No$
The No$ (NoCash) programs are a series of proprietary emulators and accompanying tools/debuggers for a variety of systems, produced by Martin Korth.
Emulators
| Emulator | System |
|---|---|
| no$psx | PSX |
| no$gba | GBA, Nintendo DS |
| no$zx | ZX Spectrum |
| no$sns | SNES/Super Famicom |
| no$2k6 | Atari 2600 |
| no$nes | Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) |
| no$gmb | Game Boy |
| no$c64 |
Commodore 64 |
| no$cpc | Amstrad CPC |
| no$msx | MSX |
Review
Unless you happen to use a very old/outdated computer, these emulators are very unreliable and prone to bugs. Use the emulators in the Recommended Emulators page instead where possible.
Review 2
There are a few of these emulators that have been around for a long long time and to date have very few bugs. Personally, I've used both the No$GMB and the No$GBA in my long time of emulation. These two should not be considered "very unreliable" especially since it's one of the only fully functional competitors to VBA-M and DeSmuME. As emulators they do exactly what you expect them to do, and with most of the "new" additions being developed within the last year. They are like all emulators in their infancy buggy, but since they're consistently being worked on with the last update coming October 11, 2013 they should at the very least stay on your radar.
There are a few things worth noting:
1) The No$PSX, No$GBA, and No$SNS (PSX, GBA/DS, SNES) are currently (October 2013) in active development.
2) As with most programs/emulators the more updated the better compatibility/performance. A lot of the No$ series is relatively new (Just over a year old) while some programs have been around forever as mentioned above with No$GBA and No$GMB.
3) You can get a FULL list of projects old and new at http://nocash.emubase.de/index.htm
4) There IS a donation requirement for the most up-to-date version of No$GBA. As far as I'm aware you can donate literately anything to Nocash No$gba Project Donations via Paypal. The differences are usually very little and labeled No$GBA 2.7a (Free) and No$GBA 2.7b (Donated). Quoted from the No$ website, "It would be very nice if you could donate a few dollars (if you can't or don't want to donate that much: minimum donation amount would be US$0.01"
5) "NO$GBA" was released with Nintendo DS support on January 22, 2006. An update of the emulator released on August 4, 2006, was stated by the creator to be the first emulator supporting commercial Nintendo DS games - From Wikipedia
So while the No$ series may not be right for all, it should still be considered especially for those that have experience with emulation. You should also keep an eye on future developments.
