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Top 100 Emulators of All Time: Round 2

Below, in order, are the Top 500 Emulators as voted by you, the readers of Emulation Camp. We'd like to thank the 914 of you who took the time to cast your votes and help form this, the largest emulation ranking list ever compiled. But enough of that! On with the show!

Summary of how the voting was scored:

All known emulators with at least one public release as of August 1 were represented on the ballot.
Everyone was allowed to vote for as many emulators they wanted, arranging them in order from best to worst.
The top emulators on each ballot received the most points, from N points for a #1 vote to 1 for a #N positioning where N is the number of emulators selected by a voter.
If two emulators have a tie in point value, the ratio of points to votes is used as a tiebreaker.
Emulation Camp staff used the same ballots and used the same scoring as the general public.

	name	type	points	votes
#1	MAME	Arcade	7105	377
#2	ZSNES	Console	6483	395
#3	Callus	Arcade	5997	251
#4	Genecyst	Console	5758	258
#5	NeoRAGE / NeoRAGEX	Arcade	5670	249
#6	SNES9X	Console	5006	282
#7	NESticle	Console	4451	213
#8	KGen / KGen98	Console	4343	188
#9	DGen	Console	3979	147
#10	Meka	Console	3710	166
#11	UltraHLE	Console	3473	209
#12	Raine	Arcade	3453	198
#13	Gens	Console	3143	127
#14	Magic Engine	Console	3138	135
#15	NO$GMB	Console	3067	156
#16	Impact Emu	Arcade	2986	120
#17	AGES	Console	2889	102
#18	DBoy	Console	2880	101
#19	Connectix Virtual Game Station	Console	2787	84
#20	GENSX (formerly Vegas)	Console	2639	93
#21	CCS64	Computer	2493	99
#22	Corn	Console	2490	89
#23	BioNES	Console	2473	68
#24	Massage	Console	2397	107
#25	Nemu64	Console	2388	116
#26	BrSMS	Console	2266	62
#27	bleem!	Console	2117	208
#28	PSEmu / PSEmu Pro	Console	2079	119
#29	Boycott	Console	2030	46
#30	EmuDX	Arcade	2000	66
#31	Hu-Go!	Console	1920	75
#32	NESten	Console	1775	74
#33	Handy	Console	1774	64
#34	Fellow	Computer	1774	68
#35	HU6280	Console	1718	57
#36	ESNES	Console	1696	51
#37	UAE (Ubiquitous Amiga Emulator)	Computer	1684	97
#38	System 16 Arcade Emulator	Arcade	1680	118
#39	Rew	Console	1473	73
#40	RockNES	Console	1425	86
#41	DTMNT	Arcade	1419	57
#42	C64S	Computer	1407	57
#43	A-Saturn	Console	1368	47
#44	MESS	Computer	1368	63
#45	1964	Console	1346	38
#46	Basilisk ][	Computer	1338	74
#47	DarcNES	Console	1314	35
#48	Jnes	Console	1301	42
#49	RAGE	Arcade	1289	76
#50	Famtasia	Console	1286	36
#51	Megasis	Console	1278	51
#52	M72 Arcade Emulator	Arcade	1257	44
#53	NLKE	Console	1237	53
#54	SMYGB	Console	1231	74
#55	Game Boy '98	Console	1201	58
#56	Genem	Console	1186	45
#57	NGPocket	Console	1161	49
#58	Genital	Console	1146	35
