Snes9x
- OS: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
- Cost: Freeware
- Re-mappable keys: Yes
- Monitor orientation(s): Vertical or Horizontal
- Emulated System(s): Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
- Known Game Compatability List: High degree of compatibility >90% no list at this time
- Homepage: http://www.Snes9x.com/
- Additional Requirements: Minimum for Snes9x to function is a Pentium 133 or comparable
Contents
What is Emulator?
Snes9x is a portable, freeware Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator. It basically allows you to play most games designed for the SNES and Super Famicom Nintendo game systems on your PC or Workstation; which includes some real gems that were only ever released in Japan.
How do I set it up?
This is a standalone emulator with a GUI just download and execute. The key to screen rotation is matching display resolution with the output of the emulator. The default for this emulator a menu is visible at startup. In a normal situation the escape key would hide this menu but most Mame™ machines employ the escape key to end the current emulation. This can be overcome with the use of a wrapper. With the use of a Wrapper Snes9x is a very stable seamless emulator for arcade machines.
Command Line Parameters
Snes9x can be executed via the command line as follows:
"C:\Snes9x Folder\Snes9x.exe" "D:\Some Folder\Your Roms\Romfile.smc" <<With quotations
If you have the Snes9x pointed to a specific ROM directory <<Default "./roms":
"C:\Snes9x Folder\Snes9x.exe" "Romfile.smc"
Snes9x supports compressed ROMs in the .zip format as follows:
"C:\Snes9x Folder\Snes9x.exe" "D:\Some Folder\Your Roms\Romfile.zip"
OR
"C:\Snes9x Folder\Snes9x.exe" "Romfile.zip"
Display Orientation
The key to the rotation of Snes9x emulation is screen resolution.
Normal horizontal desktop resolution:
“800 x 600” or “Larger Value x Smaller Value”
Vertical Desktop resolution:
“600 x 800” or “Smaller Value x Larger Value”
Snes9x Does not have a setting to rotate the display so you must specify a vertical resolution in the video settings of the emulator. This resolution must match the resolution of your desktop and your desktop must be rotated. You can specify Snes9x to stretch to fit the given resolution, the distortion is unnoticeable.
NOTE: Many emulators do not support rotated display to overcome this specify a vertical resolution in the video settings of said emulator.
