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*  Q) Whats the latest release?
_  A) xSnes9x V1.41_ 1 WIP Release
*  Q) Exactly which Snes emulator is this a port from?
_  A) Snes9X 1.41_ 1 based from the Windows sources
*  Q) Damn, i was hoping for ZSnes instead. Why didnt you port that?
*  A) I dont have a month to spend trying to figure out the .asm sources sorry. Respect goes out to anyone who does however.
*  Q) The sound doesnt even sound like a proper Snes machine in lots of games. Whats the problem?
_  A) Snes9x sound routines have some issues. Remember this is a port of existing emulator source. Try playing around with the 'AltSampleDecode' switch along with some of the other sound flags in the .ini file. Future xSnes9x releases will contain a re_ written sound engine.
*  Q) Can you save your games?
*  A) You can as of the Beta 1 Release.
*  Q) Is HDTV modes supported?
*  A) Yes as of Beta 4.
*  Q) Does xSnes9x have .zip file support?
*  A) Yes as of Beta 2
*  Q) Does xSnes9x have savestate support?
*  A) Yes as of Beta 5
*  Q) Does xSnes9x have IPS support?
*  A) Yes as of Beta 5
*  Q) Does xSnes9x have Action Replay/Game Genie support?
*  A) Yes as of V1.0
*  Q) What about network games?
*  A) No, ive decided to put this to rest forever. The Snes9x network code is just not good enough to persue.
*  Q) Can i use RAR files instead?
*  A) No.
*  Q) Your default gamepad config sucks= Can i configure my own?=
*  A) Yes, as of Beta 3
*  Q) How does I build an iso image of xSnes9x?
_  A) Figure it out its not hard. _ hint*  mkisofs.
*  Q) My iso only runs the first 50 or so roms even though i burned it with 800==
*  A) Your cd media and/or the way you created your .iso is bad.
*  Q) Can i insert a new cd in the tray and have xSnes9x update my romlist?
*  A) Yes as of Beta 5. But you need to be aware of some things. First you need a bios capable of no eject on reset. Second your cd media must contain its roms in the root folder.
*  Q) When i press eject my xbox reboots, Why?
*  A) Your bios doesnt support no eject on reset.
*  Q) When i load a rom i get a black screen. Why?
*  A) Update your version to 1.0 or greater
*  Q) xSnes9x takes an awful long time to load, it looks like its crashed. Whats going on?
*  A) Upgrade to Beta 3, it should take less than 5 seconds now.
*  Q) Can i Use a mixture of zip files and normal roms in my roms directory?
*  A) Yes
*  Q) Can i change the Rom directory and call it something else?
*  A) Yes. edit your config.ini file
*  Q) Im a coder, will you release the source?
*  A) Yes, at some point.
*  Q) Why did you port xSnes9x for?
*  A) To give back to the xbox homebrew scene.
*  Q) Why doesnt Super Mario Kart and other DSP1 games work for me?
*  A) Mario Kart and selected other DSP1 games should run as of Beta 3.
*  Q) Menu sorting doesnt work, why?
*  A) Fixed as of Beta 3
*  Q) Why doesnt <insert game here> work?
*  A) Refer to the original Snes9x texts for compat issues. Most, if not all games that work on Snes9x Win should run fine. There are some games which dont run because they have custom chips which havent been emulated yet due to lack of documentation on those custom chips. Finally make sure you dont have a bad dump of the particular rom. There are lots of bad dumps going around.
*  Q) Does Starfox2 Beta 1.1 work?
*  A) Its fully playable under xSnes9x V1.0
*  Q) How do I report a bug?
_  A) Email me at lantus@lantus_ x.com, or post a message on this board.
*  Q) When is the next release due?
*  A) Whenever.
*  Q) StarOcean and Street Fighter Alpha 2 have blurry graphics. Why?
*  A) You need the graphics packs from www.dejap.com. Make sure you copy the contents of the graphics packs into FreezeFile socnsdd1 for Star Ocean and FreezeFile sfa2sdd1 for SFA2
*  Q) I have a black screen. How do i fix it?
_  A) Get V1.0, Load a rom, go into the game menu  _  press right thumb) and select Reset Screen Defaults.
*  Q) What happened to xsnes9x.ini?
_  A) everything is saved to the E: tdata 0fffdaed now. You shouldnt need to worry about editing anything except for your rompath  _  in rompath.ini) as its all menu driven and saved on shutdown.
*  Q) What SPC7110 roms are supported?
*  A) Far East of Eden Zero, Momotaro Dentetsu Happy and Super Power League 4.
*  Q) How do i get these to work? They dont seem to work at all?
*  A) For FEoEZ you need the graphics pack from www.dejap.com. Download it and follow the instructions with it. Once you have completed, copy your graphics pack files into FreezeFile FEOEZSP7.
*  Q) xSnes9x freezes for me. Whats going on?
*  A) upgrade to 1.03. v1.0 and 1.02 are not patched for retail.
*  Q) Whats this new menu people are talking about?
*  A) Press Start to invoke the new xSnes9x menu, This is where you will configure and perform most if not all your tasks from now on.
*  Q) the menu music sucks, how do i turn it off?
_  A) Menu_ >Sound Options* >Music set to No
*  Q) xSnes9x no longer loads, I get a black screen, xSnes9x says "No skin found" even though I know the skins are there, <insert game here> doesn't load any more, <insert your problem here>.
*  A) Try to remove the xsnes9x.ini from E: TDATA 0fffdaed. If you're having problems with a specific game, you should try to remove all the files with that rom's name in E: TDATA 0fffdaed. Just remember to backup the files or something if they are precious to you.
*  Q) Does xSnes9x have mouse support?
_  A) Yes. As of V1.41_ 1 WIP Release
*  Q) Does xSnes9x have lightgun support?
_  A) Yes. As of V1.41_ 1 WIP Release

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