OpenEmu is an all in one emulator for the Mac and can many run game consoles including NES, SNES, N64, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Sega Genesis, and many more! How-to Install N64 Emulator to Mac 1. Download and unzip OpenEmu. N64 Emulator for Mac OS X Ultra64 / Nintendo 64 - Even if during the 1990’s it was already the 32-bit CD-ROM was the public’s demand, Nintendo still defied the norm. Instead, it made use of silicone-based cartridge and 64-bit processor, the fastest data storage and computer chip, respectively, to come up with Ultra 64, which was later.
Arnold 1.7.9Amstrad CPC/CPC+ Emulator
Arnold is an extremely precise Amstrad CPC/CPC+ emulator, which can runjust about all software available for what was without question the besthome computer available in Europe in the 1980s.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Ported by Richard Bannister
- Modification Date: March 10, 2018
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 726 Kb
Atari800MacX 5.0.1This is the the Macintosh OSX Port of David Firth'sFantastic Atari 800 Emulator. Ported is the SDL version of theAtrari800 emulator to Mac OSX, and added a full native Cocoa interface,including Preferences, Menus, File Associations, Help and more.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Mark Grebe
- Modification Date: January 19, 2019
- Requirements: macOS 10.12 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 21.8 MB
Basilisk II 1.0 (2019-09-08)Basilisk II is an open source emulator of 68xxx-based Macintoshcomputers for Windows, OS X and Linux. With Basilisk II, one can bootMac OS versions 7.x through 8.1. Ports of Basilisk II are available forMac OS X, Windows, Linux and a number of lesser known systems. Usersrequire a Macintosh ROM image and a copy of Mac OS to use with theemulator.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Ported by Christian Bauer et al
- Modification Date: May 4, 2019
- Requirements: macOS 10.14 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 1.4 MB
Boycott Advance 0.4.1Boycott Advance can run the majority of existing Gameboy Advancesoftware to some degree. High quality sound emulation is supported, withmany games sounding as good, if not better, than they do on the realhardware. Having said that, Boycott Advance is not a substitute for thereal hardware. If you want to play Gameboy Advance games, then buy areal Gameboy Advance. A number of hardware devices exist for backing uporiginal Gameboy Advance titles for use on Boycott Advance. Theseinclude the Flash Advance Linker and the XGFlash.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Ported by Richard Bannister
- Modification Date: March 10, 2018
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 465 Kb
BSNES 0.6.9BSNES has a somewhat different purpose to most emulators; it focuses onaccuracy over performance. To that end, it does not include any gamespecific hacks, or idle-loop skipping optimizations commonly found inother emulators. To add to the fun, it uses a cycle accurate hardwareemulation. The net result of all this is the highest system requirementsof any software I've released to date; those without a G5 class machineneed not apply. If you meet the requirements, however, this is the mostaccurate SNES emulation available on the Macintosh platform.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Ported by Richard Bannister
- Modification Date: March 9, 2018
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 1.6 MB
DeSmuME 0.9.11Nintendo DS Emulator.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: DeSmuME Team
- Modification Date: April 7, 2015
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 1.5 MB
Dolphin 5.0Dolphin is an emulator for two recent Nintendo video game consoles: theGameCube and the Wii. It allows PC gamers to enjoy games for these twoconsoles in full HD (1080p) with several enhancements: compatibilitywith all PC controllers, turbo speed, networked multiplayer, and evenmore!
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Dolphin Team
- Modification Date: Current
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.10 or higher - 64-bit - The Development versions are the better choice with macOS 10.13 and higher
Tracker pro team 175 owners manual. Download File Size: ~17 MB - Development versions are released every time a developer makes a change to Dolphin, several times every day!
DOSBox 0.74-3A port of DOSBox, an engine for playing classic and forgotten games for DOS on modern systems.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: DOSBox Team
- Modification Date: June 27, 2019
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 4.2 MB
Emulator Enhancer 3.0.1The Emulator Enhancer plugin adds a number of additional features tomany of the emulators available from this site (bannister.org). Theseinclude:
USB Gamepad and Joystick support
Aspect ratio correction
Bilinear Filtering
Full screen mode
Network game play (preliminary)
Screen Curvature
VBL Synchronised Video
Full instructions on how to use the library can be found in the download package.
- License: Shareware, $30
- Developer/Publisher: Richard Bannister
- Modification Date: March 30, 2018
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 589 Kb
Erockus Arcade 6.8Erockus ARCADE is an interface app for SDLMAME.
Erockus ARCADE does not actually play games.
Erockus Arcade is designed to simplify the use of SDLMAME.
Erockus ARCADE is not supported nor endorsed by the people behind SDLMAME.
