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The Nintendo Entertainment System hit store shelves way back in 1985 with Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros. There were too many accessories built for use with Nintendo games to list here. Best known are the infamous power glove, joysticks, flight simulators, game genie, laserscope, power pad exercise mat, r.o.b. robot, and of course the zapper light gun. Some of the top games include the Super Mario Bros. series, The Legend of Zelda, the Megaman series, Metroid, and Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!

Here are the top Nintendo Emulators ever created:

Nintendo NES Emulators for Android

#1 – Nesoid (Version 2.5.0)


Nesoid is an awesome free NES emulator for Android devices.

Download the Nesoid Emulator for Android

#2 – TigerNES (Version 1.4.0)


TigerNES is another “Tiger” Android emulator that works brilliantly + it’s free.

Download the TigerNES Emulator for Android

#3 – iNES (Version 3.7.7)


iNES is a great NES emulator that gets a 4.4/5 rating from Google Play. Unfortunately it is not free — it costs $4.99.

Download the iNES Emulator for Android

#4 – NES.emu (Version varies with device)


NES.emu is probably the best NES Android emulator, but it’s not free — it costs $3.99 from Google Play.

NES.emu Emulator for Android

Nintendo NES Emulators for BlackBerry

#1 – FCEUX NES (Version 1.10.5.1)

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A great Nintendo Entertainment System emulator for BlackBerry devices. Give it a try.

Download the FCEUX NES Emulator for Blackberry

Nintendo NES Emulators for iOS

#1 – nes4iphone (Version 1.0.0.1)


nes4iphone is a great NES emulator for iPhones and other iOS devices.

nes4iphone Emulator for iOS

Nintendo NES Emulators for Linux/Unix

#1 – FCEUX (Version 2.1.1)

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FCEUX is the most feature-packed NES emulator out there for Linux/Unix.

Download the FCEUX NES Emulator

#2 – FCE Ultra (Version 08/28/2004)

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FCE Ultra is another one of those great cross-platform emulators. It’s one of the best NES emulators available.

Download the FCE Ultra NES Emulator

#3 – fwNES (Version 03-30-1998)

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A very old emulator (created in the late ’90s), but it is still functional on Linux/Unix systems.

Download the fwNES NES Emulator

Nintendo NES Emulators for Mac

#1 – Nestopia (Version 1.4.1)


Nestopia is by far the best NES emulator for the Mac OS. Try this one first!

Download the Nestopia NES Emulator

#2 – iNES (Version 1.2)


iNES used to be the best emulator for Macs until Nestopia came along. It’s still a great emulator, so give it a try.

Download the iNES NES Emulator

#3 – FCE Ultra (Version 0.98.12)


This is a great port from the Windows platform.

Download the FCE Ultra NES Emulator

#4 – MacFCEU (Version 0.6.1)


One of the best FCEU emulators out there for Macs.

Download the MacFCEU NES Emulator

#5 – FakeNES (Version 0.3.1)


FakeNES is an open source emulator that was written in C to be compatible with the Mac OS.

Download the FakeNES NES Emulator

Nintendo NES Emulators for Windows

#1 – Nestopia (Version 1.40)


User Top-Rated free NES emulator for Windows.

Download the Nestopia Nintendo Emulator

#2 – FCE Ultra (Version 2.0.0)


Great free emulator for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Download the FCE Ultra Nintendo Emulator

#3 – Jnes (Version 1.1.0.25)


Great-working free NES emulator for your favorite games.

Download the Jnes Nintendo Emulator

#4 – VirtualNES (Version 0.97)


This newer free Nintendo emulator was created in Japan.

Download the VirtualNES Nintendo Emulator

#5 – Nesticle (Version 0.42)


This is an ancient free emulator that hasn’t been updated lately, but still in the top 5.

Download the Nesticle Nintendo Emulator

Nintendo NES Emulators for Windows Phone

#1 – vNESLight(Version 1.2.0.0)

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The best video game emulator out there for Windows Phone. It works great, and it’s free. What more do you need?

Download the vNESLight Nintendo Emulator

This is probably the most memorable gaming platform and console that any of us can remember. People are still making t-shirts and graphics for this remarkably glorious system. The NES was purchased by the saving of earnings from mowing lawns, selling old toys, saving allowances and sometimes saving for a year or more. This very platform taught us about saving and budgeting money.

There are tons of emulators for the Nintendo NES system to play your favorite games via roms you can find elsewhere. The emulators that we are providing for you above are the highest-rated and most-loved that were ever created and probably the best that will ever be created.

Feel free to download as many as you want and spread the word about FreeEmulator.com and its Awesomeness for hours, if not weeks of fun!

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