Saturn.emu (Saturn Emulator)

Robert Broglia

About this game

Advanced open-source Saturn emulator based on Mednafen with a minimalist UI and a focus on low audio/video latency. At least a PIxel 4 or device with similar specs is recommended for optimal performance.

Features include:
* Supports .cue, .ccd, and .chd file formats, including in ZIP archives
* Multiple disc support using .m3u files
* Per-game screen rotation for Tate mode shmups
* Multitap and light gun support
* Configurable on-screen controls
* Bluetooth/USB gamepad & keyboard support compatible with any HID device recognized by the OS like Xbox and PS4 controllers

No ROMs are included with this app and must be supplied by the user. It supports Android's storage access framework for opening files on both internal and external storage (SD cards, USB drives, etc.)

View the full update changelog:
https://www.explusalpha.com/contents/emuex/updates

Follow development of my apps on github and report issues:
https://github.com/Rakashazi/emu-ex-plus-alpha

Please report any crashes or device-specific problems via email (include your device name and OS version) or Github so future updates continue to run on as many devices as possible.

Ratings and reviews

Simple UI, but works very well. Will need a powerful chip to run smoothly. (I used Poco X3 Pro). It crashed after 3 turns when playing Gihren's Greed though. But it's great to see someone porting mednafen to Android. Hope that it gets more stable over time. Giving a 4 stars for now.

Fantastic emulator in terms of accuracy and performance that would be a 5 with some user guidance, support for analogue control, and custom button mapping (the button mapping in the menus have no effect), which are all basics.

This is more like it! Apart from the resolution not being as sharp as other emulators on my RP4 Pro, it plays every single title I threw at it. No crashing or insisting on particular file types. Well worth the money. More power to the devs. I had to play the *shudders* psx versions of my fave 32bit games 'til this came along. 5 stars. If there was options to increase resolution, it would be the best Saturn emu on the market. Right now, it's still way better than YS 2 Pro.

What’s new

* Add a rewind button to the stock top-left virtual controls and only the show the rewind button when rewind states are set in the system options
* Add Options -> Frame Timing -> Low Latency Mode to keep the emulation thread in sync with the renderer thread to prevent extra latency, turned on by default but trying turning off in case of performance issues
* Default to the screen's reported refresh rate as the output rate if the device supports multiple rates