Super Nintendo emulators: Difference between revisions

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! scope="col"|Name

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! scope="col"|Version

! scope="col"|[[#Hardware_variants|Hardware<br/>variants]]

! scope="col"|[[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]

! scope="col"|[[#Hardware_features_and_peripherals|Hardware features<br/>and peripherals]]

! scope="col"|Compatibility

! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]

! scope="col"|[[Licensing|License]]  

! scope="col"|Active

! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]

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| rowspan="2" |Audio

| [[#Alternative_audio_interpolation_methods|Alternative audio interpolation methods]]

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| [[#Higher_sample_rates|Higher sample rates]]

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| rowspan="5" | Graphics

| [[#High-Resolution_Affine_Transformations|High-resolution affine transformations]]

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| Remove sprite limit<br /><small>The SNES has hardware support for up to 128 sprites.[https://www.vg-resource.com/thread-28888.html] – this limitation is indirectly responsible for some of the flickering seen in games at times and different strategies must be used to achieve certain game design elements. When this option is enabled, the limit is disabled, allowing more sprites to be drawn on the same line.</small>

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| [[Resolution|Resizable internal resolution]]

| colspan="5" |For emulation of 2D systems, the resolution can only be upscaled, making the pixels more apparent.

| [[#Sprite_Replacement|Sprite replacement]]

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| [[#Widescreen_hacks|Widescreen hacks]]

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| rowspan="3" |Input

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| rowspan="3" | [[Overclocking|Overclock]]

| [[#Extra_Scanlines,_SuperFX_and_SA-1|Extra scanlines]]

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| [[#Extra_Scanlines,_SuperFX_and_SA-1|Super FX]]

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| {{✓}}[https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x/issues/140 *]

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| rowspan="4" |Post-processing

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|{{✓}}[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/pull/1397 *]

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| rowspan="12" |Quality of life

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| [[Frontends#Graphical_User_Interfaces_.28GUIs.29|Big Picture Mode]]

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| Built-in [[Cheats_and_patches|cheat manager]]

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| Built-in [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,106405 custom resolution/CRTSwitchRes]<br/><small>For using this on Windows OS you need [http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1009#p1009 CRT Emudriver].<br/>Another option is using EDID editor tool such as "Custom Resolution Utility".</small>

| colspan="5" |<small>Exclusive to [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/crtswitchres/ libretro cores] and [[GroovyMAME]] at the moment.<br/>Also there is a [https://github.com/psakhis/Groovy_MiSTer project] for achieving software emulators like libretro cores and GroovyMAME send the raw RGB data over a network to a core running on MiSTer, it basically turns the MiSTer into a GPU for the emulator allowing for easy setup and use with CRT TVs/Arcade monitors.</small>

| Built-in [[Mods,_hacks_and_fan-translations#Built-in mod editor and manager for emulators|mod editor and manager]]

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| Built-in [[Cheats_and_patches|patch manager]]

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| Command line options

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| Per-game profiles

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| [[Save_disk_space_for_ISOs|Streamable compression format]]

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| rowspan="6" | [https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features]

| Fast-forward/Turbo speed

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| {{~}}<ref group="N2">There is no Lua scripting support but there is a [https://github.com/alttpo/bsnes-as separate fork] for AngelScript support.</ref>

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| [https://tasvideos.org/Movies Movie recording/playback]

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| rowspan="7" |Misc.

| AI Service<br /><small>With the help of <abbr title="optical character recognition">OCR</abbr> and other techniques, the AI service can provide a live translation of a game, or text-to-speech capabilities for the visually impaired among other things, either on demand or automatically.</small>

| colspan="5" |Exclusive to [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/ai-service/ libretro cores] at the moment.

| [[Wikipedia:Category:Debugging|Debug features]]

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| {{✓}}[https://github.com/devinacker/bsnes-plus#bsnes-plus *]

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| {{✓}}[https://tasvideos.org/ReverseEngineering *]

| [[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|EmuVR support]]

| colspan="3" |Exclusive to [https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Installation_Guide#Downloads libretro cores] at the moment.

| [[#MSU-1|MSU-1]]

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| [[Netplay#SNES|Netplay]]<br/><small>Should not be confused with BS-X or XBAND modem emulation, see #Hardware Features and Accessories section for more information.</small>

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| [[RetroAchievements]]

| [https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/1djp8ro/ares_v139_release/l9ckjp2/ roadmap]

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| rowspan="2" |Hardware features

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|{{✓}}<ref name="bsnes-plus" group="N3">Recommended to use [https://project.satellaview.org/downloads.htm bsnes-plus] for BS-X and Data Pack emulation.</ref>

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| colspan="2" |[[Early_online_services#Satellaview_.28SNES.29|Data Pack]]

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| rowspan="3" |Modem

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| colspan="2" |[[#asciiPad|asciiPad]]

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| colspan="2" |Twin Tap

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| colspan="2" |Miracle Piano

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|{{✓}}[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/tree/master/ares/sfc/controller *]

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| colspan="2" |X-Band Keyboard

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|{{✓}}[https://ares-emu.net/compatibility/nintendo-snes-super-famicom *]

|{{✓}}[https://github.com/bsnes-emu/bsnes/blob/master/bsnes/Database/Sufami%20Turbo.bml *]

|{{✓}}<ref group="N3">[https://www.snes9x.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=24376 standalone build guide], [https://old.reddit.com/r/RetroArch/comments/nkgnqb/getting_sufami_turbo_games_to_run_on_android/gzcxdmi/ libretro build guide].</ref>

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|{{N}}[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/tree/master/ares/sfc/controller *]<ref group="N3">Just the accessory, but additional players are not supported.</ref>

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| colspan="3" |3D Glasses

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| colspan="3" |StuntMaster

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| colspan="3" |[[wikipedia:Hot_swapping#Gaming|Cartridge hot swapping]]<br /><small>It was sometimes possible to apply cheats (such as a player having infinite lives) and other temporary software alterations to games by hot swapping cartridges, even though the cartridges were not designed to be hot swappable.</small>

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| colspan="3" |[http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Cartridge_tilting Cartridge tilting]<br /><small>Cartridge tilting is an action performed on cartridge-based systems to create otherwise impossible glitches. Cartridge tilting is not a glitch, but rather the process which creates glitches.</small><ref name="Tilt" group="N3">{{YouTubePlaylist|PLkAqx5EV7l_DkwOv4WmVEBLv39WPEUm3d|Cart Tilt Showcase Playlist}}</ref>

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[[Category:65xx-based consoles]]