Emulators on legacy Microsoft products

For software that emulates these systems see: PC Emulator Comparisons, MSX, Windows Phone/Mobile, Windows CE, Windows 2000/XP/Vista

"legacy products" listed here are systems that are unsupported/abandoned by Microsoft, such as Windows XP.

Before Diving in

Note: When an emulator no-longer supports a system it is marked as inactive, even if the emulator is still in development.
If you have one of these systems (preferably on date-accurate hardware) please consider contributing to the this article by marking emulators with good speed and good compatibility as recommended.
Some of the emulators listed have the same name/similar names to each-other for the same platform, normally due to one being based of another or being off the same project.
Many of the download links here link to the Internet Archive due to many of the original hosts of the files going offline.
Some of the listed platforms are compatible with software made for others listed, each section only lists software created for that specific platform.
Emulators are listed by oldest supported OS, as to not re-list the same emulators multiple times. Software for older versions of Windows NT (such as XP) should work on newer versions.

Devices & operating systems
Computers: MSX, WebTV	Desktop operating systems: DOS-based: MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 9x NT-based: Windows NT (Enterprise), Windows XP, Windows 7	Mobile / Other operating systems: Windows CE-based: Windows CE, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile Other: Windows Phone, Windows RT

DOS[edit]

MS-DOS

Developer	Microsoft
Type	Operating systems
Release date	1980
Latest release	1994 (6.22) 2001 (8.0)
Successor	Windows 3.x

For software that emulates DOS on other hardware, see PC Emulator Comparisons.

Born from the dawn of the digital age, DOS, reigned supreme through the 80s and early 90s. Though far from sleek, its unassuming might empowered millions to navigate the nascent world of personal computing.

With bare bones efficiency, DOS offered accessible power. Simple commands unlocked a plethora of tasks, from crafting documents to unleashing the magic of text-based adventures. For countless users, DOS wasn't just a tool; it was a canvas for exploration, a gateway to programming adventures and tinkering with the very fabric of digital logic.

While its limitations challenged and its error messages mocked, DOS fostered a generation of resourceful pioneers, adept at navigating command labyrinths and conjuring digital magic from lines of code. This era forged a unique bond between user and machine, where every keystroke held consequence and mastery felt truly earned.

Though DOS may grace museums now, its influence echoes in every modern operating system. Its legacy of simplicity and raw power reminds us that the most transformative innovations often arise from humble beginnings.

Windows 1.0x/2x/3x were graphical user interfaces (GUIs) built on top of MS-DOS. Those were the programs that runs a window manager on top of MS-DOS operating system. Many of the underlying device drivers and protocols had to be loaded in DOS for 3.11 to use them. On the other hand, Windows 9x (95, 98, ME) were standalone operating systems with DOS compatibility mode. Also NT3.x was an operating system as it included its own micro-kernel and device drivers [1].

Contents
Emulators	Source ports

Emulators (DOS)[edit]

Consoles

Atari

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Virtual 2600	0.82 (Source only)	Low	✓	✗	✗
Virtual VCS	0.60	Low	✓	✗	✗
Stella	1.3	Low	✓	✗	~
PCAE	2.5	!	✓	✗	✗

Atari - 5200

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Virtual Super System	0.82	!	✗	!
Atari800	5.2.0	!	✗	!
Jum52	0.8	!	✗	!

Atari 7800

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
v7800	0.12	!	✗	!

Coleco
ColecoVision

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
ADAMEm	1.0	!	✗	!
ColEm	1.0a	!	✗	!

Nintendo

Name	Latest version	FDS	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
FakeNES	0.3.1	✓	Mid	✓	✗	✗
NESticle	x.xx	✗	Low	✗	✗	✗
LandyNES	Prerelease	✗	!	✗	✗	✗
RockNES	4.00 Beta 1	✗	!	✗	✗	✗
FCE Ultra	0.231	!	!	!	✗	✗
VirtuaNES	0.97	!	!	✗	✗	✓
fwNES	0.302	!	!	!	✗	✗
NES9x	1.0 Beta	!	!	!	✗	✗
LoopyNES	10/18/99 Beta	!	!	!	✗	✗
FCE	0.1	!	!	!	✗	✗
FCE++	0.06	!	!	!	✗	✗

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
ZSNES	1.51	Low	✓	✗	✗
SNEmul	0.9	!	!	✗	!
Snes9x	1.26b	!	!	✗	!
NLKE	0.05b	!	!	✗	!
NLKSNES	0.15d	!	!	✗	!
ESNES	0.14a	!	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	Game Link Support	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
KiGB	2.03	✓	✗	✗	✗
Vgb	0.8.8	!	!	✗	!
GnuBoy	1.0.1	✓	!	✗	!
D-Boy	0.75c	!	!	✗	!
Boycott	0.55b	!	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
No$GBA	3.05	✗	✓	✗
VGBA	0.6	✗	✗	✗

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
No$GBA	3.05	✗	✓	✗

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Reality Boy	Beta 0.7	!	✗	!