#59	CAGE	Arcade	1106	25
#60	Master Gear	Console	1104	42
#61	NLKSNES	Console	1103	47
#62	Retrocade	Arcade	1103	72
#63	AdriPSX	Console	1070	19
#64	Rather a Pokemon Emulator? (RAPE)	Console	1032	69
#65	FPSE (Free PlayStation Emulator)	Console	1010	33
#66	Come Back 64	Computer	996	29
#67	Fusion	Computer	996	54
#68	DreamNES	Console	979	22
#69	Game Boy '97	Console	978	41
#70	BrMSX	Computer	947	27
#71	HiVE	Arcade	945	39
#72	NeoPocott	Console	934	44
#73	Stella	Console	914	51
#74	Black Tishger	Arcade	903	16
#75	SNEeSe	Console	903	60
#76	GBEmu	Console	893	36
#77	PC Atari Emulator (PCAE)	Console	884	42
#78	AppleWin	Computer	876	39
#79	SMYNES	Console	867	34
#80	True Reality / TrWin	Console	861	79
#81	KGB	Console	858	26
#82	EX68	Computer	854	23
#83	Generator	Console	842	23
#84	Dream64	Console	802	30
#85	CHASMS	Console	798	16
#86	fwNES	Console	786	80
#87	Executor	Computer	773	35
#88	Multi Gauntlet Emulator (MGE)	Arcade	770	24
#89	NES9x	Console	763	36
#90	NeoCD	Console	759	32
#91	Java Arcade Emulator (JAE)	Arcade	742	23
#92	ColEm	Console	731	20
#93	Virtual Game Boy (VGB)	Console	727	77
#94	Nofrendo	Console	711	31
#95	I, Robot: The Emulator	Arcade	703	26
#96	PSyKe	Console	699	40
#97	ADAMEm	Console	689	10
#98	ViCE	Computer	688	34
#99	SNES97	Console	686	45
#100	FCE (Family Computer Emulator)	Console	673	12
#101	SNEmul	Console	667	36
#102	Just For Fun (JFF)	Arcade	644	17
#103	ApplePC	Computer	641	21
#104	GBFan98	Console	638	15
#105	SNES96	Console	636	45
#106	DVE (DOS Vectrex Emulator)	Console	635	16
#107	JAS (JROK Arcade Simulator)	Arcade	632	19
#108	Bochs	Computer	630	24
#109	PaCifiST	Computer	630	30
#110	Atari Vector Simulator	Arcade	618	10
#111	GBE	Console	606	15
#112	CoolNESs	Console	603	15
#113	Cinematronics Emulator	Arcade	602	10
#114	Frodo	Computer	592	32
#115	fMSX	Computer	591	41
#116	NeoGem	Arcade	586	27
#117	DragoNES	Console	581	13
#118	GalEmu	Arcade	576	8
#119	PSX Emu	Console	575	34
#120	Pretendo	Console	567	26
#121	Anex86	Computer	548	13
#122	loopynes	Console	548	50
#123	SMS Plus	Console	545	26
#124	Gem	Arcade	541	10
#125	JAS-System-1	Arcade	538	18
#126	z26	Console	538	43
#127	Virtual Game Boy Color (VGBC)	Console	536	48
#128	HASH	Console	527	12
#129	Sparcade	Arcade	521	38
#130	FCE Ultra	Console	518	8
#131	KEM (Killer Emulator)	Arcade	516	13
#132	Shark	Arcade	512	37
#133	fwNES98	Console	511	40
#134	N64 VM	Console	510	21
#135	Emu48	Calculator	509	16
#136	Daphne	Arcade	502	9
#137	Apollo	Console	500	5
#138	FCFan / FCFan Plus	Console	499	6
#139	Atari 800 Emulator	Computer	495	19
#140	Project Unreality	Console	495	24
#141	DRR-NES	Console	486	8
#142	E++	Arcade	483	9
#143	COCO 2 Emulator	Computer	483	13
#144	CPCEMU	Computer	480	7
#145	GBUK	Console	479	7
