I’m making this list mostly because I lost track of the emulation options myself. Some emulators appear more than once if they support more than one system. RetroArch cores are excluded as they have their own article, though they are still listed if they are the only way to emulate a given system.

Alternative resources:

• EmuGen Wiki entry about PSP,
• Framerater’s guide to PSP emulation,
• GBATemp’s wiki on PSP emulation,
• ElOtroLado (in Spanish).

For each system, I highlighted my preferred build (in case there is one).

Content

• Nintendo
• Sega
• Atari
• Misc. consoles and other devices
• Misc. handhelds
• Home computers
• Arcade
• Not quite emulators

Nintendo

NES

NES emulation is discussed here.

• 👉 FCEU-PSP by Bruno Freitas (boootsector). Last updated in 2009.
• FCEUltra by boootsector, takka. Japanese interface. Last updated in 2011.
• Famicontest [ふぁみこんえみゅてすと] by Binboukamisami. Last updated in 2005.
• InfoNES by TMK. Last updated in 2005.
• Little John NES by Tinnus. Last updated in 2007.
• Mednafen PSP by Robert Szkutak. Last updated in 2011.
• NES by REi. Last updated in 2005.
• NesterJ 3D. Supports 3D games, such as Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally. Last updated in 2011.
• NesterJ AoEX by ruka, ShimaFlareX. Last updated in 2012.
• NesterJ PSP for CN by temryu. Last updated in 2008.
• NesterJ Plus RM by ruka, davex. Last updated in 2010.
• NesterJ [Russian] by ilnur2883. In Russian. Last updated in 2012.
• NesterJ RX Mod by フェニックス. Last updated in 2016.
• NesterJ by ruka. Last updated in 2010.
• NesterJ Adhoc by ruka. Supports ad-hoc multiplayer. Last updated in 2006.
• NesterJ 非官方中文 by tensai_wang. In Chinese. Last updated in 2011.
• PSPFceUltra by HamsterBert. Last updated in 2006.
• Unofficial NesterJ by e (T. Kawamorita). Last updated in 2005.
• e[mulator] by e (T. Kawamorita). Last updated in 2006.

SNES

SNES emulation is discussed here.

• Snes9x Euphoria by Zack. Last updated in 2011.
• Snes9x Euphoria by Zack, takka. Last updated in 2011.
• Snes9x Unofficial by Yoshihiro. Last updated in 2005.
• Snes9x by びふてき氏 (Bifuteki). The first SNES emulator for PSP. Last updated in 2005.
• Snes9xTYL mecm by 33(76)氏. Last updated in 2009.
• SnesPSP TYL by ThunderZ, YoyoFR, Laxer3a. Last updated in 2006.
• SnesPSP TYL by ruka. Last updated in 2007.
• 👉 s9xTYLme Mod by ThunderZ, YoyoFR, Laxer3a, esmjanus. Last updated in 2018.
• snes9x/1.52.81 by ひっそりぃ (hissorii). Last updated in 2011.
• snes9xTYL by ThunderZ, YoyoFR, Laxer3a, 173210. Last updated in 2015.
• uo Snes9x by Andon. Last updated in 2005.
• uoSnes9x by Ruka, y. Last updated in 2010.

Nintendo 64

• Daedalus by StrmnNrmn. Last updated in 2007.
• 👉 DaedalusX64 by Wally, z2442. Last updated in 2019.
• Monkey64 by PSmonkey. Last updated in 2006.
• Nincest 64 by PSmonkey. Last updated in 2006.
• Siren64 by 4CLOVERS. Fork of DaedalusX64, created to support the game Fushigi no Dungeon - Furai no Siren 2. Last updated in 2010.

Game Boy / Game Boy Color

Game Boy emulation is discussed here.

