SNES9x is the best SNES emulator we have encountered so far to play SNES games on a Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista or XP computer.
Latest version 1.60 (23 April 2019)
Works on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, XP (32/64 bits)
NeedsDirectX 9.0c
Emulates the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
Supports .SMC, .FIG cartridge image files
Comments: works out of the box, keys are configured
Project mirror website (outdated):www.snes9x.com
Play SNES games with the SNES9x emulator on Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7
So, what do you need to do to play SNES games (like Super Mario World) on Windows with the SNES9x emulator?
Snes9x is a portable, freeware 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 PC or Workstation; which includes some real gems that were only ever released in Japan.
How to download and install DirectX 9.0?
If necessary, download and install DirectX 9.0
How do I download and install SNES9x?
Download the SNES9x Binary zip for Windows
Version for 32 bits Windows: snes9x-1.60-win32.zip
Version for 64 bits Windows: snes9x-1.60-win32-x64.zip
Copy the contents of the zip file to an empty folder of choice
Create a folder for your SNES games in the SNES9x folder
Search for a SNES game file and copy it to the game folder you've created (SNES9x supports zip files, as long as there's only 1 file in the zip archive)
How do I start and configure SNES9x?
Start SNES9x with snes9x-x64.exe or snes9x-x86.exe
Choose Input - Input configuration to check the controller settings
Choose File - Load game... to start your game of choice!