#146	NeoDanji	Arcade	474	17
#147	Gekko	Arcade	471	12
#148	Asteroids Emulator	Arcade	469	11
#149	Reality Boy	Console	464	16
#150	WinSTon	Computer	459	37
#151	Combat School Emulator	Arcade	455	8
#152	NO$MSX	Computer	454	17
#153	PC-Saturn	Console	447	17
#154	AstDX	Arcade	443	12
#155	Hyperion	Console	442	11
#156	GB Final	Console	429	8
#157	Mega Drive	Console	428	22
#158	VisualBoy	Console	426	33
#159	System 8 Arcade Emulator	Arcade	425	28
#160	City Connection Emulator	Arcade	422	6
#161	GGFan98	Console	421	4
#162	Nemesis Emulator	Arcade	418	12
#163	Chopsuey	Arcade	416	5
#164	EMU	Arcade	416	11
#165	NES4PC	Console	415	11
#166	NeoSMS	Console	413	11
#167	Atari 2600 Action Pack 1, 2, & 3	Console	408	18
#168	GNES	Console	397	10
#169	Laser	Arcade	397	13
#170	CHAMPI	Console	392	7
#171	Cloak and Dagger Emulator	Arcade	392	8
#172	DarkNESs	Console	387	9
#173	!Gameboy	Console	387	12
#174	Emulator86	Calculator	386	7
#175	NLMSX	Computer	374	13
#176	PCNES	Console	362	10
#177	helloGB	Console	360	61
#178	SegaEMU	Console	359	34
#179	FPCE	Console	356	6
#180	NIN64	Console	356	17
#181	JROK's Mappy Emulator	Arcade	353	6
#182	Annoid	Arcade	353	11
#183	Arnold	Computer	353	3
#184	Mimic	Arcade	353	8
#185	PCE	Console	352	18
#186	Sega System C2 Emulator (c2emu)	Arcade	350	28
#187	Q-Sound Player	Arcade	348	21
#188	FreeMSX	Computer	346	6
#189	Little John	Console	344	7
#190	TMNT Emulator	Arcade	343	31
#191	PlasticNES	Console	342	11
#192	Ultra64	Console	341	42
#193	RuMSX	Computer	341	13
#194	MiGen64	Console	338	5
#195	HP49 Emulator	Calculator	338	16
#196	Pagan	Console	335	15
#197	vMac	Computer	334	40
#198	Intellipack 1 and 2	Console	333	18
#199	Virtual TI	Calculator	329	29
#200	ArcEm	Arcade	325	7
#201	GBX	Console	321	6
#202	Hyperboy	Console	313	4
#203	CHIP-8 Emulator	Console	312	7
#204	PacDX	Arcade	311	14
#205	Calypso	Console	310	6
#206	MageX	Arcade	306	6
#207	BeSnowBros	Arcade	304	6
#208	GBoyEm	Console	303	6
#209	BOO	Arcade	298	6
#210	Fake or Free Playstation Emulator	Console	298	8
#211	JROK's Dig Dug 2 Emulator	Arcade	296	7
#212	Connectix Virtual PC	Computer	296	22
#213	MCHE	Console	292	6
#214	AX68	Computer	290	5
#215	Gemulator	Computer	290	15
#216	NEStra	Console	290	8
#217	Cinelator	Arcade	287	5
#218	Nincest 64	Console	284	11
#219	Apple II Oasis	Computer	280	4
#220	Free PC-Engine Emulator	Console	279	6
#221	Palm OS Emulator	Computer	279	22
#222	Virtual 7800 (V7800)	Console	279	19
#223	Chip-8	Console	278	4
#224	AmiGameBoy	Console	277	10
#225	GB-CHIP8	Console	274	7
#226	MAPEFER 3	Arcade	272	4
#227	iNES / interNES	Console	272	49
#228	CPC Emulator	Computer	272	12
#229	PC64	Computer	269	22
#230	MetaLynx	Console	268	6
#231	Juno First Emulator	Arcade	268	9
#232	CalcEm	Calculator	268	11
#233	Depam	Arcade	267	5
