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!colspan="8"|Mobile
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|Nestopia***
|[[Android emulators|Android]], [[IOS emulators|iOS]]
|1.44
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|High
|?
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|GPFCE
|ARM Devices <small>(GP2X, Pandora)</small>
|[http://repo.openpandora.org/?page=detail&app=package.gpfce.notaz 0.81.0.r2]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|High
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
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|Nostalgia.NES
|[[Android emulators|Android]]
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nostalgiaemulators.neslite 1.17.2]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|High
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
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|[[Jnes]]
|[[Android emulators|Android]]
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jabosoft.silverarrow 1.1.2.11]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|Low
|{{✓}}
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! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating SystemPlatform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|[[Wikipedia:Family Computer Disk System|FDS]]
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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!colspan="8"|PC/ x86
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|[[Mesen]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux}}
|[http://www.mesen.ca {{MesenVer}}]
|{{✓}}
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|[[Nestopia|Nestopia UE]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS, <br/>BSD|FreeBSD}}
|[http://0ldsk00l.ca/nestopia/ {{NestopiaVer}}]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Cycle
|{{✓✗}}
|{{✓}}
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|[[puNES]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux}}
|[https://github.com/punesemu/puNES/releases {{PuNESVer}}]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
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|[[3dSen]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://www.geodstudio.net/ {{3dSenVRVer}}]
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|?
|{{✓}}
|{{~}}
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|[[FinalBurn Neo]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo-WIP-Storage-Facility/releases/tag/appveyor-build WIP builds]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|?
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
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|[[Nintendulator]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[http://www.qmtpro.com/~nes/nintendulator/#downloads 0.985 Beta][https://github.com/quietust/nintendulator Git]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|Cycle|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
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|Nintaco
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://nintaco.com/ v.2020-05-01]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|Cycle
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|My Nes
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux}}|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/mynes/ 7.68.72417520]
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
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|[[BizHawk]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]
|{{✓}}
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|[[higan]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}
|[http://byuu.org/emulation/higan/ {{higanVer}}]
|{{✓}}
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|[https://fms.komkon.org/iNES/ iNES]
|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://fms.komkon.org/iNES/ 5.78]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
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|[https://prilik.com/ANESE/ ANESE]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}
|[https://github.com/daniel5151/ANESE/releases 0.9.1]
|{{✗}}
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|[http://www.nesemu2.com/ nesemu2]
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux}}
|[https://github.com/holodnak/nesemu2 Git]
|{{✗}}
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|[[nemulator]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://nemulator.com/downloads.html 4.2]
|{{✗}}
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|[[RockNES]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://rocknes.web.fc2.com/ 5.54]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|High
|{{✓✗}}
|{{✗}}
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|cxNES
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux}}
|[https://github.com/perilsensitive/cxnes/releases 0.3.3]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|Mid
|{{✓✗}}
|{{✗}}
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|FakeNES GT
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS, [[Intel CPUs|DOS]]}}
|[[sourceforge:projects/fakenes/|0.59 b3]]
|{{✓}}
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|[[FCEUX]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS,<br/>Solaris, BSD|FreeBSD|Sol}}
|[http://www.fceux.com/web/download.html 2.2.3]
|{{✓}}
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|FCEUmm
|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/fceumm/ 98.13mm] (Windows)<br />[https://github.com/libretro/libretro-fceumm Git] (libretro)
|{{✗}}
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|[[MAME]]
|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
|{{✓}}
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|[[HDNes]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9935#p109627 Git]
|{{✗}}
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|[[Jnes]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://www.jabosoft.com/categories/3 1.2.1]
|{{✓}}
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|[[NESticle]]
|Windows 9x, [[Intel CPUsalign=left|{{Icon|DOS]]|Windows9x}}
|[http://web.archive.org/web/20070227191851/http://www.zophar.net/NESticle/nestcxxx.zip x.xx] (DOS) <br /> [https://web.archive.org/web/20070116124329/http://www.zophar.net:80/NESticle/nestc042.zip 0.42] (Windows 9x)
|{{✗}}
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|[[QuickNES]]
|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180904003223/https://kode54.net/fb2k/QuickNES.zip 0.7.0b1] (Windows)<br />[https://github.com/libretro/QuickNES_Core Git] (libretro)
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|[[VirtuaNES]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://virtuanes.s1.xrea.com/ 0.97]
|{{~}}
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|[http://freezesms.emuunlim.com/ FreezeSMS]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://freezesms.emuunlim.com/download.html 4.6]
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022152846/http://www.dridus.com:80/~nyef/darcnes/ DarcNES]
|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131031224033/http://www.dridus.com/~nyef/dn_bin/ 9b0401/9b0313]
|{{✗}}
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|Nescala
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux|macOS, Linux}}
|[https://github.com/hywelandrews/nescala Git]
|{{✗}}
|?
