Here is exactly what the OpenPandora GmbH OpenPandora can emulate, console by console, with our A–F rating for each — its realistic ceiling is around Nintendo DS.
Runs everything up to Game Boy Advance at full speed, and pushes as far as Nintendo 64 with some compromises.
Realistic ceiling: Most SNES runs at 60 FPS but lags with FX & Mode 7 games, most 2D PS1 runs fine (not all at full 60 FPS) but lags with 3D games
| Console | Rating | What that means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game Boy / Color | A | Full speed | |
| NES | A | Full speed | |
| Genesis / Mega Drive | A | Full speed | |
| Game Boy Advance | A | Full speed | |
| SNES | B | Great — minor frameskip | |
| PlayStation 1 | B | Great — minor frameskip | |
| Nintendo DS | B | Great — minor frameskip | Details → |
| Nintendo 64 | C | Playable with frameskip | Details → |
| Dreamcast | F | Won't run | Details → |
| PSP | F | Won't run | Details → |
| Sega Saturn | F | Won't run | |
| GameCube | F | Won't run | Details → |
| Nintendo 3DS | F | Won't run | Details → |
| Nintendo Wii | F | Won't run | Details → |
| PlayStation 2 | F | Won't run | Details → |
| Switch | F | Won't run | Details → |
| Wii U | F | Won't run | |
| PlayStation 3 | F | Won't run |
Ratings are HandheldWiki’s own, based on the device’s chipset and community testing — how we rate.
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