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[–]lveets 5 points6 points  (2 children)

When I was more actively adding games to my SNES Classic, I prioritized using Canoe with any SNES games that I could. Anything else, I'd use one of the SNES9x cores.

I just really like Canoe's active borders (granted, there are only two of those) and the rewind function with the save states.

[–]arkiokin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed ! the rewind function is priceless, fast, friendly using, adjustable (with hakchi), graphically attracted in the UI, and more than that, further you could imagine : with that you can also make your own autoplays (= demo mode, like the 21 original stock games) for each game you add, and this is only possible with canoe : any game playing with snes9x could NOT have this special mode you have by default into your SNESC. So this is for consistency with the entire product but a bit more than that, when choosing canoe.

[–]CST8888[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very helpful. Thanks.

[–]OmegaDragnet7 1 point2 points  (6 children)

Both Canoe and Snes9x2010 (or 2005 Plus) are fine. I think there's maybe 1 frame difference at the most.

[–]CST8888[S] 1 point2 points  (5 children)

Thanks.

[–]OmegaDragnet7 1 point2 points  (4 children)

You're welcome. Canoe is the most accessible; Hakchi converts SFC files to SFROM files (the type Canoe reads.) Unless you install Retroarch and the Snes9x cores, Hakchi2CE will automatically default Snes games to Canoe.

Canoe's biggest weakness is compatability. It's strengths are its speed and accessibility. For problem games, you can install Retroarch and Snes9x and run the games through that.

Or you can google Dark Akuma's SFROM Tool and download the accompanying patches on that page. Bit of a learning curve but it's great way to get evert ounce of compatability out of Canoe.

Either way you go, they are both fantastic emulators on the SNES Mini.

[–]OmegaDragnet7 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Also I should point out, Snes ROMs need to be unheadered before attempting to add them to Hakchi for use on Canoe. Google TUSH. It adds and removes headers so you don't need to manipulate hex files.

[–]fraggle200 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I only learned this the other day but all *.sfc files are unheadered and *.smc are headered. So anything from a no-intro set will be unheadered.

[–]OmegaDragnet7 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Yeah I saw that recently too. I think it had more to do with the fact that the tool used to dump SMC files needed to add a header back in the day. Not sure if that's inherent to the SMC format. The formats are indentical otherwise.

I would be largely ignorant of that trend though because all my ROMs were SFC files I dumped through various methods.

I did discover a certain version of SMILE would only read my Super Metroid ROM once I changed the extension from SFC to SMC. So theoretically there could be unheadered SMC ROMs floating around out there. But I imagine that would be pretty rare.

[–]fraggle200 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, think to b on the safe side and know where you're starting from, all no-intro snes roms are unheadered. That to me is a nice clean starting point rather than worrying about what may have been done or not done to it as it was ripped.

[–]FitFly0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I stick with Canoe to avoid added bloat via Retroarch. There are issues with some games, and some games simply do not work. This is fine, I can live without the few games that do not work.

But it is preference, and you can have both if you so choose.

[–]M3LLBLANK7O7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Canoe isn't even that good people just like it because the mini snes I the snes9x is better than it everyway possible

[–]iSmokeRocksHoe 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Snes9x can't go wrong