The SNES has a massive library, and while the classics are often celebrated, there are plenty of games that never seem to get the attention they deserve. These are my personal picks, titles I feel are often overlooked or rarely brought up in mainstream retrospectives, but still offer something genuinely interesting, unique, or just plain […]
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For the first time, the Super Famicom-exclusive fighter Battle Master: Kyūkyoku no Senshi-tachi is fully playable in English. Originally released in 1993, Battle Master features fast-paced combat, dash attacks, and air blocks—earning comparisons to Street Fighter II. Despite solid mechanics, it was never released outside Japan and remained untranslated until now. The Patch Released on […]
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Homebrew Super Nintendo developer Digifox has shared some more footage of his upcoming beat em up called “Triple Impact”. It looks like it came straight out of the 90’s. The latest feature that has been shown off, is CPU controlled second player. This especially interests me, as when I play games at home, it’s usually […]
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A Creative SNES Title Joins the Library Mario Paint, originally released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo, has been added to the SNES library on Nintendo Switch Online. The title is available to all users with a base NSO subscription—no Expansion Pack is required. Joy-Con 2 as a Mouse This release includes support for Joy-Con […]
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Infidelity (@infidelity_nes), the famous NES‑to‑SNES rom‑hacker, has officially revealed the three titles he’ll be porting to SNES hardware later in 2025: Super C, Contra Force, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The announcement also mentions that he is revisiting one of his earlier ports to improve it further. Infidelity’s Background Infidelity has been active in the ROM hacking […]
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A Contest That Encourages Creativity Each year, SMW Central’s 24-Hour Level Design Contest pushes ROM hackers to build something from scratch in just one day. The 2025 edition brought some wild entries, but one hack immediately stood out for its bizarre concept and unexpected charm. You Don’t Play as Mario In You Are Just a […]
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Mega Man 7 on the Super Nintendo holds a unique place in the Blue Bomber’s history. As the first classic Mega Man title on a 16-bit console, it was both a bold step forward and a divisive entry for fans. While some appreciated its upgraded graphics, darker tone, and memorable music, others criticized its larger […]
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Limited Run Games has quietly released open-source tools for their SNES Rumble Controller, offering a new frontier for homebrew developers and ROM hackers alike. The project, published on GitHub under the name snes-rumble, provides everything needed to implement rumble support into SNES games — a feature the original console never officially supported. What’s in the […]
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The game that started this epic series gets a massive uplift. The difference between NES and SNES is like the difference between Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie “Twins”, Arnie being the SNES of course. Now the ROM hacker known as Rumbleminze has brought Castlevania from the NES to the SNES. It’s not […]
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αSNES mainboard prototype is being worked on by YveltalGriffin (@YveltalGriffin X). Pictures of the PCB have been shared over on X as well as a mock up of a planned Super Nintendo handheld console. This is not FPGA based and requires a donor SNES. So this will appeal to some of you and not to […]
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