Sega

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
MEKA	0.70	Mid	✗	✗	✗
MGX	0.13	!	!	✗	!
Massage	0.8	!	!	✗	!
BrSMS	1.21	!	!	✗	!
SMS+	1.3	!	!	✗	!
Calypso	011	!	!	✗	!
MasterGear	1.0	!	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Genesis Plus	1.2a	✗	✗	✗
Genecyst	x.xx	✗	✗	✗
St0rm	0.10 Beta	!	✗	!
KGen '98	0.4b	!	✗	!
KGen	0.34b	!	✗	!
DGen	0.34b	!	✗	!
Generator	0.35	!	✗	!
Genesis Plus	1.2a	!	✗	!
Genital	1.2	!	✗	!
GENS	0.15b	!	✗	!
Megadrive	0.5 Version 2	!	✗	!
VGen (Virtual Genesis)	0.21a	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
semu	0.1.8	!	✗	!
SSE	0.070	!	✗	!
SSEmu	0.07b	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
SoftVMS	1.10 (source only)	✓	✗	~

SNK

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
NeoMAME	0.56b	!	✗	!
NMAMECombo	37b51b Beta09987	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
NeoPocott	0.38b	!	✗	!

Sony

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
No$GBA	3.05	Mid	✗	✓	✓

Magnavox

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Odyemu	03/03/2009	!	✗	✓

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
O2EM	1.16	Mid	✓	✗	✓

NEC

Name	Latest version	GA	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
MagicEngine-FX	1.1.1	!	Low	✗	✗	✗

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
HU6280	1.89	!	✗	!
FPCE	0.0	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
P88SR	1.00	!	✗	✗

P88SR

Only compatible with DOS/V incompatible PC-98 machines running MS-DOS.

GCE

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
DVE (DOS Vectrex Emulator)	2.0b	!	✗	~

Emerson

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Arcadia 2001 Emulator	1998/07/30	!	!	✗	✗

Multi-System

Name	Latest version	Emulates	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
MCHE	0.06b	Game Boy (Color), NES, SNES, SMS/GG	!	✗	!
Mimic	2.11	GEN/MD, SMS/GG, NES, GB and ColecoVision	!	✗	!

Computers

Commodore

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
VICE	3.1	Mid	!	✗	✓

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
DosUAE	0.7.5d	!	!	✗	✓

Atari

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
FAST	0.41a	✗	✗	✗

Sinclair

Name	Latest version	Relative Speed^{[N 1]}	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
No$ZX	2.0	100.1% ^{[N 2]}	✗	✗	✗
XTender2	beta 13	Not tested	!	✗	✗
ZX81 Emulator (Paul Robson)	4.00	101.5%	!	✗	✗

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
X128	0.94	!	✗	✗

Sharp

Name	Latest version	X1T	X1TZ	X1Tw	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
X1EMU	0.5	✓	✗	✗	!	✗	✗

Apple

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
vMac	1.9.5	✗	✗	✗
Ardi Executor	2.0	✗	✗	✗

Microsoft

Name	Latest version	MSX 2	MSX 2+	TurboR	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
fMSX	1.6b2.a	✓	✓	✗	!	✗	✗	~

Amstrad

Name	Latest version	CPC+	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
CPCE	1.94	✗	!	✗	~

x86

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
DOSBox-X	2024.10.01	✗	✓	✓

Arcade

Multi-Arcade

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
MAME	0.37b14	✓	✗	~
System16	0.82	✗	✗	!
Calice	0.1.5	!	✗	!
Retrocade	1.2 beta 2	✗	✗	!
EmuDX	1.0	✗	✗	!

Capcom System One (CPS-1)

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Callus	0.42	✗	✗	~

Sega Model 2

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Virtua	?	!	✗	!

Interpreters

Name	Latest version	Extension(s)	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Vision-8	1.0	CHIP-8	High-Mid	NC	✗	~
SVision-8	?	CHIP-8 S-CHIP	High-Mid	NC	✗	~
CHIP-8 Interpreter	git	CHIP-8	High	?	✗	~
C8	git	CHIP-8	Mid	?	✗	✗
Chip8	2.2.0	CHIP-8 S-CHIP	Mid	✗	✗	✗
DOS Chip-8 / VChip-8	1.1	CHIP-8 S-CHIP	Low-Mid	?	✗	✗
Chip8-DOS	git	CHIP-8	Low-Mid	✓	✗	✗

Source ports (DOS)[edit]

Super Mario 64

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Super Mario 64 Port	git	✓	✗	✓

OS/2[edit]

OS/2

Developer	IBM Microsoft (1.0–1.3)
Type	Operating systems
Release date	1987
Latest release	2001 (4.52)

OS/2 (Operating System/2) is a series of Operating systems initially developed by IBM and Microsoft before their falling out.

