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{{Infobox emulator
|image = Mesen_logo.png
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|title = Mesen
|imagewidth = 64
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|logo = Mesen_logo.png
|first = {{MesenVer}}
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|logowidth = 64
|second = Yes
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|version = {{MesenVer}}
|third = Windows, Linux
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|active = No
|fourth = Sour
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|platform = Windows, Linux
|fifth = [http://www.mesen.ca Mesen]
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|target = [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]<br/>[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom]]<br/>[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom Disk System]]
|sixth = [https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen Source Code]}}
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|developer = [https://github.com/SourMesen Sour]
 
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|accuracy = Cycle-Accurate
[[Mesen]] is an open-source (GPLv3) [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES (Famicom)]] emulator for Windows and Linux.
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|website = [https://www.mesen.ca/ Mesen.ca]
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|support = [https://www.mesen.ca/Donate.php Patreon]
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|prog-lang = C++,&nbsp;C#,&nbsp;C
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|license = GNU GPLv3
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|source = [https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen GitHub]
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}}
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'''Mesen''' is an open-source (GPLv3) [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom (NES)]] and Famicom Disk System (FDS) emulator for Windows and Linux.
  
 
==Download==
 
==Download==
* [http://www.mesen.ca Mesen]
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|[https://www.mesen.ca/#Downloads '''Official release''']
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|[https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mesen Arch Linux]<br><small>Latest stable package</small>
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|}
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
  
According to test ROMs, it is ranked as the most accurate NES emulator, slightly above [[puNES]] with a score of 100%.<ref>https://www.mesen.ca/#Compatibility</ref>.
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According to test ROMs, it is ranked as the most compatible NES/FDS emulator, slightly above [[puNES]] with a score of 100%.<ref>https://www.mesen.ca/#Compatibility</ref>
  
 
It has [[Emulation Accuracy|cycle-accurate]] emulation and offers numerous features, including:
 
It has [[Emulation Accuracy|cycle-accurate]] emulation and offers numerous features, including:
* Support for over 216 mappers
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* Support for over 290 mappers, (all licensed games supported.)
 
* FDS (Famicom Disk System) support
 
* FDS (Famicom Disk System) support
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* [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System (Model NES-101)|Top loader NES variant]] support
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* [[Wikipedia:Nintendo VS. System|VS. System]] support
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* [[Wikipedia:Dendy (console)|Dendy]] support
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* [[Texture_Packs#Sprite_Replacement_.282D.29|HDNes HD packs]]
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* NTSC/PAL support
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* NSF/NSFe support
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* Video recording/playback
 
* Video filters (xBRZ, NTSC, etc.)
 
* Video filters (xBRZ, NTSC, etc.)
 
* Netplay
 
* Netplay
 
* Debugging tools
 
* Debugging tools
* NSF/NSFe support
 
* VS Unisystem support
 
* NTSC/PAL support
 
 
* Overclocking
 
* Overclocking
* Video recording/playback
 
 
* Custom palettes
 
* Custom palettes
 
* Sound effects (fake stereo, reverb, etc.)
 
* Sound effects (fake stereo, reverb, etc.)
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Revision as of 06:42, 5 October 2020

Mesen
Mesen logo.png
Developer(s) Sour
Latest version 2.0.0 (preview)
Active No
Platform(s) Windows, Linux
Emulates NES
Famicom
Famicom Disk System
Accuracy Cycle-Accurate
Website Mesen.ca
Support ($) Patreon
Programmed in C++, C#, C
License GNU GPLv3
Source code GitHub

Mesen is an open-source (GPLv3) Famicom (NES) and Famicom Disk System (FDS) emulator for Windows and Linux.

Download

Windows Official release

Linux Arch Linux
Latest stable package

Overview

According to test ROMs, it is ranked as the most compatible NES/FDS emulator, slightly above puNES with a score of 100%.[1]

It has cycle-accurate emulation and offers numerous features, including:

  • Support for over 290 mappers, (all licensed games supported.)
  • FDS (Famicom Disk System) support
  • Top loader NES variant support
  • VS. System support
  • Dendy support
  • HDNes HD packs
  • NTSC/PAL support
  • NSF/NSFe support
  • Video recording/playback
  • Video filters (xBRZ, NTSC, etc.)
  • Netplay
  • Debugging tools
  • Overclocking
  • Custom palettes
  • Sound effects (fake stereo, reverb, etc.)
  • Rewind

Hardware support

Mappers

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 28 29 30 31
32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 60 61 62 63
64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79
80 82 83 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95
96 97 99 101 103 104 105 106 107 108 111
112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 123 125 126
132 133 134 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143
144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159
162 163 164 165 166 167 168 170 171 172 173 174 175
176 177 178 179 180 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191
192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207
208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222
224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 238
240 241 242 243 244 245 246 249 250 252 253 254 255

References