Nesbit vs Nestalgia
Nesbit
nesbit.appNestalgia
tiagohm.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Nesbit | Nestalgia |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · NES Emulators | 6.9 (#20) | 7.9 (#8) |
| Downloads | The maker links to a TestFlight build for iOS and iPadOS and a macOS download. | The download section links Windows, Linux and Mac versions. |
| Limitations | Nesbit emulates one controller, does not play sampled audio, and does not implement some illegal CPU instructions. | The repository README says Nestalgia implements only the emulator and has no debugging tools. |
| Maker | The site identifies its maker as Jason and says he has over 13 years of experience writing software for Apple platforms. | The GitHub profile identifies the account as Tiago and lists Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
| Product | Nesbit is a toy NES emulator and debugger built from scratch in Swift for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. | Nestalgia is a work-in-progress, cross-platform, high-accuracy NES and Famicom emulator built in Kotlin. |
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In their own words
Nestalgia
Nestalgia is a work-in-progress emulator for NES and Famicom systems, built in Kotlin for Linux, macOS and Windows. It also emulates Famicom Disk System, Dendy, Vs. System, NSF and NSFe, and lists support for 305 mappers. The emulator includes save states, battery saves, overclocking and cheat codes, along with fullscreen display and screenshots. Audio, video, controller and emulation settings are configurable. More than 20 controllers are supported, including the NES Controller, Zapper, Power Pad and Four Score. The project lists passing CPU, video, audio, mapper and input accuracy tests. Windows, Linux and Mac downloads require Java 21 or newer. The project is free and open source under GPL-3.0, with no plan limits stated. Android is listed with an uncertain “Coming soon...or not :(” status. Developers can add its core library through JitPack using Gradle instructions. Nestalgia implements the emulator but does not include debugging tools.