• FunkyBoy by Michel Kremer. Last updated in 2022.
• Gambatte PSP SDL. Last updated in 2021.
• GeMP - Gameboy Emulator Media Player (Homer’s RIN) by Homer, Atomos. Last updated in 2006.
• 👉 MasterBoy by Florian Brönnimann (Brunni). Last updated in 2007.
• MasterBoy by theelf. Last updated in 2015.
• Mednafen PSP by Robert Szkutak. Last updated in 2011.
• PSP RIN by Mirakichi, mbarczak. With rewind support. Last updated in 2019.
• PSP-gnuboy by HamsterBert. Last updated in 2006.
• PlutoBoy by Ross Meikleham. Last updated in 2021.
• RIN by みらきち (Mirakichi). The first version of RIN was the first emulator ever for PSP. Last updated in 2005.
• RIN by N. Last updated in 2005.
• RIN RX by KrK. Last updated in 2017.
• SpiceBoy by Arguru. Last updated in 2006.
• e[mulator] by e (T. Kawamorita). Last updated in 2006.

The Gambatte core on RetroArch is also a good option for the titles MasterBoy can’t handle.

Virtual Boy

• Mednafen PSP by Robert Szkutak. Very slow, but works. Last updated in 2011.
• RedDragon by SofiyaCat. Proof of concept. Unplayable, as controls were never implemented. Last updated in 2007.

GameBoy Advance

GBA emulation is discussed here.

• GBA emulator by Miemt11. Last updated in 2006.
• Mednafen PSP by Robert Szkutak. Last updated in 2011.
• PSPGBA by psp298, Slasher. Last updated in 2006.
• PSPVBA by ZX-81. Last updated in 2006.
• TempGBA. Last updated in 2013.
• 👉 TempGBA4PSP-Mod by phoe-nix, anonymous Japanese developer. Last updated in 2016.
• Unofficial gpSP Kai by Exophase, Takka, ErikPshat. Last updated in 2017.
• VBA by 499氏. Last updated in 2005.
• gpSP – gameplaySP. Last updated in 2006.
• gpSP-J – Unofficial gameplaySP 日本語版. Last updated in 2012.
• gpSP-mod. Last updated in 2009.

Nintendo DS

⚠️ Note: DeSmuME PSP by Xiro is the best option, but even then only usable for simple, purely 2D titles such as Zoo Keeper. 3D games run slowly and with heavy glitches. It also only supports PSP-2000 and later models.

• DSONPSP by yoshihiro. Last updated in 2009.
• DSONPSP Mod by RNB_PSP. Last updated in 2010.
• DSONPSP Unofficial by Jonlimle. Last updated in 2010.
• DeSmuME by SofiyaCat. Last updated in 2007.
• DeSmuME PSP by Xiro, HCF, IridescentRose1337, z2442, Wally. Last updated in 2021.
• Unofficial DeSmuME PSP Useless Edition by Sektor. Last updated in 2007.

Sega

SG-1000

• SMS Plus PSP by Akop Karapetyan. Last updated in 2010.

Sega Master System

• EmuSMS by Consolius. Last updated in 2006.
• MasterBoy by Florian Brönnimann (Brunni). Last updated in 2007.
• Mednafen PSP by Robert Szkutak. Last updated in 2011.
• MMSPlus by Florian Brönnimann (Brunni). Last updated in 2006.
• PSPMaster by [Bo]Trops. Last updated in 2006.
• SMS PSP by Yoshihiro. Last updated in 2005.
• SMS Plus PSP by Akop Karapetyan. Also supports SG-1000 games. Last updated in 2010.
• SMS Plus PSP by theelf. Last updated in 2015.
• SMS Plus PSP Adhoc by Akop Karapetyan. With experimental ad-hoc support. Last updated in 2008.
• SMS Plus PSP [Japanese] by KrK. In Japanese. Last updated in 2015.
• SMSPlus by Chris Swindle. Last updated in 2005.
• e[mulator] by e (T. Kawamorita). Last updated in 2006.

Genesis / MegaDrive

MegaDrive emulation is discussed here.

