EmulatorWorld

Arcade machines / MSX / Nintendo 64 / Nintendo Entertainment System / Nintendo Game Boy / Nintendo Game Boy Advance / Nintendo Game Boy Color / Sega Mega Drive / Genesis / Sinclair ZX Spectrum / Sony PlayStation / Super Nintendo Entertainment System /

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A multi-system emulator focused on accuracy and preservation, continuing the work of higan. It covers Nintendo, Sega, NEC, SNK and other consoles with a simpler interface.

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Runs on
Windows, macOS
Native: x86-64, ARM64
License
Open source (ISC)
Accuracy
Cycle-exact
Mobile
None (no official phone or tablet version)
Models
Famicom, NES, Famicom Disk System, Super Famicom, SNES, Mega Drive, Genesis, Mega-CD / Sega CD, 32X, Nintendo 64, 64DD, Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, MSX, MSX2, PlayStation
Opens
.nes .unf .fds .sfc .smc .bs .md .bin .gen .z64 .n64 .v64 .ndd .gb .gbc .gba
Written in
C++
Authors
Near, The ares team
Based on
higan
Last checked
Oct 2026

MSX features

  • Unknown:Konami SCC sound
  • Unknown:MSX-MUSIC / FM-PAC
  • Unknown:MSX-AUDIO
  • Unknown:V9990 / GFX9000

Has it Doesn't have it Not known yet

PlayStation features

  • Unknown:PGXP geometry correction
  • Unknown:Texture filtering
  • Unknown:24-bit colour rendering
  • Unknown:Texture replacement
  • Unknown:Memory card management
  • Unknown:Multitap

Has it Doesn't have it Not known yet

Features

  • HasSave states
  • HasRewind
  • HasFast-forward
  • HasRun-ahead
  • Not listed:Online multiplayer
  • HasCRT shaders
  • Not listed:A/V recording
  • HasCheats
  • Not listed:Achievements
  • Not listed:Themes

Input

  • HasGamepad
  • Not listed:Touch controls
  • Not listed:Light gun
  • Not listed:Mouse
  • Not listed:Positional key mapping
  • Not listed:Symbolic key mapping
  • Not listed:On-screen keyboard
  • Not listed:Native keyboard

For developers

  • Not listed:Debugger
  • HasMemory viewer
  • Not listed:Disassembler
  • Not listed:Profiler
  • HasTrace logger
  • Not listed:Scripting
  • Not listed:Command line

Features not listed may still exist. Edit this entry if something is missing or wrong.