BizHawk
Developer(s) | BizHawk Team |
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Latest version | 2.9.1 |
Active | Yes |
Platform(s) | Windows |
Emulates | Multiple |
Website | TASVideos.org |
Source code | GitHub |
BizHawk is 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.
Contents
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Supported systems
Original and ported
System | Based on code from: |
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Nintendo Entertainment System | Original. PPU based on FCEUX, QuickNES |
Super Nintendo Entertainment System | bsnes v0.87, Snes9x |
Nintendo 64 | Mupen64Plus |
(Super) Game Boy | Original, Gambatte, bsnes v0.87, SameBoy |
Game Boy Color | Original, Gambatte |
Game Boy Advance | VBA-Next, mGBA |
Master System | Original |
Game Gear | Original |
SG-1000 | Original |
Genesis | Genesis Plus GX, PicoDrive (32X only) |
Saturn | Yabause (1.X), Mednafen (2.X) |
PlayStation | Mednafen |
PlayStation Portable (NOT STABLE) | PPSSPP |
PC Engine | Original |
PC-FX | Mednafen |
Atari 2600 | Original |
Atari 7800 | Original |
Atari Lynx | Mednafen's Handy core |
ColecoVision | Original |
Intellivision | Original |
TI-83 | Original |
Apple II | Virtu |
Commodore 64 | Original |
WonderSwan/Color | Mednafen's Cygne core |
Nintendo Virtual Boy | Mednafen |
Neo-Geo Pocket/Color | Mednafen's NeoPop core |
Uzebox | Uzem |
ZX Spectrum | Original |
Libretro
Core | Compatibility |
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2048 | Okay |
CATSFC | Okay |
FCEUmm | Okay |
mGBA | Okay |
Emux | Okay (Game Boy/Game Boy Color only) |
Final Burn Alpha (Arcade) | Okay |
ImageViewer | Okay |
Mednafen | Okay (Neo Geo Pocket only) |
Gambatte | Okay |
FFmpeg | Okay |
DeSmuME | Okay |
4DO | Okay |
MAME | Okay |
bsnes | Not Okay |
bnes | Not Okay |
Mupen64Plus | Not Okay |
blueMSX | Not Okay |
fMSX | Not Okay |
FUSE | Not Okay |
Final Burn Alpha (Neo Geo) | Not Okay |
Handy | Not Okay |
DOSBox | Not Okay |
vecx | Not Okay |
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.