If you want to game on your Android phone, you can select the core from the Retroarch mobile app, or use a dedicated one like Snes9x+.

Snes9x is also available as a Libretro core for Retroarch if you want to use that emulator. SNES9x works fine on low-end computers aka Potato PCs, so if you have a spare computer lying around, you can turn it into a retro gaming device. If you're interested in Higan or BSNES, you can find the last releases from Byuu (Near) on GitHub. When it comes to performance, Snes9x is the best compared to Higan or BSNES, though the latter two are better if you have a powerful computer. The screenshots you see here are actually from the latest nightly version, though it still has the version number displayed as 1.60. You can get the latest Nightly builds (prerelease versions), from the AppVeyor page (Click on the OS > Artifacts and download the ZIP).

Though the latest stable version of Snes9x is from 2019, the program is actively developed. If you face issues with screen tearing, enabling V-Sync will fix it. HQ4x for example will make the graphics sharper. The emulator features NetPlay which you can use by entering the server configuration details manually. Snes9x supports cheats if you want to unlock/bypass something in a game. The emulator automatically pauses the game, when you switch to a different window, you can toggle this option off.

Moving to the Emulation menu, you can set the program to jump frames, add ROM hacks and choose some advanced options like rewind time, Hi-Res AVI recording, etc. You can also capture screenshots from the emulator's File menu. SMV video which is playable with the emulator, but may not work with your regular video players. There is one more video recording mode in Snes9x, and this one is called 'Movie Record'. While the recorded video retains the audio, the program mutes the sound while recording, so playing a game when you record it is slightly difficult. The emulator will record the gameplay until you go back to the menu and click on stop recording. In OpenEmu you can override the core per game after starting the game, just click the. Set a file name, and then the compression settings and hit OK. Re: Best NES emulator for Mac OS/OpenEmu OpenEmu with the Nestopia core is generally the best for OpenEmu, but the rule of thumb should be use Nestopia as your default, and switch to FCEUX for games that don't play nice with it, like many game hacks. Snes9x has a built-in recording option that can be accessed from the file menu.

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