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Nintendo's just started shipping out these SNES controllers to their Club Nintendo members in Japan, and great googly moogly are these fantastic. Not only is it a similar greyish color, but the X Y B A face buttons are exactly the same color as before! What better way to play SNES games on the Wii emulator than with an actual SNES controller!
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SNES Controller for Wii Unboxed, Looks Incredibly Authentic
Nintendo's just started shipping out these SNES controllers to their Club Nintendo members in Japan, and great googly moogly are these fantastic. Not only is it a similar greyish color, but the X Y B A face buttons are exactly the same color as before! What better way to play SNES games on the Wii emulator than with an actual SNES controller!
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Super Genintari is the latest mega-console mod by Richard DaLuz, a perfect cocktail of Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System, Genesis and Super NES enclosed in a retro-'80s bronze acrylic case, "formed and shaped on a homemade stript heater." It connects to a TV using a single cable, running four games simultaneously, and probably cooks bread with the generated heat—like the video shows after the jump. We talked with Richard about his superconsole mod:
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Super Genintari 4-in-1 Console Jams Nintendo, SEGA, and Atari
Super Genintari is the latest mega-console mod by Richard DaLuz, a perfect cocktail of Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System, Genesis and Super NES enclosed in a retro-'80s bronze acrylic case, "formed and shaped on a homemade stript heater." It connects to a TV using a single cable, running four games simultaneously, and probably cooks bread with the generated heat—like the video shows after the jump. We talked with Richard about his superconsole mod:
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Coin-Op NES Requires Serious Magic Fingers
While a slew of hotels feature sad, generic video game controllers ready to play whatever crappy IP-streaming games the chain may offer, many Japanese hotels were once stocked with these coin-op Famicom (NES) systems. A 100 yen coin would buy you 10-15 minutes of play, which is a pretty great deal compared to the mini bar or, uhh, "video on demand" services. To check out the Super Famicom (SNES), hit the jump. More »
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SNES Emulator Running on a Cowon Q5W
This is a Cowon Q5W PMP that's been rigged to hook up to an original Playstation controller and run a SNES emulator. On the one hand, it's sweet to see SNES games being played on a PMP. On the other hand, this is a honking $550+ PMP, so you'd probably be pretty pissed if it didn't have the juice to do this. In any case, neat! I'll take SNES emulation anywhere and everywhere. [Anything But iPod via Ubergizmo]
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snes4iphone v1.0.0 Tested (Verdict: Playable)
ZodTTD's snes4iphone v1.0.0 was recently released and it works surprisingly well. After a few games of Mario All-Stars and Super Mario World it's obvious this emulator has come a long way. While in-game audio is still missing, background music plays fine. Gameplay is fairly smooth with frameskip enabled, and the emulator supports landscape and portrait display modes. Perhaps the best feature is the well implemented save system. Basically, you're not going to beat any crazy speed runs using snes4iphone, but it's a nice distraction for the bus. [ZodTTD via BGR]
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The iPhone Gets an Unplayable SNES Emulator
If, when the NES emulator was released for the iPhone, you thought "boy, I wish this was SNES instead" and not "boy, this is totally unplayable with a touchscreen and not a controller," then this pre-release SNES emulator should be awesome news for you. Otherwise, not so much. [zodttd]
4:20 PM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Jason Chen
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Extremely Rare SNES CD Controller on eBay
Before Sony made the PlayStation, they tried to team up with Nintendo. Together the companies would release an SNES CD add-on to compete with companies like Sega who were releasing CD-ROM upgrades of their own.
Needless to say, the system never existed...to the public. But gamers can still capture a price of history through an eBay auction is going on now for this SNES CD developer unit controller. Even if you don't plan on plunking down $3,000 to have this as your own, you can still appreciate it as a precursor to the modern PlayStation controller. Luckily Sony ditched the idea of six buttons and flipped this upside down design, because I can't imagine reaching those bottom buttons without dislocating my thumbs. Here's another shot:
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Wooden SNES Gives Us An Erection (wait, did we screw up that joke?)
