Some of you might remember us from the NintendoAge forums. I'm lerugray, and I write the software; Taco! runs the hardware bench.

Our project is SuperOS. It boots a SNES to a mouse-driven command shell. You can type commands, write files to the cart's 32 KiB of SRAM and find them still there after a power cycle, and launch native apps from a Windows 3.x style launcher. It supports the SNES Mouse and an optional keyboard on the controller port, and it plays tracker music. One app is a textured raycaster that runs at about 10 Hz in emulation. A low-fantasy 4X strategy game is in build as the flagship.

It runs on emulators, and an early build has booted on a real SNES from a flash cart.

SuperOS is written in native 65816. It's designed and directed by me (Ray Weiss); much of the code is written with AI coding tools, and every change is reviewed and tested before it ships.

If you'd want a cart, the interest list at super-os.net is free and nonbinding.

Edit: forgot to mention, the cart we're designing has an SD card slot for storage and a USB-C keyboard port. The 32 KiB above is the cart's save memory.

Couldn't find a good cib for my life so I bought this on auction sniping it at the last minute. Now to enjoy a classic

Between the obvious hot shot and the twins trying to sabotage him. Idk

This one introduced the Master Sword, the hook shot, dungeon progression items and heart containers Do you guys remember this one?

Hello everyone!

In some snes console units, the combination of hot temperatures + some specifics plastic shell revisions, provides a favorable scenario for yellowing.

I've customized this yellowed unit with automotive inks for the console and buttons, fovusing on matching the original colors and also provided the stickers on the Brazilian exclusivelly Playtronic variation.

I enjoyed the final result and would like to share with the community.

Scored this bundle at the thrift store today for $40, super stoked! The better-looking console works, the other one turns on but doesn't output anything. To my surprise everything else works, and the manuals for some of the games being included is pretty cool too.

Saved this lovely from a thrift store and had to detail it when I got home. So precious….

Hi everyone! A few days ago I posted about Terranigma, and today I wanted to share another SNES game I played during my childhood that holds a special place in my gamer heart: Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals.

It's a game I really love (though not quite as much as Terranigma), but it's still an absolute classic with tons of content, a great story, incredible characters and a massive world for its time. One of the things I remember most are the dungeons, which feature really clever puzzles. I clearly recall getting stuck for hours trying to figure out how to solve a room just to move forward.

The combat is a classic turn-based system with plenty of depth and strategy, though random encounters can feel a bit repetitive at times. It also features a really cool Capsule Monster system, which acts as a companion assisting you in battle.

The soundtrack is super enjoyable, and what I remember most vividly is that place called the Ancient Cave... MAN, what a brutal grind that was!

It’s definitely a gem from that era. If you haven't played it yet, give it a shot—it's totally worth it. Plus, a port for modern consoles and Steam was recently announced for next year

Anyone else who played this and remembers it fondly?

Was wondering what this hut is supposed to be. I searched for a secret exit in the Lair of Kharyon, but couldn't find one.

Does anyone know?

Hey everyone! I just bought an SNES. I’ve always loved playing the games on an emulator, so I decided to actually get the console!

I have a few questions though. The shell has yellowed quite a bit, so I was thinking about doing a complete reshell. There are a bunch of options online so I was wondering if there’s a trusted source that generally makes good-quality shells.

Also, is there anything I should replace due to the console’s age? I wouldn’t want it to randomly die on me because I neglected to replace something that was bound to fail.

Lastly, is there a website that people generally prefer buying games from?

Thanks in advance!

I have a pal snes and i upgraded it with a pico cic to also be able to play japanese games. When i now put in super mario world it makes the screen bigger from 240p to 288p when i switch to the 60hz mode

Is that correct? