First released by Nintendo in Japan in November 21st, 1990; the Super Nintendo was a fourth generation console, and the 16-bit successor to the Nintendo Entertainment System. Selling 49.10 million units worldwide, the Super Nintendo was the best selling console of its generation.
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How do Chrono Trigger's SNES and DS versions differ?
What are the main differences between the SNES and DS versions of Chrono Trigger?
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Can one-player games be played when only the second controller port works?
I'm about to buy an old SNES and some games on ebay for only a few euros.
The guy on the phone is telling me the first controller port is broken, so I'd have to go with only one controller on second ...
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Plugging SNES into a new-ish LCD TV
My parents just sent me my old SNES and all the original cables, games, etc., so I'm trying to hook it up to a TV for my wife. I already had tried (and failed) to hook up her SNES to our TVs and just ...
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Which games have “Minus/Glitch Worlds”? [closed]
I've heard that several old NES, SNES, and arcade games have minus/glitch worlds, which can only be accessed by exploiting a bug or glitch in the game's code. I have also heard them referred to as ...
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Reznors in Super Mario World?
Why is there the word "Reznor" displayed on the rhino boss levels in Super Mario World?
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How can I get an NES controller to work on my PC as a Joystick?
I want to be able to use an actual NES (or, SNES) controller to control an emulator on my PC.
Is this possible?
If so, how can I do this on a budget?
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Can I run an SNES emulator without it having input focus?
I'm trying to let someone play an emulator on another monitor while I use my computer normally on the main monitor.
I need to set up an emulator for SNES that will continue the emulation and accept ...
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Is there a way to hook up my SNES to a modern A/V receiver?
I have an SNES console hooked directly into the back of my TV in the coaxial RF antenna port.
However, I would like to be able to switch to-and-from the console with my AV receiver. I currently only ...
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What are red stars in Super Mario World?
I just finished watching this Super Mario World TAS. One thing that baffled me is, what are red stars for? They never seem to be directly earned, but simply some "bonuses" for clearing particular ...
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Is there a way to hook my Super Nintendo to my 2 year old Vizio TV?
I bought my Vizio TV 2 years ago and I just got my Super Nintendo from my parents' house. I tried hooking it up to both of the TVs I have and neither of them even recognized that I had it hooked up. ...
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What effects does the Compass have in ActRaiser?
I've been playing a lot of old SNES games on my Android phone recently, and have currently picked ActRaiser up again. I thought I had maxed this game out as a kid but I want to replay it and make sure ...
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Fixing scrambled graphics on SNES console
Whenever I try playing a game on my old SNES console, the graphics come out either scrambled or completely black, but the audio plays correctly, and the controls seem to work just fine. I initially ...
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Is there really a power tunic in Final Fantasy 2 (aka Final Fantasy IV) for the SNES?
Is there really a "power tunic" in Final Fantasy 2 for the SNES? The instruction manual lists this as an item, but I can't find it. Which itself isn't strange, but I can't find any mention of it ...
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Looking for a Good/Reputable Source for Hardware to Dump Old Cartridge Based Games [closed]
I love retro-games! What kid from the 80's doesn't! I'm also a software engineer by trade. Recently, I've also had to transition into designing actual embedded computer hardware which has meant that ...
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In Earthbound what triggers the photographer?
Been playing Earthbound a lot more recently and this play through I've had a lot more encounters with the Photographer (Fuzzy Pickles).
Is there ways to trigger him to appear/avoid him?
Thanks.
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Is there an English translation of Der Langrisser?
I've always liked the Langrisser series. I've seen videos and screenshots for an English version of Der Langrisser (SNES) but as far as I can see, only a Japanese version was released. Did they ever ...
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Why does my SNES console hooked up to flat panel monitor show incorrect colors? [closed]
When I try to play Chrono Trigger (US) on my European SNES (with the help of a converter cartridge called 'UA universal adaptor expert version') that's hooked up to a scart-to-hdmi converter device ...
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Save States for older game consoles?
Is it at all possible to save a state in a game for older consoles? I'm talking about old school game consoles like NES, SNES and Sega MegaDrive.
I know it's not built in, so maybe somebody knows of ...
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SNES9x slow when fullscreen on Windows 8
When I run SNES9x emulator in fullscreen I get seriously bad FPS.
If I run windowed mode it's perfect, and it runs fine before when I had Windows 7 on.
I've updated my drivers from the Nvidia site ...
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SNES save games on battery, what caused my save game to get erased?
Being a proud owner of an old SNES with a few popular games, i decided to get back to playing Donkey Kong 3.
I got Donkey Kong 3 2nd hand. This is a game from 1996, so 17 years old by now.
I am aware ...
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Why in snes9x (on Ubuntu), if the joystick is disconnected it isn't recognized again?
SNES9x works with my USB joystick alright, but if I need disconnect this joystick (even with the ROM paused), when I connect it again it doesn't work anymore.
Why?
How can it be fixed?
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Are SNES PAL games before 1993 region locked?
Are SNES games before 1993 region locked? I have lots of SNES games from 1993 and 1992 which I really wanna play on something like a SupaBoy, which is an NTSC system.
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Who is the box art artist for Monster Maker 3 (Super Famicom)?
This is a highly specific question, and perhaps somewhat unlikely to find an answer, but here's hoping...
Does anyone know who did the box art for the game Monster Maker III (or モンスターメーカー３ if you ...
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Retrolink SNES USB controller not working
The Retrolink SNES USB Controller says that it works without drivers or anything, but then doesn't seem to work with any of my SNES emulators. Here's a link to it.
i tried it with snes9x and ...
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How do I split a weapon in Final Fantasy 2 (aka Final Fantasy IV) for SNES?
Nostalgia has hit me, and I have dusted off my old Super Nintendo which luckily still works, and popped in my Final Fantasy II cartridge which also still works! I remember as a kid, there was a way to ...
