• SNES9x for PS3 Released

    Homebrew, PS3 Hacks , 18.09.2010

    What a great day today is, tons of exciting news and updates for the very hungry PS3 scene. eiz has released the first PS3 SNES emulator for the PS3!

    To quote:

    I got my teensy++ thursday and decided to port snes9x over as a little exercise to play with the cell sdk. It’s pretty rough but it seems to work OK. It will load (uncompressed) ROMs off of /dev_usb000.

    Very early port of snes9x to PS3 LV2 OS.

    Things that suck:
    - Lots of snes9x features are not supported yet. No save states, for example. Most of these are really simple to implement.
    - Sound code is rubbish. It more or less works, but you’ll probably hear the occasional skip.
    - Performance isn’t great.
    - UI. Or rather, there isn’t one.
    - So much more.

    [Download SNES9x]
    [VIA (and source)]

    Thanks to shadowless for the tip

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    Discuss in Forums (59)


  • 59 Comments

    1. KrisAbsinthe
      09-18-2010
      05:49 PM
      1

      That is what i'm talking about. Great job!

    2. Pockets69
      09-18-2010
      05:49 PM
      2

      ok now i got both for xbox360 and for my ps3 awesome thanks for the heads up Pirate

    3. AsSiTcH
      09-18-2010
      05:49 PM
      3

      Bring it on! You guys rock!

    4. tcmkenny
      09-18-2010
      05:51 PM
      4

      Wow the scene is just exploding now. Every day brings more and more to us all I cant imagine what we will have a month from now

    5. yiyopr
      09-18-2010
      05:56 PM
      5

      It's become such a pleasure to refresh the ps3hax page everyday and see whats new, thanks guys. Keep up the good work!

    6. devil hunter
      09-18-2010
      06:13 PM
      6

      I wonder why all developers are saying (itigaki is exceptional ) are saying ps3 is hard

      to develop softwares ?

      ok im kidding . I heard somewhere in dc-emu forum that in order to run an emulator

      at full speed you should have at least 8 times faster hardware , which is why emulation

      on ps3 is possible .

    7. mike2732
      09-18-2010
      06:43 PM
      7

      Can someone post the compiled .pkg?
      Thanks

    8. OLDCell
      09-18-2010
      06:46 PM
      8

      Great news, keeping eye on snes9x!!
      Hope someone ports ScummVm!

    9. blasler
      09-18-2010
      06:53 PM
      9

      bhaa i have 3.42 firmware im ****ed any developed work in progress to 3.42????

    10. Pockets69
      09-18-2010
      06:54 PM
      10

      no none and don't expect anything soon, if ever.

    11. Fugitive
      09-18-2010
      07:05 PM
      11

      yes!!!! i was wanting this! time to play some secret of mana >

    12. Pockets69
      09-18-2010
      07:09 PM
      12

      Originally Posted by Fugitive View Post
      yes!!!! i was wanting this! time to play some secret of mana >
      You sir should be playing Super Mario!!

    13. Fugitive
      09-18-2010
      07:20 PM
      13

      lol. yessir, that is a given. some other classics in there as well...for some reason i also liked kirbys dream course (cant remember if that was the name), u know the one where its like golf but with power ups. for some reason i liked that game, and now in real life when i play golf, the drink cart girl gives me my power up...then i suck. lol

      castlevania
      contra 3,
      megaman
      ff3
      supermario rpg
      zelda,
      chrono trigger
      super metroid
      mario kart
      ...and a few others

    14. ZanderCross
      09-18-2010
      07:49 PM
      14

      Funny lol... was just playing my snes9x on PSP on my way to get a new ps3 controller... o the irony. thanks devs! :D

    15. gliitch
      09-18-2010
      07:52 PM
      15

      You guys should play Terranigma, Illusion of Gaia :D Chrono Trigger is awesome also. hehe. @Pockets69: and you said nothing else would happen? :aetsch: heheh. I bet your happy it has. I have no idea why you updated though?

    16. Pockets69
      09-18-2010
      07:58 PM
      16

      I said nothing else would happen?? about what? when?

