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Play SNES Games on the Windows Surface RT and Windows 8 with This Free Emulator

Jan 22, 2013 05:21 AM

Jan 22, 2013 05:23 AM

Super Mario World game level map showing Star Road with a star-shaped landscape.

In a huge win for Windows 8 and Surface owners everywhere, a free SNES emulator appeared in the Windows Store last month called Snes8x—and it's awesome.

Snes8x supports the majority of ROMs, some of which can be downloaded from sites like this one. I downloaded one of my all time favorites, Mortal Kombat 3.

Mortal Kombat character selection screen featuring various fighters.

Sub-Zero battling Reptile in a fighting game.

There was absolutely no lag and the gameplay is just as great as it was on my old Super Nintendo. It currently supports touchpad input as well as keyboard input. The controls were a little funky with the keyboard, but still very playable. Sooner or later, support for PS3 and Xbox controllers will more than likely be added.

Don't have Windows 8 yet (or have a Mac)? You can also play NES and SNES games right from your web browser.

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