OverClocked - Emulators - Super Nintendo (SNES)

The SNES was cool . . . Sega freaks though we are, we are men enough to admit that . . . it had loads of great squaresoft RPG's, Mario World 1 & 2, Contra 3, Castlevania 4, Super Metroid, and a MUCH better version of Street Fighter II . . . believe you me, I spent many hours on my SNES with friends, doing the "Slow-motion Dhalsim Tag-team match-o-rama" - this consists of choosing team battle in Super SF2, choosing ALL Dhalsims on both sides, turning on slow-motion, and letting the limbs fly loose . . try it some time, feel the fun . . . . join us . . . .

Anyway, the SNES had a few problems with slowdown, but had better graphics than the Genny, and much better sound due to cleaner sample-playback, some great DSP (echo, etc.), and no reliance on FM for explosion effects (the cheese!).

SNES emulation is a long, long story . . . some of you out there might remember the excitement surrounding VSMC when it originally came out ^^ . . . let's just say development has been going on for a LONG time, with two rival factions - Snes9x and ZSNES - in a sort of unofficial competition. The primary reason development is still going on is because of the system's quantity of games that used their own special chips - the SuperFX and the SA-1 - which require additional support to emulate . . . nevertheless, you'll be able to play just about anything, with save state support, etc., on the current crop of emus . . . but keep your eye out for updates!

Specifications:	CPU 16-bit Central Processing Unit (CPU)--65C816 Work RAM for CPU--128KB Clock Speed-- a blazing 3.58 MHz PPU 16-bit Picture Processing Unit Video RAM for PPU (PPU)--64KB Max. Colors Per Screen--256 Total Colors Available--32,768 Max. Screen Resolution--512 x 448 pixels Max. Sprites Per Screen--128 Max. Sprites Per Line--32 Max. Sprite Size--64 x 64 pixels Minimum Sprite Size--8 x 8 pixels Scrolling--Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal APU 16-bit Audio Processing Unit (APU) 16-bit Pulse Code Modulator (PCM)--digital data converter Sound channels--8 Audio Out Impedance Level--4 ohms

Emulators

SNEShout v3.1 (749Kb)	Okay, not too many people know about sneshout, or list it among their top snes emus, and this is primarily because it is based on the Snes9x code . . however, it is REALLY convenient, requires no configuring, runs stable, has some GUI enhancements, and automatically associated with SMC files on your HD . . basically, it's easy to use, and also fast and good . . . we love it . .	WIN	homepage updated 3/31/00
ZSNES v0.9891c (335Kb)	ZSNES is widely regarded as the best SNES emu, with Snes9x a close second . . though I dislike the whole DOS thing, the zsnes team have made huge accomplishment in the snes field, and zsnes is fast, compatible, and has a nice GUI . . a definite download	DOS	homepage updated 3/31/00
Snes9x v1.29 (543Kb)	Snes9x is an open source SNES emu that has run neck and neck with ZSNES for quite some time . . it features good compatibility, speed, and advanced feature support, but is a little less reliable than ZSNES at time . . . many emus, like the great Sneshout, have been based on the 9x code . . . .	WIN	homepage updated 3/31/00
NLKE v0.05b (431Kb)	NLKE is actually a merger of two SNES emus, NLKSnes and ESNES, which became one a while back . . it's slower in some aspects than ZSNES, but has a similar feature set, a little less compatibility, but still worth a try as an alternative . . .	DOS	homepage updated 3/31/00
SNEeSe v0.441b (298Kb)	SNEeSe has one of the better names out there, as SNES emus go, and isn't too shabby to boot . . . it's a little slower and a little less compatible than the competition, but does Mode7 and sound, so is worth a try fer sure . . . god bless you . . .	DOS	homepage updated 3/31/00


	SNES resources: Super Nintendo Tips & Tricks SNES system FAQ Super Nintendo Zone - reviews, codes, marketplace, etc