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| <small>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/beetle_cygne/ mednafen_wswan_libretro]</small>| align! colspan=left"11"|{{Icon|Android|Linux}}| [https:Mobile //buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}ARM
! colspan|Swan.emu|align="9"left|{{Icon|Android}}|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.SwanEmu {{.emuVer}}][https://github.com/Rakashazi/emu-ex-plus-alpha git]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|Console{{~}}
| NitroSwan| align! colspan=left|{{Icon|NDS}}| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NitroSwan/releases git]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}"11"| {{✓}}Console
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{{Infobox console
|title = Bandai WonderSwan(Color) /ColorWonderWitch / Pocket Challenge V2|logo = WonderSwan-Black-Left.png|image = WonderSwan-Color-Blue-Left.png|image2 = WonderSwanCrystal.png|image3 = SwanCrystal-Wine-Left.png|imagecaption = '''Top:''' The WonderSwan.<br/>'''Middle:''' The WonderSwan Color.<br/>'''Bottom 2:''' The SwanCrystal <small>(Blue Violet & Red Wine).</small>|developer = [https://www.koto.co.jp/english/history.html Koto], [[Bandai]], Qute, Benesse|type = [[:Category:Handheld consoles|Handheld game console]], SDK|generation = [[:Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|Fifth 5th generation]]|release = 1999 <small>(WonderSwan)</small><br/>2000 <small>(WonderSwan Color)</smallbr>2001 (WonderWitch)<br/>2002 <small>(Swan Crystal, Pocket Challenge V2)|discontinued=2003 (WonderSwan, WonderWitch)</smallbr>2006 (Pocket Challenge V2)|discontinued predecessor=[[Design Master Denshi Mangajuku]] (Design Master電子漫画塾), Pocket Challenge W|successor= 2003WonderSwan Color, Pocket Challenge Kanji Keisan Perfect Quest (Pocket Challenge漢字計算Perfect Quest), Pocket Challenge DX|emulated = {{✓}}
}}
The '''WonderSwan''', '''WonderSwan Color''' and '''SwanCrystal''' are the fifth-generation handheld game consoles produced by [[wikipedia:Bandai|Bandai]] in 1999, 2000 and 2002, respectively. It is the brainchild of Game Boy/Color creator, [[wikipedia:Gunpei_Yokoi|Gunpei Yokoi]]. There were three versions eventually released: A black-and-white version, a color version, and a '''Crystal''' version with an improved screen.
'''WonderWitch''' is a software development kit by Qute for WonderSwan handheld consoles.
The '''Pocket Challenge V2''' is a handheld learning console compatible with the WonderSwan. It was sold on Shinkenzemi (進研ゼミ).
==Emulators==
<div style="maxoverflow-width:100%; overflowx:auto;">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Platform(s)! scope="col"|Latest Version!scope="col"|PCV2! scope="col"|[https://wonderswan[Netplay|<abbr title="Should not be confused with link-cable emulation.fandom.com">Netplay</wiki/Accessory_port abbr>]]!scope="col"|[[#Accessories|<abbr title="Wonderswan's EXT port for Accesories, for more information about accessories go to Accessories section">Serial<br/>Port</abbr>]]! scope="col"|[[libretro]]!scope="col"|[https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=53 Retro<br/>Achievements]! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
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! colspan="911"|PC / x86
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| [[ares]]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}| [https://nightly.link/ares-emulator/ares/workflows/build/master <abbr title="Latest development build version">git Artifacts</abbr>]<br/>[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{aresVer}}]|{{✓}}|{{✗}}| {{✗}}[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/issues/961 *]|{{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}
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| [[Mednafen]]<br/><small>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/beetle_cygne/ mednafen_wswan_libretro]</small>| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}| [{{MednafenURL|releases}} {{MednafenVer}}]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]| {{✗}}| {{✓}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{~}}<ref group=N name=lrRA>Only with RetroArch version.</ref>| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}
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| [[BizHawk]]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}| [https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/-/pipelines Dev builds]<br/>[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}
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| [[StoicGoose]]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}| [https://github.com/xdanieldzd/StoicGoose/releases git]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{~}}
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| [[higan]http://wwgp.qute.co.jp/2002/entry/00039/wwl/wwl07/Tools/MMage033/doc/README.htm MiracleMage]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}| [http://wwgp.qute.co.jp/2002/entry/00039/wwl/wwl07/Tools/MMage033 0.33][https://www.zophar.net/ws/miraclemage.html English Patch][https://trac.godzil.net/Godzil/MiracleMage][https://github.com/higan-emuGodzil/higan/releases MiracleMage]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{higanVer~}}]| {{✗}}| {{✓✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✗~}}<ref group=N>Superseded by [[ares]]</ref>
