Size: 5.06 MB, Version: 2.0, Homepage

This emulator is generally considered to be the #1 for N64. Unlike other emulators, Project64 already conveniently comes bundled with the best plug-ins. That means it's ready to use at peak capacity right out of the box!

Size: 1.29 MB, Version: 1.52, Homepage

Snes9x has tons of awesome screen filters, supports Game Genie/Action Replay cheats, can capture SPC music, can take screen shots, capture save states with multiple slots, supports Super FX, record AVI movies, and more. It's easy to use, it runs great on whatever speed your computer is, and it has such neat features. In that aspect, it's the #1 SNES emulator!

Size: 847 KB, Version: 1.51, Homepage

ZSNES is identical to Snes9x; they both offer pretty much the same assortment of features. I think Snes9x is the better emulator, but other people swear by ZSNES. I offer it here just to give you a different option. Who knows, you might like it better than Snes9x.

Size: 2.61 MB, Version: 2.20, Homepage

Nestopia has tons of awesome screen filters, supports Game Genie/Action Replay cheats, can take screen shots, capture save states, and more. It's easy to use and runs great on whatever speed your computer is. It's an excellent SNES emulator! It offers better features than FCEUX.

Size: 1.6 MB, Version: 2.1.5, Homepage

FCEUX is identical to Nestopia; they both offer a similar assortment of features. Although FCEUX seems to be better than Nestopia with the quality of game emulation.

Size: 1.47 MB, Version: 0.9.8, Homepage

DeSmuME is a freeware emulator for the Nintendo DS created by YopYop156. DeSmuME is also known as YopYop DS. It's an excellent emulator with the usual bundle of features we expect from a video game emulator. It especially offers some good options for the display, since the DS has the double screen thing going on. Its game compatibility is not great, but adequate. It at least runs Final Fantasy IV DS perfectly.

Size: 1.87 MB, Version: 0.9.8, Homepage

Same exact version as DeSmuME64, but for 32-bit operating systems. That means if you're using Windows 7 32-bit or older versions of Windows.

Size: 597 KB, Version: 1.7.2, Homepage

Visual Boy Advance supports Game Boy (Classic), Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and (of course) Game Boy Advance. It has several cool screen filters, supports cheats, record music, can take screen shots, capture save states with multiple slots, record AVI movies, and more. It's easy to use and it runs great on whatever speed your computer is.

Size: 346 KB, Version: 1.3.2, Homepage

BGB support Game Boy (Classic), Super Game Boy, and Game Boy Color (doesn't support Game Boy Advance). I have it here because I like it better than Visual Boy Advance. It's not cluttered with menus and the screen is nice and sharp. Although Visual Boy Advance is still the better emulator overall since it offers much more.

Size: 383 KB, Version: 3.64, Homepage

Kega Fusion is the #1 Genesis emulator! In addition to Genesis it also emulates Sega CD, 32X, Sega CD+32X (it's the only emulator that supports this), Sega Master System, Game Gear, Sega SG-1000 and SC-3000. Like Gens, it has high compatibility and good speed.

Size: 2.66 MB, Version: Release 7, Homepage

Gens/GS is a version of the famous “Gens” emulator. The main goal of Gens/GS was to clean up the source code and combine features from various forks of Gens, as well as improving portability to other platforms. Gens/GS has a high compatibility rate and good speed. It also has many nice features including the usual screen renders, Sega CD support, and 32X support. It has a few neat features that Kega Fusion doesn't have.

Size: 745 KB, Version: 0.73, Homepage

Meka emulates Sega Master System (SMS), Game Gear, SG-1000 and SC-3000 (the last 2 are computers). It doesn't have a wide range of features as popular emulators do. It just has the necessities (i.e. save states), and it runs games very well. “Kega Fusion” over in my Genesis category plays Game Gear/SMS games too, but I think Meka does a much better job.

*Meka might alert your anti-virus the first time you open it. This download of Meka does not contain a virus! Meka just runs a quick scan to peak into the system to determine the best settings for you.

Size: 1.09 MB, Version: 012 Beta 3, Homepage

Offers good compatibility and is easy to use. It lacks the fancy features we're used to with PSX/N64 emulation, like high-res 3D rendering and such. But hey, it's better than nothing! Its compatibility isn't perfect so I recommend checking its compatibility list before trying out games.

