ares(6)

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💖 ares(6) — Accurate multi-system emulator 💖

okay bestie, sit down, because ares is that girl. it's the emulator, manual section 6, Games Manual, and she is serving accuracy like nobody's business. 👑

✨ NAME ✨

ares — Accurate multi-system emulator

like literally the name is ares and the whole vibe is "Accurate multi-system emulator." that's the tagline. that's the brand. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

ares --help

ares --version

ares --dump-all-settings

ares [--fullscreen] [--pseudofullscreen] [--kiosk] [--system system]
     [--shader shader] [--setting name=<value>] [--no-file-prompt]
     [--settings-file file] [--save-state slot] rom

basically you can ask her for help, ask her her version, ask her to dump every setting she has, or just yeet a rom at her with as many flags as your heart desires. 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

ares is an emulator for systems from Atari, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, NEC, SNK, Microsoft, Coleco, Bandai and Benesse. not one, not two — all of them. she's a whole multi-system icon. 🌈

she is a descendent of higan and bsnes, and her entire main character energy is accuracy and preservation. the SNES emulation is especially complete and polished — like, no cap, that's her signature. ✨

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • --help — shows you a little summary of the options and then dips out. exit stage left. 🫶
  • --version — prints the version string of the application and then bounces. that's it, that's the whole job. 🎀
  • --dump-all-settings — spills a full list of the settings that are available, then exits. the receipts, basically. 💅
  • --fullscreen — starts the emulator in fullscreen. immersive. no distractions. just you and the game. 🦋
  • --pseudofullscreen — starts the emulator in pseudofullscreen mode — and yeah, the status bar is still visible. not fake, just pseudo. 💖
  • --kiosk — starts in minimal UI mode. and heads up bestie, it implies --no-file-prompt. lowkey a package deal. 🔥
  • --system system — starts the emulator with the given system loaded. tell her what she's playing before she even boots. 👑
  • --shader shader — starts the emulator wtih the given shader loaded. (yes we're loading the shader. the shader is coming. ✨)
  • *--setting *name=value — specify a value for the setting with the given name. name, equals sign, value. that's the format, don't fight it. 💅
  • --no-file-prompt — do not prompt for additional optional ROMs when loading games that support it. she'll just load it and not ask questions. 🙈
  • --settings-file file — override settings with those at the given file. and ngl, important caveat: if the file specified does not exist, it will be created. (note: if the file specified does not exist, it will be created) 🎀
  • --save-state slot — launches with the save state given by slot loaded. hop back in exactly where you left off. ⭐
  • rom — full filepath of the ROM to load. the whole path. not a nickname. the real one. 🍓

💜 MORE INFO 💜

Website: https://ares-emulator.github.io/

ok babes, real talk: that --settings-file thing will literally make the file for you if it isn't there, so don't be surprised when a new file shows up. that's her being helpful, not haunted. 🧚

and that's the whole page! slay. this was the ares(6) page from the Games Manual, dated January 10, 2026 — so if you're reading this from the future, hey, hi, hope your emulation is accurate. 💖✨🎀🦋🌸💅🫶😭🔥👑🌈⭐💀🙈🍓🧚💜

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