OS/2 history

IBM and Microsoft first signed the "Joint Development Agreement" in 1985, code named "CP/DOS". OS/2 1.0 was announced in April 1987 and released that december which only ran in Text mode, 1.1 released in 1988 and added the Presentation Manager (GUI) to OS/2, 1.2 added support to HPFS, 1.2 Extended Edition added TCP/IP and Ethernet support. in 1990 OS/2 1.3 release, the last version developed by IBM and Microsoft.

The deal to develop the Operating system together ended with Microsoft leaving development to IBM with Microsoft and IBM not agreeing on how to position OS/2 with Microsoft's Windows 3.0.^[1]

Released in 1992 OS/2 2.0 was the first version of OS/2 with 32-bit support, in 1993 2.1 released, it boasted about it's compatibility with windows 3.0 (later windows 3.1). OS/2 3.0 labelled OS/2 Warp 3 released in 1994, Warp had more broad hardware support, better multimedia support, Internet-compatible netowrking, and included IBM Works, between Warp 3 and Warp 4 IBM developed the unreleased Workplace OS which only borrowed little sections of code from OS/2. OS/2 Warp 4 released in 1996 with java and speech recognition software.

eComStation (inactive) fork by PayGlobal Technologies BV
ArcaOS fork by Arca Noae, LLC

Contents
Emulators	Source ports

Emulators (OS2)[edit]

Atari

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Atari++	1.81	!	✗	!
Atari800	1.3.2	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Stella	3.0	!	✗	!

Apple

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
KEGS	0.60	!	✗	!
DGen	1.23	!	✗	!

Coleco

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
ColEm/2	1.00	✗	✗	!

Commodore

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
YAPE	0.32.3	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
C=64	4.11	!	✗	!
VICE/2	3.1	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
uae	0.8.22	!	✗	!

Nintendo

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
VirtualGameBoy	0.6	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
nescafe	0.702	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
ZSNES	1.5.1 Release 2	!	✗	!
Snes9x	1.3.9 Release 13	!	✗	!

Microsoft

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
fMSX/2	1.5 alpha	✗	✗	!

NEC

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
M88 for OS/2	2.15 α7^{[N 3]}	✓	✗	✓

Sega

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
MasterGear	1.0.5	✓	✗	!

Sinclair

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
x128	0.5 Beta 5	!	✗	!

VTech

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
VZem	0.5 Beta 5	!	✗	!

x86 CPUs

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Bochs	2.2.6	✓	✗	!
Dosbox	0.74-3	✓	✗	!

Source Ports (OS2)[edit]

Doom

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
OS2Doom	1.10	✗^{[N 4]}	✗	!
Doom Legacy	1.32	✓	✗	!
Doom MGL	1.32b1	!	✗	!
Doom Dive	1.9b	!	✗	!
PrBoom+ OS/2	git	✓	✗	!

Hexen

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
UHexen	0.601	✗	✗	!
Hexen/2	2.1	✗	✗	!

Quake

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Quake	1.01	!	✗	!
QuakeWorld	2.40 rel 4	✓	✗	!

Quake 2

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Quake2 Win32OS2	188-02-28	!	✗	!

Tyrian

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
OpenTryian	2.1	✓	✗	!

Jazz Jackrabbit

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
OpenJazz	2016-02-01	✓	✗	!

Rick Dangerous

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Xrick	021212R1	!	✗	!

Super Mario War

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Super Mario War	1.8 2016-02-29	!	✗	!

ScummVM

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
ScummVM	2.8.1	✓	✓	!

Z-Machine

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Frotz	2.01 Beta 7	!	✗	!

Windows 3.x[edit]

For software that emulates Windows 3.x on other hardware, see PC Emulator Comparisons.

Windows 3.x

Developer	Microsoft
Type	Operating systems
Release date	1990
Latest release	1993
Successor	Windows 9x

Apple II

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Apple II Oasis	2.6	✗	✗	?

Atari 8-Bit

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Rainbow 95	1.36 (Demo)	✗	✗	?

Atari ST

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Gemulator 98	4.81	✗	✗	?
Gemulator 96	4.5	✗	✗	?

BBC Micro

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
BBC 6502 Emulator	15/2/92	✗	✗	?
BeebWin	0.4RS	✗	✗	?

CHIP-8

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
CowChip	0.2	?	✗	?

