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Snes9x v1.30 by bubble2k16

Released Mar 24, 2018 · Emulators
599,619 downloads on GitHub · Source code

SNES emulator based on Snes9x 1.43, made for the Old 3DS and 2DS and faster on a New 3DS

Install on your 3DS

QR code of the download link for snes9x_3ds-v1.30.zip

Method 1Scan the QR code
With 3dsDL (Scan QR Code). Then open the .zip in 3dsDL's Files and extract it where the release notes say.

Method 2Send it to your 3DS
Open 3dsDL › Receive on the same Wi-Fi, then press:
Send to 3dsDL
Then extract the .zip in 3dsDL's Files where the release notes say.

Other ways to install

Files

FileSizeSHA-256
snes9x_3ds-v1.30.zip1.7 MB b20723ad…c58d Download

Downloads come from the developer's GitHub release while it's there. If GitHub stops serving a file, or the file there changes, the same link serves our copy.

All versions (11)

Screenshots

Snes9x screenshot
Screenshot · from the developer's README
Snes9x screenshot
Screenshot · from the developer's README
Snes9x screenshot
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Snes9x screenshot
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About Snes9x

CX4 and SDD-1 games like Mega Man X2 and X3, Star Ocean and Super Street Fighter 2 Alpha work. SuperFX and SA-1 games (Yoshi's Island, Super Mario RPG, Kirby Super Star) run too, but slowly on an Old 3DS. The author suggests a New 3DS for those, and the .3dsx build uses its full clock speed.

ROMs can go in any folder, unzipped, as .sfc, .smc or .fig. For cheats, put a .cht or .chx text file with the same name next to the ROM. There are five save state slots, frame skipping, and a choice of full screen or 4:3. The top screen image, snes9x_3ds_top.png, goes in /3ds/snes9x_3ds for the .3dsx or in the root of the SD card for the CIA.

Tap the bottom screen for the menu. Up and Down pick an option, A confirms, holding X pages up and down, and Left and Right switch between the ROM list and the settings.

Sound needs CSND, so your entry point has to support it. Odd colours in games like Secret of Mana or Kirby Super Star can be fixed by changing In-Frame Palette Changes in the settings. If the sound drifts after you close the lid, open the menu and resume. Quit from the emulator's menu, not with HOME, or the music keeps playing.

Release notes

v1.30 · Mar 24, 2018

  • Improved sound synchronization.
  • Added BlargSNES DSP Core (experimental) for performance. The original Snes9X DSP core (default) suffers from sound skipping in some games like Aladdin and Gradius 3. You can choose which DSP core to use from the Options menu. The BlargSNES DSP Core sounds similar to the Snes9x Core for most games. Sounds like Final Fantasy 3's the howling wind sound different.
  • Added support for Tengai Makyou Zero English Patch (for hopefully all future versions)

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