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{{lowercase title}}
 
{{Infobox emulator
 
{{Infobox emulator
 
|title = higan
 
|title = higan
 
|logo = Higanlogo.png
 
|logo = Higanlogo.png
|logowidth = 267
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|logowidth = 150
|developer = [[Near]] <small>(formerly known as byuu)</small>, [https://github.com/higan-emu/higan/blob/master/CREDITS.md contributors]
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|developer = Near <small>(formerly known as byuu)</small>, [https://github.com/higan-emu/higan/blob/master/CREDITS.md contributors]
 
|version = {{higanVer}}
 
|version = {{higanVer}}
|active = Yes
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|active = No
|platform = Windows, macOS, Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, [[libretro]]
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|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]</br>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]</br>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]</br>OpenBSD</br>FreeBSD
|target = [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]], [[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]], [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GB]], [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GBC]], [[Game Boy Advance emulators|GBA]], [[WonderSwan emulators|WS]], [[Master System emulators|SMS]], [[Master System emulators|GG]], [[Sega Genesis emulators|GEN]], [[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PCE]], [[MSX emulators|MSX]], [[ColecoVision emulators|COL]]  
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|target = [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]</br>[[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]]</br>[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]</br>[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]</br>[[WonderSwan emulators|WonderSwan]]</br>[[SG-1000 emulators|Sega SG-1000]]</br>[[Master System emulators|Sega Master System/Game Gear]]</br>[[Sega Genesis emulators|Sega Genesis/Mega Drive]]</br>[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine/TurboGrafx-6]]</br>[[Neo Geo Pocket emulators|Neo Geo Pocket/Color]]</br>[[MSX emulators|MSX]]</br>[[ColecoVision emulators|ColecoVision]]
|compatibility = <small>100% for commercial titles<br/>Some homebrew may have small defects</small>
 
 
|accuracy = System-dependent
 
|accuracy = System-dependent
|website = [https://byuu.org/higan byuu.org]
 
 
|license = GNU GPLv3
 
|license = GNU GPLv3
|source = [https://github.com/higan-emu/higan GitHub (active)]<br>[https://github.com/byuu/higan Github (archive)]
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|source = [https://github.com/higan-emu/higan GitHub]
 
}}
 
}}
{{WIP}}
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'''higan''' is an open-source, [[Multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator]].  
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'''higan''' is an open-source, [[Multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator]]. It is now succeeded by the actively updated [[ares]].
  
 
==Download==
 
==Download==
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|-
 
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|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac|BSD}}
 
|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac|BSD}}
|'''[https://github.com/higan-emu/higan/releases Stable builds]'''
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|'''[https://github.com/higan-emu/higan/releases Official releases]'''
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{| cellpadding="4"
 
|colspan=3|<hr>
 
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|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac|BSD}}
 
|'''[https://cirrus-ci.com/github/higan-emu/higan/master Nightly builds]'''
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
higan is a project that orginally separted from Nears provious SNES emulator [[bsnes]] when he started adding more system cores.
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higan is a project that originally separated from Near's previous SNES emulator [[bsnes]] when more system cores were added.
  
higan's bsnes and bgba cores are its most developed/accurate. The Nintendo 8-bit cores are very early in development, and are inferior to other existing emulators; alternatives include [[Gambatte]], [[BGB]], [[Mesen]], [[puNES]], and [[Nestopia]]. Bgba has made amazing strides from v095 on, getting very close to mGBA accuracy. higan also features a WonderSwan/WonderSwan Color core as of v098, which yields satisfactory results. The library-based GUI is not for everyone, though, and doesn't support drag and drop like a lot of other emulators do.
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higan's bsnes and bgba cores are its most developed/accurate. The Nintendo 8-bit cores are very early in development, and are inferior to other existing emulators; alternatives include [[Gambatte]], [[BGB]], [[Mesen]], [[puNES]], and [[Nestopia]]. Bgba has made amazing strides from v095 on, getting very close to [[mGBA]] accuracy. higan also features a WonderSwan/WonderSwan Color core as of v098, which yields satisfactory results. The library-based GUI is not for everyone, though, and doesn't support drag and drop like a lot of other emulators do.
  
Near noticed that higan's UI is not for everybody and made a standalone version of [[bsnes]] that is developed in parallel with higan's SNES core and has a Qt UI that's just like the earlier versions. He also worked on the new multi-system emulator [[byuu (emulator)|byuu]] that aims to combine higan with the ease of use of bsnes. For those that still aren't satisfied, [[RetroArch]] has its own libretro cores of higan and bsnes to use with its interface.
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Near noticed that higan's UI is not for everybody and made a standalone version of [[bsnes]] that is developed in parallel with higan's SNES core and has a Qt UI that's just like the earlier versions, while also working on a new multi-system emulator [[byuu (emulator)|byuu]] that aimed to combine higan with the ease of use of bsnes. For those that still aren't satisfied, [[RetroArch]] has its own libretro cores of higan and bsnes to use with its interface.
  
