Nintendo Emulators

[Venice_native]

Here is a compiled list of emulators for various systems.

GameCube - Dolphin

Dolphin is the first Gamecube emulator able to run commercial games! Even at its early stage some games manage to load and run but not perfectly. Please remember that Dolphin is an experimental GameCube emulator so many games might not run and for the ones that do run you will need a strong PC.

Download it: here

Nintendo 64 - Project 64

Project64 is a Nintendo 64 emulator which at first seemed to have popped up out of nowhere. I had some trouble trying it myself as my PC doesn't meet the steep system requirements of Project64. Yet from what I have seen, if you have the right PC, Project64 will probably work better for you than any other Nintendo 64 emulator.

Download it:
here

Game Boy/Advance - Visual Boy Advanced

Since the first version of Visual Boy Advance which lacked some major features (such as an interface), this Gameboy Advance emulator has progressed greatly. I found compatibility to be quite good and many games were playable. Actually I didn't have any problems with every game I tried, though I must admit I didn't test a whole lot of games.

The games ran at full speed (with sound) on my Celeron 900 Mhz., so if you have a similar or faster PC you shouldn't have any problem either. A Pentium III 500 Mhz. is the absolute minimum requirement to play games. The Gameboy Advance is a 32-bit machine so emulating it requires more CPU power.

Download it:
here

Super Nintendo - ZSNES

This is simply the best Super Nintendo available. It's ultra fast and should run at full speed on any Celeron or faster PC.

It also supports Super Nintendo features which are very hard to emulate (and which were unavailable just a while ago), like DSP1 emulation (Mario Kart), SuperFX emulation (StarFox) and now even C4 emulation (Megaman X3)! These features make ZSNES the most compatible Super Nintendo emulator available.

The sound is also great as ZSNES allows some special tricks like sound interpolation and a low pass filter. You can get 44khz Stereo sound with ZSNES, but you must have a fast PC for that.

Ports of ZSNES are also available for DOS and Linux. Please visit the homepage of ZSNES it you want to download these ports.

Download it:
here

NES - FCE Ultra

FCE Ultra is back again on this site. When I started this site I added this emulator, which at that time was only for DOS. But I removed it later again because I didn't think it was that good. Since that time however FCE Ultra has gone open source (which means anyone with the right skills can contribute to it) and it has been ported to Windows.

I tried it again after a forum member told me he thought it was good - and he was right: FCE Ultra has been much improved and is a great NES emulator now.

Unfortunately in November 2002 the author of FCE Ultra, Xodnizel, decided to stop working on it as he feels most major goals for it were reached and he has lost the desire to continue to work on it. But don't let this discourage you - although we may not see any new versions, the last version is still one of the best NES emulators available.

Download it:
here



Extra Files
This might be needed for Dolphin
link

*Note*: feel free to post any links to any other emulators that might be needed, but no links to commerical games, please.

[Highfive55]

Hey would you be able to help me on how to get Super Mario Sunshine Working for Dolphin .:: PM Me::.

[Venice_native]

I don't know if I'd be able to, but I could try.

First off, try using that extra file I included at the end of the list.

[Biske]

Hey, just found out that there's a Nintendo DS emulator. Don't know if it works, considering the ROMs are only downloadable in huge batches (600mb - 1.3gb), I haven't been able to test it.

[Venice_native]

I saw that, and I know of a site that has DS roms (love MarioKart DS), but I don't know if the download sever is back up or not. I'll have to look into it.

[AP]

anything for pocket pcs?

[Venice_native]

I looked into that actually, there might be some under development...I'm trying to find some cell phone ones myself...

[Bret]

I downloaded the ZNES. Its awesome. I love playing Donkey Kong and Mario RPG! I'll be trying many more later. ooo Alien^3! lol. Omg, I'm freakin flipping out. Hopefully this excitement takes from the coldness of my room.

[Flashosaurus]

i know the mario bros rom is hard to come by nowadays, but i have it for anyone who wants it

[T3h Sorrow]

i have every NES and SNES rom..... jap and eng .


you would be AMAZED at teh packages you find from torrents lol. or limewire......

650 SNES roms i think i have..... unless that is the megabites....

its 1g of roms, 750 games

[[[[Rextasy]]]]

if anyone finds a working "Mario Kart 64" Emulator Download of N64 ill give them 100k points lol

[T3h Sorrow]

you dont have that much

[[[[Rextasy]]]]

damn i was reading the points wrong :X XD

[Flashosaurus]

i need a zelda ocarina of time rom for 64...someone help me

[Krovvy]

Google "n64 roms", you'll find it eventually.

[Chris]

I sent him an email with that information.

I would also like to add that you are not allowed to post links to ROM sites.

As for Dolphin, I dont think anyone has released Gamecube ROMs yet.

[Dragnskull]

Originally Posted by Biske

Hey, just found out that there's a Nintendo DS emulator. Don't know if it works, considering the ROMs are only downloadable in huge batches (600mb - 1.3gb), I haven't been able to test it.

i downloaded it and tested it iwth a pokemon game made for the dS (dont remember which one) and it worked flawlessly, the touch screen is implimented with the mouse.

on a side note: i downloaded every GBA rom out there, and forgot about them when backing up for the format i did a week ago

[Chris]

The only GBA game I ever really dled was Metal Slug Advance and Zelda.