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Ymir Git (2026/09/22) is a work-in-progress Sega Saturn emulator featuring support for various game file formats (BIN+CUE, IMG+CCD, MDF+MDS, ISO), automatic BIOS detection, automatic region switching, and support for up to two players. It offers customizable keybindings, backup RAM management, save state functionality, and capabilities for rewinding, turbo speed, and frame stepping. The latest changelog includes fixes for color gradation, VDP hardware issues, graphic documentation, and enhancements for screenshot downloading and GPU… Read more

The Ymir Git emulator for Sega Saturn was released on September 21, 2026. It's in progress and allows loading games from various file formats, automatic BIOS detection, and region switching. It supports two players with customizable keybindings and features like save states, rewinding, and turbo speed. A backup memory manager helps import/export saves. The update includes several fixes for the D3D12 renderer, VDP issues, and game crashes, along with improvements in documentation.… Read more

Ymir Git (2026/08/31), a work-in-progress Sega Saturn emulator, offers various features such as loading games from multiple file formats (BIN+CUE, IMG+CCD, MDF+MDS, ISO), automatic BIOS detection, and region switching. It supports up to two players, customizable keybindings, and integrated save management. Additional functionalities include save states, one-minute rewinding at 60 fps, turbo speed, and a frame step feature, alongside a developing debugger. Recent updates focus on enhancing the hardware VDP2 compositor shader… Read more

Ymir Git (2026/08/30) is a work-in-progress Sega Saturn emulator that supports various game file formats (BIN+CUE, IMG+CCD, MDF+MDS, ISO). Key features include automatic BIOS detection, region switching, and support for up to two players with customizable keybindings. It offers backup RAM management, save states, rewinding up to one minute at 60 fps, turbo speed, and a frame step feature. The changelog details performance improvements and fixes related to the VDP-D3D12 graphics, including… Read more

Ymir Git (2026/08/29) is a new Sega Saturn emulator currently in development, supporting game loading through multiple formats like BIN+CUE and ISO. Features include automatic BIOS detection, region switching, and up to two-player support with customizable keybindings. Additional functionalities include RAM backup management, save states, and rewinding capabilities. The changelog highlights updates such as bug fixes related to the VDP hardware, improvements in the compositor, and documentation enhancements. The build process for… Read more

Ymir Git (2026/08/26) is a developing Sega Saturn emulator featuring support for various game file formats (BIN+CUE, ISO, etc.), automatic BIOS detection, and region switching. It allows up to two players with customizable keybindings, along with backup RAM and memory management. The emulator includes advanced functionalities such as save states, rewind (up to one minute at 60 fps), turbo speed, and frame stepping. Additionally, it offers a work-in-progress debugger. Recent updates involve… Read more

Ymir Git (2026/08/25) is a developing Sega Saturn emulator that supports various file formats, including BIN+CUE and ISO. It features automatic BIOS detection, region switching, and two-player support with customizable control settings. Additional functionalities include backup RAM management, save state options, rewinding, turbo speed, and a basic debugger. The changelog notes several fixes, particularly for vdp-d3d12, indicating improvements in shader compilation and renderer parameters. The emulator is still in progress, with further… Read more

The Ymir Git (2026/08/24) is a work-in-progress Sega Saturn emulator offering various features including game loading from multiple file formats (BIN+CUE, ISO, etc.), automatic BIOS detection, and region switching. It supports up to two players with customizable controls, backup RAM, save states, and memory management. The emulator also includes advanced functionalities like rewinding gameplay, turbo speed, and a feature-rich debugger. Recent updates address VDP rendering parameters, improve GPU resource management, and streamline… Read more

Erings v0.4.0, a Sega Saturn emulator, is now available. Though still a work in progress, it implements many core hardware components, allowing numerous games to run, some at full speed. The emulator prioritizes user experience and aims to support most officially licensed games, though it won't cover every aspect of the Saturn. Notable updates include 2-player support in the UI, controller profiles, rumble support via erumble files, and an auto-download feature. The… Read more

The Ymir Git emulator, released on August 23, 2026, is an evolving Sega Saturn emulator with various features. It supports loading games from multiple file formats, automatic BIOS ROM detection, and region switching. Users can play with two players using standard control pads, with plans for more options. Key features include customizable keybindings, backup RAM management, save states, rewinding (up to one minute at 60 fps), and a turbo speed function. Additionally,… Read more

Ymir Git (2026/08/21) is a work-in-progress Sega Saturn emulator that supports loading games from various file formats (BIN+CUE, IMG+CCD, MDF+MDS, ISO). Key features include automatic BIOS detection, region switching, two-player support with customizable keybindings, and integrated backup memory management for saves. Players can utilize features like save states, rewinding, turbo speed, and a basic debugger. Recent updates include a partial upload buffer refactor, audio callback fixes, and improvements to emulator shutdown and… Read more

Ymir Git (2026/08/19), a work-in-progress Sega Saturn emulator, has been released with several features. It supports loading games from multiple formats (BIN+CUE, IMG+CCD, MDF+MDS, ISO) and includes automatic BIOS detection and region switching. The emulator allows up to two players with customizable keybindings, backup RAM functionality, and integrated memory management for saves. Additional features include save states, rewinding, turbo speed, and a feature-rich debugger. The changelog highlights updates for Metal graphics on… Read more

