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| [http://www.explusalpha.com/home/nes-emu NES.emu]Nestopia<br/><smallref group=N name=libretro>Only available as a libretro core (based on fceux 2020e.05g.03 git[[RetroArch]]).</smallref>|align=left|{{Icon|Android|PyraiOS}}|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.NesEmu&hl=en_IN&gl=US 1.5.54][https://github.com/Rakashazi/emu-ex-plus-alpha git]<small> (Android)</small><br/>[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/80 1.5.46.01]<small> (Pyra)</small>44|{{✓}}

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| FreeiNES[http://www.explusalpha.com/home/nes-emu NES.emu]<br/><small>(based on fceux 2020.05.03 git)</small>|align=left|{{Icon|Android|Maemo|SymbianPyra}}| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fmsexplusalpha.ines.freeNesEmu&hl=en_USen_IN&gl=US 6{{.1emuVer}}]<small> (Android)</small><br/>[https://fmsgithub.komkon.orgcom/iNESRakashazi/ines_3.6.5emu-ex-plus-1_armel.deb 3.6.5alpha git]<small> (MaemoAndroid)</small><br/>[https://wwwpyra-handheld.mobiles24.cocom/downloadsrepo/sapps/229852-184-ines 380 1.5.46.602]<small> (SymbianPyra)</small>

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| Retro8FreeiNES|align=left|{{Icon|Android|Maemo}}<br/>{{Icon|Symbian}}| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neutronemulationfms.retro8ines.free&hl=en_US&gl=US 6.1]<small> (Android)</small><br/>[https://fms.komkon.org/iNES/ines_3.6.5-1_armel.1deb 3.6.5]<small> (Maemo)</small><br/>[https://www.mobiles24.co/downloads/s/229852-184-ines 3.156]<small> (Symbian)</small>

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|Nostalgia.NESGPFCE|align=left|{{Icon|AndroidLinux|Pandora|GP2X}}<br/>{{Icon|Wiz}}|[http://repo.openpandora.org/?page=detail&app=package.gpfce.notaz 0.81.0.r2]<small> (Pandora)</small><br/>[https://playdl.googleopenhandhelds.comorg/cgi-bin/storegp2x.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,2136 0.4 r313]<small> (GP2X)</appssmall><br/details?id=com>[https://dl.nostalgiaemulatorsopenhandhelds.neslite 2org/cgi-bin/wiz.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,51 0.94+]<small> (Wiz)</small>

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|NESDroidNostalgia.NES

|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cacom.halsafarnostalgiaemulators.nesdroid&hl=en_IN&gl=US 1neslite 2.140.59]

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| JamicomNesemu|align=left|{{Icon|Java}}| [http://genergabasa.php0h.com/upload.php?i=1 2007]|?|{{✗}}|Low|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}|-| MFC|align=left|{{Icon|Java}}| ?|?|{{✗}}|Low|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-| NESx65|align=left|{{Icon|Java}}| [http://cbn.narod.ru/English.htm 2013]|?|{{✗}}|Low|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}|-| NESx75iOS|align=left|{{Icon|Java}}| [http://cbn.narod.ru/English.htm 2013][http://emul.lark.ru/dendy/str/75.html alt]|?|{{✗}}|Low|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}|-| NesCube|align=left|{{Icon|JavaAppleTV}}| [https://phonekygithub.com/games/?s=download&id=j4j67064 3.2]|?|{{✗}}|Low|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}|-| NESGo|align=left|{{Icon|Java}}| [https://sourceforge.net/p/nesgo/code/HEAD/tree Source]|?|{{✗}}|Low|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}|-|InfoNES32|align=left|{{Icon|GP32}}|[https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/gp32.cgi?0,0,0,0,5,32 0.3]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Low|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}|-|fNES32|align=left|{{Icon|GP32}}|[https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gp32tsalvo/nes/fnes32.html 06/28/02]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Low|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}|-|LittleJohnGP|align=left|{{Icon|GP32}}|[https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgiemu-bin/gp32.cgi?0,0,0,0,5,15 0.4]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Low|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}|-|NesterGP|align=left|{{Icon|GP32}}|[https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/gp32.cgi?0,0,0,0,5,36 1.2ios git]