#234	Virtual Genesis (VGEN)	Console	265	30
#235	AmiMasterGear	Console	264	7
#236	SSEmu	Console	264	10
#237	Sunset	Console	263	15
#238	RADARnes	Console	262	6
#239	Grytra	Arcade	261	3
#240	CaPriCe32	Computer	261	8
#241	MSX Emulator	Computer	261	9
#242	O2EM	Console	260	8
#243	Javanese	Console	258	8
#244	NO$CPC	Computer	249	9
#245	Free64	Computer	248	3
#246	CPE	Computer	246	3
#247	Escula de Combate	Arcade	244	5
#248	InvEmu	Arcade	240	3
#249	Nes-Lord	Console	238	4
#250	JROK's Super Pac-Man Emulator	Arcade	236	5
#251	A/NES	Console	236	5
#252	NES496	Console	235	4
#253	Marble Madness Emulator	Arcade	235	6
#254	SSF	Console	234	13
#255	A26	Console	233	6
#256	Pasofami / Pasofami DX	Console	232	15
#257	Java MSX	Computer	231	7
#258	Real Spectrum	Computer	231	9
#259	prototype-D	Console	229	24
#260	CJSMSX	Computer	228	5
#261	NESMac	Console	228	6
#262	Rishgar	Arcade	227	12
#263	The New Zealand Story Emulator (TNZS-Emu)	Arcade	226	25
#264	NESA	Console	226	11
#265	NEZulator	Console	225	4
#266	PC98E	Computer	225	8
#267	Satan	Console	224	9
#268	QPlayer	Arcade	223	12
#269	MesaDX	Console	222	3
#270	Virtual ColecoVision	Console	222	19
#271	BeNES	Console	220	10
#272	NESEM	Console	218	3
#273	Naughty Boy	Arcade	216	3
#274	SNEqr	Console	216	6
#275	STonX	Computer	211	8
#276	Java Phoenix and Pleiads Emulators	Arcade	208	4
#277	Aphrodite	Console	206	3
#278	Ikari Warriors Emulator	Arcade	206	4
#279	Multi-Machine	Computer	206	5
#280	Major Havoc Emulator	Arcade	202	5
#281	ParaMSX	Computer	201	5
#282	Mu-lator	Arcade	200	5
#283	Emu83	Calculator	198	8
#284	Appler	Computer	197	1
#285	Super Pasofami	Console	197	15
#286	GGBoy	Console	193	9
#287	R80	Computer	191	6
#288	SwNES	Console	191	12
#289	Squeem	Console	189	8
#290	PC-81	Calculator	187	5
#291	NESemu	Console	187	8
#292	BeGameboy	Console	186	10
#293	ExBoy	Console	183	3
#294	GBSim	Console	182	4
#295	TextNES	Console	182	9
#296	TI-85 Emulator	Calculator	181	21
#297	GameBBR	Console	181	5
#298	SMSFan98	Console	180	5
#299	Multipac	Arcade	176	3
#300	MSKISS	Computer	176	4
#301	GBMac	Console	175	5
#303	SoftVMS	Console	175	8
#302	Nerlaska	Console	175	10
#304	Virtual 2600	Console	170	17
#305	Rainbow	Computer	169	4
#306	Horizon	Computer	168	3
#307	NoSTalgia	Computer	168	5
#308	NextFCE	Console	167	2
#309	BeebEm	Computer	167	5
#310	Retrovaders	Arcade	166	3
#311	Jackal	Console	165	3
#312	Virtual PC Engine (VPCE)	Console	161	13
#313	Emu64	Computer	158	8
#314	Win68K	Computer	157	17
#315	Sat'On'Em	Console	157	11
#316	A64	Computer	156	2
#317	SadNES	Console	156	6
#318	AmiPCEngine	Console	154	3
#319	Salamander	Arcade	154	8
#320	Speccyal	Computer	153	11
#321	Les	Arcade	148	4
#322	Rygar Emulator	Arcade	148	10
#323	Slutte!	Arcade	145	10
#324	DNE	Console	144	1
