Jnes is a
NESThe Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe and Australia in . In most of Asia, including Japan , China, Vietnam, Singapore, and the Philippines, it was released as the , commonly abbreviated as the...
emulatorAn emulator in computer sciences duplicates the functions of one system using a different system, so that the second system behaves like the first system...
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. It is coded by Jabo, who is also known for his work on
Project64Project64 is a Nintendo 64 emulator for the Windows platform that was first released in 2001. It employs a plugin system that allows 3rd party developers to implement their own software. It is an emulator, meaning that the user has the option to run ROM files that can be extracted from a Nintendo...
, a
Nintendo 64The , often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released on June 23, 1996 in Japan, September 29, 1996 in North America, March 1, 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1, 1997 in France and December 10,...
emulator. The first public release of Jnes, version 0.10, was on August 5, 1999. It uses
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for its hardware interface. Jnes also features online play with Kaillera, and the ability to use codes for cheat devices like the
Game GenieThe Game Genie is a series of cheat systems designed by Codemasters and sold by Camerica and Galoob for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Mega Drive/Genesis, and Sega Game Gear that modifies game data, allowing the player to cheat, manipulate various...
and Pro Action Replay. It also has the ability to use a mouse like a zapper. Jnes is known as one of the most accurate NES emulators for Windows.
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