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Q: I can't completely download roms!
A: Get download resume downloaders. It can also recover the lost download!

Q: I have downloaded a rom. But How can I play it?
A: You need two things one is WinZip and the other is an emulator, both are available here.

Q: Roms I played were slow or unplayable!
A: See playing SNES roms Hints.

Q: Why my video card doesn't work on 65535-color (16 bit true color) mode?
A: That means your VESA version is less than 2 or your videocard didn't support that resolution. Please download and Install SciTectSoft DisplayDoctor.

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SNES Emulators
Emulators are rom players. They have different adventage and disadventage depending on rom you're dealing with. It's good to have them all. Click here to see hints of choosing an emulator.
Name OS Size Description
SNES9X 1.05
NOGUI
DOS 259KB More options than ZSNES but slower. We doesn't like no GUI versions because it can't cheat.
SNES9X 0.096
+ GUI
DOS 420KB This version of SNES9X continue creating from the final version by 2 programmers. A lot of features added in it. Support high-color and high-resolution, but high-res mode is slow and it has tons of bugs to fix!
SNES9X 1.0a
NOGUI
DOS 251KB No INI and GUI, but some bugs in high-res mode were fixed.
SNES9X 0.24 DOS 352KB This emulator has many good features -- fast redrawing, well designed user Interface, ram patch and compatiblity. Music and SoundEffect synthesis is Good. But it can't use 16bit True Color mode and support 48Mbit Roms.
SNES9X 0.24 Windows 95 801KB This version of SNES9x seem to be slower than dos one and still can't use 16bit true color mode, but its user interface is even better.
SNES9X 0.13 DOS 188KB Very old version of SNES9x but still can play some game which can't play on the new one. This version doesn't have GUI (or a "Menu").
ZSNES 400 DOS 152KB The latest version of all assembler emulator, ZSNES, is faster, 16bit true color mode, 48Mbit Roms, SuperFX and many EX-controllers support. But its is slower in 16bit color mode, less quality sound and music than SNES9x and its drawing methods didn't accurate sometimes.
ZSNES 393 DOS 127KB Better download ZSNES 400 or ZSNES 305
ZSNES 390 DOS 121KB Lots of bug in this version.
ZSNES 305 DOS 108KB Much more accurate drawing methods than the newer version. yet slower and doesn't support SuperFX and some EX-controllers
ZSNES 300 DOS 91KB Better download ZSNES 400 or ZSNES 305
SNES Related Tools
These stuff are used for incresing emulation performance or fixing some rom image.
Name OS Size Description
WinZip 6.3 Windows 95 N/A Zip is known as the world's standard compression file format. Most stuff here is packed by WinZip, therefore it is a very necessery tool for you.
SciTechSoft
DisplayDoctor 6.0
DOS 805KB Power up your VideoCard by supporting more resolutions and upgrade your VESA version. Should work on most VideoCards. For ZSNES users, if your VideoCard VESA version is lower than 2, ZSNES will not allow you to play in 16bit true color mode. If you don't know what VESA is or whether your VESA version is greater than 2.00, you should download it. Moreover, you can use it to other dos Game (e.g. DOOM series)
SDD 6.0 Crack DOS 8.6KB Crack for unexpireable version of SciTectSoft DisplayDoctor.
SNES Tools 1.2 DOS 18KB Tools for editing roms header, joining/spliting rom images.
SPC Player 0.100 DOS 32KB SPC (ZSNES Song format) + ZS? (ZSNES Save state file) player.
Resume Downloads
These are a vital tool of download lovers due to it powerful features. Even you are disconnected or your computer is shut down, It can continue downloading.
Name OS Size Description
GetRight Windows 95 N/A Special command of GetRight family is "Recover Lost Download", and only GetRight can do. See new products at getright.com
Go!Zilla 2.11 Windows 95 612KB This one is a Freeware, but its features seem to be inferior to GetRight.