Snes9x vs Xenia
Snes9x
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| Figure | Snes9x | Xenia |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 0 |
| Spec score · Game Console Emulators | 8.3 (#9) | 6.9 (#35) |
| Netplay | The libretro feature table marks netplay as supported. | Xenia Netplay is a Canary-based fork dedicated to implementing online multiplayer features in several games. |
| Purpose | Snes9x is a portable emulator for playing most games designed for the Super Nintendo and Super Famicom systems. | Xenia is an open-source research project for emulating Xbox 360 games on modern PCs. |
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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.