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* {| cellpadding="4"|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win-big}}|[https://www.mesen.ca/#Downloads '''Official release''']|-|colspan="3"|<hr/>|-|align=center|{{Icon|Lin-big}}|[https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mesen Arch Linux]<br><small>Latest stable package</small>|}
* HDNes' [[Texture_Packs#NES|HD packs]]
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{{Infobox emulator
|title = Mesen|logo = Mesen_logo.png|logowidth = 64|screenshot = MesenScreenshot.PNG|version = {{MesenVer}}|active = YesNo|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows, ]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]|target = [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES/ Famicom]]<br/>Famicom Disk System|developer = [https://github.com/SourMesen Sour]<small>(formerly); [https://github.com/NovaSquirrel/Mesen Nova Squirrel] has a fork for maintaining the codebase and accept pull requests<small> ; [https://github.com/mkwong98/Mesen] also has a fork that has released numerous "beta" builds</small>|accuracy = Cycle-Accurate|website = [httphttps://www.mesen.ca / Mesen.ca]|support = [https://www.mesen.ca/Donate.php Patreon]|prog-lang = C++, C#, C|license = GNU GPLv3|source = [https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen GitHub]
}}
'''Mesen''' is an open-source (GPLv3) [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom (NES (Famicom)]] and Famicom Disk System (FDS) emulator for Windows and Linux. It is also available as a [[Libretro]] core for [[RetroArch]].
==Download==
==Overview==
According to test ROMs, it is ranked as the most accurate 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:
* Support for over 220 290 mappers, (all licensed games supported.)
* FDS (Famicom Disk System) support
* [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System (Model NES-101)|Top loader NES variant]] support
* [[Wikipedia:Nintendo VS. System|VS. System]] support
* [[Wikipedia:Dendy (console)|Dendy]] support
* [[Texture_Packs#Sprite_Replacement_.282D.29|HDNes HD packs]]
* NTSC/PAL support
* NSF/NSFe support
* Video recording/playback
* Video filters (xBRZ, NTSC, etc.)
* Netplay
* Debugging tools
* Sound effects (fake stereo, reverb, etc.)
* Rewind
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==List of forks==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|[[libretro]]
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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!colspan="8"|PC / x86
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|[https://github.com/NovaSquirrel/Mesen-X Mesen X]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://github.com/NovaSquirrel/Mesen-X/releases/ 2022-05-15]
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===Comparisons===
;[https://github.com/NovaSquirrel/Mesen-X Mesen X]:
This fork is meant to gather development efforts from different forks. Not under active development but pull requests are welcome.
==References==
[[Category:Emulators]]
[[Category:Console emulators]]
[[Category:Home console emulators]]
[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]]
[[Category:Windows emulation software]]
[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
[[Category:Netplay]]
[[Category:Custom Assets]]
