Snes9x GX

	Snes9x GX
General
Author(s)	Tantric
Contributor(s)	michniewski
Type	Console emulator
Latest Version	4.2.8
Licence	GPL
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	Source
	Downloadable via the Homebrew Browser
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SNES9x GX is a Super Nintendo emulator for the Wii based on the PC emulator SNES9x 1.53. The GUI is powered by libwiigui.

Features

Based on SNES9x 1.53
Wiimote, Nunchuk, Classic, and Gamecube controller support
Multi-tap support, up to 4 players
SNES Superscope, Mouse, Justifier support
Cheat support
Auto Load/Save Game Snapshots and SRAM
Custom controller configurations
IPS/UPS patch support
SD, USB, DVD, SMB, Zip, and 7z support
Autodetect PAL/NTSC, 16:9 widescreen support, filtered/unfiltered video modes
Turbo Mode - up to 2x the normal speed
Zoom option to zoom in/out
Open Source!

Screenshot

Snes9xgxv4.jpg

Settings screen

Setup & Installation

Unzip the archive's contents directly to the root of your SD or USB device.

Via Homebrew Channel

The most popular method of running homebrew on the Wii is through the Homebrew Channel. If you already have the channel installed, just copy over the apps folder included in the archive into the root of your SD card.

Remember to also create the snes9xgx directory structure required. See above.

Wii Channel

wilsoff and MrNick666 were gracious enough to create an official Wii Channel. You can find it on the Downloads page.

Loading Games

By default, roms are loaded from "snes9xgx/roms/".

Your SNES rom images must be in SMC, SFC, SWC, or FIG format. Generally, all images you find will be in this format, but if you run across one that isn't please download RTOOL which will allow you to convert the image into SMC format.

From DVD

ROMs can be burned to a DVD-/+R (4.7GB max size & ISO 9660 file format).

From Network (via SMB)

Using the emulator via network requires that your Wii is configured for your wireless network, and that you've set up a file share. You must provide a username, password, share name, and IP address to log in to the file server (in settings.xml). This XML file is created for you upon first loading the emulator and entering/exiting Preferences. Here's an example snippet for your XML configuration file:

<section name="Network" description="Network Settings">
   <setting name="smbip" value="192.168.4.19" description="Share Computer IP" />
   <setting name="smbshare" value="wiifiles" description="Share Name" />
   <setting name="smbuser" value="yourusername" description="Share Username" />
   <setting name="smbpwd" value="yourpassword" description="Share Password" />
</section>

Also be sure to mirror the required directory structure within your share folder, or change the LoadFolder and SaveFolder values in the XML file. See the tinysmb page for additional information and troubleshooting.

Cheats

By default, cheats are loaded from "/snes9xgx/cheats/". Cheat files must be placed in the cheats folder and named identically to the ROM name, except with a CHT extension. After putting the cheat file in the proper place and naming it correctly, you can access cheats in-game by pressing 'Home' after loading a game. A Cheats menu option should be available.

Language Patches (IPS/UPS)

IPS files must be placed in the same folder as the ROM you are loading, and named identically to the ROM name, except with a IPS extension. They will be loaded automatically upon loading the game.

Controls

In menu

		+		Action
/ or	/	/ or	/ or or	Navigate line per line Up/Down
				Enter to the selected menu or change selected option
				Back to previous menu

In File explorer

		+		Action
/ or	/	/ or or	/ or	Navigate line per line Up/Down
/ or	/	/ or	/	Down/Up one full page
				Select item (directory or file)
				Back to previous directory
+++ or Left Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to read font `/usr/share/fonts/default/TrueType/arial.ttf'.				Emulator menu

In game (by default)

These controls can be changed in "Controller Configuration" menu.

	+		Action
or	or	or	Snes DPad
			Y
			B
			A
			X
			SELECT
			START
+++ or Left Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to read font `/usr/share/fonts/default/TrueType/arial.ttf'.			Emulator menu
			LT
			RT
Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to read font `/usr/share/fonts/default/TrueType/arial.ttf'. Right		Right	Turbo Mode
Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to read font `/usr/share/fonts/default/TrueType/arial.ttf'. Up/Down		Up/Down	Zoom In/out

In game (Superscope)

		Action
		Aim
		Fire button
		Cursor button
		Aim Offscreen
		Pause
(held)	(held)	Turbo

In game (Mouse)

		Action
		Move the cursor
		Left click
		Right click

In game (Justifier)

		Action
		Aim
		Fire button
		Aim Offscreen
		Start

History

4.2.8 - May 15, 2011

Ported a few upstream game fixes for: Mutant Chronicles - Doom Troopers, Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday, Big Sky Trooper, and Mechwarrior 3050 / Battle Tech 3050
Added Turkish translation

