BizHawk
Current version: | 2.9.1 |
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Active: | Yes |
OS: | Windows |
Authors: | BizHawk Team |
Official 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 4.0 to run.
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Supported Systems
System | Based on code from: |
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Nintendo Entertainment System | Original. PPU based on FCEUX, QuickNES |
Super Nintendo Entertainment System | bsnes v087 |
Nintendo 64 | Mupen64Plus |
(Super) Game Boy | Gambatte, bsnes v087 |
Game Boy Color | Gambatte |
Game Boy Advance | VBA-Next, mGBA |
Master System | Original. Z80 CPU core based on cogwheel |
Game Gear | Original. Z80 CPU core based on cogwheel |
SG-1000 | Original. Z80 CPU core based on cogwheel |
Genesis | Genesis Plus GX |
Saturn | Yabause |
Playstation | Mednafen |
Playstation Portable (WIP) | PPSSPP |
PC Engine | Original |
Atari 2600 | Original |
Atari 7800 | emu7800 |
Atari Lynx | Mednafen's Handy core |
ColecoVision | Original |
Intellivsion (WIP) | Original |
TI-83 | Original |
Apple II | Virtu |
Commodore 64 (WIP) | Original |
WonderSwan/Color | Mednafen's Cygne core |
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/Rerecording 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 TAS purposes, this emulator 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 supported cores.