Emulators on Wii U
Developer | Nintendo |
---|---|
Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Eighth generation |
Release date | 2012 |
Discontinued | 2017 |
Predecessor | Wii |
Successor | Nintendo Switch |
Emulated | ✓ |
- For software that emulates the Wii U, see Wii U emulators.
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Emulators via vWii
Most emulators available for the Wii will also work on vWii (virtual Wii) mode on the Wii U, and some of them even support the Wii U Pro Controller or the Wii U Gamepad. However, due to sandboxing, there won't be any performance gains compared to running those emulators bare-metal on a Wii.
Multi-system
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
RetroArch | 1.18.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Virtual Console | N/A | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Please notice that Retroarch isn't currently compatible with the Aroma custom firmware. In order to run Retroarch, you will have to boot a legacy cfw like tiramisu, haxchi or mocha.
Multi
RetroArch cores
81_libretro
2048_libretro
arduous_libretro
atari800_libretro
bk_libretro
bluemsx_libretro
cannonball_libretro
cap32_libretro
crocods_libretro
dosbox_svn_libretro
ecwolf_libretro
fbalpha2012_cps1_libretro
fbalpha2012_cps2_libretro
fbalpha2012_cps3_libretro
fbalpha2012_libretro
fbalpha2012_neogeo_libretro
fbalpha_libretro
fbneo_libretro
fceumm_libretro
fixgb_libretro
fixnes_libretro
fmsx_libretro
freechaf_libretro
freeintv_libretro
frodo_libretro
fuse_libretro
gambatte_libretro
gearboy_libretro
gearcoleco_libretro
gearsystem_libretro
genesis_plus_gx_libretro
genesis_plus_gx_wide_libretro
gme_libretro
gong_libretro
gpsp_libretro
gw_libretro
handy_libretro
hatari_libretro
jaxe_libretro
jumpnbump_libretro
lowresnx_libretro
lutro_libretro
mame2000_libretro
mame2003_libretro
mame2003_midway_libretro
mame2003_plus_libretro
mednafen_lynx_libretro
mednafen_ngp_libretro
mednafen_pce_fast_libretro
mednafen_pce_libretro
mednafen_supergrafx_libretro
mednafen_vb_libretro
mednafen_wswan_libretro
mgba_libretro
minivmac_libretro
mrboom_libretro
mu_libretro
nekop2_libretro
neocd_libretro
nestopia_libretro
np2kai_libretro
numero_libretro
nxengine_libretro
o2em_libretro
oberon_libretro
pcsx_rearmed_libretro
picodrive_libretro
pocketcdg_libretro
pokemini_libretro
prboom_libretro
prosystem_libretro
puae2021_libretro
puae_libretro
quasi88_libretro
quicknes_libretro
race_libretro
reminiscence_libretro
retro8_libretro
sameboy_libretro
scummvm_libretro
snes9x2002_libretro
snes9x2005_libretro
snes9x2005_plus_libretro
snes9x2010_libretro
snes9x_libretro
squirreljme_libretro
stella2014_libretro
superbroswar_libretro
tgbdual_libretro
theodore_libretro
tic80_libretro
tyrquake_libretro
uw8_libretro
uzem_libretro
vaporspec_libretro
vba_next_libretro
vecx_libretro
vice_x64_libretro
vice_x64sc_libretro
vice_x128_libretro
vice_xcbm2_libretro
vice_xcbm5x0_libretro
vice_xpet_libretro
vice_xplus4_libretro
vice_xscpu64_libretro
vice_xvic_libretro
vitaquake2-rogue_libretro
vitaquake2-xatrix_libretro
vitaquake2-zaero_libretro
vitaquake2_libretro
wasm4_libretro
x1_libretro
xrick_libretro
Nintendo
NES
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
Heritage | HeriC | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
LiteNESU | 0.0.0-preR2 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Game Boy
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
gacubeboy | 1337 9000 |
? | ✗ | ~ |
GBiine | 0.2b | ? | ✗ | ~ |
Pokémon Mini
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
PokeMiniU | 0.01 | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Sony
PSP
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
PPSSPP | 1.5.x | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
Commodore
Commodore 64
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
YAPE 4 U | 0.70.2 | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Source ports
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended | Supported games |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cave Story Engine 2 | git archive |
✗[1] | ✗[N 1] | ✓ | Cave Story |
Crispy Doom U | git | ? | ✗ | ✓ | Doom I–II, Final Doom |
Ship of Harkinian | 8.0.4[N 2] Nightly build |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (specific PAL versions)[N 3] |
Sonic Mania Wii U | git | ✓ | ? | ✓[N 4] | Sonic Mania (Plus) |
SpaceCadetPinball | git | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | 3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet |
Super Mario 64 Port | git | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | Super Mario 64 |
- ↑ Cave Story Engine 2, or CSE2 for short, received a DMCA cease and desist notice from Nicalis, the current IP owner of Cave Story, despite the original Cave Story being a freeware developed by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya.
- ↑ Since the Wii U version of Ship of Harkinian is ported by a different developer (Wii U port developed by GaryOderNichts), it may not always be updated alongside the mainstream ports (Windows, macOS, Linux/Steam Deck, Switch) of Ship of Harkinian, may be due to incompatibility issues in certain updates. Since v6.1.2, the Wii U port was absent for v7.0.0, v7.0.1, and v7.0.2 releases, but returned in v7.1.0 after various fixes were made.
- ↑ Ship of Harkinian requires either the GameCube's PAL Debug ROM (recommended), PAL Master Quest Debug ROM (for Master Quest mode's dungeons; supported as of v5.0.0), PAL Nintendo 64 v1.1 ROM (as of v7.1.0), or the regular PAL GameCube ROM (not recommended) of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to generate an
oot.otr
file from OTRGui (from the PC download) to play it. For every major release (vX.O.O), a newoot.otr
must be generated from the latest version of OTRGui. - ↑ This unofficial Wii U port of the Sonia Mania Decompilation project plays and loads great. Some frames will drop during giant ring special stages when too many 3D assets appear on the screen but performance is arguably bearable. Missing features as of v1.0.3 include screen filters, the 'DLC' option in the main menu doesn't do anything (but 'Encore Mode' works when
dlcEnabled
is set toy
inSettings.ini
) and limited mod support.
Other
CHIP-8
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
CHIP8 Emulator | 2.2 | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
PICO-8
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
fake-8 | git | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Centipede Arcade
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
Centipede Wii U | 20160128 | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |