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MESS

Emulates most gaming systems that exist, emphasizing accuracy over speed. subtitle

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to MESS

Snes9x Mesen ZSNES OpenEmu Project64 Mupen64Plus mGBA Anbox Mame JSNES

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to MESS are Snes9x, Mesen, and ZSNES. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. 1
    Snes9x is a portable, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools

  2. 2
    Mesen is a NES/Famicom emulator and NSF player.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Media Player

  3. 3
    ZSNES is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools

  4. Console and Arcade video game emulator for macOS.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 91 social mentions

  5. Project64 is a Nintendo 64 emulator for the Windows platform.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Project Management

  6. N64 emulator and plugins for Linux, Mac OSX, FreeBSD, and Windows
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Project Management 1 social mentions

  7. 7
    mGBA is an open source emulator of the Game Boy Advance. The goals are speed and accuracy.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 70 social mentions

  8. 8
    Anbox puts Android into a container and every Android application will be integrated with your...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Android Emulators 64 social mentions

  9. 9
    MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 14 social mentions

  10. 10
    A JavaScript NES emulator.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Media Player

  11. 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.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Gaming Tools #Gaming Distribution 41 social mentions

  12. IDOS Emulator is free to download and use an emulator that works seamlessly to gives you iOS experience on your desktop.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Android Emulators 4 social mentions

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