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๐Ÿ•น๏ธ PICKLE ARCADE ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ

Real console emulators, right in your browser. Blow on the cartridge and let's go.

๐ŸŽ Free Game Shelf โ€” tap & play instantly

Real homebrew games by modern devs, hosted here 100% legally (open licenses โ€” credits below). No files needed.

NES

๐Ÿฟ๏ธ Nova the Squirrel

A full-length platformer starring a squirrel with serious moves โ€” grab blocks, toss enemies, save the day.

GENESIS

๐Ÿ‰ Dragon's Castle

Castlevania-style action โ€” young witch Merlina storms the castle to take down the dragon.

GENESIS

๐Ÿช Miniplanets

Hop between tiny spinning planets and snag all the fruit before the clock runs out. Fast & addictive.

GAME BOY

๐ŸŽฒ Libbet & the Magic Floor

Roll across the magic floor and light every tile โ€” a brainy little puzzler with real charm.

GB COLOR

๐Ÿ™๏ธ ยตCity

A whole SimCity in your pocket โ€” zone, build, balance the budget, and watch your city grow.

Games by their awesome creators, shared under open licenses: Nova the Squirrel (NovaSquirrel, GPLv3) ยท Dragon's Castle & Miniplanets (Sik, zlib) ยท Libbet (Pino, zlib) ยท ยตCity (AntonioND, GPLv3)

STEP 1Pick your console

Optional โ€” I'll auto-detect it from your game file. Tap one to override.

STEP 2Load your game

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Drop a ROM file here or tap to browse

.sfc .smc .md .gen .bin .nes .gb .gbc .gba .n64 .z64 .zip

๐Ÿ’พ Save/load states & controller setup are in the emulator's menu bar. Feeling laggy? Hit โ›ถ Fullscreen in that bar โ€” it usually fixes it instantly.

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