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ZSNES, the Glossary

ZSNES is a free software Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator written mostly in x86 assembly with official ports for Linux, DOS, Windows, and unofficial ports for Xbox and macOS.^[1]

41 relations: ARM architecture family, Assembly language, C (programming language), C++, Debian, DOS, Eighth generation of video game consoles, Emulator, Exploit (computer security), Free software, FreeBSD, GNU General Public License, Graphical user interface, Higan (emulator), Internet protocol suite, Linux, List of Super NES enhancement chips, List of video game console emulators, Low-level programming language, MacOS, Microsoft Windows, Mode 7, PlayStation 4, Proprietary software, Qt (software), Read-only memory, Reduced instruction set computer, Retro Gamer, Saved game, Snes9x, Star Ocean (video game), Static random-access memory, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, User Datagram Protocol, Video game console emulator, WDC 65C816, X86, X86 assembly language, Xbox (console), Xbox One, ZIP (file format).
DOS emulation software
Discontinued emulators
Free software that uses SDL
Free video game console emulators
Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators
Windows emulation software

ARM architecture family

ARM (stylised in lowercase as arm, formerly an acronym for Advanced RISC Machines and originally Acorn RISC Machine) is a family of RISC instruction set architectures (ISAs) for computer processors.

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In computer programming, assembly language (alternatively assembler language or symbolic machine code), often referred to simply as assembly and commonly abbreviated as ASM or asm, is any low-level programming language with a very strong correspondence between the instructions in the language and the architecture's machine code instructions.

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C (programming language)

C (pronounced – like the letter c) is a general-purpose programming language. ZSNES and c (programming language) are cross-platform software.

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C++

C++ (pronounced "C plus plus" and sometimes abbreviated as CPP) is a high-level, general-purpose programming language created by Danish computer scientist Bjarne Stroustrup. ZSNES and C++ are cross-platform software.

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Debian

Debian, also known as Debian GNU/Linux, is a Linux distribution composed of free and open-source software and optionally non-free firmware or software developed by the community-supported Debian Project, which was established by Ian Murdock on August 16, 1993.

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DOS

DOS is a family of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers.

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Eighth generation of video game consoles

The eighth generation of video game consoles began in 2012, and consists of four home video game consoles: the Wii U released in 2012, the PlayStation 4 family in 2013, the Xbox One family in 2013, and the Nintendo Switch family in 2017.

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Emulator

In computing, an emulator is hardware or software that enables one computer system (called the host) to behave like another computer system (called the guest).

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Exploit (computer security)

An exploit (from the English verb to exploit, meaning "to use something to one’s own advantage") is a piece of software, a chunk of data, or a sequence of commands that takes advantage of a bug or vulnerability to cause unintended or unanticipated behavior to occur on computer software, hardware, or something electronic (usually computerized).

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Free software

Free software, libre software, libreware or rarely known as freedom-respecting software is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions.

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FreeBSD

FreeBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD).

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GNU General Public License

The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a series of widely used free software licenses, or copyleft, that guarantee end users the four freedoms to run, study, share, and modify the software.

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Graphical user interface

A graphical user interface, or GUI, is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual indicators such as secondary notation.

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Higan (emulator)

Higan is a free and open source emulator for multiple video game consoles, including the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. ZSNES and Higan (emulator) are free software programmed in C++, free video game console emulators, Linux emulation software, Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators and Windows emulation software.

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Internet protocol suite

The Internet protocol suite, commonly known as TCP/IP, is a framework for organizing the set of communication protocols used in the Internet and similar computer networks according to functional criteria.

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Linux

Linux is both an open-source Unix-like kernel and a generic name for a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. ZSNES and Linux are cross-platform software and free software programmed in C.

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List of Super NES enhancement chips

The list of Super NES enhancement chips demonstrates Nintendo hardware designers' plan to easily expand the Super Nintendo Entertainment System with special coprocessors.

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List of video game console emulators

The following is a list of notable video game console emulators.

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Low-level programming language

A low-level programming language is a programming language that provides little or no abstraction from a computer's instruction set architecture; commands or functions in the language are structurally similar to a processor's instructions.

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MacOS

macOS, originally Mac OS X, previously shortened as OS X, is an operating system developed and marketed by Apple since 2001.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Mode 7

Mode 7 is a graphics mode on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console that allows a background layer to be rotated and scaled on a scanline-by-scanline basis to create many different depth effects.

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PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Proprietary software

Proprietary software is software that grants its creator, publisher, or other rightsholder or rightsholder partner a legal monopoly by modern copyright and intellectual property law to exclude the recipient from freely sharing the software or modifying it, and—in some cases, as is the case with some patent-encumbered and EULA-bound software—from making use of the software on their own, thereby restricting their freedoms.

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Qt (software)

Qt (pronounced "cute" or as an initialism) is cross-platform application development framework for creating graphical user interfaces as well as cross-platform applications that run on various software and hardware platforms such as Linux, Windows, macOS, Android or embedded systems with little or no change in the underlying codebase while still being a native application with native capabilities and speed. ZSNES and Qt (software) are cross-platform software and free software programmed in C++.

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Read-only memory

Read-only memory (ROM) is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices.

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Reduced instruction set computer

In electronics and computer science, a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) is a computer architecture designed to simplify the individual instructions given to the computer to accomplish tasks.

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Retro Gamer

Retro Gamer is a British magazine, published worldwide, covering retro video games.

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Saved game

A saved game (also called a game save, savegame, savefile, save point, or simply save) is a piece of digitally stored information about the progress of a player in a video game.

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Snes9x

Snes9x is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator with official ports for MS-DOS, Linux, Microsoft Windows, AmigaOS 4, macOS, MorphOS, Xbox, PSP, PS3, GameCube, Wii, iOS, and Android. Windows RT and Windows Phone 8 have an unofficial port named Snes8x. ZSNES and Snes9x are Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators and Windows emulation software.

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Star Ocean (video game)

is a 1996 action role-playing game developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix for the Super Famicom.

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Static random-access memory

Static random-access memory (static RAM or SRAM) is a type of random-access memory (RAM) that uses latching circuitry (flip-flop) to store each bit.

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Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania and 1993 in South America.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZSNES

Also known as Demo (zsnes), ZNES, ZsKnight.

ZSNES, the Glossary

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See also

DOS emulation software

Discontinued emulators

Free software that uses SDL

Free video game console emulators

Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators

Windows emulation software

References