Name & Version: SNES9X DOS (GUI) v0.96 - SNES9X DOS(No GUI) v1.0a (06/15/98) Windows 95: SNES9X v0.24 (10/26/97) Operating System: DOS & Win95 HomePage: http://www.euronet.nl/users/jkoot/ User Interface: GUI Program Status: Recently Continued!! Still the best SNES emulator, one of the fastest, with 16bit digital stereo sound. Not to mention the long awaited SuperFX support Requirements: Fast 486 or Pentium w/8megs RAM. Recommended at least a P100-133 w/16megs RAM for decent speed. Game Play Status: Plays ALOT of games which are not possible on other emulators. SNES9X was the first SNES emulator to have sound capabilites, now boasting high quality 16bit digital stereo sound and rather fast SuperFX emulation. Name & Version: ZSNES v.0.400(05/19/98) Operating System: DOS HomePage: http://www.csoft.net/~zsnes User Interface: GUI (limited) Program Status: Rather new emulator, has options that many other SNES emulators don't have, including sub-screen addition/subtraction, sound! Written in 100% assembler, so great speeds can be expected Requirements: A minimum of P100 w/8-16megs RAM should run it fine. Game Play Status: Very high compatibility rate, ranking up at the tops of SNES emulators for game playability. Sound and 2,4,6-button PC joystick are supported. Now has SuperFX support! Name & Version: NLKE v0.1b (05/26/98) Operating System: DOS HomePage: http://www.gsyc.inf.uc3m.es/~calb/nlke/ User Interface: Command Line Program Status: Combined efforts of ESNES and NLKSNES, mixes the best qualities from each, great sound, compatibility and speed! System Requirements: P75 w/8megs Game Play Status: Smooth fast gameplay, with very good accurate sound. Compatibility rate is very high. Name & Version: ESNES v0.14a (08/05/97) Operating System: DOS HomePage: http://lareal.gsyc.inf.uc3m.es/%7Ecalb/esnes/esnes.html User Interface: Command Line Program Status: DISCONTINUED System Requirements: Fast 486 or Pentium-100 w/8megs RAM for good speed. Game Play Status: Can run quite a few games, many are now fully playable. Sound supported, 6 button joysticks. Name & Version: SNEmul v0.73 (06/10/98) Operating System: DOS HomePage: http://www.mygale.org/09/cassiop/ User Interface: GUI Program Status: Rather new emulator developing rapidly as of late. One of the best GUI's you'll ever see in an emulator! Requirements: A P100 w/16megs RAM and up is needed for decent speed Game Play Status: A good amount of games are playable, running at a very good speed even with sound enabled. Transparency effects have just recently been added. Name & Version: SNEeSe v.0.16a (04/11/98) Operating System: DOS HomePage: http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/baberuth/24/index.html User Interface: Command Line (In Game GUI) Program Status: Emulator recently brought back from the dead. Still in its early stages, speed and compatibility needs to be improved. Early sound support Requirements: A P75 w/8-16megs RAM and up is needed for decent speed Game Play Status: Rather slow compared to other emulators, although a good amount of games are fully playable. PC joysticks are supported. Sound emulation has finally been added. Name & Version: NlkSnes v.0.15(d) (09/22/97) Operating System: DOS HomePage: http://moon.inf.uji.es/~nerlaska/english.htm User Interface: Command Line Program Status: DISCONTINUED Requirements: Author claims it will run on a minimum of a 486dx2-66 w/8-16megs RAM. Game Play Status: Plenty of games are playable, graphics routines still a bit buggy. It's speed is close to the tops of all SNES emulators, but that's mainly due to it's lack of features compared to others Name & Version: VSMC (Virtual Super Magicom) v0.9702(d) (02/25/97) Registration: $35 US - Enables Full 256 Colors Operating System: DOS HomePage: http://users.uniserve.com/~thebrain User Interface: GUI Program Status: Author hasn't released a new version in quite awhile, could be a dead project. Could have a bright future. Now requires a $35 registration fee. Requirements: Author claims it will run on a minimum of a 386 w/4-8megs RAM, recommend at least a 486dx-100 w/8megs RAM. Game Play Status: Currently runs quite a few commercial games, many of which are fully playable. PC Joystick is now supported. Very fast, close to actual SNES speed. Name & Version: SPW (Super Pasofami) v1.3a (10/26/96) Registration: Registration Codes Operating System: Windows 95 or Win 3.11 w/Win32's. HomePage: http://www.vector.co.jp/authors/VA005758/ User Interface: GUI Program Status: Thought to be a dead emu, but recently continued. Requirements: Win95 or Win 3.11 with Win32 installed, 16mb RAM, Pentium. Game Play Status: Plays approximately %30 of all SNES games, still pretty buggy though. Sound supposedly works. No joystick support yet. Improved speed over earlier versions.