 
===Game folders===
 
===Game folders===
 
higan is unique among emulators for introducing the concept of game folders. Game folders were about accurately representing the game cartridge and its metadata. Things like SRAM, cheats, input settings, emulator metadata get stored with the game.
 
higan is unique among emulators for introducing the concept of game folders. Game folders were about accurately representing the game cartridge and its metadata. Things like SRAM, cheats, input settings, emulator metadata get stored with the game.
 
 
  
 
==List of forks==
 
==List of forks==
 
 
 
===nSide===
 
===nSide===
 
'''[https://gitlab.com/hex-usr/nSide nSide]''' is a fork of higan that, among other things, adds support for more boards such as the Atari 2600 as well as peripherals and the VS. UniSystem to the NES core. It also retains the SNES Balanced core and thus makes available new improvements to higan, such as the WASAPI driver and the IIR-Biquad interpolation filter, to users whose computers cannot run the Accuracy core-only releases from higan v098 onwards with full speed.
 
'''[https://gitlab.com/hex-usr/nSide nSide]''' is a fork of higan that, among other things, adds support for more boards such as the Atari 2600 as well as peripherals and the VS. UniSystem to the NES core. It also retains the SNES Balanced core and thus makes available new improvements to higan, such as the WASAPI driver and the IIR-Biquad interpolation filter, to users whose computers cannot run the Accuracy core-only releases from higan v098 onwards with full speed.
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [[bsnes]] - Near's [[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Famicom)]] emulator.
 
* [[bsnes]] - Near's [[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Famicom)]] emulator.
* [[byuu (emulator)|byuu]] - Near's other [[Multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator]].
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* [[ares]] - Near's other [[Multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator]].
* [[csnes]] - Near's commercial [[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] emulator.
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* [[byuu (emulator)|byuu]] - Was a [[Multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator]] by Near that was aimed to provide the accuracy of it's predecessor higan. It is now merged back into higan.
  
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[[Category:Emulators]]
 
[[Category:Emulators]]
 
[[Category:Multi-emulators]]
 
[[Category:Multi-emulators]]
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[[Category:Console emulators]]
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[[Category:Home console emulators]]
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[[Category:Handheld console emulators]]
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[[Category:Computer emulators]]
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[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]]
 
[[Category:Super Nintendo emulators]]
 
[[Category:Super Nintendo emulators]]
[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]]
 
 
[[Category:Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators]]
 
[[Category:Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators]]
 
[[Category:Game Boy Advance emulators]]
 
[[Category:Game Boy Advance emulators]]
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[[Category:WonderSwan emulators]]
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[[Category:SG-1000 emulators]]
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[[Category:Master System emulators]]
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[[Category:Sega Genesis emulators]]
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[[Category:PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators]]
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[[Category:Neo Geo Pocket/Neo Geo Pocket Color emulators]]
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[[Category:MSX emulators]]
 
[[Category:Windows emulation software‏‎]]
 
[[Category:Windows emulation software‏‎]]
 
[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
 
[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
 
[[Category:macOS emulation software]]
 
[[Category:macOS emulation software]]
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[[Category:BSD emulation software]]

Revision as of 20:49, 7 July 2022

higan
Higanlogo.png
Developer(s) Near (formerly known as byuu), contributors
Latest version v110
Active No
Platform(s) Windows
macOS
Linux
OpenBSD
FreeBSD
Emulates NES
SNES
Game Boy/Color
Game Boy Advance
WonderSwan
Sega SG-1000
Sega Master System/Game Gear
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-6
Neo Geo Pocket/Color
MSX
ColecoVision
Accuracy System-dependent
License GNU GPLv3
Source code GitHub

higan is an open-source, multi-system emulator. It is now succeeded by the actively updated ares.

Download

Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD Official releases

Overview

higan is a project that originally separated from Near's previous SNES emulator bsnes when more system cores were added.

higan's bsnes and bgba cores are its most developed/accurate. The Nintendo 8-bit cores are very early in development, and are inferior to other existing emulators; alternatives include Gambatte, BGB, Mesen, puNES, and Nestopia. Bgba has made amazing strides from v095 on, getting very close to mGBA accuracy. higan also features a WonderSwan/WonderSwan Color core as of v098, which yields satisfactory results. The library-based GUI is not for everyone, though, and doesn't support drag and drop like a lot of other emulators do.

Near noticed that higan's UI is not for everybody and made a standalone version of bsnes that is developed in parallel with higan's SNES core and has a Qt UI that's just like the earlier versions, while also working on a new multi-system emulator byuu that aimed to combine higan with the ease of use of bsnes. For those that still aren't satisfied, RetroArch has its own libretro cores of higan and bsnes to use with its interface.

Game folders

higan is unique among emulators for introducing the concept of game folders. Game folders were about accurately representing the game cartridge and its metadata. Things like SRAM, cheats, input settings, emulator metadata get stored with the game.

List of forks

nSide

nSide is a fork of higan that, among other things, adds support for more boards such as the Atari 2600 as well as peripherals and the VS. UniSystem to the NES core. It also retains the SNES Balanced core and thus makes available new improvements to higan, such as the WASAPI driver and the IIR-Biquad interpolation filter, to users whose computers cannot run the Accuracy core-only releases from higan v098 onwards with full speed.

External links

See also