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bsnes

Super Nintendo emulator

Official OARS · imported from upstream · official · May 24, 2026 description in en

Description

bsnes is a Super Nintendo (SNES) emulator focused on performance, features, and ease of use.

Unique features of bsnes:

Standard features of bsnes:

True Super Game Boy emulation (using the SameBoy core by Lior Halphon)

HD mode 7 graphics (by DerKoun) with optional supersampling

Low-level emulation of all SNES coprocessors

Multi-threaded PPU graphics renderer

Speed mode settings which retain smooth audio output

Built-in games database with over 1,200 game entries

Built-in cheat code database (by mightymo) with hundreds of game entries

Built-in save state manager with screenshot previews and naming capabilities

Customizable game mappings to support any game cartridges, including prototypes

7-zip decompression support

Extensive Satellaview emulation, including BS Memory flash write and wear-leveling support

Optional higan game folder support (standard game ROM files are also supported!)

Advanced mapping system allowing multiple bindings to every emulated input

MSU1 support

BPS and IPS soft-patching support

Save states with undo and redo support (for reverting accidental saves and loads)

OpenGL multi-pass pixel shaders

Several built-in software filters, including HQ2x (by MaxSt) and snes_ntsc (by blargg)

Adaptive sync and dynamic rate control for perfect audio/video synchronization

Just-in-time input polling for minimal input latency

Run-ahead support for removing internal game engine input latency

Support for Direct3D exclusive mode video

Support for WASAPI and ASIO exclusive mode audio

Periodic auto-saving of game saves

Auto-saves of states when unloading games, and auto-resuming when reloading games

Sprite limit disable support

Cubic audio interpolation support

Deinterlacing support

Optional high-level emulation of most SNES coprocessors

Optional emulation of flaws in older emulators for compatibility with older, unofficial software

CPU, SA1, and SuperFX overclocking support

Frame advance support

Cheat code search support

Movie recording and playback support

Rewind support

HiDPI monitor support

Multi-monitor support

Turbo support for controller inputs

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