Higan

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The name higan stands for 'Hero of Fire'
The name higan stands for 'Hero of Fire'
Current version: 0.92
Active: Yes
OS: Windows, Linux
Authors: byuu
Official website: http://byuu.org/higan/
Source code: Unknown

Higan is an open source multi-system emulator that originally started out as bsnes, a response to inaccurate SNES emulators and shoddy ROM hacks. Currently the only thing worth using in higan is the cycle-accurate bsnes emulator.

Download

higan

Review

The bsnes core is the only one worth using in higan. The others are very early in development.

Some recommend using bsnes core in RetroArch to get around some of the less-user friendly designs in higan.

Supported systems

NES (Famicon)
SNES (Super Famicon)
Game Boy
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo DS

Source Code

http://code.google.com/p/higan/