New Super Mario Land is a new homebrew release that re-imagines Super Mario Land, the iconic Game Boy title, on the Super Nintendo. It was developed in secret by a mystery coder and 30 custom cartridges of it were sent out to select people to celebrate the Game Boy’s 30th Anniversary. ChronoMoogle posted pictures and […]
I recently started collecting old Nintendo Power magazines (because I can’t help myself). I originally had a subscription from mid 2000 til the end. I got to enjoy some good years, but I feel like the REALLY good years were everything prior to me getting the magazines. Anyways, after thumbing through Vol 68 (January 1995) […]
The Real Phoenix has designed a Super Nintendo/Super Famicom AV connector PCB and matching 3D printable socket, and has open sourced and released the designs for free. He also offers them for sale in his shop. The PCB is hard gold and beveled, and should be a very high quality option for modders. AV Connector […]
Full disclosure: I am a HUGE fan of the original Actraiser for the SNES and have always wished for it to receive a true successor. From the amazing soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro to the mixed genre gameplay, there has never been anything that really resembled or played like the original Actraiser. The game is a […]
Thanks to Baker64 and The Hidden Palace, SNES fans have some new different material to wade through. Prototype ROMS are now available for Run Saber (pictured above), Arcade’s Greatest Hits, Aero the Acro-Bat 2, and The Death and Return of Superman. Hello folks. We have a couple of SNES treats for you for today. We have […]
A prototype of the Super Nintendo game Kirby’s Dream Course was found in its original form – A game called Special Tee Shot. The game was shelved before it’s release and was eventually remade into Kirby’s Dream Course, with the original making an appearance on the Satellaview. The full story and ROM prototype can be found on SNES […]
For ages, region specific imports have been in existence; however, I’ve never bothered with obtaining them because of the language barrier. Thanks to the super stacker that’s no longer an issue. Problem solved, right? Nope, this brings up another issue — dealing with the cartridge slot. The cartridge slot for the Super Famicom and the Super […]
Developer Vitor Vilela has once again used his knowledge of the SNES’s SA-1 expansion chip to improve SNES games, this time focusing on the game Gradius III. Previously, Vitor has focused on games like Super Mario World, but has also dedicated his time to help create dev tools and start SNESLab, a place dedicated to unifying […]
YouTuber Wrestling With Gaming just released a documentary (The Story of XBAND) showcasing the history, legacy, and future projects regarding the online gaming known as XBAND. XBAND was a device and service well ahead of its time allowing 16-bit consoles of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and Super Nintendo/Famicom, to connect up to other users around […]
A user on the emulation sub reddit by the name of DerKoun has released an enhancement for the Super Nintendo emulator BSNES. Users of the emulator version 107.3 (as of this articles write up) are now able to download a Windows binary which will in essence increase the Mode 7 resolutions by up to 4 […]