Erockus ARCADE may not work with all versions of SDLMAME.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Eric Richards
- Modification Date: September 25, 2019
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.10 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 7.9 MB
Frodo 4.4.1Frodo is a robust Commodore 64 Emulator for the Macintosh.
Frodo was developed to reproduce the graphics of games and demos withhigher precision than the existing C64 emulators. To that end, Frodo candisplay raster effects correctly that only result in a flickering messwith other emulators. In addition to the precise VIC emulation, Frodofeatures a processor-level 1541 emulation that is able to handle about50% of all fast loaders. There is also a faster 1541 emulation for fourdrives containing .D64, .X64, .T64, or .LYNX files. Sound (SID)emulation is also provided.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Ported by Richard Bannister
- Modification Date: March 10, 2018
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 1.4 MB
Genesis Plus 1.3.2Genesis Plus is a Sega Genesis/Megadrive emulator for Mac OS X.
Genesis Plus features very accurate emulation of the original SegaGenesis, even to the point that some software which has problems on thereal hardware exhibits the same behaviour under emulation. Thisemulation comes with accurate sound support, saved states, and savedgame support.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Ported by Richard Bannister
- Modification Date: March 10, 2018
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 517 Kb
Jum52 1.1.1Atari 5200 Emulator
Jum52 supports reasonable compatibility with Atari 5200 titles. At thepresent collision detection is a bit hit and miss (no pun intended) butotherwise the emulator is solid enough. High quality sound emulation isprovided.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Ported by Richard Bannister
- Modification Date: March 10, 2018
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 391 Kb
KiGB 2.0.6KiGB is a Nintendo Gameboy emulator for Mac OS X.
KiGB features detailed and accurate emulation, which brings with itexcellent compatibility. Support for both Game Genie and Game Sharkcodes is included, as well as extremely high fidelity sound support.KiGB can even emulate the Super Gameboy.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Ported by Richard Bannister
- Modification Date: March 10, 2018
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 668 Kb
Mini vMac 36.04Mini vMac is an open source emulator of 68000 based Macintosh computers.The project's main goal being an accurate emulation of the MacintoshPlus computer. In addition to the Macintosh Plus, variations of MinivMac can emulation the Macintosh 128K, 512K, 512Ke, SE and Classicmodels.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Paul C. Pratt
- Modification Date: October 7, 2018
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.7 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 59emu Kb
Mugrat 0.4.5For many years now I have been porting emulators by others to MacOS. Mugrat marks my first attempt at writing one of my own, in this caseto emulate the Colecovision.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Richard Bannister
- Modification Date: March 30, 2018
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 409 Kb
Mupen64Plus 2.5.9Mupen64Plus is a cross-platform plugin-based N64 emulator which iscapable of accurately playing many games. N64 emulator and plugins forLinux, Mac OSX, FreeBSD, and Windows
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Mupen64Plus Team
- Modification Date: February 10, 2019
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.8 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 2.7 MB
Nestopia 1.4.2Nestopia is a Nintendo NES emulator for Mac OS X.
Nestopia is by far the most compatible of any NES emulator for Mac OS X.Using cycle-exact emulation, it is able to run titles that rely onprecise timing, and which therefore break under other emulators. Itsupports five extra sound chips and an astonishing 143 mappers. Thisaccurate emulation comes at a cost; Nestopia requires an 800MHz machinefor full speed; but if you have one, this is the best available NESemulation for Mac.
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- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Ported by Richard Bannister
- Modification Date: March 10, 2018
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 1.1 MB
OpenEmu 2.2.1Retro video game emulation for macOS.
For the first time, the 'It just works' philosophy now extends to opensource video game emulation on the Mac. With OpenEmu, it is extremelyeasy to add, browse, organize and with a compatible gamepad, play thosefavorite games (ROMs) you already own.
This one does it all and in a well done interface. Nintendo, SuperNintendo, Nintendo 64, PlayStaion, Sega Genesis, Atari 2600, Game Boy, PSP etc.and more.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: OpenEmu Team
- Modification Date: January 25, 2020
- Requirements: macOS 10.14 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 43 MB - The experimental version supports MAME
Nintendo 64 Mac Emulator Rom
Rainbow 1.5.8Atari 800 Series Emulator
Rainbow was one of the first emulators available for Macintosh. Despitethis, it has fairly good compatibility with original software. The MacOS X version adds an improved GUI and significantly improved sound tothe original version.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Ported by Richard Bannister
- Modification Date: March 10, 2018
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 469 Kb
ScummVM 2.1ScummVM is not an emulator.
ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphicalpoint-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their datafiles. The clever part about this: ScummVM just replaces the executablesshipped with the game, allowing you to play them on systems for whichthey were never designed!