• DGEN by Syn-k. Last updated in 2006.
• DGEN Lite by Takka. Last updated in 2007.
• DGEN RX by syn-k, 猫山猫宗. Last updated in 2011.
• DGEN [Chinese] by tensai_wang. Chinese-language emulator. Last updated in 2010.
• Generator PSP by Hotoke (仏様氏), PSP Wiki. Last updated in 2005.
• Mednafen PSP by Robert Szkutak. Last updated in 2011.
• Megadrive by Osakana. Last updated in 2005.
• PSPGenesis by Sougen. Last updated in 2005.
• PSPGenesis [Chinese]. Interface in Chinese. Last updated in 2005.
• PSPadrive by HamsterBert. Last updated in 2006.
• Pico-drive by ＰＳＰ開発幼稚園. Last updated in 2006.
• PicoDrive by Robson Alcantara. Some support for Sega CD / Mega CD. Last updated in 2018.
• PicoDrive by irixxxx. Last updated in 2021.
• 👉 PicoDrive by Notaz. Last updated in 2008.
• PicoDrive [Russian] by Re-Education. In Russian.
• PicoDrive 汉化版 by tensai_wang. In Chinese. Last updated in 2010.
• Unofficial Picodrive R by davex. With rewind mode. Last updated in 2009.

The Picodrive core on RetroArch can handle some 32X titles.

Sega Saturn

⚠️ Note: only works for a handful of titles.

Saturn emulation is discussed here.

• Yabause by yabause, Andrew Church. Last updated in 2010.

Dreamcast

⚠️ Note: experimental. Only supports PSP-2000 and later models. Most games are unplayable, save some very simple titles such as ChuChu Rocket. A compatibility list is available.

• nullDC-PSP by drkRaziel, xiro, hlide. Last updated in 2021.
• VirtuaMUnstaz VMS by VirtuaMUnstaz. VMU emulator. Last updated in 2005.

Game Gear

Game Gear emulation is discussed here. Nearly all Sega Master System emulators also support Game Gear games.

• EmuGG by Consolius. Last updated in 2006.
• MasterBoy by Florian Brönnimann (Brunni). Last updated in 2007.
• Mednafen PSP by Robert Szkutak. Last updated in 2011.
• e[mulator] by e (T. Kawamorita). Last updated in 2006.

Atari

• Atari800 PSP by Akop Karapetyan, DelayedQuasar. Atari 800 emulator. Last updated in 2020.
• Atari800 PSP by Alysa Habraken (Aenea). Atari 800 emulator. Last updated in 2005.
• CaSTaway/PSP by Jeff Mitchell. Atari ST emulator. Last updated in 2007.
• Jum52 by James Higgs. Atari 5200 emulator. Last updated in 2010.
• PJag by Plynx. Atari Jaguar emulator. Last updated in 2006.
• PSPAtari by ZX-81. Atari 800/130/5200 emulator. Last updated in 2008.

Atari 2600

• PSP2600 by ZX-81. Atari 2600 emulator. Last updated in 2009.
• Stella by David Voswinkel (optixx). Atari 2600 emulator. Last updated in 2006.
• Stella PSP by Alysa Habraken (Aenea). Atari 2600 VCS emulator. Last updated in 2005.

Atari 7800

Atari 7800 emulation is discussed here.

• PSP7800 by Underball. Atari 7800 emulator. Last updated in 2010.
• 👉 PSP7800 by ZX-81. Atari 7800 emulator. Last updated in 2008.

Atari Lynx

Lynx emulation is discussed here.

• HANDY-PSP by EXCEED. Last updated in 2005.
• Handy PSP by Akop Karapetyan. Last updated in 2007.
• Mednafen PSP by Robert Szkutak. Last updated in 2011.
• 👉 PLynx by PLynx. Last updated in 2006.
• e[mulator] by e (T. Kawamorita). Last updated in 2006.

Misc. consoles and other devices

• EmuODD by Consolius. Magnavox Odyssey 2 emulator. Last updated in 2006.
• FreeChaF. Fairchild ChannelF emulator. RetroArch core only.
• InfoPyuta. Pyūta/Tomy Tutor emulator. Last updated in 2005.
• PSPInt by ZX-81. Intellivision Emulator. Last updated in 2007.
• Smarcyclem by crait. Emulator for the Smart Cycle Physical Learning Arcade System. Last updated in 2008.

Chip8

• Chip-8 by HomerSp. Last updated in 2007.
• DreamChip by Zion. Last updated in 2007.
• PSP-Chip8 by Vanya A. Sergeev. Last updated in 2005.

