Snes9x Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Snes9x for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Snes9x and ten of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Snes9x are Super ZSNES, ZSNES, Ludo and Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES).

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  1. RetroArch icon
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    A fast, modular emulator frontend offering portability and extensive support for systems from arcade consoles to mobile platforms, featuring game engines like Doom and Quake, and capabilities for real-time rewinding and shader support on a variety of devices.

    160 RetroArch alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
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    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Haiku
     
  2. Super ZSNES icon
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    GPU-powered SNES emulator offering advanced CPU, audio, and PPU accuracy, high-res Mode 7, redesigned high-definition interface, fast forward, rewind, cheats, save states, and a Super Enhancement Engine for game-specific enhancements, available on multiple platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  3. ZSNES icon
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    ZSNES is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator. Aside from emulation accuracy, many interface features first introduced in ZSNES have been adopted by other emulators. ZSNES interface features include: Smoothing and dynamic image scaling; screenshot capture; state...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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  4. Ludo icon
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    Ludo is an Emulator Frontend able to run retro video games. Ludo does not emulate the consoles itself, but does it through emulator plugins called libretro cores. Libretro cores are well known emulators (like Snes9x or Genesis Plus GX or PCSX) stripped from their user interface.

    38 Ludo alternatives

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  5. Ares, which apparently replaced higan, was formerly known as bsnes. The project was renamed after becoming a multi-system emulator.

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    • Open Source

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  6. Ares Emulator icon
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    ares is a multi-system emulator that began development on October 14th, 2004. It is a descendent of higan and bsnes, and focuses on accuracy and preservation.

    39 Ares Emulator alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  7. bsnes icon
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    bsnes is a multi-platform Super Nintendo (Super Famicom) emulator, originally developed by Near, which focuses on performance, features, and ease of use.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. MESS icon
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    MESS emulates portable and console gaming systems, computer platforms and calculators. The project strives for accuracy and portability and therefore is not always the fastest emulator for any one particular system.

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  9. Nostlan icon
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    A front-end or user interface (UI) is the presentation and interaction layer of an app or website. Most modern emulator apps have basic game list UIs that you can interact with using a mouse/keyboard but not a game controller.

    116 Nostlan alternatives

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  10. Spectral icon
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    Spectral is an experimental Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator from the 80s, which has been randomly assembled since the pandemic days. Accuracy and performance are long-term goals, but the primary focus is just having fun with this thing.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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