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Even for those of us who are fans of retrocomputing, it’s fair to say that not everyone plays their old-school games on real old-school hardware. The originals are now fragile …read more Continue reading Arduino Provides No Fuss SNES-To-USB Conversion
There was a time early in the development of the Super Nintendo (SNES) where the new console was to feature backwards compatibility with NES games. The solution would have required …read more Continue reading NES Classic Metroid Ported to Equally Classic Super Nintendo
The Super NES is arguably the best known console of the 16-bit era. It typically came in the form of a grey box with either grey or purple buttons, and …read more Continue reading The SF1 Mini is a Homebrew Version of an Obscure Nintendo Console
For the Nintendo aficionados of the 90s, the Super Game Boy was a must-have cartridge for the Super Nintendo which allowed gamers to play Game Boy games on your TV. …read more Continue reading Game Boy Becomes Super Game Boy with a Pair of Pis
Listening to chiptunes on an emulator or software-based player is fine, but sometimes you just gotta have that real hardware charm. [Kazhuu] is one such enthusiast who feels this way, …read more Continue reading A SNES Music Player You Can Control With A Browser
We can’t promise it will all be positive, but there’s no question you’ll be getting plenty of attention when you join a video call using the Game Boy Camera. Assuming …read more Continue reading Dominate Video Calls with Game Boy Camera Webcam
For retro gaming, there’s really no substitute for original hardware. As it ages, though, a lot of us need to find something passable since antique hardware won’t last forever. If …read more Continue reading Understanding Custom Signal Protocols with Old Nintendos
Turning a game like Super Mario World for SNES into a widescreen game is not a small task, but [Vitor Vilela] accomplished just that. [Vitor] has a long list of …read more Continue reading Modifying a SNES Rom To Be Widescreen
2020 saw many gigabytes of internal Nintendo data leaked on the broader internet. Known as the “Gigaleak”, it contained source codes and assets from many games. Using data from this leak, a group of enthusiasts has put together high-quality renditions …read more
Continue reading Super Mario Original Sound Tracks Get High Quality Remaster Thanks To Gigaleak
A trick famously used by Nintendo to keep its slowly aging SNES console fresh against newer competition was to produce new games with extra support chips in the cartridge to push out hitherto-unthinkable performance. Chips such as the famous SuperFX gave us 3D polygonal graphics, but it would have been …read more