Ares Git (2026/06/15) is a multi-system emulator that prioritizes accuracy and preservation, continuing development from its origins in higan and bsnes since October 14, 2004. It currently emulates 27 hardware devices including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Master System, and more. Recent updates in the changelog include a fix for calculation errors, revamped rewind options, and improved user interface controls. The emulator aims to provide a comprehensive and …
Read More »Ares Git Update (June 13, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/06/13) is an ongoing multi-system emulator project that began on October 14, 2004, focusing on accuracy and preservation. It emulates 27 hardware devices, including the Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), and various other consoles like the Game Boy, Master System, and Neo Geo Pocket. Recent updates include improvements to the Developer panel, GPU sync, and a complete reorganization of the SDL device enumeration and settings, along …
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TetaNES v0.14.2 is a cross-platform emulator for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), compatible with Linux, macOS, Windows, and web browsers. Developed in Rust using wgpu, it features NTSC, PAL, and Dendy emulation, support for up to four players, and mouse compatibility for Zapper games. The emulator supports iNES and NES 2.0 ROM formats, over 30 mappers, and includes functionalities like save/load states, fast forward, game recording, and more. The release …
Read More »Ares Git Update (June 10, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/06/10) is a multi-system emulator developed since October 14, 2004, as a descendant of higan and bsnes, focusing on accuracy and preservation. It currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), Game Boy, Sega systems, and more. Recent updates include reduced input latency for Nintendo 64 and a fix for flickering during CPU drawing. The emulator is available for download in x64 format. …
Read More »Ares Git Update (June 9, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/06/09) is a multi-system emulator developed since October 14, 2004, and is a descendant of higan and bsnes, focusing on accuracy and preservation. It currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including various Nintendo, Sega, and NEC systems. Recent changelog updates include enhancements to audio performance, build fixes for FreeBSD and macOS, and a cleanup of dependencies and unused files. The updates also streamline audio and controller inputs to SDL …
Read More »Ares Version Control System (June 4, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/06/04) is the latest version of a multi-system emulator, which has been in development since October 14, 2004. It is a descendant of higan and bsnes, with a focus on accuracy and preservation. Ares emulates 27 hardware devices, including various Nintendo consoles, Sega devices, and others like the Neo Geo Pocket and ColecoVision. The recent changelog notes an update for the Nintendo 64, specifically addressing DIV/DIVU in user …
Read More »Ares Git Release (May 31, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/05/31) is a multi-system emulator focused on accuracy and preservation, stemming from the higan and bsnes projects since its development began on October 14, 2004. It currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in progress), Game Boy series, and others like the Neo Geo Pocket and ColecoVision. The latest changelog notes updates to dependencies following version 148. Download options are available for the x64 …
Read More »Ares Version 148
Ares v148 has been released, marking the latest update of this multi-system emulator, which has been in development since October 14, 2004. Ares is a descendant of higan and bsnes, emphasizing accuracy and preservation. It currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including the Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), Game Boy, Mega Drive, PC Engine, MSX, ColecoVision, Neo Geo Pocket, and WonderSwan systems, among others. For those interested, Ares v148 …
Read More »Ares Git Update (May 28, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/05/28) is a multi-system emulator focused on accuracy and preservation, developed since October 14, 2004. A descendant of higan and bsnes, Ares currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), Game Boy, Master System, Mega Drive, and others. The recent changelog notes improvements in SDL audio sync for non-stereo devices and fixes for the aspect correction menu in GTK. Users can download the …
Read More »Ares Git Release (May 26, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/05/26) is a multi-system emulator developed since October 14, 2004, focusing on accuracy and preservation. Descending from higan and bsnes, it currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including various Nintendo and Sega consoles, as well as the MSX, ColecoVision, and Neo Geo Pocket. Recent updates include a tape position slider for the desktop UI, enhanced tape support for SC-3000 and MSX, and improved keyboard mappings for macOS. Overall, Ares …
Read More »Ares Git Update (May 25, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/05/25) is a multi-system emulator that prioritizes accuracy and preservation, originating from higan and bsnes since October 14, 2004. It currently supports 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), Game Boy, Master System, and Neo Geo Pocket. Recent updates include UI enhancements such as scalable options, fixed virtual pad overrides, and improved SDL joypad mappings. Additionally, the emulator performs optimizations for Game Boy Advance …
Read More »Ares Git (May 22, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/05/22) is a multi-system emulator developed since October 14, 2004, focusing on accuracy and preservation. It emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), Game Boy systems, Master System, Mega Drive, and more. The project is a descendant of higan and bsnes. The latest changelog includes stabilization of joypad identity and duplicate device handling for the SDL driver. Ares Git is available for download …