    17. gliitch
      09-18-2010
      08:02 PM
      17

      Oohh woops. wrong guy XD Sorry dood. it was WEED37 i was speaking to, on IRC.
      Hopefully they find a hole in 3.42.

    18. ZanderCross
      09-18-2010
      08:09 PM
      18

      Direct link to pre-compiled version:

      http://rs209.rapidshare.com/files/41...es9xps3emu.rar

      No need to have to compile with this one.
      ************* [ - Post Merged - ] *************

      Originally Posted by gliitch View Post
      Hopefully they find a hole in 3.42.
      This is talked about more lately than iPod and PSP hacking...

    19. mjkinney84
      09-18-2010
      08:27 PM
      19

      Works good for me. Loving what is going on with the PS3 scene. I got my eyes peeled. Cannot wait to see what might happen next.

    20. gliitch
      09-18-2010
      08:43 PM
      20

      Ahh you leg-end Zander :D I've been looking for a pre compiled version. thanks dood. Im still on 3.41 and will remain there until its safe to update. I sure hope they find a way before Assassins Creed 3 Comes out and Deus Ex 3.

    21. ogredeschnique
      09-18-2010
      08:45 PM
      21

      Originally Posted by mike2732 View Post
      Can someone post the compiled .pkg?
      Thanks
      http://www.ps3hax.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=423 <-- It's in the first post.
      Might not have been there when you posted this, or it might have. ¯\(°_o)/¯

      EDIT: My bad, didn't make it past the first page before replying.

    22. jalaneme
      09-18-2010
      09:02 PM
      22

      Originally Posted by gliitch View Post
      Ahh you leg-end Zander :D I've been looking for a pre compiled version. thanks dood. Im still on 3.41 and will remain there until its safe to update. I sure hope they find a way before Assassins Creed 3 Comes out and Deus Ex 3.
      we can only hope for the best atm, after all we don't want our purchases that we paid for going to waste do we? when i get gran turismo 5 in my hands nothing will stop me playing it, that is for sure!

    23. kingbahamut
      09-18-2010
      09:22 PM
      23

      Originally Posted by blasler View Post
      bhaa i have 3.42 firmware im ****ed any developed work in progress to 3.42????
      just format your disc but before to do that backup your game date fails in a usb and thats it you can return to a previous frimware , to do this you need to go where it says adjusts then to system adjusts then system restore it will return your console with the original frimware.

    24. stock12
      09-18-2010
      09:54 PM
      24

      mario kart works perfectly so far. Thanks

    25. jjnovoa
      09-18-2010
      10:39 PM
      25

      Great job dude! start working on a MKV player for PS3, it should be easier than this, but all the same Congratulations! and keep up the good work!!!

    26. lernatix
      09-18-2010
      11:11 PM
      26

      Originally Posted by Pirate View Post
      It will load (uncompressed) ROMs off of /dev_usb000.
      Can there be several folders inside /dev_usb000 for each game?

    27. PS3Cracker
      09-18-2010
      11:14 PM
      27

      Killer. Thanks!

    28. specht
      09-19-2010
      12:06 AM
      28

      Nice, won't be long before we're able to do everything we could already do in OtherOS before Sony took it away and more.

    29. DubKira
      09-19-2010
      12:39 AM
      29

      yo can someone help me run this? Everytime im on my ps3 it says No Roms even though i have them on my USB :./

    30. mannylinux
      09-19-2010
      02:31 AM
      30

      this is the best app out hope to see more soon :thefinger:

    31. advocatusdiaboli
      09-19-2010
      03:58 AM
      31

      Originally Posted by gliitch View Post
      Hopefully they find a hole in 3.42.
      There are holes in 3.42, but will not be amended, 3.50 might be hacked again, why? There is nothing put an annoying patch in 3.42, there is nothing new in 3.42 compared to 3.41.
      ************* [ - Post Merged - ] *************
      Originally Posted by jjnovoa View Post
      Great job dude! start working on a MKV player for PS3, it should be easier than this, but all the same Congratulations! and keep up the good work!!!
      It’s already made in ps3-mplayer in OtherOS of Linux

    32. SuBw00FeR
      09-19-2010
      05:32 AM
      32

      Just so people know, you CAN put the ROM's in a separate folder.

