Tag Archives: SNES

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 …

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 …

BizHawk Git (2026/05/09) is a versatile multi-system emulator developed in C#. It features support for casual gaming, including full-screen mode and joypad compatibility, as well as comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools for its various system cores. Supported platforms include Apple II, Atari systems, Commodore, Nintendo consoles (like NES and Game Boy), Sega systems, and more. Recent updates highlight improved exception handling and bundle file management. To explore the emulator, users …

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 …

BizHawk Git (2026/05/06) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#. It features user-friendly options for casual gamers, such as fullscreen support and joypad compatibility, along with comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools for various system cores. BizHawk supports numerous systems, including Apple II, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, Sega, Sony PlayStation, and more. Recent updates include tweaks to N64 cores’ AxisConstraints for better hardware matching and the removal of outdated digital-to-analog control options. …

SuperSnes9x v1.63.13 is a portable Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator, branching from the Snes9x project. Key features include Kaillera Server/Client support, RetroAchievements, multi-controller support, and enhanced cheat tools. The latest update reorganizes the hotkey configuration into a tabbed layout, improves the file menu with logo previews, and enhances dialog responsiveness. Notable fixes involve audio glitches and cheat dialog resizing. The cheat editor now retains its position, and tile viewer functions …

BizHawk Git (2026/05/04) is a multi-system emulator written in C# that offers features for casual gamers, including full-screen support and joypad compatibility. It also includes comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools for various systems. Supported platforms encompass a wide range, such as Apple II, Atari systems, Nintendo (including Game Boy, NES, and 3DS), Sega consoles, Commodore, and more. The latest update includes a changelog item that swaps default digital-analog binds for …

SuperSnes9x v1.63.12 is a portable SNES emulator based on Snes9x, featuring Kaillera support, RetroAchievements, and enhanced cheat options. The latest update introduces per-pixel PPU and interleaving for CPU/PPU, along with several fixes for graphical issues in games like Animaniacs and Wario Land 2. Key changes include adjustments to cycle management, optimized audio synchronization, and improved state loading. Additionally, the update replaces previous protocols with a new 4-bank ICD2 system and …

BizHawk v2.11.1 has been released, enhancing this C# multi-system emulator with features for casual gamers, including full-screen and joypad support, alongside comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools. It supports a wide range of systems, such as Apple II, various Atari consoles, Nintendo platforms (like NES and Game Boy), Sega systems (Genesis, Saturn), and more. A new experimental core for PlayStation Portable (PPSSPP) has been introduced, along with numerous updates and fixes …

BizHawk Git (2026/04/30) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#, featuring full-screen and joypad support, alongside comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools. It supports a wide array of systems, including classic consoles like Apple II, Atari, NES, Sega Genesis, and PlayStation, among others. Notable updates in this version include preventing invalid branch operations after opening a new movie and restoring the columns menu functionality. The changelog also indicates that default hidden …

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 …

Snes9x v1.63.11 has been released, enhancing this portable freeware Super Nintendo emulator, allowing users to play SNES and Super Famicom games on PC. The update includes a self-contained Game Boy / Game Boy Color core, which improves compatibility and integrates authentic SGB BIOS modes. Significant features added include accurate audio processing, a BIOS menu, and fixes for various gameplay blockers. The emulator now supports real gems from Japan and resolves …

BizHawk Git (2026/04/29) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#. It features full-screen mode, joypad support, and extensive rerecording and debugging tools, catering to both casual gamers and advanced users. Supported systems include a variety of consoles and computers, such as the Apple II, Atari 2600, NES, Sega Genesis, and PlayStation. Recent updates include a dismiss button in the TAStudio context menu and a reintroduced Columns menu. For more information …

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. …

BizHawk Git (2026/04/28) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#, offering features for both casual gamers and advanced users. It supports a wide array of systems, including the Apple II, various Atari consoles, Commodore 64, Nintendo systems (like NES, Game Boy, and N64), Sega consoles, and more. BizHawk provides features like full screen, joypad support, and comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools, making it versatile for different gaming needs. The recent …

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 …

jgenesis v0.12.0 has been released, enhancing the cross-platform multi-console emulator for 8-bit and 16-bit systems like Sega Genesis and SNES. New features include an NTSC composite video shader, various video filter options like xBRZ and MMPX, and an improved scanlines filter. Debugging functionalities were added, including disassembly views and interactive CPU instruction stepping. Auto-detection for multi-disc games has been integrated, alongside input latency improvements. Several fixes were implemented for better …

BizHawk Git (2026/04/27) is an emulator written in C# that supports multiple gaming systems, offering features for casual gamers such as full-screen mode and joypad support. It includes extensive rerecording and debugging tools for various cores. The emulator supports a wide array of systems, including Apple II, Atari consoles, Commodore products, Nintendo systems, Sega consoles, and many more. Recent updates in the changelog include fixes for CheatList.SaveFile, adjustments to gnome-themes-extra, …

BizHawk Git (2026/04/26) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#, catering to both casual gamers and more serious users. It offers features such as full-screen mode, joypad support, and comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools. Supported systems include a range of consoles like the Apple II, Atari 2600, Commodore 64, Nintendo (including NES and Nintendo 64), Sega (Genesis, Saturn), and many more. The latest update includes changes to LuaCATS definition files, …

BizHawk Git (2026/04/24) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#. It offers features such as full screen mode, joypad support, and comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools, catering to both casual gamers and developers. Supported systems include a wide range of consoles and computers, including Atari, Nintendo, Sega, Sony PlayStation, and many others. Recent updates include the addition of a FolderBrowserDialog wrapper, fixes for various bugs, and improvements to tool tips. …

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. …

BizHawk Git (2026/04/23) has been released, showcasing a multi-system emulator written in C#. It offers features like fullscreen mode, joypad support, and comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools. It supports a wide range of systems, including Apple II, Atari, Sega, Nintendo, and many more. Recent updates include fixes for invalid casts, improved LuaCATS definitions, enhancements in TAStudio, consistent tool tips, and a new multitrack recording/editing feature. Download it to enjoy retro …

BizHawk Git (2026/04/22) is a C#-based multi-system emulator featuring full-screen and joypad support, as well as comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools. It supports a wide range of systems, including Apple II, Atari systems, Commodore devices, Nintendo consoles, Sega systems, and more, catering to both casual gamers and seasoned enthusiasts. Recent updates include a fix for missing LuaCanvas documentation. For further details, users can download the emulator from the specified source. …

SuperSnes9x v1.63.10 has been released, featuring a portable Super Nintendo emulator based on Snes9x. Key features include Kaillera server/client support, RetroAchievements, multi-controller support, and enhanced cheat tools. The update adds new Win32 S-PPU viewer dialogs: Tile viewer, Tilemap viewer, and Sprite viewer, with improved tile addressing and transparency handling. Users can export graphics to PNG/ZIP and configure update rates. Other enhancements include optimized canvas rendering and DirectInput support for smoother …

BizHawk Git (2026/04/15) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#, offering features for casual gamers like fullscreen and joypad support, as well as advanced rerecording and debugging tools. It supports numerous systems including Apple II, Atari (2600, 7800), Commodore (Amiga, 64), NES, Game Boy, Nintendo 64, Sega (Genesis, Saturn), and more. Recent updates include fixes for whitespace issues, enhanced CI testing, and improvements to the GuiApi for .NET 8 compatibility. …