NES
1985 • Nintendo
The Nintendo Entertainment System revolutionized home gaming and saved the video game industry after...
714 gamesGen 3
Emulation compatibility, cited
Every Handheld. Every Console. One Table.
18 devices against 15 systems, every rating traced back to someone who actually had the hardware in hand.
Combinations nobody has tested stay blank. A visible gap beats an invented number.
18
Devices
15
Systems
138
Cited results
Start with the question you actually have
Not “what is this device”, but “will it run the thing I want to play”. Each page compares one system across every handheld with published testing, ordered by price so the cheapest device that clears the bar comes first.
Which handheld runs Switch?
2 of 4 tested devices handle it
Which handheld runs PS2?
8 of 11 tested devices handle it
Which handheld runs Wii?
5 of 6 tested devices handle it
Which handheld runs GameCube?
10 of 11 tested devices handle it
Which handheld runs Dreamcast?
7 of 12 tested devices handle it
Which handheld runs PSP?
2 of 8 tested devices handle it
Which handheld runs Saturn?
7 of 7 tested devices handle it
Which handheld runs N64?
1 of 9 tested devices handle it
Explore Gaming Generations
SNES
1991 • Nintendo
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System brought 16-bit gaming to the masses with stunning graphics, ...
783 gamesGen 4
Genesis
1989 • Sega
Known as the Mega Drive outside North America, the Sega Genesis was Sega's most successful console. ...
915 gamesGen 4
Game Boy
1989 • Nintendo
The Game Boy revolutionized portable gaming with its monochrome screen, incredible battery life, and...
1046 gamesGen 4
PlayStation
1995 • Sony
Sony's entry into console gaming changed everything. The PlayStation brought CD-ROM gaming, 3D graph...
1363 gamesGen 5
Arcade
1970 • Various
Arcade games defined the early video game industry with coin-operated cabinets in arcades, restauran...
2000 gamesGen 1
PC
1981 • Various
Personal computer gaming evolved from text adventures to complex simulations and strategy games. The...
5000 gamesGen 0
N64
1996 • Nintendo
Nintendo's bold step into 3D gaming featured a unique three-pronged controller and cartridge-based g...
387 gamesGen 5
Game of the Day
Power Stone
1999 • Capcom
3D arena fighting game featuring interactive environments and special power transformations.
Fighting
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Super Mario Bros.
1985 • Nintendo
The legendary platformer that saved the video game industry and introduced the world to Mario's iconic adventures....
The Legend of Zelda
1986 • Nintendo
The game that created the action-adventure genre, featuring Link's first quest to save Princess Zelda and defeat Ganon....
Metroid
1986 • Nintendo R&D1
Samus Aran's debut adventure combining platforming with exploration in a sprawling alien world filled with hostile creat...
Emulation Guides
Computed from the compatibility data at build time, so they cannot go stale while the dataset moves underneath them.
The cheapest handheld that runs each system
The price floor for every emulated system, taken from tested devices rather than spec sheets. One row per system, with the cheapest device that clears the bar and the testing that says so.
ReadWhat each price tier actually buys you
Where the money stops buying you anything and where it buys a whole generation. Price tiers built from tested devices, showing exactly which systems open up at each step.
ReadWhat this dataset does not know
The untested combinations, the places where sources contradict each other, and how much of the matrix rests on a single source. The weaknesses of the dataset, published deliberately.
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