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| [[MAMEhigan]](火眼)<br/>byuu (謬/view)| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}| [httphttps://wwwgithub.mamedev.orgcom/higan-emu/higan/release.html releases {{MAMEVerhiganVer}}]|{{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✓✗}}|{{~}}<abbr title="You need to build higan libretro core yourself, there is no build available on RetroArch repository anymore. See 'forums.libretro.com/t/compiling-libretro-higan/16126' thread for compiling higan libretro core.">*</abbr>|{{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓✗}}| {{✗}}<ref group=N>Superseded by [[ares]]</ref>
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| [[CygneMAME]]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}| [http://cygnewww.emuunlimmamedev.com 2org/release.1ahtml {{MAMEVer}}]|{{~}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}| {{✗}}
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| [http://sourceforge.jp/projects/oswan/devel Oswan[Cygne]]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}| [http://sourceforgecygne.jp/projects/oswan/releases/p5046 1emuunlim.7com 2.31a]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}
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| [http://wsonlinesourceforge.emuunlim.comjp/projects/oswan/ WonderScottdevel Oswan]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Web}}| [httpshttp://wwwsourceforge.zophar.netjp/projects/oswan/wsreleases/wonderscottp5046 1.html 07.54b3]| {{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|{{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}
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| [httpshttp://wwwwsonline.zopharemuunlim.netcom/ws/wscamp.html WSCampWonderScott]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Web}}| [https://emulationrealmwww.zophar.net/downloadsws/file/237-wscamp wonderscott.html 0.2154b]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}
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| [https://webwww.archivezophar.org/web/20141105014113/http:net/ws/wwwwscamp.xe-emulator.com Xehtml WSCamp]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}| [https://webemulationrealm.archive.orgnet/webdownloads/20141022230129file/http://www.xe237-emulator.com/indexwscamp 0.php?m=download 2.16.221]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}
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| <small>[[WonderDroid X|WonderDroid Ultra]https://docs.libretro.com/library/beetle_cygne/ mednafen_wswan_libretro]</small>| align=left|{{Icon|Android|Linux}}| [https://playbuildbot.googlelibretro.com/storenightly/apps/details?id=com.atelieryl.wonderdroid 5.3] [https://github.com/williehwc/wonderdroid-x gitlibretro core]| {{✗}}|{{✓}}| {{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{~}}<ref group=N name=lrRA></ref>| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{~✓}}
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| [[WonderDroid X|WonderDroid Ultra]]| align=left|{{Icon|Android}}| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.willnaatelieryl.wonderdroid&hl=en_IN&gl=US 15.03] [https://github.15com/williehwc/wonderdroid-x git] <small>($)</small>|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{~}}
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| Swan.emu[[WonderDroid X]]| align=left|{{Icon|Android}}| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalphawillna.SwanEmu wonderdroid&hl=en_IN&gl=US 1.0.15] <small>($)</small>|{{.emuVer✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}][https://github.com/Rakashazi/emu-ex-plus-alpha git]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{~}}
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| e<small>[mulatorhttps://docs.libretro.com/library/beetle_cygne/ mednafen_wswan_libretro] for PSP </small>|align=left|{{Icon|PS3}}<br/>{{Icon|PS4}}<smallbr/>(core based on Oswan){{Icon||Vita|NGC|Wii}}<br/small>{{Icon| align=leftWiiU|XboxOne}}<br/>{{Icon|PSPXboxSXS}}| [https://archivewww.orgretroarch.com/details/emulator_082f.7z 0.82f?page=platforms libretro core]| {{✗}}|{{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✗~}}<ref group=N name=lrRA></ref>|{{✓}}|{{✓}}| {{✓}}
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| [http://wiibrew.org/wiki/WiiMednafen WiiMednafen]NitroSwan| align=left|{{Icon|WiiNDS}}| [https://github.com/raz0redFluBBaOfWard/NitroSwan/wii-mednafen releases git]|{{~}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}
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| e[http:mulator] for PSP <br/><small>(core based on Oswan)</dev-e.sakura.ne.jp eSwan]small>| align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}| [https://archive.org/details/eSwan009emulator_082f.7z 0.0982f]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{~✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}
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| SwanEmu[http://wiibrew.org/wiki/WiiMednafen WiiMednafen]| align=left|{{Icon|GCWZeroWii}}| [https://github.com/gameblablaraz0red/SwanEmu wii-mednafen git]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✗✓}}| {{~✓}}
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| DualSwan[http://dev-e.sakura.ne.jp eSwan]| align=left|{{Icon|NDSPSP}}| [https://dlhb.gamebrewarchive.org/dshomebrewdetails/dualswaneSwan009.7z 1.20.109]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{~}}
