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Mesen VS EmulationStation

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Mesen logo Mesen

Mesen is a NES/Famicom emulator and NSF player.

EmulationStation logo EmulationStation

a graphical emulator front-end
  • Mesen Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-03-31
  • EmulationStation Landing page
    Landing page //
    2018-10-20

Mesen videos

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Mesen review

More videos:

  • Review - MESEN Emulator for PC: Full Setup and Play in 2 Minutes (The Best NES and Famicom Emulator)
  • Tutorial - Mesen Emulator Tutorial (NES Emulation)

EmulationStation videos

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Playing Classic Games with EmulationStation & RetroArch

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Mesen and EmulationStation)

Mesen

EmulationStation

Gaming
45 45%
Gaming
55% 55
Emulators
47 47%
Emulators
53% 53
Media Player
100 100%
Media Player
0% 0
Gaming Tools
0 0%
Gaming Tools
100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, EmulationStation seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 13 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Mesen mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Mesen yet. Tracking of Mesen recommendations started around Mar 2021.

EmulationStation mentions (13)

  • Anyone using a launcher?
    In my opinion the ideal situation would be a backend that any developer could build a frontend to that would suit their approach. For example there are many Retroarch frontends like Highscore, EmulationStation, etc. These all suit the needs for what some person may want. Source: about 1 year ago
  • SteamDeck Windows 11 Guide - Installed Win 11 on the SteamDeck and don't know what to do next? This is for you.
    Replacement for the epic EmuDeck. It utilises EmulationStation. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Is there a user interface that will load all roms from NES up through GameCube?
    I use EmulationStation on a lot of devices. It would cover what you're looking for. Other frontends I like are RetroArch and Daijisho. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Gifting an old pc to my handicapped grandson.
    If you want to piece meal and customize it RetroArch and Emulation Station is the way to go. Also have a robust wiki. Source: over 1 year ago
  • First ever “setup” im very poor
    Helpful link https://emulationstation.org/. Source: over 1 year ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Mesen and EmulationStation, you can also consider the following products

Nestopia - A portable and cycle-accurate NES emulator written in C++

RetroArch - RetroArch is a frontend for emulators, game engines and media players.

FCEUX - FCEUX is a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Famicom, and Famicom Disk System (FDS) emulator.

Batocera.linux - Batocera.linux is an open-source and completely free retro-gaming distribution that can be copied to a USB stick or an SD card with the aim of turning any computer/nano computer into a gaming console during a game or permanently.

VirtuaNES - VirtuaNES is Famicom/NES emulator for Win32.

LaunchBox - LaunchBox is a portable, box-art-based games database and launcher for DOSBox, emulators, arcade cabinets, and PC Games. Download it free!

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