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The Sega Saturn has historically been one of the harder consoles to emulatedue to its infamously difficult architecture consisting of 8 processors overall and use of quadrilaterals rather than triangles as polygons, resulting in a lack of good options. However, things are looking up for open-source emulators like Mednafen, and to a lesser extent, Yabause.

|[[Mednafen]]<br/><small>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/beetle_saturn/ mednafen_saturn_libretro]</small>

|{{~}}<ref group=N name=MednafenST-V>Version 1.31.0 added experimental support for ST-V games that don't require decryption chips or special hardware. Refer to the [https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Section_stv ST-V section of the official documentation] for more details and a list of explicitly supported games.</ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=libretroRA>Exclusive to libretro core.</ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N>[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Section_internal_databases_cart Reserved section for titles need future modem support].</ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

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|{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓~}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=SSF>[https://github.com/shimazzz/SEGASaturnEmulator-SSF/issues/15#issuecomment-1038281021 Due to recent virus detections in the latest versions], it is risky for some computers to use, though it is mostly clean. This emulator remains largely somewhat recommended, especially for older hardware, though it may be avoided for these reasons.</ref>

|[[Yaba Sanshiro|Yaba Sanshiro 2]]<br/><small>yabasanshiro_libretro ^&Dagger;</small>

|[https://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download 1.9.3]|{{✗}} ||{{~}}<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref group=Nname=YabaSanshiroRA>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/yabasanshiro/ This Yaba Sanshiro libretro core (yabasanshiro_libretro) is outdated, known for having many issues, and unmaintained]. Use [https://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download standalone version] OR "yabause_libretro" or "mednafen_saturn_libretro" cores for RetroArch Saturn emulation.</ref> |{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗~}}

|[[Yabause]]<br/><small>yabause_libretro</small>|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Web}}

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|{{~}}<ref group=N>[http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mame.php?game_sourcefile=stv.cpp&arcade_only=0&current_version=0 One of the best emulator for ST-V emulation but still "Imperfect"].</ref> ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}

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|[[Yabause]]<br/><small>yabause_libretro</small>

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||[[Yaba Sanshiro|Yaba Sanshiro 2]]<br/><small>yabasanshiro_libretro ^&Dagger;</small>

|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.devmiyax.yabasanshioro2 {{YabaSanshiroVer}}] ([[Android emulators|Android]])<br />[http://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download 2.1.2.0] ([[Emulators on iOS|iOS]])<br/>[https://github.com/devmiyax/yabause git]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref group=N name=YabaSanshiroRA></ref>|{{✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✗✓}} ||{{✗✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

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:An open-source, [[multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator]] with an original Saturn core. It's currently the most accurate but runs from the command-line (obviously it'll have video output though) unless using an external frontend like Mednaffe or a [[libretro]] frontend like [[RetroArch]]. Its goal for accuracy means it only supports the BIOS of one console revision per region, and is also very demanding, having recommendations to use a quad-core Intel Haswell CPU with a base frequency of >= 3.3GHz and a turbo frequency of >= 3.7GHz than any other Saturn emulator (e.g. Xeon E3-1226 v3 or i5-4590other than [[MAME]])<ref name="Mednafen Saturn core documentation">{{MednafenURL|documentation/ss.html}}</ref>. By default, only x86-64 builds have Saturn support, but unofficial x86-32 builds and [[libretro]] frontends like [[RetroArch]] can surpass this limitation.