Snes9x is an SNES emulator written in C++ with official ports for Linux and Windows.
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 ...
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Snes9x is an SNES emulator written in C++ with official ports for Linux and Windows.
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, with the exception of the SPC7110. It was also the first SNES emulator to offer sound output.
Although the source code of Snes9x is publicly available, the Snes9x license prohibits its commercial use. However, it is still considered free software. Also, a fork called Snes9x-gtk is available under the GNU General Public License.
In 2005, Retro Gamer called Snes9x "the best...
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