ScummVM lets you run these adventures: Adventure Soft's Simon theSorcerer 1 and 2; Revolution's Beneath A Steel Sky, Broken Sword 1 andBroken Sword 2; Flight of the Amazon Queen; Wyrmkeep's Inherit theEarth; Coktel Vision's Gobliiins and games based on LucasArts' SCUMM(Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion) system. SCUMM is used formany games, including Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Sam and Maxand more. Compatibility with supported games is continually improving,so check back often.
Among the systems on which you can play those games are Windows, Linux,Mac OS X, Dreamcast, PocketPC, PalmOS, AmigaOS, BeOS, OS/2, PSP, PS2,SymbianOS/EPOC and many more..
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: The ScummVM Team
- Modification Date: January 15, 2018
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.7 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 24.5 MB
SDLMAME 0.214Command line Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: @roni
- Modification Date: September 25, 2019
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 101.1 MB - SDL Mame 0.214
Download File Size: 5.6 Kb - SDL Runtime Library 2.0.10
Download File Size: 542 Kb - M64 - Application to run SDL MAME without launching the terminal
SheepShaver 2.5 (2019-09-08)SheepShaver is an Open Source PowerPC MacOS run-time environment. Thatis, it enables you to run PowerPC Classic MacOS software on yourcomputer, even if you are using a different operating system. However,you still need a copy of MacOS and a PowerMacintosh ROM image to usethis program. SheepShaver is distributed under the terms of the GNUGeneral Public License (GPL). If you are using a PowerPC-based system,applications will run at native speeds (i.e. without any emulationinvolved). On other systems, SheepShaver provides the first PowerPC G4emulator, though without MMU, to enable the execution of MacOS Classic.Performance with the current CPU emulator using basic just-in-time (JIT)translation techniques is roughly 1/8-th of native speeds.
Features
- SheepShaver runs MacOS 7.5.2 thru MacOS 9.0.4
- PowerPC G4 emulation on non-PowerPC platforms, direct execution otherwise
- Basic but portable JIT engine (x86, x86_64, mips)
- Copy and paste of text between MacOS and the host OS
- File exchange with the host OS via a Unix icon on the Mac desktop
- Color video display with support for run-time resolution switching
- Run-time depth switching from 1 bpp to current host depth settings
- Native QuickDraw 2D acceleration for BitBlt and FillRect operations
- CD-quality stereo sound output
- Networking: SheepShaver supports Internet and LAN networking via Ethernet and PPP with all Open Transport compatible MacOS applications
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Gwenole Beauchesne
- Modification Date: September 8, 2019
- Requirements: macOS 10.14 or higher - 64-bit - If you have an existing SheepShaver setup, you can simply replace the application with the new application
Download File Size: 1.4 MB
SMS Plus 1.3.4SMS Plus is a Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear emulator for Mac OSX.
The hardware for the Sega Master System and Game Gear consoles is almostidentical from a technical standpoint, which means that when you emulateone, it is trivial to emulate the other. SMS Plus features accurateemulation of both systems, with full sound support. Just like most ofthe other emulators on this site, it can use GZ compressed ROMstransparently.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Ported by Richard Bannister
- Modification Date: March 10, 2018
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 551 Kb
sixtyforce 2.0b1sixtyforce is an emulator that runs Nintendo 64 games. It does this bydynamically translating the code that a Nintendo 64 uses into somethingyour Mac understands. Nearly every part of a Nintendo 64 has beenpainstakingly recreated entirely out of software to pull off such anamazing feat. Download sixtyforce and try it yourself!
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Gerrit Goossen
- Modification Date: October 10, 2019
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 8 MB
Stella 6.0.2The Atari 2600 Video Computer System (VCS), introduced in 1977, was themost popular home video game system of the early 1980's. Now you canenjoy all of your favorite Atari 2600 games on your PC thanks to Stella!
Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator released under theGNU General Public License (GPL). Stella was originally developed forLinux by Bradford W. Mott, however, since its original release severalpeople have joined the development team to port Stella to otheroperating systems such as AcornOS, AmigaOS, DOS, FreeBSD, IRIX, Linux,OS/2, MacOS, Unix, and Windows. The development team is working hard toperfect the emulator and we hope you enjoy our effort.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Stella Team
- Modification Date: October 11, 2019
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.7 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 3.6 MB
VICE 3.1- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: The VICE Team
- Modification Date: March 30, 2017
- Requirements: macOS 10.12 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 86.5 MB
VirtualC64 3.3.2VirtualC64 emulates a Commodore 64 personal computer on your Macintosh.I started the project in 2006 to create a virtual CPU environment thatcan be used as a demonstrator program in a first or second year ofcomputer technology. Over the years I have added more and more featuresand the accuracy of the emulation has steadily increased. Despite one ortwo compatibility gaps, VirtualC64 is now able to run a large number ofC64 programs without errors.
