Emulation allows you to play old console games on your PC. This page has everything you need to start playing the first three games of the Seiken Densetsu games on your PC. If you're confused by all this, read the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) below. If this still seems confusing, please send me an e-mail.



Final Fantasy Adventure
Seiken Densetsu 1
Secret of Mana
Seiken Densetsu 2
Secret of Mana 2
Seiken Densetsu 3



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Save state editors let you alter your save state so that when you next load it, you'll have different properties (for example, you could have more items, a higher HP, the Flammie Drum in Potos). This is cheating and I advise that you don't do it before completing the game, only because it will spoil it for you.



Special Extended edition by FuSoYa featuring extra dialogue. For infomation on how to patch your Secret of Mana ROM you can check out Fantasy Anime's Patching Tutorial.

Short comical spoof playing until you are banished from Potos. For infomation on how to patch your Secret of Mana ROM you can check out Fantasy Anime's Patching Tutorial.



What is an emulator?:
An emulator is a program that you can download from the Internet. An emulator allows you to play computer games originating from a games console (such as the Super Nintendo) on your PC. Most emulators are free and easy to install. There are emulators for most computer game consoles but with older consoles such as the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis, the availability for games is much broader because the file sizes are so small. This is because most games only feature two-dimensional graphics and a fairly low selection of colours compared with today's games. When you have an emulator it will be like owning a particular console but without having any games for it.
What is a rom?:
A rom is a small file that when opened with the emulator you have will present you with your Super Nintendo game, for example. You will need a Super Nintendo rom (e.g. Secret of Mana) which you will only be able to open with a Super Nintendo emulator (e.g. ZSNES). I have made a table above to assist you in matching the right emulators for the right games.
What is a save state?
You won't need to download any of these to start playing, but if you're impatient or want to start from further on in the game then these will allow you to do so. When you save your game when playing a rom on an emulator, it's just like when you save on your Super Nintendo, there's no difference. The Super Nintendo Emulator ZSNES has a special feature which allows you to save your state at any point in the game. A "save state" is therefore just the file that acts like a bookmark during any part of the game, in the middle of a battle with a boss or even the title screen, you can save your state anywhere. To read up more on save states and how to use them, check the Save States section above.
What is a patch?
A patch is a small file that you add to your ROM to enhance or change the game. For infomation on how to patch your Secret of Mana ROM you can check out Fantasy Anime's Patching Tutorial.
What do I actually need to start playing?:

All you need is one emulator, just pretend this is your Super Nintendo. I'd say ZNES is the best Super Nintendo emulator out there. However, you will need to install a program called DirectX to be able to use it. Then you download as many Super Nintendo ROMs as you wish. You can find these in plenty of places on the net, I've linked to a great place below. For the emulators I've put up on my site for you to download, you will need Winzip to open them up once you have them.

• You'll need DirectX 8 in order to use ZSNES, you can download it here.
• Get loads of other great ROMs at EdgeEmu.
• When you download either of the two different emulators below, they will be 'zipped', to 'unzip' them you need Winzip.


If there's anything else you'd like to know, please e-mail me by clicking here. I'll post your question and my answer here on this page.

PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION ABOUT EMULATION AND THE LAW BELOW BEFORE DOWNLOADING ANYTHING FROM THIS PAGE!!!




What do the laws actually say?:

The actual law states that you can only use a ROM according to the following two conditions:

a) You have purchased a copy of the original software, and the rom serves as a 'backup' in case of damage, or because the original is already damaged.

b) If you don't have the orignal software, you can use it, but must remove it from your computer (or whatever medium you have stored it on) within 24 hours.


These laws apply to ALL games, old and new. This is because even if the game is no longer produced for it's original console, the company still own it's copyright, and may even market a replica in the future. (How many Amiga, Atari or C64 games have been re-released on a recent system?)

Public Domain, Freeware and The General Public License: - With thanks to Anthony Winters

Public domain is anything that isn't protected by copyright at all. Something on which the copyright has expired, like the old books you can find on Project Gutenberg, or something that the author has declared to be public domain (which he/she may do if he/she wishes.) Public domain = anything goes.

Freeware is used pretty broadly. Usually it means you can download it for free and copy it along for free - but you don't necessarily get the right to make changes, or the source code that would usually be necessary to do so. You could certainly say that all public domain software is freeware, and so is all GPL software, but the reverse isn't the case: not all freeware is GPL, and not all freeware is public domain.

The General Public License is something else again. With GPL software, you can get the source code so that you can create modified versions of the software yourself, and redistribute those if you like - but if you do, then you have to pass along the source code to the new version, and give the same freedom to the people you pass it along to. That's what, say, SuSE or RedHat do when they sell Linux boxsets containing almost all GPL software. However, once you have sold it, there's nothing to stop your customer from giving everyone they know free copies. The ZSNES emulator is GPL software, for instance. GPL isn't public domain, it's a software license just like any other. It's just a lot more liberal in what it allows you to do. The only way you're ever likely to be in violation of the GPL is if you modify some GPL software, start distributing your own version and then refuse to reveal the source code, or to let people redistribute their copies themselves. That bit keeps the likes of Microsoft from copying all the free
geeks' work and rolling it up into Windows.

For more infomation, visit: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html


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