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[[File:SSF.png|thumb|300px|right|SSF 0.10 showing the PAL Saturn BIOS.]]
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:''For the identically-abbreviated [[Sega Saturn]] audio format, see [[Saturn Sound Format]].''
'''SSF''' is a [[Sega Saturn]] [[emulator]] for Windows, capable of running the majority of Sega Saturn games.
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| system=[[Sega Saturn]], [[Sega Titan Video]]
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| os=[[Windows PC]], [[Android]]
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| developer=Shima
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| language=
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| date=2022-17-02{{ref|https://github.com/shimazzz/SEGASaturnEmulator-SSF/releases}}
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| version=2022-17-02 PreviewVer R28
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}}{{stub}}'''SSF''' is a [[Sega Saturn]] emulator developed by Japanese programmer Shima and first released around the turn of the new millenium. One of the system's more accurate emulators, it has seen multiple updates in recent years to include ISO and bin/cue support where it was previously required to run discs off a physical drive. The emulator has also seen Android support in recent years.
  
 
==Features==
 
==Features==
* Ability to use CD images or Saturn discs directly
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* [[BIOS]] file not required, but may improve compatibility in certain cases
* Emulation of the Sega Titan Video (STV) without requiring a BIOS
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* All regions ([[PAL]] & [[NTSC]]) emulated
* PAL & NTSC emulation (all regions)
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* Backup memory emulated
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* [[Savestate]]s supported
 
* Joystick support
 
* Joystick support
* WAV sound recording
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* Can dump screenshots in BMP format, and audio in WAV format
* Capture BMP snapshots
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* Unoptimized PAL games can be made run at the speed of their NTSC counterpart by setting the "Emulation Speed" lever to 1.20, often without unwanted acceleration of music and sound playback.
* Savestates
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* A certain degree of input lag can be compensated for by disabling V-sync and enabling VDP2 Ram write timing.
  
==Game Compatibility==
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===Emulated components===
SSF currently has a very high level of compatibility, running more than 80% of known games.
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{|class="sortable" style="width:auto"
 
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! Component !! %
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
! Component!!%
 
 
|-
 
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| SH2 emulator ||100%
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| SH2 emulator || 100%
 
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| 68000 emulator ||100%
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| 68000 emulator || 100%
 
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| VDP1 block ||95%
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| VDP1 block || 95%
 
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| VDP2 block   ||95%
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| VDP2 block || 95%
 
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| SCU block ||100%
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| SCU block || 100%
 
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|-
| SMPC block ||100%
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| SMPC block || 100%
 
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| SCSP block   ||95%
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| SCSP block || 95%
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| CD block  || 85%
 
|}
 
 
 
==Minimum System Requirements==
 
 
 
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|'''OS''' || Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit Edition
 
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|'''CPU''' || Any CPU supporting: FPU, MMX, SSE, SSE2, TSC (P4-class or higher)
 
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|'''Memory''' || 256MB or more
 
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|'''Video''' || DirectX 9.0c capable graphics card
 
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|'''Sound''' || DirectX 9.0c capable sound hardware, 44100Hz, stereo PCM
 
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|'''CD drive''' || MMC3 drive enabled
 
 
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| CD block || 85%
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==Downloads==
 
==Downloads==
{{Download|version=0.11 alpha R3|file=SSF 011 alpha R3.7z|filesize=386KB}}
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Latest releases can be downloaded at the [https://github.com/shimazzz/SEGASaturnEmulator-SSF/releases author's github].
 
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{{multidownload
===Prior versions===
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| file1=SSF 012 beta R4.7z
* {{file|SSF versions 006-011.7z|SSF versions 0.06 alpha 4 to 0.11 alpha}} (7.21MB)
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| filename1=SSS v0.12 beta R4
* {{file|SSF 011 alpha R1.zip|SSF version 0.11 alpha R1}} (547KB)
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| file2=SSF TestVer (2017-07-02).7z
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| filename2=SSF TestVer (2017-07-02)
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| file3=SSF_012_beta_R5.7z
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| filename3=SSF version 0.12 beta R5
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| file4=SSF old versions.7z
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| filename4=SSF versions 0.06 alpha 4 to 0.12 beta R4
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}}
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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{{creditsheader|Main}}
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* [https://github.com/shimazzz/SEGASaturnEmulator-SSF/releases Github]
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* [http://aaaaaaaa.g2.xrea.com/ssf/ Official website] (Japanese)
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190331134556/http://www.geocities.jp/mj3kj8o5/ssf/l Official website] (Japanese) (Wayback Machine)
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* [http://evilboris.sonic-cult.net/SSF/ SSF Tribute Neo] fansite
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* [http://www.segasaturn.org/ SSF Sega Saturn Emulator Compatibility List] fansite
  
*[http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~phantasy/ssf/index.html SSF Official homepage]
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==References==
*[http://evilboris.sonic-cult.net/SSF/ SSF] Compatibility List with Images
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<references/>
 
 
[[Category:Saturn Emulators]]
 

Latest revision as of 17:47, 2 April 2024

For the identically-abbreviated Sega Saturn audio format, see Saturn Sound Format.

Video game console emulator

SSF.png
SSF
System(s): Sega Saturn, Sega Titan Video
OS: Windows PC, Android
Developer: Shima
Last release date: (1 year ago)
Last version: 2022-17-02 PreviewVer R28

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SSF is a Sega Saturn emulator developed by Japanese programmer Shima and first released around the turn of the new millenium. One of the system's more accurate emulators, it has seen multiple updates in recent years to include ISO and bin/cue support where it was previously required to run discs off a physical drive. The emulator has also seen Android support in recent years.

Features

  • BIOS file not required, but may improve compatibility in certain cases
  • All regions (PAL & NTSC) emulated
  • Backup memory emulated
  • Savestates supported
  • Joystick support
  • Can dump screenshots in BMP format, and audio in WAV format
  • Unoptimized PAL games can be made run at the speed of their NTSC counterpart by setting the "Emulation Speed" lever to 1.20, often without unwanted acceleration of music and sound playback.
  • A certain degree of input lag can be compensated for by disabling V-sync and enabling VDP2 Ram write timing.

Emulated components

Component %
SH2 emulator 100%
68000 emulator 100%
VDP1 block 95%
VDP2 block 95%
SCU block 100%
SMPC block 100%
SCSP block 95%
CD block 85%

Downloads

Latest releases can be downloaded at the author's github.

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Download SSF
Multiple downloads available

External links

Main

References