# Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Super Famicom

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Game Console - Lifespan: 1990 - 2003

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## Information

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="245"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Emulators</strong></td><td><ul><li>libretro: snes9x</li><li>libretro: bsnes-jg</li><li>libretro: bsnes</li><li>libretro: bsnes_hd_beta</li><li>libretro: mednafen_snes</li><li>libretro: mesen-s</li><li>libretro: snes9x2005</li><li>mednafen</li><li>mesen</li><li>snes9x</li><li>ares</li><li>bizhawk: BSNES</li><li>bizhawk: Faust</li><li>bizhawk: Snes9x</li><li>jgenesis</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Games Location</strong></td><td><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c1">📁</span> roms \ <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c2">📂</span> snes</td></tr><tr><td><strong>File extensions</strong></td><td>.smc .fig .sfc .gd3 .gd7 .dx2 .bsx .swc .rom .wad .zip .7z</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Files location

### Saves:

<table><thead><tr><th width="133.20001220703125">Emulator</th><th>Location</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Retroarch</td><td>saves\snes</td></tr><tr><td>Ares</td><td>saves\snes\ares\Super Famicom</td></tr><tr><td>Bizhawk</td><td>saves\snes\bizhawk</td></tr><tr><td>Jgenesis</td><td>saves\snes\jgenesis\sfc</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Savestates:

<table><thead><tr><th width="133.20001220703125">Emulator</th><th>Location</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Retroarch</td><td>saves\snes\libretro.&#x3C;core></td></tr><tr><td>Ares</td><td>saves\snes\ares\Super Famicom</td></tr><tr><td>Mednafen</td><td>saves\snes\mednafen\sstates</td></tr><tr><td>Mesen</td><td>saves\snes\mesen\SaveStates</td></tr><tr><td>Bizhawk</td><td>saves\snes\bizhawk\sstates\&#x3C;core></td></tr><tr><td>Jgenesis</td><td>saves\snes\jgenesis\states</td></tr><tr><td>Snes9X</td><td>saves\snes\snes9x\sstates</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Features

<table><thead><tr><th width="256">Retroachievements</th><th width="243">Netplay</th><th>Controller autoconfig</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>lr-snes9x: YES<br>lr-bsnes-jg: YES<br>lr-bsnes: YES<br>lr-mednafen: YES<br>lr-mesen-s: YES<br>lr-snes9x2005: YES<br>Mednafen: NO<br>Mesen: NO<br>Snes9x: NO<br>Ares: NO<br>Bizhawk: YES<br>Jgenesis: NO</td><td>lr-snes9x: YES<br>lr-bsnes-jg: YES<br>lr-bsnes: YES<br>lr-mednafen: YES<br>lr-mesen-s: YES<br>lr-snes9x2005: YES<br>Mednafen: NO<br>Mesen: NO<br>Snes9x: NO<br>Ares: NO<br>Bizhawk: NO<br>Jgenesis: NO</td><td>lr-snes9x: YES<br>lr-bsnes-jg: YES<br>lr-bsnes: YES<br>lr-mednafen: YES<br>lr-mesen-s: YES<br>lr-snes9x2005: YES<br>Mednafen: YES<br>Mesen: YES<br>Snes9x: YES<br>Ares: YES<br>Bizhawk: YES<br>Jgenesis: YES</td></tr></tbody></table>

## BIOS

There is no BIOS files needed to run games.

## Controls

### Control layouts

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://github.com/RetroBat-Official/retrobat-tattoos/blob/main/default/snes.png?raw=true" alt="" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

An alternative layout is available, it allows to match button names with XBOX layout:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/QOOwTEI.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://github.com/RetroBat-Official/retrobat-tattoos/blob/main/default/snes_invert.png?raw=true" alt="" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

### Libretro cores controller types

#### Player 1 controller types:

* Joypad
* Mouse (all except mednafen\_snes)
* Multitap (snes9x only)

#### Player 2 controller types:

* Joypad
* Mouse (all except mednafen\_snes)
* Multitap (all except mednafen\_snes)
* Superscope (all except mednafen\_snes)
* Justifier (all except mednafen\_snes and mesen-s)
* M.A.C.S. Rifle (snes9x only)

## Specific system information

There is no specific System information documented here yet.