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→Comparisons: ZSNES 1.51 doesn't need graphical packs for SDD-1 games.
* It has [[ZSNES#Netplay|surprisingly good netplay]].
* Sports an interesting but polarizing graphical user interface; it's either loved, or it's despised by the community.
* Relies Older versions rely on external pre-decompressed graphical packs to emulate some games with elaborate chips, much like older versions of Snes9x such as 1.43. Assuming you get (what are now rare and very hard-to-find) graphical packs for the SPC7110 (like from [http://other.ipherswipsite.com/gpacks/ here]) and Star Ocean, and put them in folders you then set under "Paths" in ZSNES, they can be playable without missing graphics. With that said the newest version does not need them, as it has support for SDD-1.
* Viable alternatives are bZSNES (for ZSNES-centric rom hacks), ZMZ (for the UI), NO$SNS or older versions of Snes9x (for speed boosts tailored to old systems). Otherwise, choose any of the others like bsnes/higan and Snes9x (for better compatibility).
8. Super Retro 16
*It's basically an Android equivalent of ZSNES, accuracy wise, if not worse.
*Misses echo and pitch modulation emulation.
*Tales of Phantasia and Star Ocean have horrible audio glitches. Music instruments are garbled in random ways. Voice acting is reduced to random buzzing and farting. Toggling surround sound causes extremely loud static. These games will also crash seemingly at random with the SPC700 being the first to crash. The DeJap patch won't even run and would crash the emulator in older versions.
*The save states are locked behind a paywall with no SRM support, so save states aren't viable in these games.
*Doom used to run with graphical glitches on the walls, but as of newer versions it freezes with just the music after the title screen.
*In summary, it has some issues even ZSNES didn't have by version 0.715. SNES 9EX+ is a better choice and isn't locked behind a paywall.
9. SNNES
*Better than Super Retro 16 but very outdated, and thus might not run at all on newer devices.
*It has the higher pitch characteristic of very old ZSNES versions as well as no interpolation. Echo emulation is broken, with no decay and the echo being cut off prematurely. The sample rate is also bad. It does have pitch modulation, however.
*Tales of Phantasia and Star Ocean audio works fine, aside from the quirks mentioned above.
'''Detailed round-ups of the best SNES emulators:'''
* [https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/best-snes-emulators/ The best SNES emulators available] (August 16, 2018) (Don't use ZSNES)