Benjamin Heckendorn is an unquestionable talent, but talent thrives with competition. That's why we hope he notices this fantastic portable wooden SNES system. Its screen grabbed from the PSOne portable add-on, an SNES and speakers (along with optional mic jack) have been crammed into this completely custom wooden case—look at those buttons...so, so, so hot. Our fantasy device would use a slightly bigger screen, but like our wives say, beggars can't be choosers. Hit the jump for decent video of the mod in action.
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Amazing things can happen when you combine passion with talent. This homemade Metroid arcade cabinet is definitely a case in point. Unfortunately his talents do not extend into the world of directing, so the video is not quite what it could be. Still, the cool artwork, lighting effects, and controller ports for the NES, SNES, N64 and USB are easily discernible. If you ask me, the best part is the illuminated Mother Brain displayed behind plexiglass. Very impressive indeed. [WiiFanboy via Joystiq]
Homemade Metroid Arcade Cabinet: Bravo!
Amazing things can happen when you combine passion with talent. This homemade Metroid arcade cabinet is definitely a case in point. Unfortunately his talents do not extend into the world of directing, so the video is not quite what it could be. Still, the cool artwork, lighting effects, and controller ports for the NES, SNES, N64 and USB are easily discernible. If you ask me, the best part is the illuminated Mother Brain displayed behind plexiglass. Very impressive indeed. [WiiFanboy via Joystiq]
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Paul "Boner Jams" Rudd is a Huge SNES Fan
Anyone else remember this ad for the Super Nintendo from the early '90s? It features Paul Rudd, better known as the "Boner Jams" guy from 40 Year Old Virgin, or the dude they jammed in on the last season of Friends, or the guy from Knocked Up, or the guy you've seen in a bunch of parts all over the place. He jams the cartridge in much harder than the manual indicates is proper, but plays the hell out of a bunch of games as his buddies all watch behind a chain-link fence. Oh, how we envied Paul Rudd. [Game Videos via Joystiq]
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Super Famicom/PlayStation Prototype?
For those of you with short memories, Sony and Nintendo were working together in the mid '90s on a CD-based Nintendo console when negotiations fell apart and both Japanese companies went their separate ways. Sony with the PlayStation and Nintendo with the N64—and we all know what happened since. More »
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Nintendo Wii SNES Mod
Those of you who are still unable to grab your own Nintendo Wii despite the Best Buy and Circuit City sales this past weekend can rest easy. This SNES Wii modder didn't ruin a new Wii in order to shove the guts of an SNES inside. He created an entirely new replica case and shoved the guts inside. More »
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If playing some of the classics on your Wii virtual arcade with the very un-retro Wiimote isn't fitting your fancy, then this mod might be for you. Mark Feldman put together a decent tutorial to convert the classic NES or SNES controllers to work with the Nintendo Wii, wirelessly. Remember your roots, kids. Like most mods, some electronics know-how is needed for this project. More »
DIY Wireless Retro NES, SNES for the Wii
If playing some of the classics on your Wii virtual arcade with the very un-retro Wiimote isn't fitting your fancy, then this mod might be for you. Mark Feldman put together a decent tutorial to convert the classic NES or SNES controllers to work with the Nintendo Wii, wirelessly. Remember your roots, kids. Like most mods, some electronics know-how is needed for this project. More »
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WTF Alert: SNES Outselling PS3 and 360 on Amazon.com
Amidst the usual video game champions on Amazon's Best Sellers List: Video Games, you might find something out of the ordinary. If you head south to around number 17, you'll see what I mean. More »
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FC Twin: SNES/NES Hybrid Console
While this might not be as cool as it would have been a few years ago, what with the Wii Virtual Console and emulation all the rage these days, I still think I would have don't pretty much anything to have one of these things in the early 90s. Who am I kidding, I'd love one today. It's called the FC Twin, and it's a console that plays both SNES and NES games. More »
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Play VC Games On the Wii With the Original Controllers
The Wii Classic Controller is nice and all, but it's still not exactly the same as the original NES and SNES controllers you grew up covering with prepubescent palmsweat. If you want to play those somewhat-overpriced Virtual Console games with the same controllers you played the original games with, snag these adapters that plug into the Wii's Gamecube controller ports. More »
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