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Arkagis Revolution proves the Sega Genesis has plenty of tricks up its sleeve. Well, the 68000 CPU that powers the console does anyhow. Remember all the hype around Mode 7 when Nintendo announced the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)? Remember how Sega’s answer to that hype was to release a new add-on, the Sega CD, […]
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Arkagis Revolution Launches on Sega Genesis
September 5th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Super Nintendo Mod Improves Mode 7
April 21st, 2019 Carl Williams When Nintendo was planning their Super Nintendo console they knew they had to do something to set it apart from the rival Sega Genesis, and to a lesser extent the NEC Turbo Grafx-16. Rather than just being a 16-bit version of their Nintendo Entertainment System with more colors and parallax scrolling, Nintendo went with something […]
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Axelay Gives Gamers Both Kinds of Shooters on Super Nintendo – September 14th, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
September 13th, 2016 Carl Williams Back in the day scrolling shooters were a dime a dozen. To stand out from the crowd you had to have something unique in your shooter. Just being a side or horizontal scroll shooter was not enough anymore. Konami was, at this time, kicking butt with their other games – Castlevania IV, Contra III etc. […]
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Tags: Axelay, konami, mode 7, overhead, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, scrolling, shooter, side scrolling, snes, super nintendo 
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Enix Brings 7th Saga Stateside While Ignoring Gamer Pleas for Dragon Warrior 5 – August 3rd, 1993 – Today in Video Game History
August 2nd, 2016 Carl Williams 7th Saga was a unique experience for fans. Who remembers the strong 8-Bit finale that Enix gave us as they wrote off the Nintendo Entertainment System? They gave gamers ALL four Dragon Warrior games. In Japan these games were called Dragon Quest. In recent years Square Enix has resurrected them under that name on mobile […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Tags: 7th Saga, enix, mode 7, role playing game, turn based No Comments »
Furry RPG is a New Super Nintendo Role Playing Game Currently in Development
July 3rd, 2015 Carl Williams New games for classic consoles are usually just hacks of previously released titles, occasionally we get an all new game. Furry RPG is just that, a brand new game that will be powered by a Mode 7 heavy engine that is also all new. Ramsis on the NESDev.com forums is the person handling this new […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: elysian shadows, Furry RPG, mode 7, nesdev.com, PDRoms.de, role playing game, rpg, snes, youtube No Comments »
What Would Legend of Zelda- Wind Waker Look like on the Super Nintendo?
March 20th, 2015 Carl Williams Recently we asked what would Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon look like on the Commodore 64. This week we are asking, what would The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker look like on the Super Nintendo? Thanks to a DeviantArt member, we don’t have to wonder what it might have looked like, we can see it. […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: action, Game Cube, gamecube, gilamasan, mode 7, nintendo, retro, retro game, retrogaming, role playing game, rpg, snes, super nintendo 2 Comments »
Bandit Gaming: F-Zero Ported to the Turbo Grafx-16, Called HuZERO
November 24th, 2014 Carl Williams F-Zero, a series that started on the Super Nintendo has been a racing game that Nintendo pulls out of retirement from time to time to show off a new console or hand held. Since this is a Nintendo branded game, it is obvious that F-Zero never hit any platforms other than ones manufactured by Nintendo […]
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Posted in NEC, News, Nintendo Tags: Chris Covell, f-zero, futuristic racing, HuZERO, mode 7, nintendo, retro, retro game, retrogaming, Retrospekt, rotation, scaling, snes, super nintendo 1 Comment »
Happy 24th Birthday, Super Nintendo!
August 23rd, 2014 Michael Crisman (The SNES is one year older than it was last year, so we updated our birthday tribute article, and by ‘updated’, we mean ‘changed a number in the title and re-posted it’. Come at us.) The hype was unreal. The tension was palpable. The gaming press couldn’t print information, rumor, speculation, and screenshots fast enough. […]
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Posted in Console, News, Nintendo Tags: 16-bit, ad, blake harris, blake j. harris, console wars, f-zero, genesis, gradius, gradius III, mode 7, nintendo, pilotwings, sega, simcity, snes, super mario world, super nes, super nintendo 1 Comment »
Contra III Alien Wars Explodes Onto Super Nintendo – April 6th, 1992 – Today in History
April 5th, 2014 Carl Williams Contra III The Alien Wars gave Super Nintendo fans reason to rejoice. Classics from the 8-Bit NES days were getting updated to 16-bit. Super Mario World was a pack-in cart, setting a high watermark. While many NES classics did see updates on the new Nintendo system, there were many that didn’t. Konami was one of […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Tags: 2d, contra, contra force, contra III: the alien wars, konami, mode 7, super c 2 Comments »
