Retroarch stuff on SNES Mini is changing daily, and there's such a huge amount of it. It wouldn't really be feasible. Just follow the subreddits.
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Retroarch stuff on SNES Mini is changing daily, and there's such a huge amount of it. It wouldn't really be feasible. Just follow the subreddits.
But then I have to use Reddit.
Fuck that.
Iunno weekly recaps I guess? iunno lol
So someone has to spend time recapping a bunch of news just because you don't want to use reddit? :P
https://www.reddit.com/r/miniSNESmods/
http://snesclassicmods.com/
https://hakchiresources.com/
This works with a super famicom mini too, yeah?
Because I think those are cheaper currently...
Oh and those are powered through USB so they should work in Europe right?
Because I think those are cheaper currently...
Oh and those are powered through USB so they should work in Europe right?
Absolutely does. My SFC is very nice. :)
(And I've never powered my SFC or SNES minis via AC, only USB, and they've always worked fine.)
There's even a JP to English mod for the SFC if you're so inclined.
Oh that's amazing I didn't even think of that
I might have to get one
Has anyone had any luck loading Warriors of Fate and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs using Mame2003? When I import it, it shows as qsound.bin and then when I run the game, it shows throws me back to the game select menu. Any ideas? Thanks.
It's aways been possible. And completely free and legal. I'm on a Mac and have been using hakchi2 since day one.
http://snesclassicmods.com/how-to-hack-the-snes-classic-mini-on-a-mac/
I also use 4:3. They got rid of the shimmer the NES had with its 4:3 mode when scrolling.
But it's annoying how some games took 4:3 into account and others didn't, and some games even mix both in the same game (like Chrono Trigger)
But it's annoying how some games took 4:3 into account and others didn't, and some games even mix both in the same game (like Chrono Trigger)
Pixel perfect IS off-looking because it's in the wrong aspect ratio. Back then, TV screens stretched the imagine (no square pixels like on LC-Displays) and games had been designed to compensate for this. As a result, everything in pixel perfect looks thinner than it's supposed to be. Did anyone here play the SNES Mini on a CRT? I imagine that pixel perfect would be the best choice in this case, isn't it?
The SNESC exclusively outputs a 16:9 720p signal, so by definition the pixels are square on all TVs and there is no stretching, even on a CRT (which I have).
Just take Super Mario World for example. Put it in 4:3 mode and look at the Mario sprite. In pixel perfect mode, Mario looks much thinner. It's not a big deal in some games, but in other titles it can really mess with the artwork.
Oh, I see. Well, that's a pity. :/
Thanks for pointing that out!
I use 4:3 because that's how the games were seen by everyone at the time, even though that's technically incorrect for games that didn't take the stretching into account. But since many developers did the proper compensation, one can only assume that those who didn't never even realized it, or if they did it was too late to redo all the art.
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Yes, but then look at the many big round objects in the game, and you'll notice that in 4:3 they're actually ovals, while in Pixel Perfect they become perfect circles as you'd expect them to be.
Curious as what your connection to your CRT is (mine has component for its best connection).
A lot of games around that time accounted for and compensated for the stretch, Chrono Trigger is a great example, Above is 4:3, Below is Pixel Perfect
Yeah, I noticed. It really seems to vary from game to game. I'm glad it's not a huge inconvenience to change the setting to whatever looks best. I'm also glad that stuff like this, incl. the old NTSC / PAL differences are a thing of the past now. Certainly something I don't miss about that time, especially since this nonsense lasted for so long. I still have nightmares about that terrible FF-X PAL version (yeah, obviously not a SNES game). And don't get me started on comparing Mario Kart lap times with my US friends. :/
Ah. I don't know many that have that on an HDCRT (most peeps I know with one have some kind of HDMI converter).
This is the one I have. I just realized the picture I posted above wasn't from the exact same model, as it doesn't have Optical out or Cable Card slot, which mine does.
https://www.crutchfield.com/S-0FhOyRGCfHF/p_158KD34XS9/Sony-KD-34XS955.html
It has one HDMI in:
You shouldn't play video games in the middle of the road.
Well, one looks like a NES and one looks like a SNES ;p
Seriously though, doesn't the SNES Mini have double the RAM? Or was that storage?
Oh, it's the RAM that's 256 and storage that's 512 in both units (that's where I where I was getting the double from). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Every time I see SNES games played at non-4:3 ratio I die inside a little. It's like all the folks that think Street Fighter 3 sprites are supposed to be wide and dumpy.
I guarantee that no SNES developer was designing their art to be viewed at 1:1 ratio. I did a lot of Amiga artwork in the 90s and dealing with the art ratio was just part of the process.
I guarantee that no SNES developer was designing their art to be viewed at 1:1 ratio. I did a lot of Amiga artwork in the 90s and dealing with the art ratio was just part of the process.
Except then you have cases like this where Mario's blocks are exactly square when viewed in 8:7, and everything since that keeps them square.
Or even Mario himself, where Super Mario Maker took the 8:7 size for things.
And the infamous Metroid morphball image, where it's incorrectly an oval in 4:3.
Or even Mario himself, where Super Mario Maker took the 8:7 size for things.
And the infamous Metroid morphball image, where it's incorrectly an oval in 4:3.
I've been wanting to play some of my GBA games on my mini, but I've been having a hard time getting retroarch and the proper cores going. I highlight the proper mods I want to use, and it installs and says done! no issues. But the games don't boot up and the mods remain unchecked?
What command line are you using for the games? Screenshot would be best.
Can you FTP in and confirm the command file is there?
Can you FTP in and confirm the command file is there?
ok i've been banging my head over and over and over running virtual box and followed the steps METICULOUSLY and I keep getting this when I "flash the kernel" (good lord what a dumb sentence)
Please help and feel free to ridicule me for not being able to do this. Because it has been HOURS. Any solutions?
EDIT: OH GOD I DID IT
EDITEDIT: Wait no i didn't, the game's aren't showing. I'm not good at this.
EDITEDITEDIT: ok i did it.
Please help and feel free to ridicule me for not being able to do this. Because it has been HOURS. Any solutions?
EDIT: OH GOD I DID IT
EDITEDIT: Wait no i didn't, the game's aren't showing. I'm not good at this.
EDITEDITEDIT: ok i did it.
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Malwarebytes blocked the Windows driver issue guide link. Hopefully it won't be a problem for me when I attempt to hack my SFC mini. Is this more likely to be an issue on Windows 10?
But I feel like I need someone to explain this to me like I'm five. Does "dumping" the kernel mean taking a file off of the super famicom mini? Then "flashing" the new one mean ... something I tell "hakchi" to do upon installing it? No, I have no clue what I'm talking about.
But I feel like I need someone to explain this to me like I'm five. Does "dumping" the kernel mean taking a file off of the super famicom mini? Then "flashing" the new one mean ... something I tell "hakchi" to do upon installing it? No, I have no clue what I'm talking about.
Who here is waiting for Switch hacking with excited anticipation? My SNES Mini is very solid right now (1.1.0 is a stable island in a storm of hakchis). The thought of playing Super Mario World, again, on my Switch but through RETROARCH fills me with horror. I want a Canoe based emulator for Switch. And I want it soon.
Hey guys. Hoping you can help. I just want to add Chrono Trigger to this thing with a border that looks official. My mom got Chrono Trigger for me years ago and she passed away so I want to play it again. Istill have my copy, I don't want to hook up my OG SNES because it will look like shit. And I don't want to play it on ds.
Thanks for any help you can give.
Thanks for any help you can give.