version 2.6.2
last updated : December 28, 2024
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Kronos is a Sega Saturn/ST-V emulator based on Yabause and Yaba Sanshiro. Copyright (C) 2017-2025 - François Caron. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
For recent changes refer to the English Changelog.txt file.
Kronos is an open source Sega Saturn/ST-V emulator written in standard C/C++. Based on Yabause/UoYabause/Yaba Sanshiro, the goal is to improve Sega Saturn Emulation.
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To get a full experience, follow these steps :
The Compute Shader core is the only one available since version 2.5.5 following the removal of the OpenGL core in version 2.5.5.
To launch a STV game, follow these steps (Windows port) :
A compatibility list with ST-V games (need more tests) :
Working games :
Not Working games :
Need Camera/printer support :
Here's the list of available command line parameters :
| Settings | Description |
|---|---|
| --autoframeskip=0|1 | Enable or disable auto vertical synchronization. |
| --autoload=<"SAVESTATE"> | Automatically start emulation and load a save state. |
| -a or --autostart | Automatically start emulation. |
| --binary= |
Use a binary file. |
| -b or --bios=<"BIOS"> | Choose a bios file. |
| -l or --language=<"language"> | Choose the system language: english, deutsch, french, spanish, italian, japanese. |
| -c, --cdrom=<"CDROM"> | Choose the cdrom device. |
| -f or --fullscreen | Start the emulator in fullscreen. |
| -h or --help | Show this help and exit. |
| -i or --iso=<"ISO"> | Choose a dump image file. supports i.e. .cue, .iso, .zip |
| -nb or --no-bios | Use the emulated bios. |
| -ns or --no-sound | Turns sound off. |
| -v or --version | Show version and exit. |
You have to download this file : Kronos_default.yts
Translating Kronos is pretty simple. Here's an example :
File|"translate the string here"
Close|"translate the string here"
Here's a french example :
File|Fichier
| Author | Language |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Siskoo | French |
| Luis Manuel Sánchez Pérez | German |
| siminoliso | Italien |
| Luis Manuel Sánchez Pérez | Spanish |
| dante3732 | Russian |
| Name | |
|---|---|
| François Caron | François Caron |
| Benjamin Siskoo | Benjamin Siskoo |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| François Caron | Kronos developper |
| rob-ack | Developper |
| Benjamin Siskoo | Translator, build maintainer, tester |
| Barbudreadmon | Kronos Retroarch port |
| Fafling | Tester with technicals docs knowledge |
| Luis Manuel Sánchez Pérez | Spanish/deutsch translator, tester |
Kronos est sous Copyright © 2017-2025 par François Caron.
SEGA SATURN is either a trademark or registered trademark of SEGA.
Kronos is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the companies mentioned.