Snes9x
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 Snes9x 1.53 onWindows 10 | |
| Original author(s) | Gary Henderson, Jerremy Koot |
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| Developer(s) | Snes9x Team |
| Initial release | January 1, 1998[1] |
| Stable release | |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Video game console emulator |
| License | Proprietary, redistributable with non-commercial usage clause[3]) |
| Website | www |
Snes9xis aSuper Nintendo Entertainment Systememulatorwith official ports forMS-DOS,Linux,Microsoft Windows,AmigaOS 4,macOS,MorphOS,Xbox,PSP,PS3,GameCube,Wii,iOS,andAndroid.[4]Windows RTandWindows Phone 8have an unofficialportnamed Snes8x.
Background
[edit]Development ofSnes9xbegan in July 1997 when Gary Henderson's Snes96 and Jerremy Koot's Snes97 emulators merged to create Snes9x.Snes9xwas among the first to emulate mostSNES enhancement chipsat some level.[citation needed]In version 1.53, it added support forCgshaders.[5]Version 1.55 added support for the MSU1 enhancement chip[6]found on the SD2SNES[7]
The emulatorPocketSNESfor Pocket PCs is based onSnes9X.[8]
There is also an unofficial Snes9x port compiled withEmscriptenwhich runs inside a web browser.[9][10]
License
[edit]Thesource codeof Snes9x ispublicly available,[11]but thelicenseprohibits its commercial use.[3]
Reception
[edit]In 2005,Retro Gamercalled Snes9x "the best SNES emulator available".[12]
In 2021,Digital Trendsnoted that the emulator had broad compatibility and ran on systems with limited resources.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Snes9x.COM: News".snes9x.2006-07-04.Retrieved2019-05-25.
- ^ab"Releases - snes9xgit/snes9x".2024-07-09.Retrieved2024-07-12– viaGitHub.
- ^ab"LICENSE".2022-01-31.Retrieved2022-05-22– viaGitHub.
Permission to use, copy, modify and/or distribute Snes9x in both binary and source form, for non-commercial purposes, is hereby granted without fee, providing that this license information and copyright notice appear with all copies and any derived work...Snes9x is freeware for PERSONAL USE only. Commercial users should seek permission of the copyright holders first.
- ^"Ports".Snes9x Github Wiki.Retrieved14 July2018– viaGitHub.
- ^"Snes9x 1.53 changelog".snes9x.2011-04-25.Retrieved2022-05-22.
- ^"Snes9x 1.55".snes9x.2017-11-20.Retrieved2022-05-28.
- ^"SD2SNES - EverDrive Store".EverDrive Store.Retrieved2018-01-21.
- ^Kohler, Chris. "Playing Classic Console Games".Retro Gaming Hacks.O'Reilly Media.p. 205.
- ^"Super Nintendo (SNES) / Super Famicom online emulator".virtualconsoles.Retrieved2022-05-28.
- ^"Play Your Fave Retro Gaming Systems in Your Web Browser".ausretrogamer.2017-12-14.Retrieved2022-05-28.
- ^Source Code
- ^"Retro Coverdisc".Retro Gamer(15): 108. 2005.
- ^"Guide to the Best SNES Emulators in 2022".Digital Trends.4 October 2021.Retrieved10 February2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Welsh, Matt; Kalle Dalheimer, Matthias (2006). "Emulators".Running Linux.O'Reilly Media. p.187.ISBN9780596007607.
External links
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