Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators: Difference between revisions

==Comparisons==

===Standalone emulators===

|+Before editing, review the [[Getting involved]] and [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]] pages. See [[Computer_specifications#Recommended_Specifications|system requirements]] page for performance demand of the emulators.<br>See tables for <span style="font-weight: bold; color: #CC0000; border: 1px solid #CC0000; padding: 2px;">[[#Hardware variants|hardware variants]], [[#Enhancements|enhancements]], and [[#Peripherals|peripherals]].</span><br>For more details such as [[licensing]], [[Source_code#Language_levels|programming language]], [[High_and_low-level_emulation|emulation method]], visit each emulator’s dedicated page.

!colspan=2 |Name

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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}

|[https://github.com/awjackson/bsnes-classic git]

===[[Multi-system emulators]]===

!Emulator(s)

!Core(s)

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|Full Cycle

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|[[MAME]]

|[https://adb.arcadeitalia.net/dettaglio_mame.php?game_name=snes&back_games=m82p;&search_id=0 snes]

|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}

|{{Ya}}

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}}<br>{{License|BSD3}}

===[[Frontends#Project-specific_frontends|Frontend cores]]===

|+Platform (e.g., Android, Windows, and Linux) and architecture support (e.g., x86, ARM, and consoles) mostly depends on the [[Frontends#Project-specific_frontends|frontend software]], not on the individual cores themselves.

!Frontend(s)

|{{Ya}}

|-

|{{Ya}}

|

|{{Ya}}

|-

|{{Ya}}

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})

|{{Na}}

|-

|

|{{Yellow}} {{License|NC}}<br>{{License|GPLv2}}

===[[:Category:Emulators by hardware|Emulators on other hardware]]===

!Name

!Platform(s)

===[[FPGA]]===

!Core(s)

!Type

===Remaster-at-Runtime Engines===

|+<small>A Remaster-at-Runtime (RaR) Engine is a specialized sub-layer of an emulator that intercepts a game’s original internal data such as draw calls, tile indexes, or audio triggers and replaces them with high-fidelity assets in real-time. Unlike standard emulators that focus on hardware accuracy, RaR Engines prioritize aesthetic transformation, effectively "remastering" the game while it is being played without modifying the original ROM file. While asset replacement capable emulators (like bsnes-hd) allow for high-definition visuals, true Remaster-at-Runtime Engines are distinguished by their ability to do more such as procedurally transform the game's original logic (e.g., converting 2D tiles into 3D voxels or applying dynamic lighting to 16-bit environments). Recommended to see [[Game engine recreations and source ports]] page.</small>

!Name

|{{TBD}}

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==Descriptions==

==Enhancements==

|+Please only include recommended emulators in this table. Do not bump or spam GitHub threads, issues, or feature request pages.

! ares

! bsnes

|[[Input lag|Preemptive frames]]

|{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya}}

|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/Shader chain}}

|{{Ya|link=https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/pull/1397}}

|-

|rowspan="12" |Quality of life

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

|{{Ya}}

|-

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

|Per-game profiles

|{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}

|[[RetroAchievements]]

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

|-

|Rich Presence (RPC)<br><small>Allows the emulator to share real-time game session details (e.g., current game title, level, boss, playtime, or custom status) with external applications. This enables features such as displaying what you're playing on your profile, inviting friends to spectate, or triggering join-in-progress functionality where supported.</small>

| colspan="4" |You can use [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/ai-service/ RetroArch's AI Service] or the standalone offline [https://github.com/bquenin/interpreter bquenin's Interpreter].

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===MSU-1===

==Hardware features and peripherals==

|+Please only include recommended emulators in this table. Do not bump or spam GitHub threads, issues, or feature request pages.<br>There weren't as many accessories that were released for the Super Nintendo compared to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators#Hardware features and peripherals|NES]], but there are still quite a few to go over.

! ares

! bsnes

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| colspan="3" |[[Early_online_services#Satellaview_.28SNES.29|BS-X Satellaview]]||{{Ya}}

|{{Ya}}

|{{Ya}}

|-

| colspan="3" |[[Early_online_services#Satellaview_.28SNES.29|Data Pack (Satellaview)]]||{{Na}}

|{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya}}

|{{Dunno}}

|}

===Super Game Boy===