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|predecessor = [[First_and_Second_Generations_of_video_game_consolesFirst_and_second_generations_of_video_game_consoles|Color TV-Game]]

! scope="col"|Latest Versionversion! scope="col"|[[Wikipedia:Family Computer Famicom Disk System|FDS]]! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracyaccuracy|Accuracy]]

! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulatorsemulators|Recommended]]

|[[Mesen#List_of_forks|Mesen X]]

|[httphttps://wwwgithub.mesencom/NovaSquirrel/Mesen-X/releases/ 2022-05-15] [https://github.ca com/NovaSquirrel/Mesen-X/actions git]|{{MesenVer✓}}|{{✗}}|Cycle|{{✓}}|{{✓}}]

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|[[puNESBizHawk]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|FreeBSD}}|[httpshttp://githubtasvideos.comorg/punesemuBizHawk/puNES/releases ReleaseHistory.html {{PuNESVerBizHawkVer}}]

|[http://unlicensed.games/libg/static.php?page=NintendulatorNRS 2021052822242022-09-12]

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|[[FinalBurn NeoMesen]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[httpshttp://githubwww.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo-WIP-Storage-Facility/releases/tag/appveyor-build WIP buildsmesen.ca {{MesenVer}}]

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|[[aresFCEUX]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Sol}}|[httpshttp://githubwww.fceux.com/ares-emulatorweb/ares/releases download.html {{aresVerFCEUXVer}}]

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|[[RockNESares]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[httphttps://rocknes.web.fc2github.com /ares-emulator/ares/releases {{RockNESVeraresVer}}]

|High|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|-|Gearnes|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS|Lin|LiA}}|[https://github.com/drhelius/Gearnes git]|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|High?

|Nintaco[[FinalBurn Neo]]

|[https://nintacogithub.com/ 2020-05-01finalburnneo/FBNeo/releases/tag/latest WIP builds]|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|High|{{✗}}

|Cycle-|[https://fms.komkon.org/iNES iNES]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Solaris}}|[https://fms.komkon.org/iNES {{INESVer}}]

|{{✓}} <small>(as bsnes v083)</small>

|Cycle<ref group=N>[https://prilik.com/ANESE/#disclaimers The CPU is instruction-cycle accurate, but not sub-instruction cycle accurate (TODO ). While this inaccuracy doesn’t affect most games, there are some that that rely on sub-instruction level timings.]</ref>

|[http://www.nesemu2.com nesemu2[RockNES]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|MacOS}}|[httpshttp://githubrocknes.web.fc2.com/holodnak/nesemu2 git{{RockNESVer}}]|{{✓}}

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|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/fceumm/ 98.13mm] ([[Emulators on Windows|Windows]])<br />[https://github.com/libretro/libretro-fceumm git] ([[libretro]])

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180904003223/https://kode54.net/fb2k/QuickNES.zip 0.7.0b1] ([[Emulators on Windows|Windows]])<br />[https://github.com/libretro/QuickNES_Core git] ([[libretro]])|?|{{✓}}|Low|{{✓}}|{{✗}}

|GPFCE|align=left|{{Icon|Linux|Pandora|GP2X|Wiz}}|[http://repo.openpandora.org/?page=detail&app=package.gpfce.notaz 0.81.0.r2]<small> (Pandora)</small>[https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/gp2x.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,2136 0.4 r313]<small> (GP2X)</small><br/>[https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/wiz.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,51 0.4+]<small> (Wiz)</small>|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|-| [http://www.explusalpha.com/home/nes-emu NES.emu]<br/><small>(based on fceux 2020.05.03 git)</small>

|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.NesEmu&hl=en_IN&gl=US 1.5{{.54emuVer}}][https://github.com/Rakashazi/emu-ex-plus-alpha git]<small> (Android)</small><br/>[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/80 1.5.46.0102]<small> (Pyra)</small>

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| FreeiNES|align=left|{{Icon|Android|Maemo}}<br/>{{Icon|Symbian}}| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fms.ines.free&hl=en_US&gl=US 6.1.4]<small> (Android)</small><br/>[https://fms.komkon.org/iNES/ines_3.6.5-1_armel.deb 3.6.5]<small> (Maemo)</small><br/>[https://www.mobiles24.co/downloads/s/229852-184-ines 3.6]<small> ([[Emulators on Symbian|Symbian]])</small>

|{{✓}}|-| Retro8|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neutronemulation.retro8&hl=en_US&gl=US 1.1.15]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|High|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✓~}}

