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Snes9x vs Vortex Universal Emulator

Snes9x

snes9x.com

Vortex Universal Emulator

github.com

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FigureSnes9xVortex Universal Emulator
Price fromFree—
Free planYes—
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYes—
WindowsYes—
macOSYes—
LinuxYes—
AndroidYesYes
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published20
Spec score · SNES Emulators8.4 (#5)6.7 (#26)
What it doesSnes9x is a portable freeware emulator for most Super Nintendo and Super Famicom games.Vortex is an open-source Android emulator for 15+ classic gaming platforms.

Plans

Snes9x

  • FreewareFree
  • Snes9xFree

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Vortex Universal Emulator

No plans published.

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In their own words

Snes9x

Snes9x is freeware for playing most games made for the Super Nintendo and Super Famicom systems. Desktop builds are listed for Windows, Linux, and macOS, with additional libretro core builds for Android, Emscripten, Wii, Switch, GameCube, and PSP. Running games requires SNES ROM images. Snes9x can save game state to freeze files and game data to SRAM files. Windows documentation describes Game Genie and Pro-Action Replay cheat formats, a cheat search feature, and recording gameplay actions for later playback. Netplay is documented for as many as five players, but the project notes that it has not been maintained or tested in a long time and might be broken. The Unix documentation says the emulator does not reproduce exact sub-cycle timing between major system components, so games with strict timing needs may not run. The project lists the software as free, with a plan price of free. Its listed platforms include Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Visit snes9x.com

Vortex Universal Emulator

Vortex Universal Emulator has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

Visit github.com