diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/SNES/LibsnesCore.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/SNES/LibsnesCore.cs
index 9a9dd1bb2e..b3fea60889 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/SNES/LibsnesCore.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/SNES/LibsnesCore.cs
@@ -284,13 +284,26 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo.SNES
 		int field = 0;
 		void snes_video_refresh(int* data, int width, int height)
 		{
+			bool doubleSize = CoreComm.SNES_AlwaysDoubleSize;
+			bool lineDouble = doubleSize, dotDouble = doubleSize;
+
 			vidWidth = width;
 			vidHeight = height;
 
+			int yskip = 1, xskip = 1;
+
 			//if we are in high-res mode, we get double width. so, lets double the height here to keep it square.
 			//TODO - does interlacing have something to do with the correct way to handle this? need an example that turns it on.
-			int yskip = 1;
 			if (width == 512)
+			{
+				vidHeight *= 2;
+				yskip = 2;
+
+				lineDouble = true;
+				//we dont dot double here because the user wanted double res and the game provided double res
+				dotDouble = false;
+			}
+			else if (lineDouble)
 			{
 				vidHeight *= 2;
 				yskip = 2;
@@ -313,30 +326,36 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo.SNES
 				field ^= 1;
 			}
 
+			if (dotDouble)
+			{
+				vidWidth *= 2;
+				xskip = 2;
+			}
+
 			int size = vidWidth * vidHeight;
 			if (vidBuffer.Length != size)
 				vidBuffer = new int[size];
 
-
-			for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
-				for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
+			for (int j = 0; j < 2; j++)
+			{
+				if (j == 1 && !dotDouble) break;
+				int xbonus = j;
+				for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
 				{
-					int si = y * srcPitch + x + srcStart;
-					int di = y * vidWidth * yskip + x;
-					int rgb = data[si];
-					vidBuffer[di] = rgb;
-				}
+					//potentially do this twice, if we need to line double
+					if (i == 1 && !lineDouble) break;
 
-			//alternate scanlines
-			if (width == 512)
-				for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
-					for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
-					{
-						int si = y * 1024 + x;
-						int di = y * vidWidth * yskip + x + 512;
-						int rgb = data[si];
-						vidBuffer[di] = rgb;
-					}
+					int bonus = i * vidWidth + xbonus;
+					for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
+						for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
+						{
+							int si = y * srcPitch + x + srcStart;
+							int di = y * vidWidth * yskip + x * xskip + bonus;
+							int rgb = data[si];
+							vidBuffer[di] = rgb;
+						}
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		public void FrameAdvance(bool render, bool rendersound)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Interfaces/CoreComms.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Interfaces/CoreComms.cs
index cfef0be1ba..868c03dd0e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Interfaces/CoreComms.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Interfaces/CoreComms.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace BizHawk
 		public string SNES_ExePath;
 		public string SNES_Profile;
 		public bool SNES_UseRingBuffer;
+		public bool SNES_AlwaysDoubleSize;
 
 		public bool SNES_ShowBG1_0, SNES_ShowBG2_0, SNES_ShowBG3_0, SNES_ShowBG4_0;
 		public bool SNES_ShowBG1_1, SNES_ShowBG2_1, SNES_ShowBG3_1, SNES_ShowBG4_1;
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Config.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Config.cs
index c36cd43eed..1a33cd3cbe 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Config.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Config.cs
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		public NESConsoleButtonTemplate SNESConsoleButtons = new NESConsoleButtonTemplate();
 		public string SNESProfile = "Compatibility";
 		public bool SNESUseRingBuffer = true;
+		public bool SNESAlwaysDoubleSize = false;
 