ColecoVision

• ColEm PSP by Akop Karapetyan. Last updated in 2010.
• EmuCOL by Consolius. Last updated in 2006.
• PSPColem by ZX-81. Last updated in 2009.

PC Engine

PC Engine emulation is discussed here. Officially released PC Engine games can be hacked to play other games as well - see article.

• HuE by e (T. Kawamorita). Last updated in 2005.
• Mednafen PSP by Robert Szkutak. Last updated in 2011.
• PCE by osakana, 汁ダーク. Last updated in 2012.
• 👉 PSPHUGO by ZX-81. Last updated in 2009.
• e[mulator] by e (T. Kawamorita). Last updated in 2006.

PlayStation

Superseded by POPS, the official PS1 emulator.

• PS1P by Anonymous Coder. Last updated in 2006.
• Psx-P by Yoshihiro. Last updated in 2006.

Vectrex

Vectrex emulation is discussed here.

• PSP VecX by Samstag. Last updated in 2006.
• 👉 PSPVE by ZX-81. Last updated in 2008.

Misc. handhelds

• PokeMini by JustBurn. Pokémon-Mini emulator. Last updated in 2015.
• Potator PSP by Akop Karapetyan, David Raingeard. Watara Supervision emulator. Last updated in 2019.

NeoGeo Pocket / Pocket Color

NGP emulation is discussed here.

• Mednafen PSP by Robert Szkutak. Last updated in 2011.
• NeoPop PSP by Akop Karapetyan. Last updated in 2007.
• RACE! PSP by theelf. Last updated in 2015.
• 👉 RACE! PSP by Akop Karapetyan. Last updated in 2009.
• RACE! PSP [Japanese]. In Japanese. Last updated in 2009.
• ngPsp by Nexis2600 (PSmonkey). Last updated in 2005.
• e[mulator] by e (T. Kawamorita). Last updated in 2006.

WonderSwan

WonderSwan emulation is discussed here.

• Cygne by REi. Last updated in 2005.
• 👉 OswanPSP by bird_may_nike. Interface only in Japanese. Last updated in 2008.
• eSwan by e (T. Kawamorita). Last updated in 2005.
• Mednafen PSP by Robert Szkutak. Last updated in 2011.
• oSwan v0.7 by REi. Last updated in 2005.
• pSwan by kmg. Last updated in 2005.
• e[mulator] by e (T. Kawamorita). Last updated in 2006.

Calculators

• PSPX48 by ZX-81. HP48 Calculator emulator. Last updated in 2007.
• PSPXTI by ZX-81. TI-92 Calculator emulator. Last updated in 2009.

Home computers

Amstrad CPC

CPC is discussed here.

• CPCPSP by Nige. Last updated in 2005.
• Caprice32 by Akop Karapetyan, DelayedQuasar. Last updated in 2019.
• PSPCAP32 by ZX-81. Last updated in 2009.

Apple

• Apple II Portable by Team XOS, NHD. Apple II emulator. Also known as PYAE. Last updated in 2005.
• Basilisk II by Chilly Willy. Mac OS Classic emulator. Last updated in 2008.
• Basilisk II PSP by ChaosKnight. Mac OS Classic emulator. Last updated in 2005.

Commodore

• PSPPLUS4 by Christophe Kohler. Commodore Plus/4 emulator. Last updated in 2008.
• PSPVic20 by Christophe Kohler, Drsepe, Dazman. VIC20 emulator. Last updated in 2018.
• PSPYape by ZX-81. Commodore Plus/4 emulator. Last updated in 2007.

Commodore 64

Commodore 64 emulation is discussed here.

• 👉 PSPVice by Christophe Kohler. Commodore 64 emulator. Last updated in 2008.
• Vice-PSP by Akop Karapetyan, DelayedQuasar, rsn8887. Last updated in 2019.
• c64psp by urchin. Commodore 64 emulator. Last updated in 2005.

Amiga

Amiga emulation is discussed here.

PSP UAE4ALL is the best bet, but only for games that can start (and be played) without any keyboard input.

• PSP UAE4ALL by TTYman. Amiga emulator. Last updated in 2008.
• PSP-UAE by Christophe Thibault. Last updated in 2005.
• PSPUAE by FOL, Christophe Thibault. Last updated in 2014.