|LittleJohn ZodPocket Nester+|align=left|{{Icon|ZodiacWinMobile}}|[https://dlwww.openhandheldszophar.orgnet/cgi-binwmsphone/zodiac.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,530 1.2]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|-|FCE-Ultra GP2x|align=left|{{Icon|GP2X}}|[https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/gp2x.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,1141 0.3]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|-|FishyNES|align=left|{{Icon|GP2X}}|[https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/gp2x.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,1379 0.01d]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|-|InfoNES2x|align=left|{{Icon|GP2X}}|[https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/gp2x.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,1372 0.1]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|-|NES2x|align=left|{{Icon|GP2X}}|[https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/gp2x.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,909 R4]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|-|Phamicom|align=left|{{Icon|GP2X}}|[https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/gp2x.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,1129 0.3]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|-|Nintendo|align=left|{{Icon|GP2X}}|[https:nes//dlpocketnester+.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/gp2x.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,2438 html 0.2]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|-|NES|align=left|{{Icon|Dingoo}}|[https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/dingoo.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,282 19]

| pNES[[Virtual Console]]|align=left|{{Icon|Switch|Vita}}|[https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases git]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|High|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}Wii|-3DS| NoiES|align=left|{{Icon|SwitchWiiU}}|[https://github.com/Hydr8gon/NoiESN/releases git]A

| NESwitchNestopia<ref group=N name=libretro/>|align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}PS3|[https://github.com/FreakDev/NESwitch git]360|{{✓Wii}}|{{✗}}|Mid1.44

| PNES[[FCEUX|FCE Ultra GX]]|align=left|{{Icon|PS4GCN|Wii}}|[https://www.psxhaxgithub.com/threadsdborth/ps4-nintendo-entertainment-system-nes-emulator-by-m0rph3us1987.6033 relfceugx/releases {{FCEUXGXVer}}]

| [[Nestopia]]pNES|align=left|{{Icon|PS3Switch|Vita}}|[https://ps3.brewologygithub.com/downloadsCpasjuste/pemu/download.php?id=12225&mcid=4 r2releases git]

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| Little John PSPFCEUltra for PS2|align=left|{{Icon|PSPPS2}}| [https://archivewww.orgemuparadise.me/Nintendo_Entertainment_System_Emulators/Playstation_2/FCEUltra/146 0.9.3]<br/>[https://mundowiihack.wordpress.com/detailstag/lj-nesfce-pspultra 0.7z POC90i Mod]

|NestopiaXVirtuaNES for 3DS|align=left|{{Icon|Xbox3DS}}|[https://digiexgithub.netcom/threadsTBirdSoars/nestopiax-v1-3-download-nes-emulator-for-xbox.13696 1.3VirtuaNES git]

|FCEUltraXnesDS|align=left|{{Icon|XboxNDS}}|[https://digiexsourceforge.net/threadsprojects/nesds/files/nesds1.3a.zip/fceultrax-v17-download-nes-emulator-for-xbox1.13693 V173a]

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|NESDUE[https://zardam.github.io/webnofrendo numworks-nofrendo]|align=left|{{Icon|ArduinoNumworks}}|[https://github.com/nathaliszardam/NESDUEnumworks-Arduino_DUE_Nintendo_emulator nofrendo git]|?{{~}}

*[[Mesen]] is the most 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_PacksTexture_packs|HD packs]], [[netplay]], auto-updating, [[Shaders and Filtersfilters|good built-in filters]], both .zip and [[GoodTools|goodmerged]] file loading, etc.

*[[Nintendulator]] and My Nes also have a fairly high ranking in those tests.<ref name="nestas"/>. NintendulatorNRS is a fork of Nintendulator which has support for the Famicom Disk System, rare mappers, and many unlicensed and bootleg carts and systems.

* '''No Mappermapper:''' Supported on every emulator even official Nintendo emulators.* '''Official Mappersmappers''' (UNROM, AOROM, MMC1-6): Most emulators, as well as Nintendo's Virtual Console (but not their GBA emulators), will cover these.* '''Third Party Mappersparty mappers''' (Various: e.g. Konami's VRC6/VRC7) While officially licensed by Nintendo, they were not allowed outside Japan. As a result, for their Western releases, many games that took advantage of their features (advanced ROM mapping, extra sound channels) were reprogrammed significantly and shipped on the official mappers, often with simplified soundtracks. A lot of fan emulators worth their salt will cover these. With those, you cover the entire officially licensed library.* '''Unlicensed Mappersmappers:''' Mostly used by pirate cartridges, often long past the console's official commercial lifespan. Only the more accurate emulators (Mesen, FCEUX) will even bother covering them in a whack-a-mole quest for every new one discovered to this very day. If you're not interested in '''unlicensed''' Chinese or Russian bootlegs or newer unofficial NES demakes, it isn't a problem.

===QD FDS Supportsupport===

===Color Palettepalette==={{Main|Famicom Color Palettecolor palette}}

|[https://github.com/libretro/glsl-shaders/tree/master/stereoscopic-3d GLSL shaders] is needed for RetroArch to simulate the 3D experience with [[Virtual Realityreality|VR]] headset, 3D TV, 3D projector or Android phone with cardboard.

==Hardware Variantsvariants==