Simple Way to Play Super Famicom Games on the SNES? Maybe.

Simple Way to Play Super Famicom Games on the SNES? Maybe. Recently I’ve been looking for a more reliable way to play Super Famicom games on my NTSC Super Nintendo without modifying the console or my Game Genie. Sure, removing the tabs is fairly simple, but I feel there has to be a better way to get the job done without mutilating the console, or my […]

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Peripheral Vision: Super Famicom vs North American Super Nintendo Controller

Peripheral Vision: Super Famicom vs North American Super Nintendo Controller After many years of wanting one, I recently purchased a Super Famicom controller. I always preferred the different colored buttons over the bland lavender and purple of the North American Super Nintendo controller. It’s sad that I feel the need to note that it’s the North American version as the European Super Nintendo has the […]

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Super Mario Kart for the Super Famicom

Super Mario Kart for the Super Famicom Super Mario Kart, the game that started the franchise, obviously. Although, as I’ve previously admitted, Super Mario Kart wasn’t where it all started for me. Super Mario Kart 64 was where I got my start and from there it was Double Dash and Mario Kart 7. All of which are really good games, but I […]

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Confession: I’ve Never Played Super Mario Kart

Confession: I’ve Never Played Super Mario Kart It’s true, until this year (2021) I had never really played Super Mario Kart. I can remember watching other kids playing it at the Super Nintendo kiosks in Sears or Walmart, but I never got a turn. I didn’t personally own an SNES until 2001, and to be honest playing Super Mario Kart wasn’t a […]

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Peripheral Vision: Super 8 by Innovation for the SNES

Peripheral Vision: Super 8 by Innovation for the SNES Is it a Famiclone? Is it a peripheral? Well, it’s actually both! These days, it seems, at least a few times a year we read news of an upcoming video game console packing the necessary hardware, or software, to run multiple systems from a single unit. With the likes of the Retron5, among many others, […]

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J.League Soccer Prime Goal 2

J.League Soccer Prime Goal 2 After having a device called the Super 8, which allows you to play SNES, Super Famicom, NES and Famicom games all from your Super Nintendo console, for quite some time, I wanted to import my first Super Famicom game. The very first game I imported for the Famicom was Soccer, a straight forward, no nonsense […]

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