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Ares Git (2026/01/10) is a multi-system emulator focusing on accuracy and preservation, developed since October 14, 2004, as a descendant of higan and bsnes. It currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), Game Boy systems, and various other consoles. Recent updates in the changelog address a crash issue with PS1 state saves and refactor the core for improved threading using libco. The emulator also includes a fix for the Dip Switches menu on Linux. Interested users can download Ares Git (2026/01/10) for x64.
Ares Git (2026/01/10) has been compiled. Ares is a multi-system emulator that started development on October 14th, 2004. It is derived from higan and bsnes, with a focus on 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:
* ps1: resolved crash when saving/loading state
* ps1: refactored core to employ libco threading
* Fixed Dip Switches menu on Linux