Size: 548 KB, Version: 1.7.0, Homepage: Click here

ePSXe is a PSX emulator that takes advantage of the exciting plug-in system. It requires a good 3D card. Right now it is the best freeware Playstation emulator available--that is, if you're patient enough to work with the plug-in system (it can be annoying). Remember, Pete's Plug-ins are the best for ePSXe! You can download a bundle of the best plug-ins further down.
*I am aware that ePSXe is up to v1.8. It has a serious CD swap bug that crashes ePSXe with certain games. So if you want to play a PS1 RPG without worrying about ePSXe crashing, stick to v1.7.

Size: 784 KB, Version: 1.13, Homepage: Click here

Don't feel like fussing with ePSXe's plug-in system? Do you want a decent PSX emulator that just works out of the box and is friendly with slower computers? Then pSX is for you! It's a simple emulator; it doesn't have any of the fancy features and neato 3D rendering that ePSXe has.

Size: 8.53 MB, Version: 1.0.0, Homepage

This is the first and best Playstation 2 emulator. Great compatibility and nice speeds make this a must-try on fast machines! It can run just about any game, with some minor hiccups (mainly Tri-ace games). The BIOS is required in order to boot games, which you can download below. Game compatibility isn't perfect; I recommend going through its compabitility list.

Size: 535 KB, Version: 1.60, Homepage: Click here

This is a fast CPS1/2 emulator. It has many good features including netplay. The only drawback is that it generally only plays NeoGeo and Capcom games. However, I definitely prefer Kawaks over MAME for its many nifty features, especially its screen renders. It emulates Dungeons & Dragons arcade beautifully.

Size: 19.9 MB, Version: 0.143.6, Homepage

MAME is the most compatible and capable multiple arcade machine emulator. Over 3,000 classic arcade games are supported, and development continues actively. When compared to other emulators, it lacks some of the neat features that we're used to. What MAME is popular for is its extensive game compatibility. This version in particular is for 64-bit Windows (hence the 64 at the end).

Size: 19.2 MB, Version: 0.143.6, Homepage

Same exact version as MAMEUI64, but for 32-bit operating systems. That means if you're using Windows 7 32-bit or older versions of Windows.

Size: 9.98 MB, Version: 1.15 (May '07)

Unfortunately, a lot of arcade ROMs that are readibly available in popular arcade ROM sites do not work with the latest version of MAME due to legacy reasons. So if you're having a lot of trouble trying to get games to work, this half decade old version of MAME from May 2007 should work better for you.

Size: 438 KB, Version: n/a

Outstanding TurboGrafx16/PC Engine emulator that features full HuCard, SuperGrafx, CD-ROM, Super CD-ROM and Arcade Card emulation! It is, however, a demo version which costs $19 US to register. This demo version is limited to 5 minutes of play time per session. MagicEngine is the #1 emulator for TG16 and TG16-CD (PCECD).

Size: 1.13 MB, Version: 2.67, Homepage

This is a good free alternative to MagicEngine. Ootake has good game compatibility with HuCard, SuperGrafx, CD-ROM, Super CD-ROM and Arcade Card emulation. It is a Japanese emulator translated to English so expect the language to be a little quirky.

Size: 116 KB, Version: 1.7.3

If you're asking yourself “Wonderswan? What the heck is that?” It was Japan's competition to Game Boy Color & Game Boy Advance. It didn't get too popular. This emulator has a good CPU timing, the sound is really good and it has Joystick support. It doesn't offer many features, but it's the best that's available. I only have this emulator here for Makai Toushi Saga (the Final Fantasy Legend remake).

MacScene.net contains all the available video game emulators for Mac! It has a pretty active commnity, too.
*You might also want to check Bannister.org because that guy alone made the majority of the available video game emulators for Mac. In other words, he's like the father of video game emulation on Mac.

Size: 2.06 MB, Version: 2.5.0.0, Homepage

Free burning software that supports ISO and CUE sheet writing. It's great for burning Sega CD games, TurboGrafx16-CD games, PSX games, or any other CD based game you've downloaded.

Size: 87.2 KB, Version: n/a

Great utility for generating CUE sheets for Sega Saturn and Sega CD games you downloaded that did not include a CUE sheet. It was designed for Saturn games only but it happens to work with Sega CD games nicely.

Size: 1.50 MB, Version: Prerelease 4, Homepage

An awesome free batch music converter. Instantly convert one or more music files of any format to WAV or MP3. This program is great for instantly converting Sega CD and TurboGrafx16 audio tracks to WAV for burning.