Read More »Ares Git (May 21, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/05/21) is a multi-system emulator that emphasizes accuracy and preservation. It has been in development since October 14, 2004, and is a descendant of higan and bsnes. Ares currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), Game Boy, Sega Master System, and Neo Geo Pocket. The latest changelog notes a fix for LaserActive video seeking issues after a CD-ROM refactor. For download, Ares …
Read More »Ares Git Release (May 19, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/05/19) is a multi-system emulator developed since October 14, 2004, focusing on accuracy and preservation. It emulates 27 devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Game Boy systems, Neo Geo Pocket, and more, with Nintendo 64 support still in development. The latest changelog includes a fix for partial load/store operations in little-endian mode. Ares is a descendant of higan and bsnes, emphasizing high fidelity in emulation. For further details, users …
Read More »Nexen Version 1.4.43
Nexen v1.4.43 has been released, enhancing the multi-system emulator that supports NES, SNES, GB, GBA, PCE, SMS/GG, and WS. Key features include a comprehensive TAS editor with undo/redo and greenzone support, an infinite save state system with a visual picker, and a ZIP-based movie format allowing multi-format import/export. It also supports đŧ Pansy metadata export for integration with the Flower Toolchain disassembly pipeline. Furthermore, active development is underway for Sega …
Read More »Nexen Version 1.4.41
Nexen v1.4.41 has been released, enhancing the multi-system emulator for NES, SNES, GB, GBA, PCE, SMS/GG, and WS. Key features include a TAS editor with undo/redo, an infinite save state system, and a ZIP-based movie format for importing/exporting. It supports Pansy metadata for the Flower Toolchain disassembly pipeline, and development for Sega Genesis, Atari 2600, and Fairchild Channel F is ongoing. The update also fixed Genesis startup trace stabilization, improved …
Read More »Nexen Version 1.4.40
Nexen v1.4.40 is a multi-system emulator release featuring major upgrades like a TAS editor with undo/redo, an infinite save state system, and ZIP-based movie formats. It enhances Sega Genesis support and includes improvements focused on Genesis hardware parity, startup compatibility, and repository consistency. The release emphasizes thorough testing and stabilization, aimed at integration verification rather than end-user use. Significant changes include expanded Genesis parity tests, improved diagnostic workflows, and script …
Read More »Ares Git Update (May 11, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/05/11) is a multi-system emulator that emphasizes accuracy and preservation, evolving from higan and bsnes since 2004. It currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including the Famicom, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, and more. Recent updates include significant improvements in CPU JIT for the N64, enhancing polling accuracy, reducing interrupt latency, and refining internal handling of instructions. Multiple updates were made to the libchdr library, and extensive documentation was added …
Read More »Ares Git Release (May 7, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/05/07) is a multi-system emulator developed since October 14, 2004, and is a descendant of higan and bsnes, prioritizing accuracy and preservation. It currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), Game Boy, Master System, Mega Drive, PC Engine, MSX, ColecoVision, Neo Geo Pocket, and WonderSwan. The latest changelog includes the removal of “eat stdin” behavior on exit. The emulator is available for …
Read More »Ares Git Release (April 30, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/04/30) is a multi-system emulator developed since October 14, 2004, focusing on accuracy and preservation, with origins in higan and bsnes. It currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), Game Boy, Sega Master System, Mega Drive, PC Engine, and others like Neo Geo Pocket and WonderSwan. The latest changelog includes a fix to the versionconfig.cmake, modifying the git command for commit date …
Read More »Ares Git Update (April 29, 2026)
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. …
Read More »Ares Git Release (April 28, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/04/28) is a multi-system emulator developed since October 14, 2004, focusing on accuracy and preservation, and derived from higan and bsnes. It currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Game Boy, Nintendo 64 (in development), Mega Drive, and Neo Geo. The latest changelog includes comments about fastSUV usage with SPV for the N64 and minor Qt6 cleanups on Linux. Users can download the latest version for …
Read More »Ares Git (April 24, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/04/24) is a multi-system emulator focused on accuracy and preservation, tracing its roots to higan and bsnes. It currently emulates 27 hardware devices, including various Nintendo consoles, Sega systems, and others. Recent updates include enhancements for the Nintendo 64’s RSP JIT, like new opcodes, JIT tracing support, and adjustments to handle constant addresses. Additionally, improvements to build processes on different compilers and fixes for multiple extensions were implemented. …
Read More »Ares Git Update (April 10, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/04/10) is a multi-system emulator, developed since October 14, 2004. Descended from higan and bsnes, it emphasizes accuracy and preservation. Currently, it emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, and more. Recent changelogs feature a refactor moving the reset state from MOS6502 to system-level CPU. Users can download the latest version of Ares Git for x64 systems. For …
Read More »Ares Git Update (April 8, 2026)
Ares Git (2026/04/08) is a multi-system emulator developed since October 14, 2004, focusing on accuracy and preservation. It emulates 27 hardware devices, including Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64 (in development), Game Boy series, Sega consoles, and more. The latest changelog includes added support for the Dendy region and allows re-triggering keypad IRQ for Game Boy Advance when input changes. The emulator is a descendant of higan and bsnes. Download Ares …
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