- License: Freeware
- Developer/Publisher: Dirk Hoffmann
- Modification Date: May 25, 2019
- Requirements: macOS 10.13 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 12.5
Virtual ][ 9.2Virtual ][ is a program that emulates the vintage Apple ][ computer onyour Macintosh.
Key features:
Emulates the Apple ][, ][+ and //e
Supports USB game pad or joystick
Save a machine and resume later on
Full-screen mode
Epson FX-80 emulation
Realistic soundeffects
Virtual ][ lets you play all the old Apple games, because it supportsall graphics modes, lets you control the game paddles with a USB gamepad or mouse and emulates the internal speaker. When you want totemporarily interrupt gameplay, Virtual ][ allows you to save theentire virtual machine, and continue later on from where you left off.
But Virtual ][ also supports more 'serious' software, because itemulates many peripheral devices: floppy disk, hard disk, mouse, matrixprinter, even cassette tape! It is also able to emulate the Z80Aprocessor, allowing you to run the CP/M operatng system.
- License: Shareware, $44
- Developer/Publisher: Gerard Putter
- Modification Date: September 8, 2019
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 38.2 MB
In a past entry, we showed you how you could enjoy some of the best Nintendo handheld games by playing them on your Mac via Gameboy and Gameboy Advance emulator apps. This time, we’ll focus on Nintendo’s home consoles, showing you how to play, NES, Super NES, Nintendo 64 and even Nintendo Gamecube games on your Mac the same way.
Ready to get started? Great. But first, a reminder…
Important Note: To use these emulators you need games. Now, since physical cartridges or discs simply won’t do, games for all these platforms are available online as ROMS (which you can search for in Google). Be aware though, these and any other emulators out there exist for game owners to be able to play backups of games they own and not to foster piracy, which is illegal.Ok, let’s get started now.
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
That’s right, the system that started it all. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES for short) was the first video game home console to become mainstream and it is still loved by millions thanks to the excellent game library it boasts.
To emulate the NES on your Mac, you will need Nestopia, a simple emulator that gets the job done. Simply download it, install it, and load ROMS in the *.nes format.
However, since the original NES had a very low resolution, you might find its window too small for you, but you can increase its size manually, although losing a bit of image quality in the process. Controls (using your keyboard) are also customizable in the app’s Preferences.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
Another classic Nintendo console, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES from now on) is considered by many gamers to be the best Nintendo console in history, mainly due to the amazing games that it boasted, as well as for being the birth place of several legendary gaming franchises.
Emulating the SNES on your Mac is not that hard, although it definitely is a bit more technical than doing so with the NES.
The best Mac SNES emulator by far is definitely Snes9x which runs perfectly almost every game ROM you load on it.
Controls (as you can see in the picture below) are completely customizable and you even have the option to play with a friend in two-player mode using the same keyboard.
One really neat feature of Snes9x is its ability to greatly improve any game’s image quality with just a simple tweak. To do that, you have to go to the emulator’s settings and and under the Graphics tab look for the Video Mode option. There, select hq2x to double the game’s image resolution, which will dramatically increase its sharpness.
As you can see from the screenshots below, the difference when this effect is applied is night and day:
This is a great incentive to try the app, since you not only can experience your SNES games as before, but you can also play them with enhanced visuals.
Nintendo 64
In case you were wondering, Macs can also run games from Nintendo’s first 3D console, the Nintendo 64, which is also home to some great gaming classics. For this, you will need to download the sixtyforce emulator.
Being a quite more advanced console, emulating the Nintendo 64 is a bit more difficult. Not all games are compatible with the sixtyforce emulator, but thankfully some of the console’s most iconic ones are.
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Keyboard controls are entirely customizable, even though the default ones work excellent.
Even better, just as with the SNES, this Nintendo 64 emulator also features graphic enhancements, which makes games look better than originally intended. This feature is available on the app’s Preferences, right on the Graphics tab.
And as you can see from the comparison pics below, Nintendo 64 games look a lot better when this feature is enabled.
Nintendo Gamecube and Nintendo Wii
Amazingly enough, both the Nintendo Gamecube and Nintendo Wii can be emulated on Macs, although since both are more modern consoles, you will need a fairly powerful Mac for their games to run smoothly.
In the pics below you can see the Dolphin emulator (which runs games for both the Gamecube and the Wii) running a Gamecube game, although in my case (I have a mid-2011 Macbook Air) it does so very slowly and with noticeable lag.
And there you have them. You now know how to enjoy your classic Nintendo games on your Mac without having to dust off those old consoles. Enjoy!
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