Changes

|release = 1994

|discontinued = 2000

|successor = [[Sega Dreamcast emulators|Dreamcast]]

|emulated = {{✓}}

===x86===

! scope="col"|Name

! scope="col"|Platform(s)

|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}

|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<br/>[{{KronosDownloadLink}} {{KronosVer}}]

|-

|[[BizHawk]]

|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}

|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]

|-

|[[ares]]

|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}

|[https://nightly.link/ares-emulator/ares/workflows/build/master <abbr title="Latest development build version">git Artifacts</abbr>]<br/>[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{aresVer}}]

|-

|[http://saturnin.consollection.com Saturnin]

|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}

|[https://www.patreon.com/file?h=31179979&i=4658332 {{NovaVer}}]

|-

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20121006154739/http://satourne.consollection.com Satourne]

|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} || ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

|}

===ARM===

! scope="col"|Name

! scope="col"|Platform(s)

|{{~}} ||{{?}} ||{{?}} ||[http://www.segasaturn.org/USA%20update.htm USA]<br/>[http://www.segasaturn.org/Japan.htm JAP]<br/>[http://www.segasaturn.org/PAL%20update.htm PAL] ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=SSF></ref>

|}

===Console===

! scope="col"|Name

! scope="col"|Platform(s)

|[https://www.retroarch.com/?page=platforms libretro core]

|{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||[https://forum.fobby.net/index.php?t=msg&th=1357 ?]<br/>[http://www.segasaturn.org/MednafenJAP.htm JAP]<br/>[http://www.segasaturn.org/MednafenPAL.htm PAL]<br/>[http://www.segasaturn.org/MednafenUSA.htm USA] ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|-

||[[Yaba Sanshiro]] (Yaba三四郎)

|[http://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download 2.2.0] <br>[https://github.com/devmiyax/yabause git]

|{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||[https://www.uoyabause.org/games ?] ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|-

|[[Yabause|Yabause Wii]]

;[[SSF]]

:Used to be the emulator of choice for compatible Saturn emulation. However, it is closed-source and only for Windows and Android. Pretty good performance with low-end computers.

;[[Yabause]]

:;Kronos

;[[MAME]]

:Has a <code style="color:darkred;">saturn</code> driver with compatibility on par with Yabause. The driver is marked overall as not working but graphics and sound are OK. It has good compatibility with at least around 50 of the ~70 ST-V arcade games, though performance quality may vary<ref name="ST-V_A-Z">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tko_jBNci0k |title=Sega ST-V Arcade Games A to Z - M.A.M.E.|publisher=Youtube|accessdate=2018-05-23|date=2017-02-10}}</ref>. But versions [http://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/MAME_0.158 0.158]<ref name="Mame_0-158">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPS7aX4gLCU |title=Touryuu Densetsu Elan Doree - New Improvements on ST-V Hardware - MAME 0.158|publisher=Youtube|accessdate=2018-05-23|date=2015-02-03}}</ref>. (Jan 2015) to much later have made good advances in performance. Early known work on ST-V hardware emulation was done in various builds of 0.125, 0.133, 0.138, 0.142 & 0.143 (See [http://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/Previous_MAME_Versions prior builds]) between 2008-2011. Even bug fixes and more graphical improvements were included in the years 2017-2018 (i.e. [http://www.mamedev.com/?p=449 0.191], [http://www.mamedev.com/?p=456 0.197] & [http://www.mamedev.com/?p=457 0.198]).

;[[Nova]]

;[[BizHawk]]

:An open-source, multi-system emulator designed for tool-assisted speedruns. Its Saturn core is [https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/blob/master/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/Saturn/Saturnus.cs#L9 based on Mednafen].