DOS / x86

Only DOSBox is really usable, but setting it up can be a pain.

• Bochs by Matan Gillon. Proof of concept. Last updated in 2005.
• DOSBox by crazyc. Last updated in 2020.
• UniPCemu by Superfury1. x86 emulator. Last updated in 2021.

MSX

MSX emulation is discussed here.

• HitBit [人々エミュレータ] by 聖子. Last updated in 2005.
• PSPMSX by ZX-81. Last updated in 2009.
• fMSX PSP by Akop Karapetyan, DelayedQuasar. Last updated in 2018.
• 👉 fMSX by osakana, orz, snatcher. Last updated in 2005.
• uMSX by Uguru. Last updated in 2008.

PC-88

• Q88PSP by 某吉さん, erion. Last updated in 2008.
• QUASI88 by BouKiCHi. Last updated in 2008.

PC-98

PC-98 emulation is discussed here.

• NP2 by sakahi, ひっそりぃ (hissorii). Last updated in 2011.
• NP21 by sakahi, ひっそりぃ (hissorii). Last updated in 2011.

Thomson

• PSPMO5 by ZX-81. Thomson MO5 emulator. Last updated in 2009.
• PSPTHOM by ZX-81. TO7-70 emulator. Last updated in 2008.

ZX Spectrum / ZX81

• Fuse PSP by Akop Karapetyan. Last updated in 2009.
• PSPZX81 by ZX-81. Sinclair ZX81 emulator. Last updated in 2008.
• PsPectrum by HexDump^NewOlds. ZX Spectrum. Last updated in 2006.
• Unreal Speccy Portable by Andrey Dj. ZX-Spectrum emulator. Last updated in 2015.

Misc home computers

• BK. Elektronika BK-0010 emulator. RetroArch core only.
• Mednafen PSP by Robert Szkutak. PC-FX core (untested yet). Last updated in 2011.
• Pyldin 601 by Sasha Chukov, Yura Kuznetsov. Last updated in 2007.
• PSPBEEB by ZX-81. BBC Micro emulator. Last updated in 2007.
• PSPDragon by ZX-81. Dragon / Tandy Coco emulator. Last updated in 2008.
• PSPSIM by ZX-81. SamCoupé emulator. Last updated in 2008.
• PSPTI99 by ZX-81. TI-99/4 emulator. Last updated in 2008.
• PX68K by hissorii. SHARP X68000 emulator. Last updated in 2014. X68000 emulation is discussed here.
• X Millennium. Sharp X1 emulator. RetroArch core only.

Arcade

There’s no good way to categorize these ones, is there?

Single-system emulators

• FBA4PSP Cave by OopsWare, Lbicelyne, Reprep. Supports games running on the Cave arcade board. Last updated in 2017.
• FBA4PSP PGM by OopsWare, Lbicelyne. Supports the PolyGame Master (PGM) arcade board created by the Taiwanese company IGS. Last updated in 2009.
• FBA4PSP Psikyo by OopsWare, Lbicelyne, Reprep. Supports Psikyo games. Last updated in 2017.
• FBA4PSP Sega by OopsWare, Lbicelyne. Support for Sega arcade games. Last updated in 2009.
• FinalBurn Alpha LB. Supports Cave games. Last updated in 2013.
• Irem M72 by ＰＳＰ開発幼稚園. Supports the Irem M72 arcade board. Last updated in 2006.
• MVSPSP by NJ. NeoGeo MVS/AES emulator. Last updated in 2007.
• MVSPSP by theelf. NeoGeo MVS/AES emulator. Last updated in 2014.
• NamcoNA by ＰＳＰ開発幼稚園. Namco System NA1 / Namco System NA2 emulator. Last updated in 2006.
• TaitoAX by ＰＳＰ開発幼稚園. Taito Asuka and Taito X System emulator. Last updated in 2006.
• The Simpsons Arcade. Version of FBA4PSP modified to run The Simpsons (Konami, 1991). Last updated in 2021.
• Unofficial MVSPSP by NJ, 173210, phoe-nix. NeoGeo MVS emulator. Last updated in 2020.

