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Nestopia
Nestopia
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Nestopia free download for Mac

Nestopia

Version 1.4.5

NES emulator.

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Nestopia overview

Nestopia 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 on precise timing, and which therefore break under other emulators. It supports five extra sound chips and an astonishing 143 mappers. This accurate emulation comes at a cost; Nestopia requires an 800MHz machine for full speed; but if you have one, this the best available NES emulation for Mac.

Nestopia was initially developed for Windows by Martin Freij. The original sources may be downloaded from the Nestopia home page. The toolkit used to develop the Mac port, including the bridge code to link it to Nestopia, will be available in the longer term from my developer pages. Certain portions are available now, and more will be added in the future. Further information is also available from the enclosed Read Me file.

What’s new in version 1.4.5

Updated on Feb 14 2023

  • Updated to shell version 3.2. See "About the Shell" for changes.

Information

License

Free

Size

2.3 MB

Downloads

169233

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 10.13 or later
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danaldd-fan
danaldd-fan
Sep 9 2014
1.4.1
4.0
Sep 9 2014
4.0
Version: 1.4.1
i don't know what to say because i somehow can't open it because in my finder, it won't let me click on it
GrammarNatzie
GrammarNatzie
Oct 11 2012
1.4.1
0.0
Oct 11 2012
0.0
Version: 1.4.1
I'm new to emulators, and I don't even know if this should be under troubleshooting, but how do I download games to go on it? Thanks.
Foobar1969
Foobar1969
Aug 5 2012
1.4.1
4.5
Aug 5 2012
4.5
Version: 1.4.1
Works great on MBP Lion, although the controls are not adequately explained. Also, some features are intentionally excluded and sold as a separate shareware add-on.
Acuraice
Acuraice
Jun 15 2012
1.4.1
0.0
Jun 15 2012
0.0
Version: 1.4.1
does anyone know why the game genie codes for legend to zelda worked for the first few hours of the game but now will not work??? have re-entered them correctly a million times,restarted game,loaded saved states etc. still they dont work anymore. where is the data stored for the game genie function to work??? i emailed the developer but he doesnt why. is it bc of lion 10.7.4?? but if that was the case why the hell ddid everything work perfectly and i mean everything in unison,the controll/joystick with emulator enhancer demo,game genie codes,freeze/load states,everything was working perfectly before. i unistalled and reinstalled completely and still same problem. its either the rom itself or nestopia.
Raffpio
Raffpio
Feb 27 2012
1.4.1
0.0
Feb 27 2012
0.0
Version: 1.4.1
beautiful app but now doesn't work with Lion. :(
Utrunn
Utrunn
Dec 15 2011
1.4.1
4.5
Dec 15 2011
4.5
Version: 1.4.1
A great NES emulator. Provides state freezing/unfreezing, custom keyboard maps for two players, and several other features. I've noticed some occasional stuttering and on rare occasions when opening a ROM it instead opens the previously opened ROM. No significant problems or crashing.
anonymous-toucan-2739
anonymous-toucan-2739
Aug 18 2010
1.4.1
0.0
Aug 18 2010
0.0
Version: 1.4.1
I was wondering, is this a more up to date or renamed version of RockNES?
Em-Adespoton
Em-Adespoton
Mar 14 2006
1.2.4
4.8
Mar 14 2006
4.8
Version: 1.2.4
The current version of Nestopia features * Completely free to use. * Efficient CPU usage, for improved battery life on PowerBooks. * Flexible video display sizes with numerous Blitter effects. * Sound recording functionality. * Transparent decompression of GZIP-compressed game files. * Support for 174 different mappers. * Support for five additional sound chips. It is THE BEST cycle-exact emulator for NES on OS X. The previous reviewer who said Nestopia can't run full screen stated falsely. The free version of Nestopia cannot run full-screen; with the purchase of Emulator Enhancer (which works with ALL of Bannister's 28 current emulators). From his web site: Additional Features This feature set above can be expanded using Emulator Enhancer, a shareware module which adds the following additional options: * Full screen mode. * Network play (some emulators). * Real time video and sound filtering. * Support for USB game pads and joysticks. EE is currently available for . If anyone wants to rate EE (based on the customer having to pay for it), this belongs in a review of that software, not Nestopia. Nestopia even has its own support forum now; use it if you need help with the program: http://www.bannister.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=forum;f=36 I rated the Features as low, as Nestopia is missing a few features in the free version -- also, it is currently missing support for zip and 7-zip archives, as well as for Quartz effects and OpenGL overlays. Everything else, I rated as 5, as there are no other NES emulators that perform as well (on ANY platform) as long as you have a fast enough CPU to run it at full speed.
Emulaunch
Emulaunch
Mar 14 2006
1.2.4
5.0
Mar 14 2006
5.0
Version: 1.2.4
The best Nes emulator available for the Mac. You need emulator enhancer to make the best of all of Richard's emulators but its a small price to pay for all the hard that one person has done porting so many emulators to the mac.
Graknor
Graknor
Jan 29 2006
1.2.3
1.0
Jan 29 2006
1.0
Version: 1.2.3
This emulator cannot even play in fullscreen mode, pathetic.
Guest
Guest
Oct 17 2005
1.2
3.8
Oct 17 2005
3.8
Version: 1.2
The best NES mac emulator. SO the best. I don't like NES much but I play it now just because this emulator is better than my N64 one!!!! Get this emulator, and get commercial ROMs for it with Limewire a free program that lets you download files
Guest
Guest
Oct 12 2005
1.2
0.0
Oct 12 2005
0.0
Version: 1.2
Nestopia 1.2 is FAR faster than previous versions (up to 50% faster, in fact). Anyone who was severely disappointed with Nestopia's former performance (or irritated with how slow RockNES has become) should definitely give the new Nestopia a try.
Guest
Guest
Jul 17 2005
1.1.2
3.8
Jul 17 2005
3.8
Version: 1.1.2
Works great....except has no USBcontroller option, the supplied emulator enhancer DOES NOT WORK, all other NES emulators work with USB controllers
Guest
Guest
Sep 11 2004
1.1.2
3.8
Sep 11 2004
3.8
Version: 1.1.2
Best NES emulator on the Mac, period. Sure it's a little slow on older G4s but that's only because the emulator is cycle-accurate and not taking shortcuts like most NES emulators do. Small price to pay for near-perfect emulation, IMO.
danaldd-fan
danaldd-fan
Sep 9 2014
4.0
Sep 9 2014
4.0
Version: null
CarlosCambra6779
CarlosCambra6779
Feb 24 2014
5.0
Feb 24 2014
5.0
Version: null
Foobar1969
Foobar1969
Aug 5 2012
4.5
Aug 5 2012
4.5
Version: null
Utrunn
Utrunn
Dec 15 2011
4.5
Dec 15 2011
4.5
Version: null
Em-Adespoton
Em-Adespoton
Mar 14 2006
4.8
Mar 14 2006
4.8
Version: null
Emulaunch
Emulaunch
Mar 14 2006
5.0
Mar 14 2006
5.0
Version: null
Graknor
Graknor
Jan 29 2006
1.0
Jan 29 2006
1.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Jul 17 2005
3.8
Jul 17 2005
3.8
Version: null
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