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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.
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The Witness▲155Explore a mysterious island and solve its puzzles
2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
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The Witness▲84A puzzle-adventure game set on a mysterious island.
2015 · the-witness.net · its alternatives →
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Play classic 8-bit retro games online with friends! Free multiplayer emulator in your browser. No downloads required.
2018 · nes.party · its alternatives →
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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 →
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CounterSpy▲68A new game revisiting the spy mythology
2014 · publish-p186768-e1959020.adobeaemcloud.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
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Explore an abandoned island full of surprises
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The golden age of 16-bit gaming returns
2017 · nintendo.com · its alternatives →
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NES emulator written in Rust. Contribute to pcwalton/sprocketnes development by creating an account on GitHub.
2013 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Console Wars▲70Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The 1989 NES classic, updated for your phone
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Logic Traces▲59If puzzles are your thing, then Logic Traces is your game!
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Good vs Bad▲54An unofficial clone of The Resistance on a single phone.
2015 · wesselwessels.github.io · its alternatives →
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:tv: Multiplayer NES through the magic of WebSockets and Go. - olahol/melody-jsnes
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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