KuroganeNES vs NES Emulator + 6502 Studio
KuroganeNES
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| Figure | KuroganeNES | NES Emulator + 6502 Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · NES Emulators | 7.7 (#11) | 7.1 (#18) |
| License | KuroganeNES is released under the MIT License, while bundled components retain their own licenses. | The repository states that the software is licensed under GPL v3. |
| Setup | Single-player play requires no installer, plugins, build step, or server; users open nes.html and load a ROM. | The project documents Docker and front-end setup using pnpm and Node 20+, plus a native build requiring a C++17 compiler, CMake 3.14+ and GoogleTest. |
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KuroganeNES
KuroganeNES is a free NES and Famicom Disk System emulator that runs from a self-contained HTML file in modern web browsers. Single-player setup involves opening nes.html and loading a ROM, with no installer, plugin, build step, or server. The project describes cycle-accurate emulation modeled on the NES-001 and verified against named test suites across four CPU/PPU clock alignments. It supports 561 mappers and uses CRC32 ROM fingerprints to choose mapper, mirroring, timing, and peripheral settings for thousands of known games. Video and audio include NTSC and PAL timing, composite-video modeling, and expansion audio for listed chips. Features include save states, rewind, fast-forward, local multiplayer, and online multiplayer for two or four players. Supported peripherals include the Zapper, Power Pad, keyboards, tablet, and microphone. Tools include cheats, ROM patching, an NSF player, TAS studio, and CPU/PPU debugging. Remote multiplayer needs Node.js, a TLS certificate, and port 8888 reachable by default.
NES Emulator + 6502 Studio
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