Here, I am going to cover the Top Ten Best Emulators for the PC in my opinion. The word emulator, as I am ( and the PC gaming community are) referring to, is a program that allows users to play ROMs ( if cartridge games) or ISOs ( if CD-ROM games) on the PC. The most popular are without a doubt the NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, and the N64 emulators, but consoles like the Commodore 64, Intellivision, Watara SuperVision, Atari Lynx, and even the Philips CD-i all have emulators as well.Īn emulator by definition is: A copycat, or someone who copies the words or behavior of another. The craze of emulators has kept many would-be obsolete consoles alive. I was blown away by the ability to play my all time favorites right on my computer. Looking for emulators running on other platforms? Check our emulators page.I was introduced to the world of emulators when my brother brought a hard drive back from Iraq containing emulators for NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis. Up to date list of Homebrews and utilities for your HENkaku-enabled PS Vita.
Sega Genesis/ Megadrive: Genesis Plus GX (don’t like it? Try Retroarch – Genesis Plus core or Picodrive core).Super Nintendo (SNES): Snes9xVita (don’t like it? try Retroarch – CATSFC core or Snes9x_next core).Note: If you grew up in the 90’s and like retro gaming, you might want to check the Hyperkin RetroN 5, a 5-in-1 gaming console that supports your original cartridges for the NES, SNES, Genesis/Megadrive, Game Boy and GBA. Nintendo Entertainment System (NES, Famicon): Retroarch (fceumm core or quicknes core or Nestopia core)įourth Generation Consoles (16-bit era, 1980’s & 1990’s).Third Generation Consoles (8-bit era, 1980’s) But if you find better, please let us know! When several options are possible, we added alternatives in parenthesis.
The download links below are kept up to date regularly in order to guarantee we provide the latest and greatest version of each emulator.
Details on how to install those emulators and additional help can be found below. Additionally, a few emulators require a “bios” file which we cannot distribute for legal reasons. However, we do not provide any links to “roms”. The links below are download links for emulators that will run on the PS Vita. Now could be the right time for you to get a PS TV, while they’re cheap in stilll in stock.The procedure to achieve that is easy and described here. If you want to run these emulators on your Vita, you will need to run a PS Vita custom Firmware or homebrew enabler.Explaining to you how to install and run them is not the main goal of this article, but you will need to get your console ready first. Seventh Generation Consoles (late 2000’s)Ī variety of emulators exist for the Sony PS Vita.Sixth Generation Consoles (128-bit era, 2000’s).Fifth Generation Consoles (32/64-bit era, 1990’s).Fourth Generation Consoles (16-bit era, 1980’s & 1990’s).Third Generation Consoles (8-bit era, 1980’s).Table of contents to jump directly to the emulator you are looking for! If you want to look deeper into specific systems for alternatives, check below. In general, you’ll find that Retroarch, which emulates more than 20 different consoles and Operating systems, is probably your best choice for now.
For more emulators, that run through other methods, please check our “ ultimate emulators download list” These emulators are compatible with the HENkaku hack. Emulators for the PS Vita – The Ultimate Download list In order to run the following emulators on your PS Vita, you will first need to install the HENkaku hack on your console. This could help you confirm if a given emulator actually works before throwing your console through the window! In general, we recommend to check our HENkaku forum to look for the latest version or ask for help. Please note that emulation on the PS Vita is still in its early stages.