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|GearnesGPFCE|align=left|{{Icon|iOS}}Linux|[https://github.com/drhelius/Gearnes git]Pandora|{{✓GP2X}}|<br/>{{✓}}|High|{{✓}}Icon|{{✓Wiz}}|{{✓}}|-|Nostalgia[http://repo.openpandora.NES|alignorg/?page=detail&app=left|{{Icon|Android}}|package.gpfce.notaz 0.81.0.r2]<small> (Pandora)</small><br/>[https://playdl.googleopenhandhelds.comorg/storecgi-bin/gp2x.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,2136 0.4 r313] <small>(GP2X)</small><br/>[https:/apps/details?id=comdl.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]

|[https://code.google.com/archive/p/nesemu/downloads 0.2.3 Beta Preview]<br/><small> (Pandora)</small>[https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/wiz.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,235 V1]<small> (Wiz)</small><br/>[https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/dingoo.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,181 0.2]<small> (Dingoo)</small>

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|vNESPocket Nester+|align=left|{{Icon|Java|SymbianWinMobile}}|[http://web.archive.org/web/20111010231155/http://www.vampent.com/vnes.htm 1.7 (S60v3)][https://github.com/Summeli/vNes-Asha git]<br/>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061202055857/http://www.vampentzophar.com:80net/fileswmsphone/vNesJ2ME.zip 1.2][http://emul.lark.ru/dendynes/emu/vnespocketnester+.html alt]|?|{{✗}}|Low|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-|Berry FC|align=left|{{Icon|BB}}|?|{{~}}|{{✗}}|?|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-|FCEUX|align=left|{{Icon|LeapsterGS}}|?|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|?|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-|8bkc-nofrendo|align=left|{{Icon|PocketSprite}}|[https://github0.com/PocketSprite/8bkc-nofrendo git9]|{{✗✓}}

| NoiESNesterJ<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>|align=left|{{Icon|SwitchPSP}}|[httpshttp://githubfiletrip.comnet/Hydr8gonpsp-downloads/NoiEShomebrew/releases gitdownload-nesterj-113-beta-2-f27533.html 1.13 beta 2]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{~}}|-| LaiNES|align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}|<br />[httpshttp://githubfiletrip.comnet/Kevootpsp-downloads/LaiNESwitchhomebrew/releases gitdownload-nesterj-112aoex-r3-f29028.html AoEX]

| NES4Vita|align=left|{{Icon|Vita}}|[https://wololo.net/2015/08/03/nes4vita-1-0-released-smoke-updates-his-nes-emu-on-the-ps-vita 1.0]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}|-| PS4NES|align=left|{{Icon|PS4}}|[https://www.psx-place.com/threads/update-v1-01-ps4-nes-full-speed-nes-emulator-5-05-fw-by-m0rph3us1987.21092 1.01]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}|-| PNES|align=left|{{Icon|PS4}}|[https://www.psxhax.com/threads/ps4-nintendo-entertainment-system-nes-emulator-by-m0rph3us1987.6033 rel]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}|-| FCEU PS3|align=left|{{Icon|PS3}}|[https://ps3.brewology.com/downloads/download.php?id=12480&mcid=4 1.4]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}|-| [[Nestopia]]|align=left|{{Icon|PS3}}|[https://ps3.brewology.com/downloads/download.php?id=12225&mcid=4 r2]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}|-| FCEUltra for PS2

|NesterDC SEnesDS|align=left|{{Icon|DCNDS}}|[https://dcemulation.org/index.php?title=NesterDC_SE 1.1 (Unofficial)]|{{~}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-| NESwitch|align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}|[https://github.com/FreakDev/NESwitch git]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-| BD-J|align=left|{{Icon|PS3}}|[https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/nes-emulator-for-ps3-via-bd-j-format-released.655885 0.0.3]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-| FakeNES|align=left|{{Icon|PS3}}|[https://www.zopharsourceforge.net/consolesprojects/ps3nesds/nesfiles/fakenesnesds1.html 03a.5.9 Beta 3]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Low|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-| PSPFceUltra|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}|[https:zip//archive.org/details/pspfceultra_rls_2.7z r2]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|Low|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-|LameNES|align=left|{{Icon|3DO}}|[https://github.com/gameblabla/lamenes-3do git]|{{~}}|{{✗}}|Mid|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-|VNES|align=left|{{Icon|N64}}|[https://www.zophar.net/consoles/n64/nes/vnes.html 0download 1.123a]

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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. The standalone emulator has ceased development for unknown reasons, but the libretro fork and NovaSquirrel's fork is still active.*[[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.

* '''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 ([https://github.com/NovaSquirrel/Mesen-X/commits/master/Core Mesen-X], [https://github.com/punesemu/puNES/commits/master/src/core/mappers puNES], FCEUXNintendulatorNRS, [https://github.com/0ldsk00l/nestopia/commits/master/source/core/board Nestopia UE]) 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}}

The 3DS Wii and Wii U versions of [[Virtual Console]] use extremely dark color palettes. This is apparently not an accuracy issue, but rather an anti-epilepsy measure. For the Nintendo Switch Online service, the games were directly edited to remove seizure-inducing patterns, allowing it to use a normal 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.

|N[[MAME]]<br/A>no$nes<br/>Nintaco<br/>[https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?t=17135 FCEUX mod]<br>[[MiSTer]]

==Hardware Variantsvariants==