Super ZSNES
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
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
Features
- Ad-free
- Hardware Accelerated
- Works Offline
- No registration required
- Overclock
- GPU Acceleration
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Recent News
- POX published news article about Super ZSNES
The iconic ZSNES emulator is back with GPU-powered PPU core, and it's called SUPER ZSNESThe original developers of the ZSNES emulator have reunited to introduce SUPER ZSNES, a Super Ninte...
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Super ZSNES information
Developed by
ZEMU Software Inc. Licensing
Proprietary and Free product.Alternatives
26 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
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What is Super ZSNES?
The two original developers of ZSNES are finally back together! Introducing SUPER ZSNES! Re-written completely from scratch, this GPU-powered SNES emulator is here to bring you the following: some of what is familiar, some of what's new, and then some of what goes beyond.
Key features:
- Far more accurate CPU and Audio cores than the original ZSNES
- GPU-powered PPU core to allow for hi-res Mode 7 and special per-game enhancement features
- Classic UI with falling snow, modernized with higher definition and improved UX
- Fast forward, rewind, save states, auto save history, save bookmarks, cheat codes, quick load, and more
- No Vibe Coding. Classic development style.
- Super Enhancement Engine, where the ZSNES developers are enhancing the games one at a time
Super enhancement engine:
Currently implemented with support for 7 popular games. Support for more games will keep increasing as this emulator is in development.
- High Resolution - Not just an auto upscalar, but an internal drawing program is used to make sure that the higher resolution details can be manually drawn to look nice and crisp.
- Texture/Normal Map - Adds some nice details to the backgrounds to give them a higher resolution look.
- Overclock - Select games often filled with slowdown are overclocked.
- Wide Screen (where available) - We enable widescreen whenever the game is internally coded to support partial or full widescreen.
- Uncompressed Audio Replacement - We curate and pick uncompressed audio samples to replace original highly compressed audio samples.
- 3D - Currently only supported on perspective-style Mode 7, replaces tiles with 3D height mapped data.
- All enhancements can be individually disabled to suit your play style.
Note: Enhancement data contains no ROM or copyrighted data. You will need to provide the ROMs. Do not ask the developers for ROMs.
Comments and Reviews
Running on Linux Mint 22.3 with a 6600xt 8GB, shortly after the initial .100b release. Most titles use 30 to 50 percent of GPU during gameplay (which is, of course, the selling point, since traditional emulators tend to rely more on CPU). Enhancements for supported titles can be toggled on and off with the escape key, and add things like widescreen support, enhanced resolution, textures and audio, overclocking, with support for future mods that the community can come up with later. Great nostalgia factor with the old-school interface, rocking Castlevania like it's 1992.