ColecoVision

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
ColEm	0.1.2	✗	✗	?

Commodore Amiga

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
WinUAE	0.66 Prerelease 2	✗	✗	?

Commodore 64

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PC64	2.14	✗	✗	?
CBM64	?	✗	✗	?

Cambridge Z88

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Z88Dream	1.01	✗	✗	?

Fujitsu FM-7

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
XM7	3.0L30	✗	✗	?

N88 BASIC

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
N88互換BASIC for Windows	2.24	✗	✗	?

Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
SNES-EMU	1.2d	✗	✗	?

Gameboy

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Hyperboy	0.3 Build 74	✗	✗	?

MSX

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Virtual MSX	1.1 Beta	✗	✗	?
fMSX	1.5w0.2	✗	✗	?

Philips P2000

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
M2000	0.9.3	✓	✓	✓

Sharp X68000

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
EX68	0.007	✗	✗	?

TI calculator

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Virtual TI	2.5 Beta 5	✗	✗	?

Turing Machine

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Turing Machine Emulator	?	✗	✗	?

Zuse Z23

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Zuse Z23 simulator	2.1	✗	✗	?

Z-Machine

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
WInfocom	Beta 1.0	✗	✗	?

ZX Spectrum

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
WSpecEm	1.4b	✗	✗	?
WinZ80	4.00	✗	✗	?

Source ports

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
WInGDoom	?	?	✗	?

Windows 9x[edit]

Windows 9x

Developer	Microsoft Corporation
Type	Operating systems
Release date	1995
Discontinued	July 11, 2006
Latest release	Windows Me
Successor	Windows XP

For software that emulates Windows 9x, see Windows 95/98/ME emulators.

From 1995 to 2000, Windows 9x based operating systems painted the nascent digital landscape with vibrant hues and infectious possibilities. Though often temperamental, its intuitiveness and accessibility ushered in a new era of personal computing.

The iconic desktop metaphor and pre-installed games beckoned exploration, while dial-up connections hummed the soundtrack to global connectivity. Floppy disks, the currency of shareware treasures, fostered vibrant communities, united by troubleshooting forums and a shared language of shortcuts and error messages.

Windows 9x was a democratizing force, empowering users to create, connect, and play. Paint and Game Maker unleashed creativity, while Glide-based and early D3D-based games ushered in a new era of 3D graphics for computers. Its limitations fostered ingenuity, and every mastered tweak felt like a personal conquest.

Though now as a legacy OS, Windows 9x's influence on interface design, user interaction, and accessibility remains. It was a learning platform, a social hub, and a canvas for digital dreams. A colorful pixelated playground that forever changed the trajectory of personal computing.

Some emulators made for MS-DOS work on Windows 9x.

Contents
Emulators	Source ports

Emulators (Windows 9x)[edit]

Consoles

Nintendo

Name	Latest version	FDS	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
NESticle	x.xx	✗	Low	✗	✗	✗

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
ZSNES	1.51	Low	✓	✗	✗

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
gnuboy	git	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	Plugins	Controller Pak	Rumble Pak	Transfer Pak	64DD	libretro	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
UltraHLE	1.0	!	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	~^{[N 5]}

Sony

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Bleem!	1.6b	✗	✗	✗

Arcade

Multi-Arcade

Name	Latest version	NG	NG-CD	HNG-64	libretro	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
RAINE	0.96.12	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓

CPS-1

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Callus	0.42w	✗	✗	~

Computers

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
vMac	1.9.6	!	✗	!

Apple II

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
AppleWin	1.25.0.4	✓	✗	!

CHIP-8

Name	Latest version	Extension(s)	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Vision-8	1.0	CHIP-8	High-Mid	NC	✗	~
SVision-8	?	CHIP-8 S-CHIP	High-Mid	NC	✗	~
CowChip	0.2	CHIP-8	Low-Mid	✗	✗	✗

Source Ports (Windows 9x)[edit]

ScummVM

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
ScummVM	2.7.1	Mid	✓	✓	✓

Windows NT[edit]

For emulation on current versions of Windows NT, see Emulators on Windows.

Sever editions typically won't have neccery drivers for emulation, so are not listed
Windows NT first released as a Enterprise product, later releasing to Consumers.

The consumer editions of Windows NT are: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Enterprise Windows NT[edit]

Windows NT (3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4.0, 2000)

Developer	Microsoft
Type	Operating systems
Release date	1993 (3.1)
Latest release	200 (200)
Successor	Windows XP

Windows NT is a successor to the DOS-based Windows 9x operating systems.

Windows NT before the release of Windows XP was not intended for consumers instead they were for corporations for workstations, servers and embedded systems.

Atari Lynx

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Handy	0.95	✓	✗	?