BizHawk Git (2026/08/19) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#, offering features for both casual gamers and advanced users, including full-screen mode, joypad support, and comprehensive debugging tools. It supports a wide range of systems, such as Apple II, Atari, Bandai WonderSwan, Commodore Amiga, Nintendo consoles, Sega systems, and more. Recent updates include the addition of missing SMS BIOS variants and confirmation of their file sizes. For more information and to download,… Read more

Ymir Git (2026/08/18) is a new work-in-progress Sega Saturn emulator featuring the ability to load games from various file formats like BIN+CUE and ISO. It supports automatic IPL ROM detection, region switching, and up to two players with customizable keybindings. Additional features include backup RAM management, save states, and rewinding capabilities. The changelog notes several updates, including improved shader handling, memory management enhancements, and fixes for macOS graphics issues. Users can download… Read more

The Ymir Git (2026/08/17) is a newly released work-in-progress Sega Saturn emulator. Key features include support for loading games from various file formats (BIN+CUE, IMG+CCD, MDF+MDS, ISO), automatic IPL ROM detection, automatic region switching, and support for two players with customizable controls. The emulator offers backup RAM management, save states, rewind functionality (up to one minute at 60 fps), turbo speed, and frame stepping. Additionally, it includes a developing debugger and recent… Read more

BizHawk Git (2026/08/17) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#. It features full-screen and joypad support, along with comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools for various gaming systems. Supported platforms include Apple II, arcade machines, Atari systems, Commodore models, Nintendo consoles, Sega devices, and more. Recent changelog updates include reverting changes related to quickerNES and PPSSPP. The emulator continues to support a wide range of gaming experiences, with potential for additional system integration… Read more

Ymir Git (2026/08/16) is a new Sega Saturn emulator still in development. Key features include support for various game file formats, automatic BIOS detection, region switching, and multiplayer capabilities. It offers customizable keybindings, backup RAM management, save states, and rewind functionality. The latest changelog highlights updates such as improvements in the debugger and graphics rendering, along with bug fixes. Additional UI enhancements and configuration reorganizations have also been implemented to optimize performance.… Read more

BizHawk Git (2026/08/16) is a multi-system emulator developed in C# that offers features such as full-screen mode and joypad support, along with comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools. It supports a wide range of systems, including Apple II, various arcade machines, Atari consoles, Commodore systems, Nintendo platforms (e.g., NES, SNES, and Game Boy), Sega consoles, and many others. The latest update includes improvements like mouse functionality in the Input Manager. For more details… Read more

Ymir Git (2026/08/15) is a new Sega Saturn emulator featuring game loading from various formats (BIN+CUE, ISO, etc.), automatic BIOS detection, and region switching. It supports up to two players, customizable keybindings, and includes RAM cartridge management. Notable features include save states, one-minute rewinding, turbo speed, and advanced debugging tools. The update (changelog) addresses bug fixes, build improvements, and documentation enhancements, including GPU driver instructions and shader support checks. Various build configurations… Read more

BizHawk Git (2026/08/15) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#, offering features for casual gamers, such as fullscreen and joypad support, along with comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools. It supports a wide array of systems, including Apple II, Atari, Commodore, Neo Geo, Nintendo consoles, Sega systems, Sony PlayStation, and more. The latest update includes enhancements to the NES hardware mapping. Users can download the latest version and view the changelog online. More… Read more

Ymir Git (2026/08/13) is a work-in-progress Sega Saturn emulator featuring support for various game file formats, automatic BIOS detection, and region switching. It allows for up to two players with customizable keybindings and integrated memory management for saves. New updates include save states, rewinding, turbo speed, and a debugger. The changelog details numerous fixes and features for graphics backend improvements (mainly D3D12), memory management, and enhancements in the user interface. Essential optimizations… Read more

BizHawk Git (2026/08/10) is an updated multi-system emulator written in C#. It features full-screen support, joypad functionality, and comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools. Supported systems include a wide range, from Apple II and Atari to various Nintendo and Sega consoles, alongside other platforms like PC Engine, Intellivision, and Sony PlayStation. The latest changelog addresses a TAStudio tooltip issue and removes an unused menu item. BizHawk continues to add support for new systems,… Read more

Yaba Sanshiro v1.20.32 has been released, featuring uoYabause, an unofficial port of the Yabause SEGA Saturn Emulator. This project emphasizes the Android version of Yabause, utilizing OpenGL ES 3.x for enhanced performance. Yaba Sanshiro v1.20.32 has been released. uoYabause is an unofficial port of the Yabause SEGA Saturn Emulator. This project concentrates on the Android version of Yabause, utilizing OpenGL ES 3.x....More Read more

BizHawk Git (2026/08/06) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#, offering features for casual gamers such as full screen and joypad support. It supports a wide range of systems, including Apple II, Atari consoles, Bandai WonderSwan, Nintendo devices (like NES, Game Boy, and N64), Sega consoles (like Genesis and Saturn), and more. BizHawk also provides comprehensive rerecording and debugging tools for all system cores. Recent updates include the rerun of oxipng on… Read more

BizHawk Git (2026/08/05) is a multi-system emulator developed in C#. It offers features for casual gamers, including full-screen mode, joypad support, extensive rerecording, and debugging tools. Supported systems range from classic platforms like the Apple II, Atari VCS, and Commodore 64 to modern consoles such as Nintendo 3DS and Sony PlayStation. The recent changelog highlights enhancements, allowing ApiHawk and Lua to access window scaling from 6x to 9x. For more details and… Read more