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{{Infobox emulator
 
{{Infobox emulator
|title = Mesen
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|logo = Mesen_logo.png
|logo = Mesen2logo.png
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|logowidth = 64
|logowidth = 64
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|version = {{MesenVer}}
|version = {{Version|Mesen}}
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|active = Yes
|active = Yes
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|platform = Windows, Linux
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS 11/12]]
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|target = [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
|target = [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES / Famicom]]<br/>Famicom Disk System<br/>[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|SNES / Super Famicom]]<br/>[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy (Color)]]<br/>[[Game_Boy_Advance_emulators|Game Boy Advance]]<br/>[[TurboGrafx-16 emulators|PC-Engine (TurboGrafx-16)]]<br/>[[Master_System_emulators|Master System]]<br/>[[Master_System_emulators|Game Gear]]<br/>[[SG-1000 emulators|SG-1000]]
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|developer = Sour
|developer = [https://github.com/SourMesen Sour (Mesen1 and Mesen2)]<small>; [https://github.com/mkwong98/Mesen mkwong98 & NovaSquirrel] have a fork that has released numerous "beta" builds</small>
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|website = [http://www.mesen.ca Mesen.ca]
|accuracy = Cycle-Accurate
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|source = [https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen GitHub]
|website = [https://www.mesen.ca/ Mesen.ca]
 
|support = [https://www.patreon.com/Mesen Patreon]
 
|prog-lang = C++,&nbsp;C#,&nbsp;C
 
|license = GNU GPLv3
 
|source = [https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen2 GitHub]
 
 
}}
 
}}
'''Mesen''' is a free and open-source [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom (NES)]], Famicom Disk System (FDS), Super Famicom (SNES), GB/GBC, GBA, PC-Engine/TurboGrafx-16, [[SG-1000 emulators|SG-1000]] and [[Master System emulators|Master System]]/[[Master System emulators|Game Gear]] emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS. For now, the macOS version must be compiled from source.
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'''Mesen''' is an open-source (GPLv3) [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES (Famicom)]] emulator for Windows and Linux.
 
 
The version currently under development is Mesen 2.x, first released as a preview build in 2023. The older Mesen 0.x branch could only emulate NES, and SNES/GB(C) emulation was found in a separate emulator named [[Mesen S]]. The current Mesen [[Libretro]] core for [[RetroArch]] is still based on the 0.x branch, but receiving backports from the newer branch. For the sake of simplicity, we will refer to the 0.x branch as Mesen1.
 
  
 
==Download==
 
==Download==
{| cellpadding="4"
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* [https://www.mesen.ca/#Downloads '''Official release''']
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|align=center|{{Icon|Win-big|Lin-big}}
 
|[https://www.mesen.ca/#Downloads '''Official release''']
 
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|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|macOS}}
 
|[https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen2#development-builds Dev builds]
 
|}
 
 
 
[[File: Mesen UI and Screens.png|thumb|300px|Mesen UI and Screens]]
 
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
  
According to test ROMs, it is ranked as the most compatible NES/FDS emulator, slightly above [[puNES]] with a score of 100%.<ref>https://www.mesen.ca/#Compatibility</ref>
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According to test ROMs, it is ranked as the most accurate NES emulator, slightly above [[puNES]] with a score of 100%.<ref>https://www.mesen.ca/#Compatibility</ref>.
  
 
It has [[Emulation Accuracy|cycle-accurate]] emulation and offers numerous features, including:
 
It has [[Emulation Accuracy|cycle-accurate]] emulation and offers numerous features, including:
* Support for over 290 mappers, (all licensed games supported.)
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* Support for over 220 mappers
 
* FDS (Famicom Disk System) support
 
* FDS (Famicom Disk System) support
 
* [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System (Model NES-101)|Top loader NES variant]] support
 
* [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System (Model NES-101)|Top loader NES variant]] support
 
* [[Wikipedia:Nintendo VS. System|VS. System]] support
 
* [[Wikipedia:Nintendo VS. System|VS. System]] support
 
* [[Wikipedia:Dendy (console)|Dendy]] support
 
* [[Wikipedia:Dendy (console)|Dendy]] support
* [[Texture_Packs#Sprite_Replacement_.282D.29|HDNes HD packs]]
 
 
* NTSC/PAL support
 
* NTSC/PAL support
 
* NSF/NSFe support
 
* NSF/NSFe support
 
* Video recording/playback
 
* Video recording/playback
 
* Video filters (xBRZ, NTSC, etc.)
 
* Video filters (xBRZ, NTSC, etc.)
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* HDNes' [[Texture_Packs#NES|HD packs]]
 
* Netplay
 
* Netplay
 
* Debugging tools
 
* Debugging tools
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* Sound effects (fake stereo, reverb, etc.)
 
* Sound effects (fake stereo, reverb, etc.)
 
* Rewind
 
* Rewind
 
Mesen 2.x can also run GBA and also SNES games, which features some of the enhancements and hardware features such as [[Super_Nintendo_emulators#Enhancements|Super FX]] and [[Super_Nintendo_emulators#Hardware_features_and_accessories|Satellaview]] support. Game Boy (DMG) and Game Boy Color (CGB) games can also be played on Mesen 2.x, but only Game Boy Color can play CGB games. For DMG games, you can choose either Game Boy or Game Boy Color, or run the game in Super Game Boy mode by loading the Super Game Boy BIOS (1 or 2) into the SNES core.
 
 
An exclusive feature '''excluded from older versions''' is PC-Engine support, as well as the CD-ROM².
 
 
==Screenshots==
 
<gallery widths="175" position="center" captionalign="center" >MesenScreenshot.PNG|Screenshot of Mesen1.
 
Mesen_logo.png|Mesen1 Logo.
 
Mesen2logo.png|Mesen2 logo
 
</gallery>
 
  
 
==Hardware support==
 
==Hardware support==
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==List of forks==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|[[libretro]]
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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!colspan="8"|PC / x86
 
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|[https://github.com/NovaSquirrel/Mesen-X Mesen-X]
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 
|[https://github.com/NovaSquirrel/Mesen-X/releases/ 2023-09-11]<br/>[https://github.com/negativeExponent/libretro_builds/releases libretro core]
 
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
|}
 
 
===Comparisons===
 
;[https://github.com/NovaSquirrel/Mesen-X Mesen-X]:This fork was meant to gather development efforts from different forks of the 0.x branch. Not under active development, and archived as of September. [https://github.com/NovaSquirrel/Mesen-X/issues/152 This fork is deprecated as of Mesen 2.x's release.]
 
 
==Trivia==
 
Origins of the name essentially come from two things:
 
 
* It's "NES EMulator", backwards -> Mesen.
 
* It's the Japanese word used to talk about a person's gaze or point of view, (目線 - めせん - Mesen), which is the reason why the logo is an eye icon.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201015055201/https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen/issues/426#issuecomment-401466936 Mesen's Name Origins]</ref>
 
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[[File:目線.ogg]]
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Emulators]]
 
[[Category:Emulators]]
[[Category:Console emulators]]
 
[[Category:Home console emulators]]
 
[[Category:Multi-emulators]]
 
 
[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]]
 
[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]]
[[Category:Super Nintendo emulators]]
 
[[Category:PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators]]
 
[[Category:Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators]]
 
 
[[Category:Windows emulation software‏‎]]
 
[[Category:Windows emulation software‏‎]]
[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
 
[[Category:macOS emulation software]]
 
 
[[Category:Netplay]]
 
[[Category:Netplay]]
 
[[Category:Custom Assets]]
 
[[Category:Custom Assets]]
[[Category:Inactive emulation software]]
 

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