Commodore

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
VICE	3.0 (4) 3.0 (3.51) 3.0 (3.50)	✓	✗	?
WinVICE	1.2.2	?	✗	?

Arcade

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
MAME32	0.36	✗	✗	?

Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Nesticle	0.42	✗	✗	?
Famtasia	5.1	✗	✗	?

Gameboy

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
BGB	1.03	✗	✗	?

Windows XP[edit]

For software that emulates Windows NT on other hardware, see Windows 2000/XP/Vista emulators.

Windows XP

Developer	Microsoft
Type	Operating systems
Release date	2001
Latest release	2019
Successor	Windows 7

Windows XP was a major upgrade for general-consumers, with the last version of Windows releasing being Windows 9x.

Libretro front-end

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
RetroArch	1.19.1	✓	✓	!

Apple II

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
AppleWin	1.30.19.0	✓	✓	✓

Macintosh (classic)

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
68k
BaskiliskII	git	✓	✓	✓
PowerPC
SheepShaver	git	✓	✓	✓

Atari 2600

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Stella	6.0.2	✓	✗	!

Emerson Arcadia 2001

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
WinArcadia	33.4	!	✓	?

Arcade

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
FinalBurn Neo	1.0.0.2	✓	✓	!
FinalBurn Alpha	0.2.97.43	✓	✗	!

Multi-system

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Emulates	Recommended
Altirra	3.91	✓	✓	Atari 400, 800, XL, XE, XEGS, 5200	!
BizHawk	1.13.2	✓	✓	List	!

x86 CPUs

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
DOSBox-X	2024.10.01	✓	✓	✓
DOSBox	0.74-3	✓	~	~

MSX

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
OpenMSX	0.12.0	✓	✗	✓

Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
FCEUX	2.6.6	✓	✓	✓
PuNES	0.111	✓	✓	✓
Yanese	0.89	✗	✗	✓

Super Nintendo/Super Famicom

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Snes9x	1.60	✓	✗	✓

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Ootake	3.04	✗	✗	!

Sega Genesis/Mega Drive

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Kega Fusion	3.64	✗	✗	✓

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Kega Fusion	3.64	✗	✗	✓

Sony

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
ePSXe	2.0.2-1	✗	✗	✓

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PCSX2	git	✓	✗	~

Windows 7[edit]

Windows 7

Developer	Microsoft
Type	Operating systems
Release date	2009
Latest release	2023
Successor	Later versions of Windows

Atari 2600

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Stella	7.0	✓	✓	!

Multi-system

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Emulates	Recommended
Mesen	Nightly 0.9.9	✓	✓	NES SNES GB(C) GBA PC-E (TG-16) SMS GG SG-1000	!
Altirra	4.21	Atari 400, 800, XL, XE, XEGS, 5200	✓	✓	!

Arcade

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
MAME	0.270	✓	✓	!

x86 CPUs

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PCBox	git	✓	✓	!

Nintendo

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
VisualBoyAdvance-M	2.1.11	✓	✓	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
mGBA	0.10.3	✓	✓	!
VisualBoyAdvance-M	2.1.11	✓	✓	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Dolphin	5.0-16391	✓	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Cemu	2.2	✓	✓	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Ryujinx	1.1.1207	✓	✗	!

Microsoft

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
xemu	0.7.98	✓	✗**^[2]	!
Cxbx-Reloaded	0.1	✓	✓	!

Sega

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Redream	1.5.0	✓	✓	!
Flycast	2.3.2	✓	✓	!

Sony

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
DuckStation	0.1-5624 Legacy Pre-UI build	✓	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PPSSPP	1.17.1	✓	✓	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PCSX2	1.7.3581	✓	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
RPCS3	Latest Qt5 build	✓	✗	!

Windows CE-based[edit]

Windows CE is a series of operating systems for Embedded systems. such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) and Smart Phones.

Before diving in;

Note that programs made for Windows CE are generally compatible with the Windows Mobile operating system but not necessarily vice versa.^[3]
HPC:Factor has a good software compatibility database for these below Windows CE-based devices.

Contents
Windows CE	Pocket PC	Windows Mobile

Windows CE[edit]

Windows CE

Developer	Microsoft Corporation
Release date	1996
Discontinued	2018/2023^{[N 6]}
Emulated	✓

For software that emulates Windows CE, see Windows CE.

Emulators

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
SCHIP	1.0	✗	✗	!

Sinclair

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
SpectrumAnyWherePDA	1.1	!	✗	!

Source ports

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Doom4CE	1.9.0.1	!	✗	!
GFDoom	0.95	!	✗	!
ReMooD-CE	0.8.100.0	!	✗	!
Chocolate-doom	1.30	✓	✗	!
DoomCE	?	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Quake for HPC’s	0.07	!	✗	!

