Personal 'best in slot' emulators

Published: Jul 21, 2022, last updated: Apr 13, 2024

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The majority of the information on this page came from NonMAME and the Emulation General Wiki, visit those sites for a more detailed breakdown and actually useful guides.

The choices below are not strictly speaking the best, just my personal preference when it comes to simplicity, accuracy, features and platforms.

At the end of the day I just wanted a single page for reference I could open up in many tabs.

Consoles

Atari 2600: Stella
Microsoft Xbox: xemu
Nintendo 64: gopher64
Nintendo Entertainment System: Mesen
Nintendo GameCube: Dolphin
Nintendo Switch: Sudachi
Nintendo Wii U: Cemu
Nintendo Wii: Dolphin
Sega Dreamcast: Flycast
Sega Mega Drive: BlastEm
Sega Saturn: Kronos
SNK Neo Geo: FinalBurn Neo
Sony PlayStation 2: PCSX2
Sony PlayStation 3: RPCS3
Sony PlayStation: Duckstation
Super Nintendo Entertainment System: snes9x

Handhelds

Nintendo 3DS: Asahar
Nintendo DS: MelonDS
Nintendo Game Boy Advance: mgba
Nintendo Game Boy/Color: SameBoy
Sony PlayStation Portable: PPSSPP

Computers

Amiga: FS-UAE
Atari ST: Hatari
DOS: DOSBox-X
MSX: OpenMSX
PC: PCem

Launchers

Emulators: Pegasus
PC Games: GOG Galaxy

Updates

Edit 2025-09-16: Adjust 3DS/Switch options from Yuzu fallout
Edit 2024-04-13: Adjust 3DS/Switch options from Yuzu fallout
Edit 2022-09-05: Rename m64p to simple64
Edit 2023-03-10: Replace Kega Fusion with BlastEm, add PCem