SSF

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

Video game console emulator

SSF
System(s): Sega Saturn, Sega Titan Video
OS: Windows PC
Developer: Shima
Last release date: 2017-07-02 (6 years ago)
Last version: 0.12 beta R4 (stable); 2017-07-02 TestVer

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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 is most notable for its inability to run .ISO files (instead requiring a physical Saturn disk or virtual CD drive emulation), for its significant input lag, and for infamously requiring the installation of malicious adware to operate.

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%

External links

Main

• Official website (Japanese)
• Official website (Japanese) (Wayback Machine)
• SSF Tribute Neo fansite
• SSF Sega Saturn Emulator Compatibility List fansite
• A Deep Dive into the Sega Saturn and Saturn Emulation article by Justin M. Chadwick at Emulation Cross