Pocket PC[edit]

Pocket PC 2000/2002
Developer	Microsoft Corporation
Release date	2000/2001
Discontinued	2005/2008^{[N 7]}
Emulated	✓

For software that emulates Pocket PC, see Cellphone emulators#Windows_Mobile_.28PocketPC.29.

Pocket PC is a series of operating systems based on Windows CE 3.0 for a class of PDA devices also called 'Pocket PC'. These devices used either the SH-3, MIPS, or ARM architectures, due to the differences of these three architectures many projects state their support (or lack there of) for them, normally offering separate downloads for each supported architecture.

Contents
Emulators	Source ports

Emulators (Pocket PC)[edit]

Consoles

Atari 2600

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PocketVCS	1.0	✗	✗	!
iTARI	0.2	!	✗	!

Atari - Lynx

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PocketLynx	1.0 (Beta 1)	!	✗	!

Bandai - WonderSwan

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PocketWS	0.02	✗	✗	!
oswanCE	0.0.1	!	✗	!
cygne	2.1a	!	✗	!

Coleco - ColecoVision

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PocketColeco	1.0 beta	✗	✗	!

Nintendo - Game Boy

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
gnuboyCE	0.11r2/0.12	!	✗	!
gnuboy for Pocket PC	0.91.13-0.7	!	✗	!
gnuBoy XCE	1.2.0 Final	!	✗	!
gnuboy CE for H/PC	0.9.13-0.71	!	✗	!
PalmGB	1103	!	✗	!
M-Boy	0.2	!	✗	!
PocketGnuboy	1.21	!	✗	!

Nintendo - Game Boy Advance

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
VBAdvanceCE	0.10	!	✗	!

Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
InfoNES	0.76J	✗	✗	!
PocketNester	0.7	✓	✗	!
NesterJ4u	1.13	!	✗	!
NesterJ	0.501	!	✗	!
Nester	public beta 4	!	✗	!
nesCE H/PC	0.05	!	✗	!
NesCE for the Pocket PC	?	!	✗	!
darcNesCE	0.00	!	✗	!
Pocket FC	0.6	!	✗	!

Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Pocket SNES	1.12.200	NC	✗	!
PocketSNES9x	1.32	NC	✗	!
Snes9xJ4u	Beta 1k (β1k)	!	✗	!
TWSFC	?	!	✗	!
SNESCE	?	!	✗	!

Sega Master System & Game Gear

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
smsCE	0.0.2/0.0.1	!	✗	!
CE/gg	0.5	!	✗	!

Sega - Genesis/Mega Drive

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Pocket Genesis	1.0 Beta 2	!	✗	!
PicoDrive	0.008	!	✗	!
Genesis Plus	1.09	!	✗	!

Sony - PlayStation

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
FPseCE	0.09.2	!	✗	!
Pocket SX	?	!	✗	!

SNK - Neo Geo

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
neopopCE	0.0.1	!	✗	!
gngeoCE	0.0.1	!	✗	!
NeoPocott	0.38b-R1	!	✗	!

Sinclair - ZX Spectrum

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PocketSpeccy	0.0.1d	!	✗	!
UnrealSpeccyPPC	v102	!	✗	!
PocketClive	2B	✓	✗	!
Sinclair Spectrum Emulator	1.1	!	✗	!

NEC - PC-9800 series

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Neko Project II	0.81a	✗	✗	!
Pocket9801	0.28	✗	✗	!

NEC - PC Engine/Turbo Grafx-16

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
bf's Engine	0.1b	✗	✗	!
tgemuCE	0.0.1	!	✗	!
Pocket Engine	1.0 Beta 1	!	✗	!

Multi-system

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Emulates	Recommended
MorphGear	2.4.0.9	✗	✗	SMS, Game Boy color, GBA, NES, SNES, PC Engine/Turbo Grafix, Genesis	!
YameCE	0.38g	✗	✗	Game Boy (Color), NES, SNES, PC Engine/Turbo Grafix	!

Computers

Atari ST

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
CastCE	1.01	✗	✗	!

Atari 800

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Pocket Atari	2002/05/13	✗	✗	!

Apple II

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
appleCE	0.2b	✗	✗	!
Pina	012	!	✗	!

Commodore 64

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Come Back 64	0.2 alpha	✗	✗	!

Commodore - Amiga

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PocketUAE	20060121	✗	✗	!

Sharp - MZ-2500

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
EmuZ-2500	?	✓	✗	!

Microsoft - MSX

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PocketMSX	1.4.49	✗	✗	!
fmsxCE / fmsxSE	0.14	!	✗	!