4.2.7 - March 23, 2011

Fixed browser regressions with stability and speed
Reverted zones' changes to IRQ and SA-1 - these caused a performance hit

4.2.6 - March 18, 2011

Improved game compatibility (updated core to latest Snes9x)
Fixed issue with cheats not persisting
Improved USB and controller compatibility (recompiled with latest libogc)
Enabled SMB on GameCube (thanks Extrems!)
Added Catalan translation
Translation updates

4.2.5 - October 7, 2010

Sync with upstream SVN - fixes a few specific game issues
Fixed "blank listing" issue for SMB
Improved USB compatibility and speed
Added Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese translations
Other minor changes

4.2.4 - August 14, 2010

IOS 202 support removed
USB 2.0 support via IOS 58 added - requires that IOS58 be pre-installed
DVD support via AHBPROT - requires latest HBC

4.2.3 - July 22, 2010

Fixed broken auto-update

4.2.2 - July 20, 2010

Reverted USB2 changes
Fixed return-to-menu crash with Filtered mode

4.2.1 - July 14, 2010

Improved audio timing
Fixed 16:9 correction in Original mode
Ability to use both USB ports (requires updated IOS 202 - WARNING: older versions of IOS 202 are NO LONGER supported)
Fixed issue with IPS patch files
Hide non-ROM files
Other minor improvements

4.2.0 - June 20, 2010

Fixed incorrect aspect ratio issue
Fixed choppy framerate issue
Fixed IPS/UPS patching
USB improvements
GameCube improvements - audio, SD Gecko, show thumbnails for saves
Other minor changes

4.1.9 - May 19, 2010

DVD support fixed
Fixed some cheats issues
Fixed some potential hangs when returning to menu
Video/audio code changes
Fixed scrolling text bug
Other minor changes

4.1.8 - April 9, 2010

Fix auto-save bug

4.1.7 - April 9, 2010

Freezing issue fixed
Core timing fixes, should solve some problems with some games
Most 3rd party controllers should work now (you're welcome!)
7z crash fixed
GameCube only - DVD/SD Gecko fixed (thanks emukidid!)
Translation updates (German and Dutch)
Other minor changes

4.1.6 - March 30, 2010

New core! Updated to Snes9x 1.52. Old save states will not work!
DVD / USB 2.0 support via IOS 202. DVDx support has been dropped. It is highly recommended to install IOS 202 via the included installer
Multi-language support (only French translation is fully complete)
Thank you to everyone who submitted translations
SMB improvements/bug fixes
Minor video & input performance optimizations
Now uses .srm files without "Auto" appended, if found
Added option to disable crosshair

4.1.5 - December 23, 2009

Changed default folders to snes9xgx/roms and snes9xgx/saves. Old folders will be automatically moved to the new location
File browser now scrolls down to the last game when returning to browser
Auto update for those using USB now works
Fixed scrollbar up/down buttons
Minor optimizations

4.1.4 - December 2, 2009

Fixed SMB (for real this time!)
Fixed snapshot loading regression

4.1.3 - November 30, 2009

Fixed SMB
Added separate horizontal/vertical zoom options
Improved scrolling timing - the more you scroll, the faster it goes
Fixed reset button on Wii console - now you can reset multiple times
Minor code optimizations
Reduce memory fragmentation - fixes out of memory crashes

4.1.2 - October 7, 2009

Revamped filebrowser and file I/O
Many, many other bug fixes

4.1.1 - September 19, 2009

Fixed black screen bug

4.1.0 - September 16, 2009

Text rendering corrections
SMB improvements
Built with latest libraries
Video mode switching now works properly
Other minor bugfixes and cleanup

4.0.9 - July 22, 2009

Fixed "No game saves found." message when there are actually saves.
Fixed shift key on keyboard
Text scrolling works again
Change default prompt window selection to "Cancel" button

4.0.8 - July 9, 2009

Faster SMB/USB browsing
Last browsed folder is now remembered
Fixed controller mapping reset button
Fixed no sound on GameCube version
Directory names are no longer altered
Preferences now only saved on exit
Fixed on-screen keyboard glitches
SRAM auto-saved on power-off from within a game
Prevent 7z lockups, better 7z error messages
Increase cheats limit from 30 to 150
Cheats no longer effect next game loaded - they are cleared properly

4.0.7 - June 30, 2009

Fixed auto-update
Increased file browser listing to 10 entries, decreased font size
Added text scrolling on file browser
Added reset button for controller mappings
Settings are now loaded from USB when loading the app from USB on HBC
Fixed menu crashes caused by ogg player bugs
Fixed memory card saving verification bug
Fixed game savebrowser bugs
Miscellaneous code cleanup/corrections

