Snes9x

Snes9x
Snes9x 1.53 on Windows 10
Original author(s) Gary Henderson, Jerremy Koot
Developer(s) Snes9x Team
Stable release
1.56.2[1] / June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)
Repository github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x
Written in C++
Operating system Cross-platform
Type Video game console emulator
License MIT-like license with non-commercial usage clause,[2] GNU LGPLv2.1, GNU GPLv2+
Website http://www.snes9x.com

Snes9x is an SNES emulator written in C++ with official ports for DOS, Linux, Microsoft Windows, AmigaOS 4, macOS, MorphOS, Xbox, PSP, PS3, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, iOS, and Android.[3] Both Windows RT and Windows Phone 8 have an unofficial port named Snes8x.

Background

Development of Snes9x began in July 1997 when Snes96's Gary Henderson and Snes97's Jerremy Koot merged their respective emulators to create Snes9x. Snes9x was among the first to emulate most SNES enhancement chips at some level. It was also the first SNES emulator to offer sound output. In version 1.53, it added support for Cg shaders.[4] Version 1.55 added support for the MSU-1 enhanced chip [5] found on the SD2SNES [6]

The emulator PocketSNES for Pocket PCs is based on Snes9X.[7]

There is also an unofficial Snes9x port compiled with Emscripten which runs inside a web browser [8][9]

License

The source code of Snes9x is publicly available,[10] but the license prohibits its commercial use.[2]

Reception

In 2005, Retro Gamer called Snes9x "the best SNES emulator available".[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Releases - snes9xgit/snes9x". Retrieved 23 June 2018 – via GitHub.
  2. 1 2 snes9x source code licences
  3. ↑ "Ports". Snes9x Github Wiki. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Snes9x 1.53 changelog
  5. ↑ "Snes9x.com • View topic - Snes9x 1.55". www.snes9x.com. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  6. ↑ "SD2SNES - EverDrive Store". EverDrive Store. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  7. ↑ Kohler, Chris. "Playing Classic Console Games". Retro Gaming Hacks. O'Reilly Media. p. 205.
  8. ↑ SNES online emulator
  9. ↑ AustroGamer, December 14, 2017 – Play Your Fave Retro Gaming Systems in Your Web Browser
  10. ↑ Snes9x source code
  11. ↑ "Retro Coverdisc". Retro Gamer (15): 108. 2005.

Further reading

  • Welsh, Matt; Kalle Dalheimer, Matthias. "Emulators". Running Linux. O'Reilly Media. p. 187.
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