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Superhuman Hack Brings Real-Time 3D Ray Tracing to the SNES
With the help of an extra graphics processing chip inside the cartridge, Star Fox did the impossible by bringing 3D graphics to the 16-bit Super Nintendo. The decision to engineer the SNES’ hardware to allow for this upgrade was a clever one on Nintendo’s part, and 29 years after its debut, Ben Carter has used…
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Nintendo’s Latest FCC Filing Hints At SNES Games Finally Coming To The Switch
To coincide with the launch of the Nintendo Switch Online service which included a bunch of classic 8-bit games as part of the subscription, Nintendo also released a pair of NES gamepad shaped Joy-Cons to round out the retro experience. So putting two and two together, a recent Nintendo FCC filing for a wireless Super…
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This Upgraded Super Nintendo Clone Rekindled My Love Of 16-Bit Gaming
A few years ago we reviewed a souped-up NES clone called the Analogue Nt with a prohibitively expensive aluminium housing. It was a beautiful piece of hardware, but ultimately it only served to remind my coworker Adam Clark Estes of just how basic and boring 8-bit NES games are. Nostalgia really needs a ‘your results…
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The Joker Figure Of A Thousand Faces, And More Of The Most Wonderful Toys Of The Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, our weekly round up of the coolest toys and merchandise floating around the internet. This week, we’ve got a festive Lego set, an obscenely over-the-top Nerf cannon, and yes, a Joker figure just resplendent with different emotions. Take a look, and prepare to hide your wallet somewhere safe.