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
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!colspan="8"|Mobile / ARM
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|Nestopia<ref group=N name=libretro>Only available as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).</ref>
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS}}
|1.44
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|High
|?
|{{✓}}
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|GPFCE
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux|Pandora}}
|[http://repo.openpandora.org/?page=detail&app=package.gpfce.notaz 0.81.0.r2]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|High
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
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|Nostalgia.NES
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nostalgiaemulators.neslite 1.17.2]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|High
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
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|[[Jnes]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jabosoft.silverarrow 1.1.2.11]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|Low
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
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|VNES
|align=left|{{Icon|Java|Symbian}}
|[http://web.archive.org/web/20111010231155/http://www.vampent.com/vnes.htm 1.7 (S60v3)]
|?
|{{✗}}
|Low
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
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|[[L-CLASSICS|Switch Online]]
|[[Nintendo Switch emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|Nintendo Switch]]}}
|2.3.0
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
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|NesterJ*<ref group=N>AoEX is based on NesterJ 1.12 Plus 0.61 RM, so it includes features like rewind, cheat code support, rotated/mirrored screen, sepia palette, support for rare mappers (the pirate bootleg FF7 works on it), etc. Its compatibility is inferior to 1.13 beta 2.</ref>|[[PlayStation Portable emulatorsalign=left|PlayStation Portable]]{{Icon|PSP}}
|[http://filetrip.net/psp-downloads/homebrew/download-nesterj-113-beta-2-f27533.html 1.13 beta 2]<br />[http://filetrip.net/psp-downloads/homebrew/download-nesterj-112aoex-r3-f29028.html AoEX]
|{{✓}}
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|[[Virtual Console]]
|[[Wii emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]], [[Wii U emulators|Wii U]]WiiU}}
|N/A
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
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|Nestopia**<ref group=N name=libretro/>|[[PlayStation 3 emulatorsalign=left|PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360 emulators{{Icon|PS3|Xbox 360]], [[Wii emulators|Wii]]}}
|1.44
|{{✓}}
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|[[FCEUX|FCE Ultra GX]]
|[[Wii emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|GCN|Wii]], [[GameCube emulators|GameCube]]}}
|[https://github.com/dborth/fceugx/releases 3.3.9]
|{{✓}}
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|[http://web.archive.org/web/20090227044416/http://imbnes.gamebase.ca imbNES]
|[[PlayStation emulatorsalign=left|PlayStation]]{{Icon|PS1}}
|[http://web.archive.org/web/20090221132233/http://imbnes.gamebase.ca:80/downloads.html 1.3.2]
|{{✗}}
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|NESBox
|[[Xbox One emulatorsalign=left|Xbox One]]{{Icon|XB1}}
|[https://nesbox.com/ v4]
|{{✗}}
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|VirtuaNES for 3DS
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|Nintendo 3DS]]}}
|[https://github.com/bubble2k16/emus3ds/releases 1.02]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> AoEX is based on NesterJ 1.12 Plus 0.61 RM, so it includes features like rewind, cheat code support, rotated/mirrored screen, sepia palette, support for rare mappers (the pirate bootleg FF7 works on it), etc. Its compatibility is inferior to 1.13 beta 2.<br><nowiki>**</nowiki> Only available on consoles as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).<br><nowiki>***<references group=N /nowiki> Only available on mobile as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).
===Comparisons===
*[[Mesen]] is the most compatible accurate NES emulator according to currently established NES test ROM suites.<ref name="mesentest">http://www.mesen.ca/TestResults.php</ref> It should be the emulator of choice for those who desire the utmost accuracy. Mesen is also very user-friendly and supports a lot of features that other emulators are missing such as; [[Texture_Packs|HD packs]], [[netplay]], auto-updating, [[Shaders and Filters|good built-in filters]], both .zip and [[GoodTools|goodmerged]] file loading, etc.
*[[puNES]] is the second most accurate NES/FDS emulator according to a separate test battery run by the TASVideos community.<ref name="nestas">http://tasvideos.org/EmulatorResources/NESAccuracyTests.html</ref> It should be noted that puNES used to have one mapper that Mesen didn't: 116, which allows games like Kart Fighter and Somari to be supported. This has since been added to Mesen.
*[[Nestopia]] also has a high ranking in those same tests.<ref name="nestas"/> Even so, Nestopia has issues with The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and doesn't display the status bar in Mickey's Safari in Letterland correctly (among other problems). Nestopia Undead Edition is a fork of Nestopia meant to keep it alive and fix the aforementioned bugs. This version is generally recommended over vanilla. Even the libretro core for Nestopia is in the Undead Edition.
Most emulators support games in Vs. UniSystem cabinet by setting up different DIP switches. But for games in Vs. DualSystem cabinet, [[MAME]] is the only choice.
Since most VS. System games have palettes that differ from the standard RGB NES palette, roms made with VS. System which are accidentally played in the emulator's NES mode (or vice-versa) will cause the colors to be totally garbled. This can occur when there is an issue with the emulator's configuration or the ROM's iNES header.
===Famicom Box===
MESS supports this console, and some other emulators (such as Mesen, puNES, and FCEUX) introduced support for it in r3134, along with the already included support for iNES 2.0 ROM headers (including the option to mark a ROM region as PAL Dendy). The cartridges themselves can still be played as long as the emulator supports broken carts.
===NES Classic Edition===
{{main|wikipedia:NES_Classic_Edition}}
The NES Classic Edition is a mini console that emulates the experience of the Nintendo Entertainment System. It includes 30 classic NES games and is compatible with the Wii Classic Controller and NES Classic Edition controller.
Nintendo produced and sold about 2.3 million NES Classic Editions from November 2016 through April 2017, with shipments selling out nearly immediately. In April 2017, Nintendo announced they were discontinuing the product, leading to consumer confusion, and incidents of greatly increased pricing among private sellers. Due to the demand of the NES Classic, and the success of the Super NES Classic Edition console, Nintendo re-introduced the NES Classic on June 29, 2018. Production was discontinued again in December 2018.
==Resources==
