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|[[MAME]]
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|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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|[[BizHawk]]
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|[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]
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→Emulators: Bizhawk's Saturn core uses the core from mednafen_1.29.0. (https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/blob/master/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/Saturn/Saturnus.cs#L9)
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|[{{MednafenURL|releases}} {{MednafenVer}}]
|{{~}} <ref group=N name=MednafenST-V>Version 1.31.0 added experimental support for ST-V games that don't require decryption chips or special hardware. Refer to the [https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Section_stv ST-V section of the official documentation] for more details and a list of explicitly supported games.</ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|[https://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download 1.9.3]
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|[[BizHawk]]
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|[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=BizHawksaturnus>Its Saturn core is based on [https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/blob/master/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/Saturn/Saturnus.cs#L9 Mednafen].</ref>
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|[[SSF]]
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|[[Yabause]]
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|[[Nova]]
|[https://www.patreon.com/file?h=31179979&i=4658332 0.6]
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20121006154739/http://satourne.consollection.com Satourne]
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===Comparisons===
;[[Mednafen]]
:An open-source, [[multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator]] with an original Saturn core. It's currently the most accurate but runs from the command-line (obviously it'll have video output though) unless using an external frontend like Mednaffe or a [[libretro]] frontend like [[RetroArch]]. Its goal for accuracy means it only supports the BIOS of one console revision per region, and is also very demanding, having recommendations to use a quad-core Intel Haswell CPU with a base frequency of >= 3.3GHz and a turbo frequency of >= 3.7GHz (e.g. Xeon E3-1226 v3 or i5-4590)<ref name="Mednafen Saturn core documentation">{{MednafenURL|documentation/ss.html}}</ref>. By default, only x86-64 builds have Saturn support, but unofficial x86-32 builds and [[libretro]] frontends like [[RetroArch]] can surpass this limitation. Version 1.31.0 added experimental support for ST-V games that don't require decryption chips or special hardware. Refer to the [https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Section_stv ST-V section of the official documentation] for more details and a list of explicitly supported games.
;[[SSF]]
:Used to be the emulator of choice for compatible Saturn emulation. However, it is closed-source and only for Windows and Android. Pretty good performance with mid-range (and maybe low-end) computers. Due to recent virus detections in the latest versions, it is not recommended.
;[[Yabause]]
;[[BizHawk]]
:An open-source, multi-system emulator designed for tool-assisted speedruns. Its Saturn core is based on [[https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/blob/master/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/Saturn/Saturnus.cs#L9 Mednafen]].
'''Comparisons of several Saturn emulators:'''
