Save States

Save states are stored in saves/<rom_hash>/states.json:

Each game gets its own directory based on ROM hash
5 slots available per game
F5 opens the save slot selector - press 1-5 to select a slot (only for console systems)
F6 opens the load slot selector - press 1-5 to select a slot (shows which slots have saves)
States are portable and can be backed up or transferred between systems
Important: Save states do NOT include ROM/cartridge data - they only save emulator state
The emulator verifies that the correct ROM is loaded before allowing state load
If you try to load a state with a different ROM mounted, you'll get an error

Save State Support by System:

NES: Fully supported - save and load states with F5-F6 when a cartridge is loaded
Atari 2600: Fully supported - save and load states with F5-F6
Game Boy: Fully supported - save and load states with F5-F6
PC/DOS: Not supported - PC systems use Project files (.hemu) instead
- F8 saves the current VM configuration to a .hemu project file
- F7 loads a .hemu project file to restore all settings
- VM files include all mounted disk images, BIOS, and boot priority settings
- Disk state is preserved in the disk image files themselves (as in a real PC)
- This approach matches how real PCs work - state persists on disks, not in memory snapshots

Example structure:

saves/
  ├── a1b2c3d4.../  (ROM hash)
  │   └── states.json
  └── e5f6g7h8.../
      └── states.json