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Ares Git (2026/01/15) is a multi-system emulator initiated on October 14, 2004, focusing on accuracy and preservation. Based on higan and bsnes, it currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), Game Boy, and others. Recent updates in the changelog include fixes for warnings and mapped drives on Windows, as well as refactoring and hotkey enhancements. Users can now specify save state slots via command line. The latest version can be downloaded as Ares Git (2026/01/15) x64. For further details, refer to the source link.
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Ares Git (2026/01/15) has been compiled. Ares is a multi-system emulator that started development on October 14, 2004. It is a offspring of higan and bsnes, prioritizing accuracy and preservation.
Currently, ares supports emulation for the following 27 hardware devices:
* Famicom + Famicom Disk System
* Super Famicom + Super Game Boy
* Nintendo 64 (in progress)
* Game Boy + Game Boy Color
* Game Boy Advance + Game Boy Player
* SG-1000 + SC-3000
* Master System + Game Gear
* Mega Drive + Mega CD
* PC Engine + PC Engine CD + SuperGrafx
* MSX + MSX2
* ColecoVision
* Neo Geo Pocket + Neo Geo Pocket Color
* WonderSwan + WonderSwan Color + SwanCrystal + Pocket Challenge V2
Ares Git changelog:
* Resolved optnone attribute warning
* Various refactoring updates
* Fixed mapped drives issue after symlink adjustments (Windows)
* Updated the current save slot upon successful state load
* Introduced command line option for specifying a save state slot to load
* Revised hotkey text
* Removed rogue spaces
* Added hotkey for toggling selected shader
