The Best Game Console Emulators For Ubuntu

PlayStation

1. PCSX2 (PLayStation 2)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gregory-hainaut/pcsx2.official.ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pcsx2-unstable

2. ePSXe (PlaySTation 1)

To be able to run ePSXe on Ubuntu 12.04/Linux Mint 13, we need to install some dependencies required by the emulator. To do this, open the terminal and run the following commands:

- i386/32-bit

cd /tmp
wget -O libglib1.2ldbl_i386.deb http://goo.gl/8ghqY
sudo dpkg -i libglib1.2ldbl_i386.deb
wget -O libgtk1.2-common_all.deb http://goo.gl/snRd1
sudo dpkg -i libgtk1.2-common_all.deb
wget -O libgtk1.2_i386.deb http://goo.gl/HB04M
sudo dpkg -i libgtk1.2_i386.deb

- amd64/64-bit


cd /tmp
wget -O libglib1.2ldbl_amd64.deb http://goo.gl/ZEHVg
sudo dpkg -i libglib1.2ldbl_amd64.deb
wget -O libgtk1.2-common_all.deb http://goo.gl/snRd1
sudo dpkg -i libgtk1.2-common_all.deb
wget -O libgtk1.2_amd64.deb http://goo.gl/lxFZj
sudo dpkg -i libgtk1.2_amd64.deb

The current latest version of ePSXe for Linux is 1.6.0, you can install it with these commands:

wget -O epsxe160lin.zip http://goo.gl/RmKiF
sudo apt-get install unzip
mkdir -p ~/ePSXe && unzip -q epsxe160lin.zip -d ~/ePSXe

The ePSXe folder is located in your home. To start the emulator from the terminal, you can use this command:

~/ePSXe/epsxe

Nintendo

1.  Mupen64 (N64 Emulator)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sven-eckelmann/ppa-mupen64plus
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mupen64plus

2. Project 64

You can install the Windows version of  Project64 on Ubuntu/Linux Mint using PlayOnLinux or Wine.

3. ZSNES (Super Nintendo emulator)

sudo apt-get install zsnes

2. Snes9x (Super Nintendo/SNES emulator)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bearoso/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install snes9x-gtk

3. Gngb (Nintendo Gameboy Color)

sudo apt-get install gngb

4. DeSmuME (Nintendo DS)

sudo apt-get install desmume

5. VBA-M (Nintendo Game Boy Advance)

sudo apt-get install visualboyadvance

6. Dolphin  (Gamecube / Wii / Triforce Emulator)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:glennric/dolphin-emu
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install dolphin-emu

Sega

1. DGen (Sega Genesis/MegaDrive)

sudo apt-get install dgen

2. Yabause (Sega Saturn)

sudo apt-get install yabause

Atari

1. Stella (Atari 2600)

sudo apt-get install stella

2. Atari800 (Atari 800, 800XL, 130XE and 5200)

sudo apt-get install atari800

Source: http://www.upubuntu.com