fixNES vs Nesalizer
fixNES
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| Figure | fixNES | Nesalizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · NES Emulators | 7.8 (#9) | 7.1 (#17) |
| Compatibility | The README lists support for a range of NES mappers and the VRC6, VRC7, FDS, MMC5, N163, and Sunsoft 5B audio expansions. | The README lists supported iNES mappers as 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 28, 71, and 232. |
| Controls | Controls are keyboard-only; the README says Windows users can use joy2key if they want controller support. | Controls are hardcoded and include keyboard mappings for the D-pad, A, B, Start, Select, rewind, save/load state, and reset. |
| License | The repository includes an MIT License granting permission to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and sell the software, subject to its conditions. | The project is licensed under GPLv2. |
| Purpose | fixNES is an NES emulator the author wrote to learn about the NES, and the README says it is not in the most complete or cleanest state. | Nesalizer is a work-in-progress NES emulator with real-time rewind that correctly reverses sound. |
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In their own words
fixNES
fixNES is a free, open-source NES emulator for Windows and Linux. It runs NTSC and PAL .nes ROMs and creates .sav files for games that support saving. FDS and QD titles can run when a FDS BIOS named disksys.rom is placed in the same folder, and NSF music files are supported with track changes on the left and right keys. Files can be opened by drag and drop, command-line argument or from ZIP archives. The project lists support for NES mappers and VRC6, VRC7, FDS, MMC5, N163 and Sunsoft 5B audio expansions. Controls are keyboard-only; Windows users can use joy2key for controller input. The standalone build uses supplied scripts and requires freeglut and openal-soft, while a Makefile supports RetroArch core use. The README says the project is not in its most complete or cleanest state. It is licensed under MIT.