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|[https://sites.google.com/site/bearoso/ {{Snes9xVer}}]
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|[[higan formerly (Bsnes)]]
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|[https://byuu.org/higan {{higanVer}}]
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|logo = snesna.png
|developer = [[:Nintendo]]
|type = [[:Category:ConsolesHome consoles|Home video game console]]
|generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth generation]]
|release = 1990
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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|[[Higan (formerly--bsnes)]]<br/><small>(Official)</small>
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|[https://byuugithub.orgcom/bsnes -emu/bsnes/releases {{bsnesVer}}]
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|[[Byuu (emulator)|byuuhigan]]
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|[https://byuugithub.orgcom/byuu higan-emu/higan/releases {{byuuVerhiganVer}}]
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|[[Mesen S]]
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|[[Snes9x]]
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|[https://sites.google.com/site/bearoso/ {{Snes9xVer}}]
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|[[Higan#bsnes-classic|bsnes-classic]]<br/><small>(forked bsnes Qt)</small>
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|[http://github.com/sharknnth/bsnes-classic/releases v073u7git]
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|lsnes
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|[http://tasvideos.org/Lsnes.html rr2-β23] <br /> [http://repo.or.cz/w/lsnes.git Gitgit]
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|[https://www.crazysmart.net.au/kindred/ 1.11 Preview Build 6]
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|[[Mednafen]] (bsnes v059)
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|Snes9x EX+
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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.Snes9xPlus 1.5.4354]
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|[http://yoyofr92.free.fr/ Little John]<br /><small>(Snes9x 1.39 based)</small>
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|[https://www.zophar.net/palm-os/multiem/little-john-palmos.html 1.1], [https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/resources/little-john-palm-os.4443/ 1.2]
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|[http://blogote.com/features/download-little-john-palm-os-retro-emulator/3352/ Mid]
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|Snes9x GX
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|[https://github.com/dborth/snes9xgx/releases {{Snes9xGXVer}}]
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|Snes9x X
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|[https://digiex.net/threads/snes9x-x-0-23-download-snes-emulator-for-xbox.13688/ 0.23]
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|[[Snes9x]] Next
|align=left|{{Icon|Wii|Xbox360|3DS|WiiU|Switch}}<br>{{Icon|PSP|PS3}}|1.53<br/>[https://digiex.net/threads/retroarch-360-0-9-8-3-download-sega-sens-gameboy-finalburn-emulator-for-xbox-360.12395 RetroArch 360 0.9.8.3]
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|[https://wololo.net/talk/viewtopic.php?t=48157 Snes9xTYL Mod]<br /><small>(Snes9x 1.39 based)</small>
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|[https://github.com/esmjanus/snes9xTYL/releases 180404git]
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|[[Snes9X|Snes9X GX]]
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|[https://github.com/dborth/snes9xgx/releases {{Snes9xGXVer}}]
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|DreamSNES
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|[http://www.dcemulation.org/files/emulators/dreamsnes/dreamsnes-0.9.8.zip 0.9.8]
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|[[Snes9x]] for 3DS
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|[https://github.com/bubble2k16/snes9x_3ds/releases Gitgit]
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|Snes9x-Redux
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|blargSNES*
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|[https://www.pocketsnes.net/files/pocketsnes.zip Beta]
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* A superb LLE audio engine.
higan (or, as it was known before it expanded its scope to more systems, bsnes) is the most accurate SNES emulator out there, but newcomers who care more about playing games rather than 100% accurate emulation should stick with [https://byuubsnes.org/emulation/bsnesdev/ the most recent version of the forked bsnes core from the same author.]
2. [[Snes9x]]
** Many ROM hacks were often designed around (let alone possible, simply because of) its problems, and would often break on anything else.
** It had tons of bugs and lacked certain operations for less notable games that needed them. Some testing also showed it didn't synchronize the components as often as other newer emulators would.
*** One of these bugs was '''a severe <abbr title="arbitrary code execution">ACE</abbr> vulnerability''' that could allow a maliciously designed ROM to run its own code on the host machine. Therefore, it's best to check the source of your roms before using them with ZSNES. With that said, to this day there has been no real world case of it, aside from some harmless proof of concept.** Though fans have modded the builds, and patched out the vulnerability the project is basically dead.
* 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 for SDD-1 titles, only for SPC7110 titles.
* 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.
*Audio emulation in general is weird. Certain sounds in Tales of Phantasia sound like in very old versions of SNES9X and ZSNES with the old ADPCM decoding method. The wind in Final Fantasy VI, on the other hand, is emulated correctly, minus the pitch modulation. Earthworm Jim 2 doesn't suffer from missing sound effects. It does have a hidden "advanced APU" option which doesn't seem to do anything, though it could be that it is automatically turned on and off on a per game basis.
*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.
*It does, however, support controlling the d-pad by tilting your phone, which works quite well in Starfox.
*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. You might even be better off with ZSNES emulated in DOSBox if you have a phone capable of emulating a Pentium 100 PC.
9. SNNES
*Better than Super Retro 16 but very outdated, and thus might not run at all on newer devices.
*Likely based on some SNES9X 1.3x version
*It has the higher pitch characteristic of very old ZSNES and SNES9X 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)
With certain settings, there is heavy aliasing which we can reduce by increasing the sampling rate.
===Mode 7 scaling bilinear filtering===
Some older version of SNES9X offered bilinear filtering for Mode 7 backgrounds, making them smoother/blurrier instead of pixelated as they are scaled, instead of just applying the bilinear filter on the video output itself.
===Alternative audio interpolation methods===
Most SNES emulators since at least ZSNES 1.3.x support audio interpolation methods beyond the traditional SNES Gaussian interpolation, such as Linear, Cubic, Sinc or even no interpolation, should someone prefer that.
===Higher sample rates===
Likewise, the sample rate can also be set to higher than 32 KHz even in ZSNES 0.150. Though in some versions of ZSNES in the very early 2000s it did cause some artifacts. Nowadays emulators support sample rates all the way to 96 KHz.
==Accessories==
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! scope="col"|BS-X Emulation ! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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! colspan="56"|PC / x86
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|[[higan]] (bsnes)
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|[httphttps://byuugithub.orgcom/higan-emu/ higan/releases {{higanVer}}]
|Cycle
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|[[Higan|bsnes]]
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|[http://bsxproj.superfamicom.org/archive.htm sx2 v009] (based on v082)
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|[http://bsxproj.superfamicom.org/archive.htm sx2 0.02] (based on 1.53)
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|[[BizHawk]] (bsnes v087)
|[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]
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|[{{MednafenURL|releases/}} {{MednafenVer}}]
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|NO$SNS
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|[http://problemkaputt.de/sns.htm 1.6]
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|[http://www.zophar.net/snes/snesgt.html 2.18 (2007)]
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|[[Snes9x]]
|[http://bsxproj.superfamicom.org/archive.htm sx2 0.02] (based on 1.53)
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! scope="col"|SNES-CD (Sony)
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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|[[No$|NO$SNS]]
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! scope="col"|MSU-1
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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|[[higan]]
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|[[Higan|bsnes]]
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|[httphttps://byuugithub.orgcom/higanbsnes-emu/ bsnes {{higanVerbsnesVer}}]
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* [http://tasvideos.org/EmulatorResources/SNESAccuracyTests.html SNES Accuracy Tests (TASVideos)] – Test results on various emulators using test ROMs
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[[Category:Home consoles]]
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