic 1 and 2 (2013) | git | Non-commercial | ✗ | ? | ? | Sonic the Hedgehog 1 (2013)[N 3], Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2013)[N 3] | |
| Sonic 3 A.I.R. (Angel Island Revisited) | Website | Proprietary | ✗ | ? | ? | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles | |
| Sonic CD (2011) | git | Non-commercial | ✗ | ? | ? | Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011)[N 3] | |
| Sonic Robo Blast 2 | v2.2.11 | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Sonic Robo Blast 2 | |
| smw | git | MIT (Permissive) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Super Mario World | |
| TheXTech | git | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Super Mario Bros. X (SMBX) and derivatives | |
| Racing | |||||||
| SRB2Kart | git | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ? | ? | Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart | |
| RPG | |||||||
| DevilutionX | git | Sustainable Use License | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Diablo | |
| OpenMW (unofficial) | git | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✓ | ~ | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind | |
| Sim - City-building | |||||||
| Julius Augustus (gameplay changes) |
git git |
AGPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Caesar III | |
| TBS | |||||||
| Fheroes2 | git | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✓ | ~ | Heroes of Might and Magic II | |
| Visual Novel | |||||||
| ONScripter-jh | git | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Visual Novel | |
- ↑ As of v8.0.0 MacReady Alfa, Ship of Harkinian supports any PAL ROM of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (including Master Quest versions) for Nintendo 64 or GameCube (SoH Compatibility Checker to check if your ROM is supported). While NTSC ROMs are supported in v9.0.0 Blair Alfa and newer, the Switch and Wii U versions have not been updated to v9.0 yet. Launch the PC version of the same version number and locate the ROM to generate an
oot.otrfile to place in thesohSwitch app folder. Additionally and optionally, you can load the PAL version of the Master Quest version in the PC version to create anoot-mq.otrto add another game mode. - ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Sega Forever classics version on Android or iOS can also be used.
Streaming
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LibNXbox | 0.9.0-beta | Mid | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Moonlight-NX | 1.2.0 | Mid | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ~ | ~ |
See also