Arcade

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
MAME	0.2	!	✗	!
MAMECE3	9.5	!	✗	!
iMAME	007	✓	✗	!

Calculator

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Free42	1.4.49	✓	✗	!

Source ports (Pocket PC)[edit]

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PocketQuake	0.062	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PocketQuake II	0.11	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
xrick pocketpc	20040716	✓	✗	✓

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
freesci pocketpc	20040713	✓	✗	✓

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
wolf3d pocketpc	1.0 (20051209)	✓	✗	✓
PocketWolf3D	0.2	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
openjazz pocketpc	20060514	✓	✗	✓

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Pocket Sarien	20020424	✓	✗	✓

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
ScummVM	1.5.0 ARM 0.7.1 (MIPS, SH3)	✓	✗	✓

Windows Mobile[edit]

Windows Mobile

Developer	Microsoft Corporation
Release date	2003-2009
Discontinued	2009-2013^{[N 8]}
Emulated	✓

For software that emulates Windows Mobile, see Cellphone emulators#Windows_Mobile_.28PocketPC.29.

Windows Mobile was created by Microsoft for 'Pocket PC' devices and Smartphones.

Windows Mobile 2003 is based on the Windows CE 4.x kernel.
Windows Mobile 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, 6.5 are based on the Windows CE 5.x kernel.

Emulators

Atari

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Stella	2.3.5	✗	✗	✗

Nintendo

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Pocket Nester+	0.9	✗	✗	✗

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PocketSNES	1.53	✗	✗	✗

NEC

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
M88	0.04/0.06	✗	✗	✓

Sharp

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
X millennium	05/02/14 test	✗	✗	~

Zeebo

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Infuse	No releases yet	✗ ^{[N 9]}	✗	~ (WIP)

x86 CPUs

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Limbo	WinMobile build	✓	~	✗
DOSBoxPPC	0.63	✗	✗	✗

Other (Mobile/ARM)[edit]

Windows Phone[edit]

For software that emulates Windows Phone, see Cellphone emulators#Windows_Phone_.26_Windows_10_Mobile.

Windows Phone


Developer	Microsoft Corporation
Release date	2010
Discontinued	2015
Emulated	✗

CHIP-8

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
WinRT-CHIP8	git	TBD	✓	✗	!

Nintendo

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Snes8x (Snes9x based)	2.15.3	Mid	!	✗	✓

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
VBA10	1.22 Alt	✓	✗	~
VBA8	2.27	✓	✗	~

libretro frontends

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
RetriX	2.1.77.0	✗	✗	✓

Windows RT[edit]

Windows RT
Developer	Microsoft
Type	Operating system
Latest release	6.3.9600 (2023)
Successor	Windows on ARM

Windows RT was a editions of windows targeted ARM7 devices, typically tablets or laptops.

Emulators

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Bochs	2.6	!	✗	!
Win86emu	0.6	!	✗	!
DOSBox	0.74	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
VICE	3.0	✓	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
DeSmuME	0.9.11	!	✗	!
MelonDS	0.9.5	✓	✓	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
DMGBoy	2.0	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Mini vMac	git	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Snes9x	1.53 source	NC	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Wabbitemu	1.6.11.28	!	✗	!

Source ports

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
ioQuake3	3 source	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PrBoom	? source	!	✗	!

Name	Latest version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Wolf3D	? source	!	✗	!

Computers[edit]

MSX[edit]

MSX

Developer	Microsoft
Type	Operating systems
Release date	1984
Latest release	1991 (2.31)

For software that emulates MSX on other hardware, see MSX emulators.

The bustling landscape of 1980s home computing witnessed the emergence of the MSX platform, a standardized architecture for home computers. Beyond its versatile hardware, the MSX's success stemmed from its robust software environment, anchored by two key components: MSX-DOS and MSX-BASIC.

MSX-DOS - A Tailored Disk Operating System

Derived from its namesake, MS-DOS, yet significantly streamlined for the MSX's limited memory footprint (64kB), MSX-DOS provided essential file management and disk access functionalities. Its compact design allowed efficient operation on early MSX machines, enabling users to store programs and data on floppy disks, expanding the platform's potential beyond mere game consoles. The intuitive command-line interface, akin to MS-DOS, fostered accessibility and a community of enthusiastic programmers comfortable navigating its text-based environment.

MSX-BASIC - Bridging the Gap to Creativity

Built upon an extended version of Microsoft's Basic, MSX-BASIC served as the primary programming language for the MSX platform. Its accessible syntax and clear commands lowered the barrier to entry for coding, empowering users to unlock the creative potential of their machines. A rich library of built-in graphics and sound commands facilitated the development of games, animations, and even music, transforming MSX computers into versatile tools for artistic expression. The standardized nature of MSX-BASIC across different models encouraged collaboration and software sharing, fostering a vibrant community of users and programmers.

