Nestopia

Nestopia is an open-source NES/Famicom emulator designed to emulate the NES hardware as accurately as possible.

Nestopia
Developer(s)Martin Freji
Initial releaseJune 14, 2003 (2003-06-14)[1]
Final release
1.50 / January 3, 2020 (2020-01-03)[2]
Repositoryhttps://github.com/0ldsk00l/nestopia/
Written inC++
Operating systemLinux, BSD, Mac OS X, MS Windows
TypeEmulator
LicenseGNU GPL
Website0ldsk00l.ca/nestopia/

Features

The requirements for Nestopia were considered higher than some of its contemporaries such as Stella.[3] In order to run an optimal emulation, the program requires a minimum 800 MHz processor. Its high requirement is due to its accurate emulation of the NES hardware. The emulator will play most ROMs and has a strong port for the Apple Macintosh.[4]

Nestopia allows customization of colors, sounds, and graphics. It includes special features such as Power Glove.[3] Brandon Widdler of Digital Trends considers the emulator one of the best for the NES, though he admits that it has fewer features than its rival FCEUX.[5]

Development history

Nestopia was originally developed for Windows by Martin Freij. Richard Bannister and R. Belmont later ported it to Mac OS X and Linux, respectively.[6] Original developers ended development in 2008,[7] but a number of unofficial forks have been derived from the latest source. One unofficial continuation is being developed on Github.[8] Nestopia has a RetroArch/Libretro port.[9]

See also

References
  1. Nestopia 1.00 binaries and sources have been released!
  3. "Part 1: The 8-bit console classics". Game Pro. 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  4. Stevens, Kenneth (2008). The Emulation User's Guide. Lulu.com. ISBN 1435753739.
  5. Brandon Widder (2013-04-20). "Best Emulators (NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, and more)". Digital Trends. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  6. Innocent Bystander (2011-06-20). "Play Classic Nintendo Games On Your Computer With The Nestopia Emulator". Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  7. Craig Snyder (2012-05-04). "Emulating & Playing Classic NES Games On Your Computer With Nestopia". MakeUseOf. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  8. https://github.com/0ldsk00l/nestopia
  9. https://github.com/libretro/nestopia
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