Snes9X

Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator

Snes9X - SNES Emulator for Chrome

"Snes9X" is a portable emulator for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), enabling you to play a wide range of games on your Chrome OS devices. It includes features like gamepad support, cheat imports, multiplayer options, and video filters. To use Snes9X, you'll need access to SNES ROM images, as having commercial ROMs without owning the cartridges is illegal in most regions. Enjoy classic gaming in a convenient format with Snes9X!
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Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 3.37
(19)
Version: 1.55.6 (Last updated: 2024-11-26)
Creation date: 2019-08-07
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
Size: 4.47M

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Extension summary

Snes9X is a portable Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator. It basically allows you to play most games designed for the SNES and Super Famicom Nintendo game systems on your Google(TM) Chrome OS, Chrome OS Flex devices. The games include some real gems that were only ever released in Japan.

You will need access to SNES ROM images otherwise you will have nothing to run! Please note, it is illegal in most countries to have commercial ROM images without also owning the actual SNES ROM cartridges.

Legal Notice

Computer Anatomy is NOT endorsed or approved by or affiliated with "Nintendo Co. Ltd." or its licensors in any manner!

CHANGELOG

  • Added support for gamepad (One device only) [Tested gamepads: Google(TM) Stadia, Microsoft(R) Xbox, SONY(R) Playstation].
  • Added Added help section.
  • Added import cheats from CHT file.
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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Best SNES emulator for ChromeOS
  • Good sound quality
  • Flawless performance reported by some users
Cons
  • No controller support
  • Issues with saving and loading ROMs
  • Bugs including freezing and audio crashing
Most mentioned
  • Controller support needed
  • Problems with saving/loading
  • Sound quality is good
User reviews
Won't load any ROMs at all, I just get a black box that glitches out if I try to move it
by Conor Mason, 2024-10-17

Worked great until a few weeks ago, now it won't even open up a ROM. Already tried uninstalling and reinstalling but it's still broken.
by Ethan Dillard, 2023-12-15

pues si pudiera configurar el metodo de salvado de partida y el exportar o importar sirviera en los save estate
by Jhon Astudillo, 2023-02-20
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Snes9X does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Snes9X is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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