bsnes vs John NESS

bsnes is a free, open-source emulator for Super Nintendo and Super Famicom games, with support for Super Game Boy and Satellaview. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Graphics options include HD Mode 7 with optional supersampling, a multi-threaded PPU renderer, and OpenGL multi-pass pixel shaders. The emulator also provides low-level emulation for SNES coprocessors such as DSP-n, ST-01n, and Cx4. It accepts standard ROM files, optional higan game folders, and 7-zip decompression, and can apply BPS and IPS soft patches. Its games database has thousands of entries, and its cheat database covers hundreds of popular games. Save states can include screenshot previews and names, with undo and redo. Other tools include rewind, frame advance, cheat code search, movie recording and playback, and screenshots. Speed settings are 50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, and 200%, with smooth audio output retained. The project lists nightly builds for Windows, macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD.

John NESS is a free Android multi-emulator for Android 6.0 and later. It requires users’ own game files, searches internal storage and SD cards for them, and supports zipped files. The app uses an original engine with high-quality rendering and graphics enhancements. Save states include previews, while screenshots and speed controls cover slow motion or fast forward from x0.25 to x16. A virtual on-screen keypad has customizable keys and layout, plus turbo buttons. Bluetooth and MOGA controllers are supported. Dropbox support requires John DataSync. The app contains ads, with an in-app purchase option to remove them. Google Play reports no data collected or shared with third parties, while the maker’s privacy policy says Google Play Services and AdMob may collect information used to identify users. The developer is MOGORI WORKS CO., LTD. in Kobe, Japan, with support at [email protected].