Since SMBCD is a rom hack and not a computer game, emulator and hardware support is very important for a smooth and intended experience. Emulators that don't support MSU-1 at all will cause the MSU-1 Required screen to come up. If you're looking for SD Card support sheets for the FXPak Pro/SD2SNES, please check the SD2SNES Card List.
If you're using an emulator or hardware that isn't shown on the list below, feel free to submit it via the FamicomCD Discord, or by emailing at FamicomCD@gmail.com. This table doesn't work well on mobile in portrait mode; use landscape mode for a good experience. Also, please assume that all emulators mentioned are using the latest version, and that emulators not listed here are unsupported unless stated otherwise.
| SNES/SFC |
Yes |
 |
Hardware |
Sometimes SMW hacks aren't compatible with hardware, so it's good to know it works here! |
Pre-Rel 13.029 |
FamicomCD |
| SuperNT |
Yes |
 |
FPGA Hardware |
Work just like SNES/SFC, so SMBCD will run fine! |
SpeedrunComp 2.2 |
Bro3256 |
| MiSTer |
Yes |
 |
FPGA Hardware |
Work just like SNES/SFC, so SMBCD will run fine! |
SpeedrunComp 2.2 |
waluigi4smash2018 and VG Esoterica |
| SD2SNES/FXPak Pro |
Yes |
 |
Flashcart |
The SD2SNES/FXPak Pro supports most enhancement chips including the MSU-1 chip! |
Pre-Rel 13.029 |
FamicomCD |
| Super EverDrive X6 |
No |
 |
Flashcart |
The Super EverDrive X6 supports more chips than the X5 (only the DSP chips), but it unfortunately does not support MSU-1 like the FXPak Pro does. |
- |
- |
| Super EverDrive X5 |
No |
 |
Flashcart |
The Super EverDrive X5 doesn't support any enhancement chips unlike the X6 and FXPak Pro. |
- |
- |
| BSNES/Ares/Higan |
Yes |
      |
Flawless |
As expected, BSNES/Ares/Higan preforms all that is asked of it with no issues. |
Pre-Rel 13.028 |
FamicomCD |
| Mesen (v2.0.0+) |
Yes |
|
Flawless |
As expected, Mesen preforms all that is asked of it with no issues. |
Pre-Rel 13.007 |
FamicomCD |
| SNES9x (v1.55+) |
Yes |
|
Flawless |
As expected, SNES9x preforms all that is asked of it with little to no issues. Also, fair warning: MSU-1 support was added to SNES9x in version 1.55, so anything before v1.55 will not run SMBCD. |
Pre-Rel 13.028 |
FamicomCD |
| SNES/SFC Classic |
Yes |
 |
Excellent |
Must be modded of course. |
Pre-Rel 13.028 |
FamicomCD |
| SNES9xGX/SNES9xTX |
Yes |
 |
Excellent |
As expected from a port of SNES9x, SNES9xGX and SNES9xTX preform all that is asked of them with little to no issues. A few hiccups are present, but nothing that truly hinders gameplay. |
Pre-Rel 13.028 |
FamicomCD |
| SNES9x EX+ |
Yes |
 |
Excellent |
As expected from a port of SNES9x, SNES9x EX+ preforms all that is asked of them with little to no issues. |
Pre-Rel 13.028 |
FamicomCD |
| Analogue Pocket |
No |
|
Excellent |
No support for MSU-1. If it had support for MSU-1, the game would run similar to SNES9x's support. |
SpeedrunComp 2.2 |
Bro3256 |
| Delta |
No |
 |
Excellent |
No support for MSU-1. |
Pre-Rel 13.034 |
FamicomCD |
| pSNES Console |
No |
 |
Good |
Currently it doesn't support MSU-1, but apparently it used to support MSU-1. |
SpeedrunComp 2.2 |
Hatoving and Phil564 |
| pSNES PC |
No |
|
Good |
I couldn't get MSU-1 to work for the PC version of pSNES, so I'm unsure if it works. |
Pre-Rel 13.029 |
FamicomCD |
| SNES9x 3DS (bubble2k16) |
No |
 |
Okay |
Since the SNES9x 3DS port is based on version 1.43, it does not support MSU-1. |
Pre-Rel 13.029 |
FamicomCD |
| BlargSNES |
No |
|
Okay |
No support for MSU-1. |
Pre-Rel 13.029 |
FamicomCD |
| Sodium64 |
No |
 |
Okay |
No support for MSU-1. |
Pre-Rel 13.029 |
FamicomCD |
| NO$SNS |
No |
|
Bad |
No support for MSU-1. |
Pre-Rel 13.028 |
FamicomCD |
| zSNES |
No |
|
Poor |
Since zSNES has not been updated since 2007, it lacks MSU-1, so you can't play SMBCD, and it's overall just an inaccurate emulator. Just go for SNES9x, or BSNES. |
Pre-Rel 13.007 |
FamicomCD |
| SnemulDS/lolSnes |
No |
 |
Poor |
The DS is barely powerful enough to run SNES games, let alone MSU-1 games. Even if you somehow got past the MSU-1 error, there is no MODE 0 support, so it would be hard to play. |
Pre-Rel 13.028 |
FamicomCD |
| Bizhawk |
- |
|
- |
You must use the BSNES Core. |
- |
- |
| Retroarch/Libretro |
- |
Everything |
- |
Depends on what core you're using. Best bet is the BSNES core. If your Retroarch version doesn't have BSNES, you are unable to play. |
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