4.0.6 - May 30, 2009

Fixed SD/USB corruption bug
SMB works again
GUI bugs fixed, GUI behavioral improvements

4.0.5 - May 26, 2009

Improved stability
Fixed broken SDHC from HBC 1.0.2 update
Fixed issues with returning to menu from in-game
Add option to disable rumble
Auto-determines if HBC is present - returns to Wii menu otherwise
Fixed Super Scope turbo button issue
Miscellaneous bugfixes

4.0.4 - April 30, 2009

Improved scrollbar
Built with more stable libogc/libfat
Fixed rumble bug in filebrowser
Added confirmation prompts
Fixed settings saving glitches

4.0.3 - April 23, 2009

Settings resetting glitch fixed

4.0.2 - April 22, 2009

GameCube controller home trigger fixed
USB support fixed
More stable SMB support
Corrections/improvements to game saving/loading
Video mode corrections
hq2x filter no longer crashes hi-res games on unfiltered/filtered modes
Corrections to cheat file parsing
Super Scope turbo now activated when holding Down button
Settings are now saved when exiting game menu settings area
Super Scope pause button now works
Invalid VRAM access is now allowed - should fix some homebrew games
New video mode selection in menu (forcing a video mode is not recommended)

4.0.1 - April 13, 2009

Fixed turning off autosave in menu
Keyboard fixed, more keys added
Fixed 7z loading from DVD
Enable auto loading and renaming of SRAM save without "Auto" in the name
PAL resolution fixed - no more letterboxing
File browser scrollbar box now draggable, arrow buttons now scroll list
Better handling of multiple on-screen wiimotes
Menu restructured - new "Game Settings" menu

4.0.0 - April 4, 2009

New GX-based menu, with a completely redesigned layout. Has Wiimote IR support, sounds, graphics, animation effects, and more
Thanks to the3seashells for designing some top-notch artwork, to Peter de Man for composing the music, and a special thanks to shagkur for fixing libogc bugs that would have otherwise prevented the release
Onscreen keyboard for changing save/load folders and network settings
Menu configuration options (configurable exit button, wiimote orientation, volumes)
Configurable button mapping for superscope, mouse and justifier
New save manager, allowing multiple saves and save browsing. Shows screenshots for Snapshot saves, and save dates/times
Experimental hq2x filter, contributed by michniewski

009 - January 27, 2009

Faster SD/USB - new read-ahead cache
Removed trigger of back to menu for Classic Controller right joystick
Fixed a bug with reading files < 2048 bytes
Fixed some memory leaks, buffer overflows, etc
Code cleanup, other general bugfixes

008 - December 24, 2008

Fixed unstable SD card access
Proper SD/USB hotswap (Wii only)
Auto-update feature (Wii only)
Rewritten SMB access - speed boost, NTLM now supported (Wii only)
Improved file access code
Resetting preferences now resets controls
Fixed "invalid file size" error on smaller games (eg: Space Invaders)
Fixed hangup in Super Mario RPG
Minor bug fixes

007 - November 19, 2008

added: SDHC support
added: SD/USB hot-swapping
added: zoom saving
added: IPS/UPS/PPF patch support
added: Qoob modchip support (thanks emukidid!)
added: Added console/remote power button support (Wii only)
added: Added reset button support - resets game (Wii only)
changed: Settings file is now named settings.xml and is stored in the same folder as the DOL - eg: apps/Snes9xGX/settings.xml (Wii only)
fixed: swc, sfc file support
fixed: inverted sound channels
fixed: some game crashes
fixed: snapshot saving for games with SPC7110, BS, DSP, or CX4
fixed: justifier support
fixed: superscope turbo button
fixed: widescreen support
fixed: ActRaiser 2 issues
fixed: Invalid memory accesses in C4 and OBC1. MMX3 Toxic Seahorse stage now can be emulated with HDMA. (zones)
fixed: Updated snapshot to prevent desync. Added some variables related to APU and HDMA. (gocha)
fixed: zoom issues (thanks eke-eke!)
fixed: original modes (thanks eke-eke!)
fixed: vertical scaling for filtered/unfiltered modes (thanks eke-eke!)

006 - October 15, 2008

Tantric

added: 480p for GameCube
added: Sound sync
added: 7z support
changed: Faster SD/USB access (readahead cache enabled)
fixed: Video offset issues
fixed: BS-X games work now
fixed: Wii DVD works now
fixed: DVD re-enabled for GameCube
fixed: Nunchuk analog stick issues
fixed: Many crashes, memory leaks, etc

michniewski

added: Video shift options
changed: Turn DVD motor off option re-enabled for GameCube

005 - September 23, 2008