{{short description|Emulator for the SNES video game console}} {{Primary sources|date=July 2011}} {{Infobox software | name = Snes9x | logo = SNES9X logo.png | screenshot = Snes9x screenshot july 2014.png | screenshot size = 275px | caption = Snes9x 1.53 on Windows 10 | collapsible = | author = Gary Henderson, Jerremy Koot | developer = Snes9x Team | released = {{Start date and age|1998|01|01}} <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.snes9x.com/news.asp |title=Snes9x.COM: News |website=snes9x.com |date=2006-07-04 |access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> | latest release version = 1.63 <ref name="latest">{{cite web |url=https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x/releases |title=Releases - snes9xgit/snes9x |date=2024-07-09 |accessdate=2024-07-12 |via=GitHub}}</ref> | latest release date = {{release date and age|2024|7|10}}<ref name="latest" /> | latest preview version = | latest preview date = | repo = <!-- Please don't touch, it's automatically filled --> | programming language = C++ | operating system = Cross-platform | platform = | size = | genre = Video game console emulator | license = Proprietary, redistributable with non-commercial usage clause<ref name="license">{{cite web |url=https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x/blob/master/LICENSE |title=LICENSE |date=2022-01-31 |accessdate=2022-05-22 |via=GitHub |quote=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.}}</ref> | website = {{official URL}} }}
'''Snes9x''' is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator software with official ports for MS-DOS, Linux, Microsoft Windows, AmigaOS 4, macOS, MorphOS, Xbox, PSP, PS3, GameCube, Wii, iOS, and Android.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ports |url=https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x/wiki/Ports |website=Snes9x Github Wiki |accessdate=14 July 2018 |via=GitHub}}</ref> Windows RT and Windows Phone 8 have an unofficial port named Snes8x.
==Background==
Development of ''Snes9x'' began in July 1997 when Gary Henderson's Snes96 and Jerremy Koot's Snes97 emulators merged to create Snes9x. ''Snes9x'' was among the first to emulate most SNES enhancement chips at some level.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} In version 1.53, it added support for Cg shaders.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.snes9x.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?p=29951#p29951 |website=snes9x.com |title=Snes9x 1.53 changelog |date=2011-04-25 |accessdate=2022-05-22}}</ref> Version 1.55 added support for the MSU1 enhancement chip <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.snes9x.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=24351 |title=Snes9x 1.55 |website=snes9x.com |language=en-gb |date=2017-11-20 |access-date=2022-05-28}}</ref> found on the SD2SNES <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://krikzz.com/store/home/27-sd2snes.html |title=SD2SNES - EverDrive Store |website=EverDrive Store |language=en-us |access-date=2018-01-21}}</ref>
The emulator ''PocketSNES'' for Pocket PCs is based on ''Snes9X''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Retro Gaming Hacks |author=Kohler, Chris |publisher=O'Reilly Media |chapter=Playing Classic Console Games |page=205}}</ref>
There is also an unofficial Snes9x port compiled with Emscripten which runs inside a web browser.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://virtualconsoles.com/online-emulators/super-nintendo-famicom/ |title=Super Nintendo (SNES) / Super Famicom online emulator |website=virtualconsoles.com |accessdate=2022-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ausretrogamer.com/play-your-fave-retro-gaming-systems-in-your-web-browser/ |title=Play Your Fave Retro Gaming Systems in Your Web Browser |website=ausretrogamer.com |date=2017-12-14 |accessdate=2022-05-28}}</ref>
== License ==
The source code of Snes9x is publicly available,<ref>[{{wikidata|property||P1324|best|format=%p}} Source Code]</ref> but the license prohibits its commercial use.<ref name="license" />
==Reception==
In 2005, ''Retro Gamer'' called Snes9x "the best SNES emulator available".<ref>{{cite journal |year=2005 |title=Retro Coverdisc |journal=Retro Gamer |issue=15 |pages=108}}</ref>
In 2021, ''Digital Trends'' noted that the emulator had broad compatibility and ran on systems with limited resources.<ref>{{cite news |title=Guide to the Best SNES Emulators in 2022 |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/best-snes-emulators/ |access-date=10 February 2022 |work=Digital Trends |date=4 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
== See also ==
== References ==
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== Further reading==
*{{cite book |title=Running Linux |year=2006 |url=https://archive.org/details/runninglinux00dalh |url-access=limited |author=Welsh, Matt |author2=Kalle Dalheimer, Matthias |chapter=Emulators |page=[https://archive.org/details/runninglinux00dalh/page/n205 187] |publisher=O'Reilly Media|isbn=9780596007607 }}
== External links == {{commons}}
* {{Official website}}
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