==Enhancements==

|- style="font-weight:bold;"

! colspan=2 | Name

| ?

|-

| [[Wikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Post-rendering AA]]<br/><small>(FXAA, TXAA and MLAA/SMAA)</small>

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

| {{Y}}

| {{?}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

|-

| [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]]

| ?

| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=libretroRA></ref>

| {{Y}}

|-

| rowspan=5 | [https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features]

| {{N}}

|-

| Built-in [[Mods,_hacks_and_fan-translations#Built-in_graphics_mod_editor.2Fmanager_for_emulators|Graphics mod editor/manager]]

| {{N}}

|-

| Built-in [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,106405 Custom resolution/CRTSwitchRes]<br/><small>For using this on Windows OS you need [http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1009#p1009 CRT Emudriver].<br/>Another option is using EDID editor tool such as "Custom Resolution Utility".</small>

|-

| [[Save_disk_space_for_ISOs|Streamable compression format]]

| ?

|-

| [[Netplay#Saturn|<abbr title="Should not be confused with SEGA Net Link emulation, see #Hardware features and accessories section for that.">Netplay</abbr>]]

|{{Y}}

|{{N}}

|{{N}}

|-

| Free Look<br/><small>Free Look is a enhancement feature that allows manipulation of the in-game camera.</small>

|

|}

<references group=N2/>

==Hardware features and accessories==

|- style="font-weight:bold;"

! Name

! ares

! MAME

|-

|[[Early_Online_Services|<abbr title="Sega Saturn Net Link is an attachment for the Sega Saturn game console to provide Saturn users with internet access and access to email through their console using XBAND.">Sega Net Link and XBⱯND</abbr>]]

| {{✓}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/8eqo5v/yaba_sanshiro_sega_saturn_emulator_170_for/dxzdmhl/ *]

| {{N}}

|-

|[[#Video_CD_Card|Movie Card]]

| {{N}}[https://forum.fobby.net/index.php?t=msg&goto=6418& *]

| {{N}}

| {{N}}

|[https://segaretro.org/3D_Control_Pad 3D Control Pad]

| {{Y}}[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference *]

| {{N}}[https://github.com/rtoumazet/saturnin/issues/236 *]

|-

|[https://segaretro.org/Shuttle_Mouse Shuttle Mouse]

| {{Y}}[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference *]

| {{N}}[https://github.com/rtoumazet/saturnin/issues/236 *]

|-

|[https://segaretro.org/Saturn_Keyboard Saturn Keyboard]

| {{Y}}[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference *]

| {{N}}[https://github.com/rtoumazet/saturnin/issues/236 *]

|-

|[https://segaretro.org/Arcade_Racer Arcade Racer]

| {{Y}}[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference *]

| {{N}}[https://github.com/rtoumazet/saturnin/issues/236 *]

|-

|[https://segaretro.org/Mission_Stick Mission Stick]

| {{Y}}[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference *]

| {{N}}[https://github.com/rtoumazet/saturnin/issues/236 *]

|-

|[https://discuss.panzerdragoonlegacy.com/t/the-way-to-play-panzer-dragoon-zwei/8701 Dual Mission Stick]

| {{Y}}[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference *]

| {{N}}[https://github.com/rtoumazet/saturnin/issues/236 *]

|-

|[https://segaretro.org/Saturn_Twin-Stick Twin Stick]

| {{N}}[https://github.com/rtoumazet/saturnin/issues/236 *]

|-

|[https://segaretro.org/Virtua_Gun Virtua Gun]

| {{Y}}[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference *]

| {{N}}[https://github.com/rtoumazet/saturnin/issues/236 *]

|-

|[https://segaretro.org/Real_Arcade_Light_Gun Real Arcade Light Gun]

| {{N}}[https://github.com/rtoumazet/saturnin/issues/236 *]

|-

|[https://segaretro.org/Sega_Saturn_6_Player_Multiplayer_Adapter 6Player] & [https://segaretro.org/SBom_Multitap SBom Multitap]

| {{Y}}[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference *]

| {{N}}[https://github.com/rtoumazet/saturnin/issues/236 *]

|}

<references group=N3/>

===Video CD Card===

:See [[Home_Media_Player#Emulators|this dedicated page]] for more information about home media playback support for emulation softwares.

==Arcade variations==

Mednafen 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.

==Emulator development==

[[Category:Sega Saturn emulators|*]]

[[Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|!Saturn]]