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{{Infobox emulator|logo = Zsnes.jpg|logowidth = 200|last-version = 1.51|active = No|platform = [[FileEmulators on Windows|Windows]], [[Emulators on Linux|Linux]], [[Emulators on macOS|macOS]], FreeBSD, [[Emulators on DOS|DOS]]|architecture = [[wikipedia:Kirby3-forest.gifx86|x86]]|frametarget = [[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES Pseudo Hi-Res translucency]]|developer = zsKnight, _Demo_, pagefault, Nach|website = [http://www.zsnes.com/ ZSNES is a SNES emulator for Windows and Linux.  Originally made in 1997, and has not been updated since 2007com]|source = [[sourceforge:projects/zsnes/files/zsnes/|SourceForge]]|support = [https://www.paypal. Still one of the most popular SNES emulatorcom/cgi-bin/webscr?item_name=Donation+to+ZSNES&cmd=_donations&business=pagefault%40gmail.com PayPal]|license = GNU GPLv2}}

==Download=={| cellpadding="4"|- compatibility |align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|DOS}}|'''[https://www.zsnes.com/index.php?page=files Official releases]'''|-|align=center|{{Icon|Mac-big}}|'''[https://emulationrealm.net/downloads/file/865-zsnes-mac 1.51 - Mac]'''|} ==Netplay==* [http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/zsnes/zsnesw142.zip ZSNES 1.42]* [http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/zsnes/zsneswv1.36.zip ZSNES 1.36] ==Overview==The ZSNES developers focused on speed over [[Emulation accuracy|accuracy]], so a hefty amount of games have bugs (and some just crash outright). The current version (v1.51) created more problems than it fixed and many problems still remain:[[File:Kirby3-forest.gif|frame|SNES Pseudo Hi-Res translucency on ''new'' graphics engine]]* Compatibility is lower than any modern emulatoremulators due to low accuracy to real SNES system. * Games crashing: Der Langrisser (freezes after 2–3 hours), Super Mario RPG (freezes in many different points of the game), Star Ocean and many other games have freezing and crashing issues. * Bad sound emulation: Many games sound inaccurate on ZSNES. ZSNES's audio timer isn't floating point so there are timing artifacts in the music. ZSNES doesn't emulate release values of ADSR so held notes will sound poor. [[File: Old zsnes snow gui.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Despite being outclassed by many more accurate ''and secure'' emulators, some held on to Zsnes for its iconic user interface.]] * Many of the co-processors, which are actually on the game cartridges, are emulated in strange ways. For example, Super FX is not clocked correctly; Star Fox runs twice as fast as it should. * Transparency: Kirby Dreamland 3, Mecarobot Golf, Jurassic Park and other games that use pseudo-hi-res translucency won't display correctly in the default graphics engine in v1.51. To get them to display properly in v1.51, one must press 8 to switch to the old graphics engine. * x86 code exploits: With specially made hacks and homebrew ROMs, it is possible for them to break out of ZSNES itself and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3SOYneC7mU execute native code on the host computer.]  * While older versions of ZSNES still have one of the better netplay systems among emulators, netplay was removed in v1.50.

* SA- low accuracy to real SNES system1 isn't emulated correctly, so Kirby Super Star can sometimes spawn different sprites than the supposed one.

- Games crashing - Der Langrisser (freezes after 2-3 hours)These are just a few problems, Super Mario RPG (freezes in many different points of the game), Star Ocean and many other games have freezing there are a few more listed [https://floating.muncher.se/byuu/accuracy/ here] and crashing issues[http://sourceforge.net/p/zsnes/bugs/ here].

- Bad sound emulation - A ton of games just sound terrible on ZSNESIt is recommended to use [[Snes9x]], Earthworm Jim 2 has no sound effects[[bsnes]] or [[ares]] instead.

These {| class="mw-collapsible wikitable" style="width: 100%;"! colspan=2 width="250"|Review|-| '''PROS''' ||* Individual layers can be switched on and off, allowing to take screenshots without sprites or with sprites only, among other possibilities.* Can pause emulation at any time* You can access and navigate all menus with the keyboard only; you are not forced to waste time looking for the mouse with your hand and for its cursor on the screen.* Excellent netplay connectivity between 2 players* In-game chat that doesn't require switching focus between 2 windows* The host's save file is immediately shared with the client, so you don't need to upload it elsewhere first* In case of desynchronization, the host can make save states and load them for both players to resynchronize* You can swap controllers at any time* You can change emulator latency on the fly to compensate for choppiness at the expense of slight input lag* It works just as well with between a few problemsdial-up user and someone on DSL* You can switch between windowed mode and full screen with ease.* Using version 1.36, there are a few more listed games pretty much do not desynchronize period* Still has some big communities and dedicated servers like [http://byuuemu.z-net.org/bsnes/accuracy hereus Z-Net]|-| '''CONS''' ||* Netplay is 2P ONLY, with no multiplayer version foreseeable in the near future* Both players need their port forwarded to connect over UDP for netplay, and a lot more everywhere else around the internetTCP can be quite choppy* Most Konami games tend to desynchronize unless you specifically use ZSNES 1.36 or 1.337* Interface might be unappealing to some people|}

==RomhacksROM hacks==Many ROM hacks and ROM hacking tools were made using ZSNES as a testing platform because of its popularity. However, because of the inaccuracies of the emulator, these tools and hacks are broken on other, more accurate emulators and real hardware.

Because of its popularity, many ROM hacks, and ROM hacking tools==Alternatives=====bZSNES===In 2011, were made using ZSNES Near (then known as byuu) released [http://byuu.org/bzsnes/ bZSNES] - a testing platform. However, '''because modification of [[higan|bsnes]] that includes the optional inaccuracies of the emulator, these tools ZSNES and a similar GUI - as an April Fool's Day joke. It however only has moderate compatibility with ROM hacks are broken on other, more accurate emulators and real hardware'''made specifically for ZSNES.{{Cite}}

On April Fools 2011 byuu made ZSNES <u>completely obsolete</u>[[File:5vhyafy6y1dl.png|thumb|left|201px|BZSNES GUI]]<u>e</u> by releasing * [http://snesemu.black-ship.net/emus/bsnes/bzsnes_v151w.zip bZSNES] (* [http://snesemuwww.black-shipmediafire.netcom/emusdownload/bsnesc6nylmbnca23rmy/bzsnes_v151sbZSNES.zip Sourcerar mirror])- a modification of his bsnes that includes the * [http://byuusnesemu.orgblack-ship.net/bzsnesemus/ optional inaccuracies ]of ZSNES and a similar GUI. This version of bsnes can accurately emulate the ROM hacks made specifically for ZSNES, which means the only thing ZSNES had going for it can now be played on a much more accurate emulator/bzsnes_v151s.zip bZSNES source code]

==Download=ZMZ===[http://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=5681 ZMZ] isn't an emulator in its own right, rather it takes the interface that ZSNES uses and applies it to a [[libretro]] frontend for running SNES cores such as [[Snes9x]] and [[bsnes]]. Apart from the replicated ZSNES interface, it can also record ZMV files. ===ZSNES 2===* [https://github.com/xyproto/zsnes An active fork of ZSNES on GitHub.] It is primarily focused on allowing ZSNES to be compiled on x64 versions of modern Linux distros.