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Dustin Bailey

After 20 years, ZSNES is back as original devs return to give a 3D, widescreen treatment to Nintendo's best 16-bit games

Box art from the original SNES version of F-Zero.

If you spent any time experimenting with emulation in the '90s or '00s, you probably have fond memories of ZSNES, the iconic Super Nintendo emulator. Now, nearly two decades after ZSNES's final update, the original developers are back with a follow-up called Super ZSNES, which is offering a host of big new features to spice up how you enjoy Nintendo's finest 16-bit titles here in 2026.

Original creators zsKnight and _Demo_ have reunited to bring us Super ZSNES, which is available for download right now. Naturally, it still features the iconic chunky UI and falling snow animations that helped make the original's front-end so memorable, and it'll play the majority of the SNES library with expected features like save states, rewinding, and the like.

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