Snes9x
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| Snes9X (SNES Emulator) | ||
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| Use(s): | Playing SNES games, testing ROM hacks | |
| Developer(s): | Various, including Gary Henderson and Jerremy Koot | |
| Platform(s): | Several, including Win32, Linux, and BSD | |
| Latest Version: | 1.53 | |
| License: | Snes9x license ("semi-free" by GNU standards) | |
| Home Page: | http://www.snes9x.com | |
| Download(s): | 32-bit Windows (v1.51), Source (v1.51) | |
Snes9X is a popular SNES emulator. Along with ZSNES, these are the two most popular emulators of SMWC users. Snes9x is also the most popular emulator for TASers. TAS stand for Tool-Assisted Speedrun (or Tool-Assisted-Superplay.) For more info on TASes, visit this and this.
History
Development of Snes9x began in July of 1997 when Snes96's Gary Henderson and Snes97's Jerremy Koot merged their respective emulators to create Snes9X. Since then, Snes9X has been ported to more platforms than any other emulator, though most of these ports are not official branches. The emulator became open source under custom licensure in 1999. It is still being actively developed despite the departure of its original developers.
Snes9X is notable in that it was among the first to emulate most SNES enhancement chips at some level[citation needed], with the exception of the SPC7110. It was also the first SNES emulator to offer sound output.
External links
- Official site
- GTK/X11 Port (aka Linux/UNIX GUI)
- Snes9express - A X11 GUI for Snes9x.
| Tools commonly used in SMW Hacking | |
|---|---|
| ASM Hacking/Custom Blocks/Custom Sprites | Asar - BlockTool - Blocktool Super Deluxe - Overworld Sprite Tool - SMW Freespace Logger - Sprite Tool - Tweaker - VWF Cutscene Tool - xkas |
| Emulation | bsnes - Snes9x - ZSNES |
| Graphics | Racing Stripe - Terra Stripe - YY-CHR |
| Hex editors | Okteta - Translhextion - XVI32 |
| Level/Overworld Editing | Lunar Magic - Super Mario World Overworld Editor |
| Misc. | Lunar Address |
| Music | Addmusic - SMWS |
| Patching | Lunar IPS |
