BizHawk
BizHawk is a multi-system emulator designed for Tool-Assisted Speedruns (TAS). A regular "speedrun" is where a player tries to complete a game in the shortest amount of time possible, without using cheats. Tool-assisted speedruns use features only possible in emulation like slow-motion, frame-by-frame advance and save-states to create a series of controller key-presses, which makes the player look like they are insanely good at the game. Regular speedrunners often collaborate with TAS speedrunners to find the quickest ways of beating a game.
BizHawk has native support for emulating the following systems. This list isn't definitive as BizHawk also supports Libretro emulation cores.
- Atari 2600, 7800 and Lynx
- Nintendo NES, SNES and N64
- Nintendo Gameboy (Color) and Gameboy Advance
- Sega Master System, Game Gear, Genesis, and Saturn
- Sony PlayStation and PSP
- Various others like PC-Engine, Neo Geo Pocket (Color), etc.
Despite being designed for TAS, the developers of claim it is also an easy-to-use emulator for casual gaming. As with many multi-system emulators, BizHawk suffers from "Jack of all trades, master of none" syndrome. Meaning if you want the very best emulator for a particular system, BizHawk might not be the best choice, unless you're interested in TAS of course. But judge for yourself.
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| File | Platform | License | Date | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BizHawk 2.9.1 | Windows | Open-Source | May 4, 2023 | 64029 Kb. |  |
| BizHawk 2.4.8_1 Pre-requisite installer | Windows | Open-Source | Feb 24, 2020 | 30803 Kb. | |