Emulators (MSX)[edit]

Consoles

Nintendo

Name	Latest version	MSX	MSX2/2+	MSXturboR	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
MNESX (Preview)	WIP	!	!	!	✗	!	~

Name	Latest version	MSX	MSX2/2+	MSXturboR	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
GEM	1.21	✓	✓	✓	✗	Mid	~

Sega

Name	Latest version	MSX	MSX2/2+	MSXturboR	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
SG1000	0.96.1	✓	✓	✓	✗	Mid	~

Coleco

Name	Latest version	MSX	MSX2/2+	MSXturboR	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
Mission	1.1	✓	✓	✓	✗	Mid	~

Consoles

Commodore

Name	Latest version	MSX	MSX2/2+	MSXturboR	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
EMU6PET	1.0	✓	✓	✓	✗	Mid	~

Microsoft

Name	Latest version	MSX	MSX2/2+	MSXturboR	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
rMSX	1.3 FE	✗	✗	✓	✗	Mid	~

Sinclair

Name	Latest version	MSX	MSX2/2+	MSXturboR	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
EMU6	1.3	~	✓	~	✗	Mid	~
EMU6_128	1.1	~	~	~	✗	Mid	~
ROMU6	2.4	✓	✓	✓	✗	Mid	~

Amstrad

Name	Latest version	MSX	MSX2/2+	MSXturboR	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
ROMU6CPC	1.2	✗	✓	✓	✗	Mid	~
EMU6CPC	dev	✓	✓	✓	✗	Mid	~

Interpreters

CHIP-8

Name	Latest version	MSX	MSX2/2+	MSXturboR	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
Vision-8	1.0	✓	✓	✓	✗	Mid	~

WebTV[edit]

WebTV / MSN TV
Type	Thin client
Release date	1996

WebTV (later called MSN TV) is a Thin client device created by WebTV Networks, Inc. which was bought by Microsoft. Microsoft sold the license to a reference design to many companies, during 2001 as WebTV rebranded to MSN TV all contracts to licensed manufacuturies of WebTV devices except RCA were dropped.
Emulators

Name	Latest version	Active	FLOSS	Recommended
MAME	?	✗	✗	!

Source ports

Game title	Latest version	Active	FLOSS	Recommended
Doom	?	✗	✗	!
You Don't Know Jack	?	✗	✗	!

References and Notes[edit]

References

Notes

↑ As calculated by Carlo Delhez's clkfreq, originally distributed with his XTender emulator. The ZX81 has relatively complicated timing mechanics, depending on signalling of WAIT during NMI; relative speed is a measurement of how closely an emulator matches a real machine in terms of clock cycles spent processing within a frame. 100.0% denotes the same execution speed as a real machine.
↑ After turning off the simulated hardware improvements that were not standard in the original computer.
↑ Versions 2.15 α7 and its source code (2.15s) are currently lost. The latest version downloadable is 2.10 α6 along with its source code (2.10s).
↑ Source code availiable under the Doom Source License
↑ Recommended if you have a 3dfx card
↑ Mainstream support ended on October 9, 2018. Extended support ended on October 10, 2023
↑ Pocket PC 2000 Mainstream support ended on September 30, 2005. Extended support ended on October 9, 2007. Pocket PC 2002 Unsupported as of October 14, 2008
↑ Windows Mobile 2003: Mainstream support: Ended on July 14, 2009 Extended support: Ended on July 8, 2014. Windows Mobile 5.0: Mainstream support: Ended on October 12, 2010 Extended support: Ended on October 13, 2015. Windows Mobile 6.0, 6.1 and 6.5: Unsupported as of January 8, 2013.
↑ The source code will be released when emulation improves.

Emulators on legacy Microsoft products

DOS[edit]

Emulators (DOS)[edit]

Source ports (DOS)[edit]

OS/2[edit]

Emulators (OS2)[edit]

Source Ports (OS2)[edit]

Windows 3.x[edit]

Windows 9x[edit]

Emulators (Windows 9x)[edit]

Source Ports (Windows 9x)[edit]

Windows NT[edit]

Enterprise Windows NT[edit]

Windows XP[edit]

Windows 7[edit]

Windows CE-based[edit]

Windows CE[edit]

Pocket PC[edit]

Emulators (Pocket PC)[edit]

Source ports (Pocket PC)[edit]

Windows Mobile[edit]

Other (Mobile/ARM)[edit]

Windows Phone[edit]

Windows RT[edit]

Computers[edit]

MSX[edit]

Emulators (MSX)[edit]

WebTV[edit]

References and Notes[edit]

See also[edit]

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