      I have

      Code:
      X:\Snes roms\
      and it reads the roms fine.

    33. Vilberg
      09-19-2010
      06:12 AM
      33

      Embarrassing as it is, I can't seem to get the emulator to detect my ROM's despite my best effort. I see the previous poster said that the ROM's can be in any folder, and I assume he means on the USB stick - does the USB stick have to be renamed or reformatted ?
      And to clarify, what is this whole /dev_usb000 ? is it a folder or is it a name I have to format my USB stick as?

      - Confused SNES enthusiast.

    34. micolahan
      09-19-2010
      06:25 AM
      34

      Originally Posted by Vilberg View Post
      Embarrassing as it is, I can't seem to get the emulator to detect my ROM's despite my best effort. I see the previous poster said that the ROM's can be in any folder, and I assume he means on the USB stick - does the USB stick have to be renamed or reformatted ?
      And to clarify, what is this whole /dev_usb000 ? is it a folder or is it a name I have to format my USB stick as?

      - Confused SNES enthusiast.
      You have to have your USB stick with the ROMS on it in the correct USB slot on the front of the PS3.

      I have my Maximus AVR in the right hand slot as I face the PS3 and the USB for installing packages in the left hand slot. However, when I FTP'd onto the PS3 I saw that my USB stick with the roms on it was coming up as dev_usb006 not dev_usb000. I swapped them round so that my USB stick with the roms on it was in the right hand slot and it worked first time.

      As the detail about the app says, it needs to read roms from dev_usb000.

    35. blasler
      09-19-2010
      06:49 AM
      35

      just whant back my 3.41

    36. haloreach
      09-19-2010
      07:01 AM
      36

      I LOVE IT!!!!! finally the 1dt home-brew emu release for retail! and it runs smooth,

    37. lernatix
      09-19-2010
      07:29 AM
      37

      So just to clarify, the USB with roms (in any folder) has to be in the right hand most USB port, and they have to uncompressed?

      So is a standard 7Zip or WinRar OK for the decompression task?

    38. OLDCell
      09-19-2010
      07:37 AM
      38

      Originally Posted by Vilberg View Post
      Embarrassing as it is, I can't seem to get the emulator to detect my ROM's despite my best effort. I see the previous poster said that the ROM's can be in any folder, and I assume he means on the USB stick - does the USB stick have to be renamed or reformatted ?
      And to clarify, what is this whole /dev_usb000 ? is it a folder or is it a name I have to format my USB stick as?

      - Confused SNES enthusiast.
      Also make sure your ROMs end .smc and not .smf

      Example.

      Supermario.smf rename to Supermario.smc

    39. Vilberg
      09-19-2010
      07:40 AM
      39

      Originally Posted by micolahan View Post
      You have to have your USB stick with the ROMS on it in the correct USB slot on the front of the PS3.

      I have my Maximus AVR in the right hand slot as I face the PS3 and the USB for installing packages in the left hand slot. However, when I FTP'd onto the PS3 I saw that my USB stick with the roms on it was coming up as dev_usb006 not dev_usb000. I swapped them round so that my USB stick with the roms on it was in the right hand slot and it worked first time.

      As the detail about the app says, it needs to read roms from dev_usb000.
      Thanks, turns out it was enough for me to switch USB ports!

    40. phil766
      09-19-2010
      08:07 AM
      40

      Originally Posted by blasler View Post
      just whant back my 3.41
      If you want to go back to 3.41, you have only one solution for now.
      Go buy another console before it to late. ( There is not a lot of console out there with the last firmware).

    41. cuberider
      09-19-2010
      09:13 AM
      41

      Great News Thanks.

      I love SNES

      cuberider

    42. condorstrike
      09-19-2010
      10:58 AM
      42

      thank you very much, it works flawlessly and am sure it will evolve more in upcoming days/weeks. a must homebrew.
      I personally have 1 in every console and pc, now on for Genesis.

