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| − | |title = PolyBlast
| + | |logo = PolyBlastLogo.png |
| − | |logo = PolyBlastLogo.png | + | |logowidth = 80px |
| − | |logowidth = 135 | + | |version = [https://polyblast.co.uk/wiki/Releases:v1 v1] |
| − | |developer = [https://github.com/LukeUsher Luke Usher] | + | |active = Yes |
| − | |version = {{PolyBlastVer}}
| + | |platform = Windows, Linux, macOS |
| − | |active = No | + | |target = NES, SNES, GB, GBC, GBA, N64, WS, SMS, GG, GEN, PCE, NGP, NGPC, MSX, COL , PS1, ZX Spectrum |
| − | |platform = Windows, macOS, Linux | + | |developer = [https://github.com/LukeUsher Luke Usher] |
| − | |target = [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]], [[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]], [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GB]], [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GBC]], [[Game Boy Advance emulators|GBA]], [[Nintendo 64 emulators|N64]], [[WonderSwan emulators|WS]], [[Master System emulators|SMS]], [[Master System emulators|GG]], [[Sega Genesis emulators|GEN]], [[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PCE]], [[Neo Geo Pocket emulators|NGP]], [[Neo Geo Pocket emulators|NGPC]], [[MSX emulators|MSX]], [[ColecoVision emulators|COL]] , [[PlayStation emulators|PS1]], [[ZX Spectrum emulators|ZX Spectrum]] | + | |site = [https://polyblast.co.uk/ polyblast.co.uk] |
| − | |compatibility = <small>High for most systems</small> | + | |license = Proprietary |
| − | |accuracy = System-dependent
| + | }}{{stub}} |
| − | |website = [https://polyblast.co.uk/ polyblast.co.uk] | + | PolyBlast is a closed source, [[Multi-system_emulators|multi-system emulator]]. |
| − | |license = Proprietary | + | |
| − | }} | + | ==Downloads== |
| − | '''PolyBlast''' is a discontinued closed-source, [[Multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator]].
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| | + | |align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac}} |
| | + | |'''[https://polyblast.co.uk/wiki/Releases:v1 Official release]''' |
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| − | ==Download==
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| − | * currently offline, see below
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| | ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| − | PolyBlast was a closed-source fork of [[ares]], featuring an alternative user-interface and additional emulation cores that were not present in either ares or higan. | + | PolyBlast is a closed-source fork of ares, featuring an alternative user-interface and additional emulation cores that are not present in either ares or higan. |
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| | ==Compared to ares== | | ==Compared to ares== |
| − | PolyBlast contained all the same emulation cores as ares does, with the addition of ZX Spectrum emulation, but allowed for complex customisation options (nested peripherals, computer expansion slots/devices, etc) that are unavailable from the simple ares user interface. | + | PolyBlast contains all the same emulation cores as ares does, with the addition of ZX Spectrum emulation, but allows for complex customisation options (nested peripherals, computer expansion slots/devices, etc) that are unavailable from the simple ares user interface. |
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| | ==Compared to higan== | | ==Compared to higan== |
| − | PolyBlast included emulation cores that are not available in higan, and retained higan's high level of configurability, presenting it in a simple menu-driven user-interface, rather than the tree system. | + | PolyBlast includes emulation cores that are not available in higan, and retains higan's high level of configurability, presenting it in a simple menu-driven user-interface, rather than the tree system. |
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| − | ==Hiatus and Termination==
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| − | As of July 06 2021, PolyBlast was on indefinite hold as its author is now the new maintainer of ares upstream. As of September 2021, the PolyBlast website was taken down.
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| − | [[Category:Computer emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:Console emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:Handheld console emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:Home console emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:Multi-emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:Windows emulation software]]
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| − | [[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:Super Nintendo emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:Game Boy Advance emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:Nintendo 64 emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:WonderSwan emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:Master System emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:Sega Genesis emulators|GEN]]
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| − | [[Category:PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:Neo Geo Pocket/Neo Geo Pocket Color emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:MSX emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:ColecoVision emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:PlayStation emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:ZX Spectrum emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:Closed-source emulators]]
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| − | [[Category:Linux emulation software]]
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| − | [[Category:macOS emulation software]]
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| − | [[Category:Forks]]
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| − | [[Category:Inactive emulation software]]
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