Revision as of 17:35, 15 December 2018
BizHawk
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Developer(s)
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BizHawk Team
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Latest version
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2.9.1
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Active
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Yes
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Platform(s)
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Windows
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Type
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libretro frontend
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Emulates
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Apple ][, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari Lynx, Bandai WonderSwan/Color, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Mattel Intellivision, NEC PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16), PC-FX, Nintendo 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Advance, Virtual Boy, Sega Game Gear, Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega/Mega CD, 32X, Master System, Saturn, SG-1000, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Sony PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Game Boy/Game Boy/Game Boy Color, TI-83, Uzebox
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Website
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TASVideos.org
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Source code
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GitHub
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BizHawk is an open-source libretro frontend, as well as a multi-system emulator designed predominantly around the production of Tool Assisted Speedruns (TAS). It is written in C# and requires .NET Framework 4.0 (in 1.X releases) or .NET Framework 4.6.1 (in 2.X releases) to run. BizHawk focuses on core accuracy and power user tools while still being an easy-to-use emulator for casual gaming.
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Supported Systems
Original and ported
System
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Based on code from:
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Apple ][
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Virtu
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Atari 2600
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Original
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Atari 7800
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Original
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Atari Lynx
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Mednafen's Handy core
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Bandai WonderSwan/Color
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Mednafen's Cygne core
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ColecoVision
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Original
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Commodore 64
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Original
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Mattel Intellivision
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Original
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NEC PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)
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Original
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NEC PC-FX
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Mednafen
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Nintendo 64
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Mupen64Plus
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Nintendo Entertainment System/Family Computer
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Original. PPU based on FCEUX, QuickNES.
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Nintendo Game Boy Advance
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VBA-Next, mGBA
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Nintendo Virtual Boy
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Mednafen
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Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega/Mega CD
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Genesis Plus GX
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Sega 32X
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PicoDrive
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Sega Saturn
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Yabause (1.X), Mednafen (2.X)
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Sega SG-1000, Master System, Game Gear
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Original. Z80 came from Cogwheel.
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Sinclair ZX Spectrum
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Original
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Sony PlayStation
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Mednafen
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Sony PlayStation Portable (NOT STABLE)
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PPSSPP
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SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Color
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Mednafen's NeoPop core
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Family Computer
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bsnes v087, Snes9x (1.54)
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Super Game Boy/Game Boy/Game Boy Color
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Original, Gambatte, bsnes v087, SameBoy
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TI-83
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Original
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Uzebox
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Uzem
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Libretro
Features
- Full screen support
- Controller and hotkey mapping
- Joypad support (for both controller and hotkeys)
- Auto/rapid fire controls
- Basic re-recording and rerecording
- "Bullet-proof" rerecording
- Frame/lag/re-recording counters
- Input display
- Auto-hold
- Alpha version of "TAStudio"
- RAM watching/poking tools
- RAM searching
- Lua scripting
- Rewind
- Libretro support (1.11.4 onwards)
Review
For tool-assisted speedruns, BizHawk is king. Since 1.11.4, it has support for libretro cores, making it a good alternative for RetroArch, and adds TAS support for all compatible cores.