#325	CASMSIM	Calculator	143	2
#326	Vector Dream	Arcade	143	7
#327	PowerPCEngine	Console	139	3
#328	Virtual SuperMagicom (VSMC)	Console	137	18
#329	AmiSNESE	Console	137	2
#330	Emu-92	Calculator	137	6
#331	PC Xformer Classic	Computer	137	3
#332	Joyce	Computer	136	1
#333	Personal 64	Computer	135	8
#334	Project X88000	Computer	134	4
#335	HP 12c Emu	Calculator	132	3
#336	Virtual Reality	Console	132	11
#337	N'tendo	Console	131	5
#338	X128	Computer	129	6
#339	AmiMSX2	Computer	127	4
#340	HP41	Calculator	125	4
#341	GBLator	Console	121	3
#342	Phoenix Emulator	Arcade	120	4
#343	PASMulator	Arcade	119	3
#344	zx32	Computer	117	17
#345	AmiNES	Console	117	3
#346	Replay	Arcade	117	6
#347	Rockulator	Arcade	117	5
#348	Virtual-E	Console	117	8
#349	Past-O-Rama	Console	116	5
#350	Spectrum	Computer	111	9
#351	MZ700WIN	Computer	111	1
#352	SegaG3	Console	110	7
#353	REM!	Arcade	109	6
#354	GodleNES	Console	109	1
#355	WinNES	Console	108	11
#356	SleepNES	Console	108	3
#357	TOSBOX	Computer	108	6
#358	XGS	Computer	108	6
#359	SloMo	Arcade	107	8
#360	GrayBox	Console	106	3
#361	Penix	Arcade	105	4
#362	Virtual Super Wild Card (VSWC)	Console	104	12
#363	TuxNES	Console	104	4
#364	Power MSX	Computer	103	4
#365	Thunder	Arcade	102	7
#366	TGB	Console	102	8
#367	TI86EMU	Calculator	100	14
#368	NE	Console	100	2
#369	Jamicom	Console	100	3
#370	Wonderboy in Monsterland Emulator	Arcade	99	12
#371	PCx	Computer	99	6
#372	PC-Task	Computer	98	5
#373	NESemu8	Console	97	2
#374	Shapeshifter	Computer	97	9
#375	AmiMSX	Computer	95	2
#376	SNESLite	Console	95	6
#377	ODYEMU	Console	94	4
#378	Yie Ar Kung Fu Emulator	Arcade	93	11
#379	NSFE	Console	93	3
#380	TNES	Console	93	5
#381	Ultee	Console	92	4
#382	Replay+	Arcade	90	3
#383	William's Arcade Classics Emulator	Arcade	88	9
#384	PKEmu	Console	88	1
#385	Jasper	Computer	88	4
#386	Return of Coco	Computer	88	4
#387	Mac-81	Calculator	87	2
#388	NSIM	Calculator	86	3
#389	VBEmu'98	Console	85	10
#390	Spec256	Computer	84	6
#391	Synk GB	Console	82	3
#392	Keropi	Computer	82	5
#393	RSR64	Console	81	2
#394	TI8x	Calculator	80	11
#395	basicNES	Console	79	12
#396	RSRSNES	Console	78	1
#397	Naughty	Console	78	1
#398	VenGaboyTK	Console	78	3
#399	WinApe	Computer	78	6
#400	CPCE	Computer	77	2
#401	Vectorama	Arcade	77	5
#402	Aquarius Emulator	Computer	76	4
#403	Acorn Atom Emulator	Computer	76	4
#404	VCS 2600	Console	75	8
#405	Red Squirrel	Computer	75	3
#406	Ezoray	Console	75	3
#407	UltraSat	Console	75	6
#408	Magic C64	Computer	74	4
#409	MySNES	Console	74	5
#410	WSpecEm	Computer	74	7
#411	Win64	Computer	73	9
#412	Virtual 86	Calculator	72	8
#413	TI-83 Plus Simulator/Debugger	Calculator	72	9
#414	SideWay	Arcade	70	2
#415	T98	Computer	70	3
#416	Jum52	Console	67	3
#417	2001	Console	67	4
