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List of video game console emulators

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The following is a list of notable video game console emulators.

01Nintendo

Home consoles

Nintendo Entertainment System
Super NES
Nintendo 64
GameCube/Wii
Wii U

Handhelds

Game Boy
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo 3DS

Hybrid

Nintendo Switch

02Sony

Home consoles

PlayStation
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4

(A website promoting a supposed PS4 emulator, "PCSX4", is a scam.)

PlayStation 5

Handhelds

PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Vita

03Multi-system emulators

Multi-system emulators are capable of emulating the functionality of multiple systems.

  • higan
  • MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator)
  • Mednafen
  • MESS (Multi Emulator Super System), formerly a stand-alone application and now part of MAME
  • OpenEmu
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