puNES AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like puNES

puNES is described as 'PuNES is a high accuracy NES emulator' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 10 alternatives to puNES for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and Web-based apps. The best puNES alternative is FCEUX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like puNES are Nestopia, Nestopia UE (Undead Edition), Mesen and NostalgiaNes.

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  1. FCEUX icon
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    FCEUX is a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Famicom, and Famicom Disk System (FDS) emulator. It supports both PAL (European) and NTSC (USA/JPN) modes. It supports both Windows and SDL versions for cross compatibility.

    13 FCEUX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Nestopia icon
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    Nestopia is a NES emulator that was written in C++ and it is perfect for games requiring precise timing since it is very cycle-accurate. With support for an incredible amount of mappers. It also supports NSFs, the famicom disk system, save states, IPS patching, battery-saved...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Mesen icon
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    Mesen is a multi-system emulator (NES, SNES, Game Boy, PC Engine, Master System/Game Gear) for Windows, Linux and macOS built in C++ and C#.

    It also includes an extensive set of debugging tools for homebrew development and romhacking.

    17 Mesen alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  4. NostalgiaNes icon
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    NostalgiaNes is a high quality emulator based on the most up-to-date revision of the famous FCEUX.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  5. NESBox icon
     17 likes

    Nesbox Emulator is a multiplatform emulator of video consoles. You can play your favorite NES, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis and GameBoy Color/Advanced games on any computer working under Windows 8.1/RT/Phone or directly in the browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Adobe Flash Player
     
  6. MESS icon
     14 likes

    MESS emulates portable and console gaming systems, computer platforms and calculators. The project strives for accuracy and portability and therefore is not always the fastest emulator for any one particular system.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Nesoid icon
     4 likes

    NES emulator for Android phones.

    This project is based on sources, published by original Nesoid developer, who in turn used code of GPFCE, forked from FCEUltra, currently incarnation of which is known as FCEUX.

    13 Nesoid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  8. DroidEmu icon
     6 likes

    DroidEmu is a game system to play SNES, NES, GameBoy Advanced, GameBoy/Color, SEGA GameGear, SEGA Genesis games on your Android phone. It runs thousands of games at full speed.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  9. Jnes icon
     6 likes

    Jnes is a NES emulator for win32 platforms that uses DirectX for its hardware interface. Its emulation capabilities include graphics, sound, input devices, and emulating quite a few memory mapping boards found in most USA games and a few popular japanese ones.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  10. Nintendulator icon
     5 likes

    Nintendulator is an open source Win32 NES emulator written in C++ (plus some assembly optimization). The original goal was to emulate the NES down to its hardware quirks; though its fallen behind over the years, recent builds have caught up once again and can emulate certain...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. nemulator icon
     5 likes

    nemulator is a NES emulator. nemulator uses DirectX 10, therefore Windows Vista or Windows 7 is required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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