EspSoftwareSerial (or an alternative) for SparkFun Thing Plus ESP32-S3?

Development Boards ESP32
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Anyone have any luck (or know of an example/version/patch/fork/alternative) with ESPSoftwareSerial 8.1.0 for an ESP32-S3?

I left a comment on Esp32 S3 · Issue #316 · plerup/espsoftwareserial · GitHub, it seems to not support the S3 variant. :-()

Yes - I need (4) serial ports: Serial0 + (3) more. I’m short.

TIA.

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Are alternative MCUs or using multiple S3’s an option?