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BSNES

BSNES - 0.4.8

Cycle-exact Super Nintendo emulator.

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This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 0.4.8
Release Date: 2009-07-15
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 681
Downloads (all versions): 10,345

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Product Description:

BSNES has a somewhat different purpose to most emulators; it focuses on accuracy over performance. To that end, it does not include any game specific hacks, or idle-loop skipping optimizations commonly found in other emulators. To add to the fun, it uses a cycle accurate hardware emulation. The net result of all this is the highest system requirements of any emulator available for Mac; those without a G5 class machine need not apply. If you meet the requirements, however, this is the most accurate SNES emulation available on the Macintosh platform.

What's new in this version:

The major change in this release is support for saved states in most games. Note that games with special processors are not supported yet.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

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BSNES CommentaryFreeware? - Version: 0.3.4, 8/19/2008 01:10PM PST

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matthew.herberg
I don't think the classification freeware applies to this product. Yes, you are able to use it freely but some features are crippled without paying.
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BSNES CommentaryVT should add to the system requirements; - Version: 0.2.9, 3/3/2008 11:09PM PST

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friedchikkin
"...at least a G5 CPU..."
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BSNES Commentary*thumbs up for cycle exact* - Version: 0.2.9, 3/3/2008 11:10AM PST

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MacAdict4Life
Considering games that I played properly on SNES9X, like Stunt Race FX, run just fine on BSNES... well I guess cycle exact helps me a bit there, hmm?

You use SNES9X until you have a reason to want cycle-exact emulation, and an ability to run it. I had the former for a long time. Now I have the later too, and suddenly I don't even keep SNES9X on my hard drive.

It's not that it's a bad emulator, it's that it cannot run every game flawlessly. Your more efficient emulator may run 98% of games fine, but I have all of them, and I want them all to run perfectly.

I just don't understand the hostility. It's a free emulator that works perfectly, sacrificing efficiency. There's another free emulator that sacrifices flawless playability for efficiency. Do I rage against SNES9X because it can't play a handful of games, and I have the computer power to handle emulation that can play them all? No. So why do you rage against BSNES over the fact that you lack the computer power to run it? You have your free alternative, and this isn't even a competition. Let it go!
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