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NAME¶

ares - Accurate multi-system emulator

SYNOPSIS¶

ares --help

ares --dump-all-settings

ares [--fullscreen] [--system system] [--shader shader] [--setting name=<value>] [--no-file-prompt] rom

DESCRIPTION¶

ares is an emulator for systems from Atari, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, NEC, SNK, Microsoft, Coleco, Bandai and Benesse. It is a descendent of higan and bsnes and focuses on accuracy and preservation. The SNES emulation is especially complete and polished.

OPTIONS¶

Display a summary of options and exit

--dump-all-settings

Show a list of available settings and exit

--fullscreen

Start the emulator in fullscreen

--system system

Start the emulator with the given system loaded

--shader shader

Start the emulator wtih the given shader loaded

--no-file-prompt

Do not prompt for additional optional ROMs when loading games that support it

The path of the ROM to load

MORE INFO¶

Website: https://ares-emulator.github.io/

January 10, 2026