CPS 1/2/3

• CPS1 Emulator by sasuke2911. Last updated in 2006.
• CPS1PSP by NJ. Last updated in 2007.
• CPS1PSP with Rewind by NJ, davex. Last updated in 2006.
• CPS2PSP by NJ. Last updated in 2007.
• CPS2psp by ＰＳＰ開発幼稚園, ＮＪ. Last updated in 2006.
• FBA4PSP CPS3 by OopsWare, Lbicelyne. Supports CPS1, CPS2 and CPS3 games.
• 👉 Unofficial CPS1PSP by NJ, 173210, phoe-nix. Last updated in 2014.
• 👉 Unofficial CPS2PSP by NJ, 173210, phoe-nix. Last updated in 2014.

PSPMAME builds

These are all the same emulator - PSPMAME by TMK. The developer split them into separate releases for practical reason.

• PSPMAME Bandai by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Capcom by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Deco by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Irem by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Jaleco by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Konami by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Konami 2 by Takka, TMK. Last updated in 2009.
• PSPMAME Namco by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Namco 2 by Takka, TMK. Last updated in 2009.
• PSPMAME Nichibutsu by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Nintendo by TMK.
• PSPMAME SNK by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Sega by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Sega 2 by Takka, TMK. Last updated in 2009.
• PSPMAME Sunsoft by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Taito by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Taito 2 by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Technos by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Tecmo by TMK. Last updated in 2010.
• PSPMAME Universal by TMK. Last updated in 2011.
• PSPMAME Upl by TMK. Last updated in 2010.

Multi-system emulators

• E pluribus MAME. Last updated in 2021.
• FBA4PSP by OopsWare, Lbicelyne, Reprep. Supports over 1,700 games (including clones), but the best results are achieved by using one of the dedicated builds (FBA4PSP CPS3, FBA4PSP Sega, etc). Last updated in 2017.
• FBA4PSP Mid by OopsWare, Lbicelyne. Supports all games included in the ‘Small’ build, and an additional 63 games. Last updated in 2009.
• FBA4PSP Small by OopsWare, Lbicelyne. Supports over 600 games from several manufacturers.
• MAME4ALL [Japanese] by mameforpsp (681氏). Alternative name: Virtual Console Arcade. Last updated in 2011.
• MAME4ALL-PSP by Kech. Last updated in 2006.
• MAME4ALLPSP by sasuke2911. Last updated in 2006.
• MAMEPSP by MikeDX. Last updated in 2006.
• PSP Mame4All by TTYman. Last updated in 2020.
• Unofficial FB Alpha LB. Last updated in 2008.
• pspMame Deathrash Vol 2.5 by Repuken2. Last updated in 2010.
• pspMame Deathrash Vol 3 by Repuken2. Last updated in 2010.
• pspMame Deathrash Vol I by Repuken2. Last updated in 2010.
• xmame by 稲尾様 (Inao-sama). Last updated in 2005.

NeoGeo CD

NeoGeo CD emulation is discussed here.

• NCDZPSP by theelf. Last updated in 2014.
• NCDZPSP by NJ. Last updated in 2007.
• NCDZPSP Adhoc by NJ, AhMan. Last updated in 2007.
• NeoCD/PSP. Last updated in 2005.
• NeoCDPSP by yoyofr. Last updated in 2005.
• NeoCDPSP by ZeLurker, Radius, camiyu1. Last updated in 2006.
• 👉 Unofficial NCDZPSP by NJ, 173210, phoe-nix. Last updated in 2018.

Not quite emulators

• Adventure Game Studio Runtime by JJS. Port of the AGS engine. Last updated in 2012.
• Frotz by Norman B. Lancaster. Z-Machine interpreter. Last updated in 2009.
• MADrigalPSP by HCF Retrocoder. Collection of Game&Watch games recreated for modern devices. Last updated in 2017.
• PSP IR Frotz by KangKengKingKong. Port of the dumb Frotz to the PSP. Works only with IR keyboards. Last updated in 2007.
• PSPKVM by Sleepper, M@x, Anweifeng, AJ Milne. Java virtual machine. Last updated in 2011.
• ScummVM by ScummVM Team. Application to run classic adventure games on PSP. Last updated in 2021.