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| PocketWSSwanEmu| align=left|{{Icon|GizmondoGCWZero}}| [https://app.boxgithub.com/sgameblabla/puzizv5n9bmk6t1awfkmv3ldqh8lpkf7 0.02bSwanEmu git]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{~}}
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| WonderstationDualSwan| align=left|{{Icon|PS2NDS}}| [https://wwwdlhb.thetechgamegamebrew.comorg/Downloadsdshomebrew/id=207041/wonderstation-oswan-ps2-01dualswan.7z 1.html 02.1]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{~}}
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| OswanPocketWS| align=left|{{Icon|NspireGizmondo}}| [https://wwwapp.ticalcbox.orgcom/archives/files/fileinfos/464/46494puzizv5n9bmk6t1awfkmv3ldqh8lpkf7 0.html Gameblabla's02b]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{~}}
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| OswanDCWonderstation| align=left|{{Icon|DCPS2}}| [https://emulationrealmwww.netthetechgame.com/downloadsDownloads/fileid=207041/1096wonderstation-oswan-dc ps2-01.html 0.151]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}
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|Oswan|align=left|{{Icon|Saturn}}<br/>{{Icon|Nspire}}|[https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/464/46494.html Gameblabla's]<br/>[http://vberthelot.free.fr/Atlas/RB_AllStars_060323.rar 06/03/23]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|{{~}}|-|OswanDC|align=left|{{Icon|DC}}|[https://emulationrealm.net/downloads/file/1096-oswan-dc 0.15]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-| SwanAdvance| align=left|{{Icon|GBA}}| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/ws/swanadvance.html 0.1]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}
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</div>
;WSCamp:A WonderSwan and WS Color emulator written by Toshi. This was the first WonderSwan emulator to feature sound as well as gamepad support, and it has a very high compatibility rate and excellent speed. It was the most accurate WonderSwan emulator at the time in the early 2000's, beating out [[Cygne]] and Oswan.
;[[Cygne]]:The first WonderSwan emulator created on the Windows platform, written by DOX and released under the GNU General Public License. It had undergone massive improvements over its original DOS beta form in the early 2000's, including better timing and fixes to the SRAM. Cygne has a high compatibility rate, but lacks in speed and does not offer any sound support. Cygne supports both the original WonderSwan and the WonderSwan Color. However, it was abandoned in 2002.
;MiracleMage:The only WonderWitch emu known as of now, this emulates the home development kit system for the Japanese WonderSwan Color. This patch for the Japanese version translates it into English.
;Oswan:Oswan is a WonderSwan/WS Color emulator based on the Cygne source code and authored by David Raingeard. Improvements upon the original Cygne source include the additional of sound support and many speed improvements. Oswan also features the ability to apply several video filters as well as color schemes to add color to WonderSwan Classic titles. It has been abandoned but two variants of it were released in 2007 and 2010.
;WonderScott:The second WonderSwan/WSC emulator, this WonderSwan emulator written in JavaScript was authored by Julien Frelat (Gollum) and released by the same team that made Boycott Advance. An online web format of WonderScott was also available at its official website, but is probably permanently inaccessible. It was somehow abandoned after its last version, v0.54b, was uploaded near the end of 2001 with poor compatibility.
* [http://www.old-computers.com/MUSEUM/emulator.asp?c=1175&st=2 Old-Computers.com] (List of 5 old, early 2000's emulators. For reference only.)
* [https://www.zophar.net/ws.html Zophar's Domain] (List of downloads for 5 old, early 2000's emulators.)
==Accessories==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|-style="font-weight:bold;"
!Name
!ares
!StoicGoose
!MiracleMage
!Oswan
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|Communication cable
|{{✗}}
|?
|?
|?
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|Headphone connector
|{{✗}}
|?
|?
|?
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|Digimon Connector
|{{✗}}
|?
|?
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|Wonder coin
|{{✗}}
|?
|?
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|WonderWave
|{{✗}}
|?
|?
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|WonderGate
|{{✗}}
|?
|?
|?
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|WonderBorg
|{{✗}}
|?
|?
|?
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|WonderWitch
|{{✗}}
|?
|{{~}}
|{{✓}}
|-✓
|Icons
|{{✗}}
|{{~}}
|?
|?
|}
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsSlzI0q2SI How to run Wonderwitch homebrew .fx files in Oswan (Wonderswan) (Tutorial)]
For more information about WonderSwan accessories [https://wonderswan.fandom.com/wiki/Accessory_port use this link].
<references group=N />
==Also See==
* [[Emulators on WonderSwan]]
[[Category:Consoles]]
[[Category:Handheld consoles]]
[[Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles]]
[[Category:Bandai consoles]]
[[Category:WonderSwan emulators|*]]
