Whoever said that Linux
was all work and no play never tried
ZSNES.
- je.saist (about 5 minutes ago)
Sometimes it's fun to take a trip back in time and enjoy the olden
days. With console emulation, it is possible. Linux
users
are fortunate in that the best SNES emulator was open
sourced.
Makes for a lot less trouble re-living the olden days. Ah...
when
moving Mario only involved 2 directions...
Okay, nostalgia aside, this guide does need to carry a legal
warning. While it is fine to have ZSNES installed on your
computer, this will only deal with getting ZSNES. This will
not
deal with ROMS. Do not ask for ROMS from this author or from
anyone on the Mepislovers board. Asking for ROMS will result
in
removal of this guide.
Keep in mind that among others like the RIAA and MPAA, Nintendo
considers console emulation to be illegal. While Nintendo
does
practice emulation themselves and while their legal stance is about as
legal as doing 4million mph in a 5mph zone, this guide won't deal with
that.
1: Obtaining Zsnes is rather easy. It is in the apt-get
repositories. I'm going to use Kpackage to retrieve the
program. Kpackage is currently in my Most Used Applications

2: Once Kpackage is open, go up to file
and choose find
package

3: In the find package box, type the word zsnes.
By the way, make sure we are on the new
tab.

4: And there we are, Zsnes.

5: Hit the install button.

6: As usual, type in that root password.

7: Click the install button

8: Once Kpackage finishes, hit the done
button

9: Go ahead and close the rest of Kpackage

10: Go ahead and open Personal Files
then use the up arrow to go up to file:/

11: Once in file:/
open up the
folder that is labeled /usr

12: Once in /usr
open up the
folder that says /bin

13: Lots of Files here. Head to the bottem to the Z
section.

14: There is our file, zsnes.

15: Drag the icon to the desktop.

16: Release and choose Link Here

17: Alright, lets try opening our new desktop icon.

And now, for your viewing pleasure, some shots of ZSNES in action











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