 		//TI 83 settings
 		public TI83ControllerTemplate[] TI83Controller = new TI83ControllerTemplate[1];
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs
index b6254b4f5b..33f692f104 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs
@@ -1856,12 +1856,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		{
 			var so = new SNESOptions();
 			so.UseRingBuffer = Global.Config.SNESUseRingBuffer;
+			so.AlwaysDoubleSize = Global.Config.SNESAlwaysDoubleSize;
 			so.Profile = Global.Config.SNESProfile;
 			if (so.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
 			{
 				bool reboot = Global.Config.SNESProfile != so.Profile;
 				Global.Config.SNESProfile = so.Profile;
 				Global.Config.SNESUseRingBuffer = so.UseRingBuffer;
+				Global.Config.SNESAlwaysDoubleSize = so.AlwaysDoubleSize;
 				if (reboot) FlagNeedsReboot();
 				SyncCoreCommInputSignals();
 			}
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
index ea774d5e60..82509a4de2 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 			target.SNES_Profile = Global.Config.SNESProfile;
 			target.SNES_UseRingBuffer = Global.Config.SNESUseRingBuffer;
+			target.SNES_AlwaysDoubleSize = Global.Config.SNESAlwaysDoubleSize;
 
 			target.GG_HighlightActiveDisplayRegion = Global.Config.GGHighlightActiveDisplayRegion;
 			target.GG_ShowClippedRegions = Global.Config.GGShowClippedRegions;
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/SNESTools/SNESOptions.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/SNESTools/SNESOptions.Designer.cs
index 84dd3eae15..6679e01b7a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/SNESTools/SNESOptions.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/SNESTools/SNESOptions.Designer.cs
@@ -35,13 +35,15 @@
 			this.rbPerformance = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
 			this.cbRingbuf = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
 			this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+			this.cbDoubleSize = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
+			this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
 			this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
 			this.SuspendLayout();
 			// 
 			// btnOk
 			// 
 			this.btnOk.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
-			this.btnOk.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(141, 172);
+			this.btnOk.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(141, 249);
 			this.btnOk.Name = "btnOk";
 			this.btnOk.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
 			this.btnOk.TabIndex = 0;
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@
 			// 
 			this.btnCancel.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
 			this.btnCancel.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel;
-			this.btnCancel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(222, 172);
+			this.btnCancel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(222, 249);
 			this.btnCancel.Name = "btnCancel";
 			this.btnCancel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
 			this.btnCancel.TabIndex = 1;
@@ -112,6 +114,25 @@
 			this.label1.TabIndex = 5;
 			this.label1.Text = "This was designed as an optimization but it isn\'t clear whether it works. Feel fr" +
     "ee to try different settings and let us know the results.";
+			// 
+			// cbDoubleSize
+			// 
+			this.cbDoubleSize.AutoSize = true;
+			this.cbDoubleSize.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(18, 165);
+			this.cbDoubleSize.Name = "cbDoubleSize";
+			this.cbDoubleSize.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(178, 17);
+			this.cbDoubleSize.TabIndex = 6;
+			this.cbDoubleSize.Text = "Always Double-Size Framebuffer";
+			this.cbDoubleSize.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+			// 
+			// label2
+			// 
+			this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(36, 186);
+			this.label2.Name = "label2";
+			this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(254, 45);
+			this.label2.TabIndex = 7;
+			this.label2.Text = "Some games are changing the resolution constantly (e.g. SD3) so this option can f" +
+    "orce the SNES output to stay double-size always.";
 			// 
 			// SNESOptions
 			// 
@@ -119,7 +140,9 @@
 			this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
 			this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
 			this.CancelButton = this.btnCancel;
-			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(300, 198);
+			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(300, 275);
+			this.Controls.Add(this.label2);
+			this.Controls.Add(this.cbDoubleSize);
 			this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
 			this.Controls.Add(this.cbRingbuf);
 			this.Controls.Add(this.groupBox1);
@@ -144,5 +167,7 @@
 		private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rbPerformance;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox cbRingbuf;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
+		private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox cbDoubleSize;
+		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/SNESTools/SNESOptions.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/SNESTools/SNESOptions.cs
index c6b0b58868..d17e6ea67f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/SNESTools/SNESOptions.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/SNESTools/SNESOptions.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			set { cbRingbuf.Checked = value; }
 		}
 
+		public bool AlwaysDoubleSize
+		{
+			get { return cbDoubleSize.Checked; }
+			set { cbDoubleSize.Checked = value; }
+		}
+
 		private void btnOk_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK;