PNES Switch

pNES
General
Author	Cpasjuste
Type	Console
Version	6.7.1
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2023/09/11
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pNES ia a NES emulator for the Nintendo Switch.

It is based on the excellent nestopia emulator. The main goals of this nestopia port are:

• Have a basic but user friendly user interface on non windows devices.
• Use a recent rendering interface for speed and effects support.
• Cross-platform and code portability.
• Easy updates of nestopia core (no modifications to the original sources).

This was participated in the GBAtemp Switch Homebrew Bounty 2018 (Emulators).

Features

• Support save states.
• Support 2x, 3x, fit, fit 4/3 and fullscreen hardware scaling.
• Support hardware filtering (shaders).
• Support shaders effects.

Installation

Copy "pnes" directory to "/switch/" directory on SD card.

Copy roms to "/switch/pnes/roms/" directory on SD card.

Controls

Plus - (In rom list) Configure main options and default roms options

Minus - (In rom list) Configure per rom options

Plus+Minus - (When in emulation) Bring the options menu

Screenshots

Changelog

v.6.7.1

• Common: cleanup media loading code.
• Common: add unknown files even if it doesn't exist in gamelist.xml.
• Common: change menus items position.
• Common: fix games paths starting with ./
• Common: fix medias paths with recalbox gamelist.xml format.
• Common: add ability to use custom gamelist.xml file in roms folders, overriding embedded (romfs) gamelist.xml.
• Common: add SHOW_AVAILABLE menu option to hide missing files/roms/systems from gamelist (restart required).
• ui: better handling of auto screen resolution.
• ui: add font scaling option.
• ui: add aspect ratio option.
• ui: do not show extensions in rom list.
• Skins: fix start and select buttons size.
• Skins: fix option menu title position.
• Skins: remove big skin (font scaling and aspect ratio options should be enough now).
• Skins: add config.cfg.override and config.cfg.override.43 support.
• Skins: allow/fix skin override from data directory.
• pNES: bump nestopia to 1.52.0.
• pNES: fix data paths (nestopia saves, etc...).
• pFBNeo: bump fbneo to latest git revision.
• pGEN: bump Genesis-Plus-GX to latest git revision (c3f02f9c9059e7f4898dd73feac57ef610e22db0).
• pGEN: fix vita audio crackling (fps drops).
• pSNES: bump to latest git revision (153965e5f2fbb0b638868ac3fa89ff8b0363d22c).
• Vita, 3DS, Windows: fix compilation.
• Vita: enable cps3 driver back (OPTION_LIGHT).
• Vita: fix app version in sfo creation.
• Switch(pnes): invert A/B buttons by default.
• Switch: force 720p resolution.

6.6

• Common: fix adding favorites in some cases.
• Common: revert roms paths to default if not available.
• pNES: should fix zip loading.

6.5

• pGEN: fix hidden roms when file extension len is 2 (switch/vita/ps4).
• Vita: fix fps counter.
• pGEN: fix sram loading.
• Common: disable config overwrite by default.
• Input: fix inputs not always cleared before processing.
• pGEN: fix emulation for roms size > 8MB.
• pNES: remove load_archive hacks (use libarchive).
• pNES: use 0ldsk00l repo.
• Linux: hopefully fix missing shared libaries.

6.4

• pGEN: check for missing mega-cd bios on loading.
• pGEN: save per game mega-cd backup ram.
• pGEN: fix state saving (vita).
• pGEN: fix scd_bram_cart.brm size.
• pGEN: add sram saving support.
• pSNES: remove deprecated high res option.
• pSNES: add AUDIO_SYNC option (on: perfect audio, off: minor audio stuttering in favor of fps).
• Vita: add more optimisations flags (improve fps).
• Vita: add WAIT_RENDERING option (improve fps but not working with effects).
• Common: fix wrong keys assignment in help bar (hopefully).
• Common: improve audio handling.

5.2

• Common: fix audio sync (50hz roms in pSNES/pNES and a few games like seiken densetsu 3).
• Common(skins): make menu text outline bigger.
• Common(skins): fix fonts vertical positions.
• Common: fix font padding and outline position.
• Common: update gamelists (move to emulationstation format, lower memory usage).
• pFBNeo: fix some games detected as clones (X-Men - Konami, ...).
• Switch (pNES/pSNES): update romlist help texture.
• Switch: fix single joycon mode for new c2d input (thanks R-YaTian).
• Linux: add buttons gfx, enable some joystick buttons (wip).
• Common: general improvements to enhance the user's experience...

5.1

• pNES: update gamelist.xml.
• pNES: fix paths (for NstDatabase.xml, etc...).
• pNES: always force audio sync.
• pNES: use romfs for NstDatabase.xml.
• pNES: update nestopia to latest git revision (c103378).
• pNES: fix states menu.
• pNES (ps4): fix datadir.
• pNES/pSNES: disable auto aspect ratio scaling mode.
• pNES/pSNES: improve scaling.

5.0

• FBNeo: bump core to git rev e44cd75.
• FBNeo: add system switch with fire buttons 5-6 (L/R).
• Input: add menu1 and menu2 keys config option.
• Update all databases.
• Add crt-geom-flat (for selected systems).
• Add ps4 support.
• Many changes...

4.4

• pNES: update for latest pemu changes.
• pFBN: add nes console support.
• pFBN: update FBNeo core to commit 89f2b6d.
• All: add "big_preview" skin.
• All: romlist: fix lower/upper cases sorting.
• All: romlist: don't filter on file extension, show any files in roms folder.
• All: load previews from default folders even if the game do not exist in database ("media/mixrbv2/.png", "media/video/.mp4").
• All: add "no preview" image when no preview found.
• All: add a few effects to preview images/videos.
• All: further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.

3.4

• Fix uppercase roms not detected.

3.1

• Skins: use zipped skins (put zipped skins in "skins" directory).
• Skins: add skin selection to main options menu.
• Skins: change "skin" path to "skins".
• Skins: change "ROM_ITEM" name/type to "TEXT".
• Skins: add "color_missing", "color_not_working" and "highlight_use_text_color" options to "ROM_LIST > TEXT" skin config.
• Options menu: set states options menu at the first place, for easier in game access.
• States menu: fix bug to return to main menu with back button.
• States: allow loading a rom with it's state from the main rom menu.
• States menu: add tween position for a better effect.
• Switch: input: use joystick click/press for either start (left joycon) or select (right joycon) on single joycon mode.

Credits

Thanks:

• devkitPro and libnx people: fincs, WntrMute, yellows8, plutoo...
• Nestopia author(s).
• ScHlAuChi for providing a 3.0 Switch (you rock mate).

External links

• GitHub - https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/tree/master/src/cores/pnes
• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/pnes-portable-nes-emulator.533713/
• ForTheUsers - https://apps.fortheusers.org/switch/pNES