John NESS
John emulators Arcade In-app purchases Contains ads
This emulator is easy to use.
- Rating
- 3.6
- 10K ratings
- Downloads
- 1.4M+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- Updated
- Jul 26
- 2026 · vv2.15
Screenshots
About John NESS
Important!!
John NES and John SNES users must read the following.
For John NES and John SNES, please visit the following page.
https://sites.google.com/site/johnemulators/johnnes
John NESS is a successor to John NES and John SNES.
John NESS is fully compatible with these apps.
John NESS is NES/SNES emulator for android 6.0+.
This app does not work without your own game files.
This app is optimized for newer Android.
Features
- Original NES/SNES engine
- Cheats
- High quality rendering
- Search game files in SDCard & Internal Storage
- Virtual On-screen keypad
- Zipped file support
- Save States (with previews)
- Fully customizable layout
- Customizable keys
- Turbo buttons
- Screenshot
- Fast forward / Slow down (x0.25 - x16)
- Bluetooth/MOGA controller support
- Dropbox support (requires John DataSync)
To remove ads, please purchase "remove ads".
John NES and John SNES users must read the following.
For John NES and John SNES, please visit the following page.
https://sites.google.com/site/johnemulators/johnnes
John NESS is a successor to John NES and John SNES.
John NESS is fully compatible with these apps.
John NESS is NES/SNES emulator for android 6.0+.
This app does not work without your own game files.
This app is optimized for newer Android.
Features
- Original NES/SNES engine
- Cheats
- High quality rendering
- Search game files in SDCard & Internal Storage
- Virtual On-screen keypad
- Zipped file support
- Save States (with previews)
- Fully customizable layout
- Customizable keys
- Turbo buttons
- Screenshot
- Fast forward / Slow down (x0.25 - x16)
- Bluetooth/MOGA controller support
- Dropbox support (requires John DataSync)
To remove ads, please purchase "remove ads".
What’s new
Version v2.15 · Updated July 26, 2026
-Added support for Android 16 -Fixed bugs
User reviews
Great, user-friendly app that comes with Game Genie compatibility
great emulator i can play super mario rpg on it 2 thumbs up
If it's easy for you to add a Raw code? Please add a Raw code.here's your five star for making your emulator "PERFECT" :) or something else
I already have an emulator i like for snes games just, i was just looking for one to play a few nes games like tetris and marble madness and this free emulator does the job much better than another paid emulator i tried and refunded within a couple hours.
Let's Play SNES 🎮
I was a great nes app.
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