FAQ
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(Q) Exactly which Snes emulator is this a port from?
(A) Snes9X 1.39 based from the Windows sources

(Q) Damn, i was hoping for ZSnes instead. Why didnt you port that?
(A) I dont have a month to spend trying to figure out the .asm sources sorry. Respect goes out to anyone who does however.

(Q) The sound doesnt even sound like a proper Snes machine in lots of games. Whats the problem?
(A) Snes9x sound routines have some issues. Remember this is a port of existing emulator source. Try playing around with the 'AltSampleDecode' switch in the .ini file and see if that helps.

(Q) Can you save your games? 
(A) You can as of the Beta 1 Release.

(Q) Does xSnes9x have .zip file support?
(A) Yes as of Beta 2

(Q) Can i use RAR files instead?
(A) No.

(Q) What about network games? 
(A) It may be implemented at a later stage.

(Q) Your default gamepad config sucks! Can i configure my own?
(A) Yes, as of Beta 3

(Q) How?
(A) check the xSnes9x.txt readme

(Q) How does the ini file work?
(A) check the xSnes9x.txt readme

(Q) What do these options do in the ini file?
(A) check the Snes9x windows version on what they do. If you dont know then you shouldnt really be messing with them.

(Q) xSnesx takes an awful long time to load, it looks like its crashed. Whats going on?
(A) Upgrade to Beta 3, it should take less than 5 seconds now.

(Q) Can i Use a mixture of zip files and normal roms in my roms directory?
(A) Yes


(Q) Im a coder, will you release the source?
(A) At this point i would say most likely after ive ironed out all the  issues. Basically development will stop when im happy with the result and am able to enjoy playing Snes games myself without worrying about bugs i havent fixed. Again it will be mentioned through the relevent channels if and when the source is released.

(Q) Why doesnt Super Mario Kart and other DSP1 games work for me?
(A) Mario Kart runs as of Beta 3 as does Pilotwings. Some other DSP-1 games have not yet been emulated in the Snes9x engine core yet.


(Q) Menu sorting doesnt work, why?
(A) Fixed as of Beta 3

(Q) Why doesnt <insert game here> work?
(A) Refer to the original Snes9x texts for compat issues. Most, if not all games that work on Snes9x Win should run fine. There are some games which dont run because they have custom chips which havent been emulated yet due to lack of documentation on those custom chips.

(Q) When is the next release due?
(A) Whenever.