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24 alternatives to The Wit.nes

NES ROM interpretation of The Witness

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Wit.nes launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
3DNES▲70
NES games in eye-popping 3D
2016 · its alternatives →
2
The Witness▲155
Explore a mysterious island and solve its puzzles
2016 · its alternatives →
3GP
Ghidra Plays Mario▲207
I've been exploring new ways of testing Ghidra processor modules. In this repo, I was able to emulate NES ROMs in Ghidra to test its 6502 specification, which resulted in finding and fixing some bugs. Context: Ghidra is used for reverse engineering binary executables, complementing the usual disassembly view with function decompilation. Each supported architecture has a SLEIGH specification, which provides semantics for parsing and emulating instructions, not unlike the dispatch handlers you would find in interpreters written for console emulators. Emulator devs have long had extensive test…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
4NP
NES Party – Online Multiplayer NES Emulator Using WebRTC▲237
2018 · nes.party · its alternatives →
5
The Witness▲84
A puzzle-adventure game set on a mysterious island.
2015 · its alternatives →
6IM
I made a retro game archive for Polish games▲216
Hi, As a 8-bit C64 game coder in eaarly 90ties and currently mostly FE-focused dev, decided to give a go to a simple retro game archive. This is purely fun project - so i decided to post it to HN, mayne it'll resonate :)
2023 · polishpixels.com · its alternatives →
7AN
An NES emulator written in Rust▲125
2013 · github.com · its alternatives →
8RA
RomM – An open-source, self-hosted ROM manager and player▲238
RomM is a self-hosted app that allows you to manage your retro game files (ROMs) and play them in the browser. Think of it as Plex or Jellyfin for your ROM library: it automatically fetches metadata, artwork, and game information from online metadata sources to transform your folders into a browsable collection. You can play games directly in the browser for consoles like the N64, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation 1, using the integrated web emulator (https://emulatorjs.org/). Members of the community have released integrations for Playnite (Windows), muOS…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
9
The Witness on Mac▲123
Explore an abandoned island full of surprises
2017 · its alternatives →
10
Super Nintendo Classic Edition▲168
The golden age of 16-bit gaming returns
2017 · its alternatives →
11
none*2▲87
A mysterious game of riddles, episode2
2015 · its alternatives →
12
Analogue Nt▲7
Beautifully redesigned NES console
2015 · its alternatives →
13
Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch▲181
Nintendo brings back their original handheld system
2020 · its alternatives →
14
Logic Traces▲59
If puzzles are your thing, then Logic Traces is your game!
2016 · its alternatives →
15
Crossyards▲88
Tell a story in 3D pixel art
2015 · its alternatives →
16EB
Emulator-Backed Remakes, a new way to make classic game remakes▲87
2014 · gabrielgambetta.com · its alternatives →
17PM
Play multiplayer and singleplayer NES games online▲196
2017 · nescat.gcubed.co · its alternatives →
18
Battlecade▲87
A portable vintage gaming concept for two
2015 · its alternatives →
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Retro Sparkle▲53
3 Seconds to Match 3
2016 · its alternatives →
20
Propaganda▲61
Egyptoon arcade
2016 · its alternatives →
21
Brickies▲87
A fresh and colorful take on the classic breakout game
2015 · its alternatives →
22
Analogue NT Mini▲92
The NES reborn with wireless controllers and 1080p 🎮
2017 · its alternatives →
23
Sciente Kombat▲79
A tribute to old videogames and the biggest scientists.
2016 · its alternatives →
24
Logifaces▲76
Analogue game for digital minds
2017 · its alternatives →

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