Ares Git (2026/04/29) is a multi-system emulator focused on accuracy and preservation, developed since October 14, 2004. A descendant of higan and bsnes, it currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), Game Boy, Master System, Mega Drive, and more. Recent updates include changes in emux v1.1, which removed dashes from instruction names, and improvements in the “mia” refactor for identifying files with shared extensions. The latest version can be downloaded as x64.
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Ares Git (2026/04/29) has been compiled. Ares is a multi-system emulator that started development on October 14, 2004. It is derived from higan and bsnes, prioritizing accuracy and preservation.
Currently, Ares emulates the following 27 hardware devices:
* Famicom + Famicom Disk System
* Super Famicom + Super Game Boy
* Nintendo 64 (in development)
* 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
Changelog for Ares Git:
* emux v1.1: eliminate dashes from instruction names (#2518)
* mia: refactor identify to accommodate multiple systems utilizing the same file extension
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