- Snes9x
Infobox Software
name = Snes9x
caption = Windows GUI of the Snes9x emulator
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author = Snes9X team
developer = Snes9x Team
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latest release version = 1.51
latest release date = release date and age|2007|04|30
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latest preview date =
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programming language = C++
operating system =Cross-platform
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genre =Console emulator
license = Snes9x License
website = http://snes9x.com/Snes9x is a popular
cross-platform emulator for the SNES. Initially the collaborative effort of Gary Henderson of snes96 fame and Jerremy Koot of snes97 fame, Snes9x was later maintained by Brad Jorsch and continues to be maintained by a small group of contributors.Snes9x has several capabilities which its
Super Famicom andSuper Nintendo counterparts did not have; it can "smooth" the appearance of the screen through a variety ofanti-aliasing schemes, and can be configured to have a better quality of sound output than the original console systems. In addition, it can create screenshots of games, it can "save" the game at any point by recording the game state, and it can capture sound files, saving them asSPC700 sound format files which can be played back by an external player or a specializedWinamp plugin, such as Alpha-II SPC player. Also included is a built-inGame Genie , which allows users to entercheat codes for their games, and the ability to recordtool-assisted speedruns . UnlikeZSNES , Snes9x is written in portableC++ , and can easily be compiled and run on non-x86 architectures.Although the source code of Snes9x is freely available, users are allowed to use it for non-commercial purposes only. Thus, Snes9x is not considered
open source .Current status of emulation
The latest full version of Snes9x is version 1.51, released on April 30, 2007.
Snes9x was the first SNES emulator to emulate the SDD-1 chip used in "
Street Fighter Alpha 2 " and "Star Ocean ", and the first to emulate the SPC700 well enough to enable sound in SNES games (previous emulators had no sound).Snes9x has been ported to many platforms including game consoles like the
Dreamcast ,Playstation 2 ,Xbox ,Gamecube ,Wii , andSony PSP .As of July 2008, Google and Firefox have locked down access to the main site due to a malicious IFRAME browser exploit injecting itself into the news section of the site. Everyone who wants snes9x is advised to get it from 3rd party websites such as emulator-zone.com until the issue is resolved.
Reception
Retro Gamer called Snes9x "the best SNES emulator available". [ cite journal | year = 2005 | title = Retro Coverdisc | journal =Retro Gamer | issue = 15 | pages = 108 ]References
See also
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List of SNES emulators External links
* [http://www.snes9x.com/ Snes9x.com]
* [http://paqpark.nuclearfallout.net/projects/pocketsnes.php Snes9x] forPocketPC
* [http://www.snes9x.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3703&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=&sid=1873f8b31b49495b47d0b2f11076d885 Snes9x-Gtk] - GTK GUI for Snes9x.
* [http://www.linuxgames.com/snes9express/ snes9express] - An abandoned X11 Frontend for Snes9x.
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