Mednafen
Accurate command-line multi-system emulator
- Mednafen TeamDeveloper
- 16 SystemsSupported
- 28 Sep 2026Page Updated
Details
- Developers
- Mednafen Team
- Page Updated
Supported Systems
Platform Support
- Windows
Overview
Mednafen is a multi-system emulator developed by the Mednafen Team and released under the GNU GPL version 2. It emulates the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, NES, SNES, Game Boy (Color), Game Boy Advance, Virtual Boy, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, Game Gear and Atari Lynx, along with the PC Engine, PC-FX, Neo Geo Pocket, WonderSwan and Apple II.
It is driven from the command line: games are loaded by passing them as arguments rather than through a graphical menu. It supports save states, real-time rewinding, remappable keyboard and joystick input, netplay and lossless video recording. Its Saturn and PlayStation emulation is known for its accuracy.
Saturn emulation needs the original BIOS files, which we cannot provide, and is only included in 64-bit builds. Official builds are released for Windows in 64-bit and 32-bit versions; on other systems it is compiled from source. The latest version is 1.32.1, released in April 2024.
Key Features
Accurate Saturn
Saturn and PlayStation emulation is known for its accuracy.
Many Systems
Emulates sixteen systems, from the Saturn and PS1 to the WonderSwan.
Rewind and States
Supports save states and real-time rewinding during play.
Netplay
Built-in netplay, plus lossless video recording of gameplay.
