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'''higan''' (formerly bsnes) is an open -source , [[Multi-System Emulatorssystem emulators|multi-system emulator]]. Currently, the only thing worth using in higan It is now succeeded by the actively updated [[Emulation Accuracy|cycle-accurate]] [[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]] core. It was created in response to inaccurate SNES emulators such as [[ZSNESares]] and shoddy ROM hacks.

==DownloadsDownload==*{| cellpadding="4"|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac|BSD}}|'''[httphttps://byuugithub.orgcom/higan-emu/ higan]*[http://www.mediafire.com/download/3ucbby63ggtmd19/bsnes_v73_Qt.7z Bsnes 0.73releases Official releases]'''*[http://www.mediafire.com/download/7lp3v39m0g4rz2k/bsnes_mercury_libretro_win64_20140708.7z bsnes-mercury libretro (Windows x64)]|}

===Bsnes versions===Bsnes has 3 different profiles: Performance, Balanced, and Accuracy. The Balanced version higan is recommended for modern PCs. Use the Accuracy profile only for extreme cases. The Balanced profile was previously known as "Compatibility" in versions before v92a 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 main concession Nintendo 8-bit cores are very early in development, and are inferior to performance in the Balanced 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 is the PPU (graphics) emulation – rather than render a pixel at a time as real hardware must doof v098, it renders an entire scanline at a timewhich yields satisfactory results. Because Nintendo told SNES programmers The library-based GUI is not to mess with the PPU while scanline rendering was in progressfor everyone, though, this has no effect in most games – but some programmers deliberately broke the rules and these games will have problems in the Balanced coredoesn't support drag and drop like a lot of other emulators do.

There are two games known to manipulate 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 PPU midearlier versions, while also working on a new multi-scanline; “A.S.P. – Air Strike Patrol system emulator [[byuu (USAemulator)” and “Uniracers (USA)”|byuu]] that aimed to combine higan with the ease of use of bsnes. Uniracers works because it’s the only game For those that tries to manipulate OAM mid-scanlinestill aren't satisfied, [[RetroArch]] has its own libretro cores of higan and bsnes just happens to behave exactly the way that Uniracers expects. Air Strike Patrol is missing the shadow beneath the plane, which makes the game harder to playuse with its interface.

===bsnes-mercuryGame folders===There higan is a fork unique among emulators for introducing the concept of bsnes known as [https://githubgame folders. Game folders were about accurately representing the game cartridge and its metadata.com/libretro/bsnes-mercury bsnes-mercury], which aims to restore functionality Things like HLE DSP chip emulation and SGB emulation using Gambatte that was removed in later versions of bsnesSRAM, as well as have some optimizations that don't affect emulation accuracy. It also has an option to overclock SuperFX. Default options make it exactly the same as regular bsnescheats, with LLE DSP chip emulation enabled. This fork is only available as a [[libretro]] coreinput settings, though it is possible to build it emulator metadata get stored with Ethos (byuu's frontend) insteadthe game.

This fork is developed by Alcaro, who developed [[ZMZ]] and is also developing his own [[libretro]] frontend, ==List of forks=====nSide==='''[https://githubgitlab.com/Alcarohex-usr/minir minirnSide 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.

===Game Folders=External links==Higan is unique among emulators for introducing the concept of game folders. Game folders were about accurately representing the game cartridge and its metadata* [https://higan. Things like SRAM, cheats, input settings, emulator metadata get stored with the gamereadthedocs.io/ higan Manual] (community-maintained)

==ReviewSee also==The bsnes core is the only one worth using in higan. The others are very early in development, and are inferior to other existing emulators. Alternatives include * [[Gambattebsnes]], [[VBA-M]], and Near's [[NestopiaSuper Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Famicom)]]emulator. Version 0.73 is an older, but easier to use version of bsnes. Another alternative is to use the bsnes core in * [[RetroArchares]] to get around some of the less user-friendly designs in higan. ==Supported systems=={| class="wikitable"|Near's other [[Nintendo Entertainment SystemMulti-system emulators|NESmulti-system emulator]] (Famicom).|-|* [[Super Nintendo Emulators|SNES]] byuu (Super Famicomemulator)|-|[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color|Game Boybyuu]]|-|Was a [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color|Game Boy Color]]Multi-system emulators|multi-|[[Game Boy Advancesystem 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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