Python NES

Open-source Python projects categorized as NES

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo.

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Top 4 Python NES Projects

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  1. nes

    A Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulator in Python and Cython. (by jameskmurphy)

  2. Stream

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  3. ComputerScienceFromScratch

    Source for the book Computer Science from Scratch

    Project mention: MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-07-12

    If you want to make MacPaint drawings that incorporate your modern photos then I make a program for that. Retro Dither on the Mac App Store dithers and exports photos to MacPaint (wrapped in MacBinary for transport):

    https://oaksnow.com/retrodither/

    There’s also a chapter in my new book explaining how to write the same program in Python including Atkinson dithering, the MacPaint file format and MacBinary. You can get the code for free and do the conversions yourself without Retro Dither here:

    https://github.com/davecom/ComputerScienceFromScratch

    The book is here:

    https://nostarch.com/computer-science-from-scratch

  4. rle_konami

    Tool for decompress and recompress graphics from games developed by KONAMI for NES using RLE algorithm.

  5. NESY-Engine

    A simple 2D NES-Like game engine

    Project mention: Hacktoberfest 2025 | dev.to | 2025-11-10

    Added a document for a class

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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What are some of the best open-source NES projects in Python? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 nes 134
2 ComputerScienceFromScratch 65
3 rle_konami 8
4 NESY-Engine 7

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