PS2 SNESticle compatibility list. PS2 2024

almazCrystal

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Hello.

Long time reader, first time writer. Cliché I know.
This is a fantastic emulator and I wanted to give something back, so this is an updated game compatibility list as of 6th of December 2024.

My testbench: Playstation 2 FAT, Blue/Aqua,SCPH-50004. Running SNESticlePS2 v0.3.4.
All roms are NTSC roms in .smc format. Roms were ripped in 2004. I have Snesticle running in mc1:/ as an elf file while roms, are in mc0:/ in a seperate folder separate an 128MB PS2 Aliexpress memory card. My personal opinion is that running from a memory card is a superior way as you can add/remove roms more easily than writing on DVD. But to each their own. I have not tested the SIO2SD/MX4SIO solutions with this emulator,but they show some promise. As you can read the roms from an SD card that is connected to an adapter.
I have not 100% played through every game,but I have tested enough to give my full and honest opinion.

Confirmed Working -

ActRaiser (1991)
ActRaiser 2 (1992)
Alien 3 (1992)
Alien VS Predator (1993)
Alladin (1993)
Battletoads & Double Dragon - The Ultimate Team (1993)
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (1993)
Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure (1995)
Castlevania: Dracula X (1995)
Chrono Trigger (1995)
Contra III: The Alien Wars (1992)
Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
EarthBound (1994)
Earthworm Jim (1994)
Earthworm Jim 2 (1995)
F-Zero (1990)
Fatal Fury 2 (Hungry Wolf Legend 2: The New Battle) [1994]
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters (1991)
Final Fantasy II (IV) [1991]
Final Fantasy III (VI) [1994]
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest (1992)
Final Fight (1991)
Final Fight 3 (Final Fight Tough) [1996]
Gradius III (1991)
Harvest Moon (1997)
Illusion of Gaia (1994)
Mega Man VII (1995)
Mega Man X (-1) [1994]
Mortal Kombat 3 (1995)
Mortal Kombat I (1993)
NBA Jam (1994)
NBA Jam Tournament Edition (1995)
R-Type III: The Third Lightning (1994)
Rock' n' Roll Racing (1993)
Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits) [1994]
Skyblazer (1994)
Soul Blazer (1992)
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting (1993)
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1992)
Super Bomberman 2 (1994)
Super Bomberman 3 (PAL) [1995]
Super Bomberman 4 (JPN) [1996]
Super Bomberman 5 (JPN) [Gold Cartridge] {1997}
Super Castlevania IV (1991)
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (1991)
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (1994)
Super Mario World (Super Mario World: Super Mario Bros. 4) [1991]
Super Metroid (1994)
Super Punch-Out!! (1994)
Super R-Type (1991)
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (1994)
Super Turrican (1993)
Super Turrican 2 (1995)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (1992)
Tetris Attack (1996)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1993)
The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare (1992)
Uniracers (Unirally) (1994)
Wolfenstein 3D (1994)
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (1994)
Zombies Ate My Neighbors (1993)

Confirmed not working -

Blackthorne (BlackHawk) (1994)
Kirby Super Star (1996)
Kirby's Dream Course (1994)
Mega Man X2 (1995)
Mega Man X3 (1996)
Mortal Kombat II (1994) – Graphical glitches, the main menu starts up and then goes to the black screen
Secret of Mana (1993)
Star Fox (Starwing) (1993)
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996) – Error loading rom.
Super Mario Kart (1992)
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995).
Tales of Phantasia (1995)
Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (1994) – Starts up, shows logo and then black screens.

I also had issues running old IPS patched roms.Mainly early JPN translations and Zsnes, early Snes9x era romhacks.

Graphical Glitches-
Final Fight 2 (1993) – Graphical glitches.
First Samurai (1993) – Graphical Glitches
The 7th Saga (1993) – Graphical glitches
Uncharted Waters (1992) -Graphical glitches
Uncharted Waters (2): New Horizons [1994] – Graphical glitches

Slowdowns -
Top Gear (1992)
Top Gear 2 (1993)

Conclusion:
Yet again, this is a fantastic emulator. Most games I tried worked at full speed. FX and special FX chip games do not work. Some games had some graphical glitches. I would rate the overall compatibility high, as you can see from this list. Some quirks, noting to the emulator. No USB support which is a bummer. Savestate support lacks as well. Though it does have SRAM save so you can still save and continue with your games.
I feel like there is a huge potential in porting this emulator to lower tiered hardware. PSP etc.Similar to as picodrive is.

Special Thanks to – megamandev,clouds97 for the original compatibility list.iaddis for programming the emulator.

Please feel free to copy/share/edit/note this list,but as the testing did take some, I would appreciate to be credited when you do so.
 

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