BizHawk is a multi-system emulator designed predominantly around the production of Tool Assisted Speedruns (TAS). It is written in C# and requires .NET 4.0 to run.
Download[]
https://github.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/releases/
Supported Systems[]
| System | Based on code from: |
|---|---|
| Nintendo Entertainment System | FCEUX |
| Super Nintendo Entertainment System | bsnes v087 (Higan) |
| Nintendo 64 | Mupen64Plus |
| Game Boy | Gambatte |
| Game Boy Color | Gambatte |
| Master System | Original. Z80 CPU core based on cogwheel |
| Game Gear | Original. Z80 CPU core based on cogwheel |
| Genesis | Genesis Plus GX |
| SG-1000 | Original. Z80 CPU core based on cogwheel |
| Saturn | Yabause |
| PC Engine | Original |
| Atari 2600 | Original |
| Atari 7800 | emu7800 |
| ColecoVision | Original |
| TI-83 | Original |
Features[]
- Full Screen support
- Controller and Hotkey mapping
- Joypad support (for both controller and hotkeys)
- Auto (Rapid) Fire controls
- Basic re-recording and rerecording
- "Bullet-proof" rerecording
- Frame/Lag/Rerecording counters
- Input Display
- Auto-hold
- Alpha version of "TAStudio"
- RAM Watching/Poking tools
- RAM Searching
- Lua Scripting
- Rewind
Review[]
For TAS purposes, BizHawk is the king. It's also relatively easy to use for casual gaming, but, for multi-system emulators, RetroArch is a superior alternative, plus the fact that it is on a lot more platforms than this.