    43. masterjb99
      09-19-2010
      12:20 PM
      43

      hmmm works perfectly except its in black and white! has anyone else had this problem? the screenshots all show in colour. Big respect to the developer tho these are the type of homebrews that are gonna keep me on 3.41 even when sony start putting the pressure on.

    44. ido370
      09-19-2010
      12:20 PM
      44

      is it also possible to compile with snes9x options like better screen rendering? and possibly to set screensize to wide instead of 4:3? (yes i know it will stretch, but i like it better than black bars left and right on my screen)

    45. wcwcaseman
      09-19-2010
      12:50 PM
      45

      So could someone please port dolphin emulator please please please . I want to play wii games on ps3

    46. RevX90
      09-19-2010
      12:50 PM
      46

      Works perfect for me: No Soundproblems, no Black-White-Problem.
      Great Work!

    47. sonickilla
      09-19-2010
      01:34 PM
      47

      cool has anyone got the source code in rar or zip file its getting tedious copying and pasting it all cheers

    48. lernatix
      09-19-2010
      01:37 PM
      48

      Originally Posted by masterjb99 View Post
      hmmm works perfectly except its in black and white! has anyone else had this problem?
      Full glorious colour here, running in 720p as the browser is easier to read and PS3 can barely handle 1080p anyway. If you have an HDTV try 720p, if you have a SDTV then it will be difficult to fix with out an update to the software.

      Having said that, have you checked your cables, TV settings and tried other roms?
      Maybe even try to reinstall SNES9x.

    49. klepto
      09-19-2010
      03:11 PM
      49

      Originally Posted by cuberider View Post
      Great News Thanks.

      I love SNES

      cuberider
      +1, bring on the emu's!!

    50. alienjiz420
      09-19-2010
      03:23 PM
      50

      Originally Posted by lernatix View Post
      Full glorious colour here, running in 720p as the browser is easier to read and PS3 can barely handle 1080p anyway. If you have an HDTV try 720p, if you have a SDTV then it will be difficult to fix with out an update to the software.

      Having said that, have you checked your cables, TV settings and tried other roms?
      Maybe even try to reinstall SNES9x.
      How do you get it to run in 720p? mine is stuck at 480p and i know for a fact my TV supports 720, sure would like to minimize those black bars on the sides to as little as possible without a grainy picture

    51. miniudavid
      09-19-2010
      03:54 PM
      51

      I have tested it with two Games. Super Mario Land and FF VI. Runs good.

    52. sonickilla
      09-19-2010
      04:28 PM
      52

      Originally Posted by sonickilla View Post
      cool has anyone got the source code in rar or zip file its getting tedious copying and pasting it all cheers
      neva mind im possibly blind didnt see the bloody download link lol

    53. spork
      09-19-2010
      04:39 PM
      53

      awesome I just played Zelda. So awesome!

    54. gliitch
      09-20-2010
      03:59 AM
      54

      For those who are getting a black&white screen, it could well mean your tv does not support NTSC, which is the American signal in Tv's depending on how old it is. Just an idea for placing roms (not on a usb stick) but rather, in the ps3 itself.

      Back in the day when Swap Magic was all the rage, we used to be able to copy files to a part of the ps3's mc0 (PS2 Memory Card) (i think thats what it was..) could we just copy the roms from there and place it in a folder called ROMS? or does it have to be on a USB stick ?

    55. themattshenton
      09-21-2010
      07:54 AM
      55

      posted a nice video showing this working
      YouTube - PS3 meets Super Nintendo

    56. bluphobia
      09-21-2010
      11:56 AM
      56

      Just hooked it up...fantastic.

    57. Fugitive
      10-02-2010
      02:04 AM
      57

      getting my chrono trigger fix as we speak! its very easy to use, and i'm quite surprised at how well it works considering it was a messing around thing. real nice, gd job.

    58. Zinn
      10-02-2010
      02:18 PM
      58

      Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, turtles in time works
      the best game on snes

    59. alienjiz420
      10-03-2010
      01:36 PM
      59

      anyone who wants a heavily updated version of this, go here:

      http://www.*******.com/forums/ps3-ha...112925-25.html

      it supports analog, many bug fixes, and zero lag =)

      EDIT: the site is that site that ends in "news" I think you can figure it out