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Emulators

This list is only of the best and most popular emulators for MS-DOS and Windows. For more comprehensive lists, see Emulators at Archaic Ruins or the Emulators links section of EMU News.

Emulators
SystemEmulatorVersionPlatformsLicenseHomepageComments
Atari 2600 (see the features comparison chart) Stella1.1DOS, WIN, UNIX, et alFreewareHomepageAvailable for many platforms; portable
PCAE2.1DOSFreewareHomepageFastest emulator; good color reproduction
z261.25DOSFreewareHomepageFast DOS-based emulator
Intellivision Preview Release Volume 11.1.1DOSFreewareHomepageThe only currently available Intellivision emulator; includes legal ROM images; preview release of commercial version
Preview Release Volume 21.0DOSFreewareHomepageA second preview release; includes different ROM images
Intellivision LivesDOSCommercial ($29.95)HomepageIncludes many ROMs
Commodore 64 PC641.20DOSFreeware (formerly shareware)DownloadNo longer updated
PC64Win2.14WindowsFreeware (formerly shareware)DownloadBest Windows-based emulator for games; no longer updated
Frodo4.1DOS, WIN, UNIX, Amiga, et alFreewareHomepageAvailable for many platforms
VICE0.16.1DOS, WIN, UNIX, Amiga, et alFreewareHomepageEmulates multiple Commodore systems; available for many platforms
NES Nesticle0.43DOSFreewareDownloadBy far the best NES emulator
Nofrendo0.58DOSFreewareHomepageGraphics are less stable than NESticle, and there is no GUI
fwNes0.30DOS, LinuxFreewareHomepageAgain, graphics are a little less stable than NESticle
WinNES0.0.4WindowsFreewareHomepageThe only freeware NES emulator for Windows that supports windowed-mode. Still in early stages.
Gameboy Virtual Gameboy0.8.8 (DOS), 0.7.12 (Win)DOS, WIN, WIN CE, et alSharewareHomepage
Gameboy 97Build 2.937DOSFreewareHomepage
GBE0.30DOSFreewareHomepage
Super Nintendo Snes9x1.16aDOS, WIN, Amiga, LinuxFreewareHomepage
Zsnes0.800aDOSFreewareHomepage


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