#418	Atari Commodore 64 Pack	Computer	67	5
#419	xpce	Console	66	10
#420	J64	Computer	66	2
#421	Virtual Super System (VSS)	Console	66	6
#422	Sara	Computer	65	2
#423	Virtual MSX	Computer	65	6
#424	WiNES	Console	65	4
#425	SonSon Emulator	Arcade	64	2
#426	Liberty	Console	64	6
#427	Spec	Computer	64	5
#428	USNES	Console	63	5
#429	Virtual 98	Computer	63	6
#430	TheSE	Console	61	4
#431	jzIntv	Console	60	2
#432	Virtual CoCo	Computer	60	5
#433	TRS-80	Computer	58	5
#434	VAntAGE	Arcade	56	4
#435	Z80 Stealth	Computer	56	5
#436	fMSX Fan	Computer	55	7
#437	VBEmu	Arcade	55	5
#438	WinGorf	Arcade	54	6
#439	CPC++	Computer	54	2
#440	PC88Win	Computer	54	4
#441	SixtyForce	Console	54	4
#442	TrepSNES	Console	54	3
#443	Tutankham Emulator	Arcade	54	5
#444	ZX Plus	Computer	52	7
#445	Sim S.N.E.X	Console	52	1
#446	Sim6502	Computer	51	1
#447	PalmGB	Console	51	5
#448	XTENDER 2	Computer	48	5
#449	MacSNES97	Console	48	8
#450	YAME	Console	47	7
#451	PC-Dragon II	Computer	47	4
#452	Neko Project II	Computer	47	4
#453	Z80	Computer	47	13
#454	M88	Computer	46	1
#455	FC Emulator for WonderSwan	Console	46	1
#456	Xevious Emulator	Arcade	45	7
#457	Ultimate NES	Console	45	3
#458	Bernie ][ the Rescue	Computer	45	4
#459	Vastar Emulator	Arcade	45	4
#460	Wzonka-Lad	Console	44	7
#461	Fastcott	Console	44	2
#462	GrimSNES	Console	44	4
#463	YAGE	Console	43	7
#464	XCopilot	Computer	43	4
#465	TIGraph	Calculator	42	5
#466	Semu	Console	42	5
#467	Plus/4	Computer	41	3
#468	THC Engine	Console	40	5
#469	Arnimedes	Computer	40	1
#470	Vortendo	Console	40	7
#471	Tiger	Calculator	39	8
#472	MSX SO	Computer	39	1
#473	Xain'D Sleena Emulator	Arcade	38	5
#474	FCE++	Console	38	2
#475	VBPac	Arcade	38	3
#476	XPac	Arcade	38	3
#477	CULT	Console	37	1
#478	BePCEngine	Console	36	4
#479	WOOM!	Computer	35	2
#480	Sope	Console	35	2
#481	BeApple][e	Computer	34	3
#482	V9T9	Computer	33	2
#483	Hob	Computer	32	1
#484	TTCalc	Calculator	32	3
#485	Playboy	Console	32	5
#486	WinEmu	Computer	32	8
#487	EmMac	Computer	31	6
#488	Ami99	Computer	29	4
#489	madNES	Console	29	9
#490	uNESsential	Console	29	11
#491	Catakig	Computer	28	1
#492	XTENDER 1	Computer	28	3
#493	Warajevo	Computer	28	3
#494	WORM	Computer	27	9
#495	X Millenium	Computer	26	3
#496	The Pi	Console	25	2
#497	xDragon	Arcade	25	12
#498	MGX	Console	23	2
#499	Genux	Console	23	2
#500	WinX1	Computer	21	1

And a new champion is crowned. ZSNES, the Spring-Summer top emulator has slipped to number two, giving way to MAME. There are several other suprises as well, but mostly it was much more agreeable than the first round of voting. Again, we thank all of you for voting and hope to see you again in the Spring, when the voting continues!

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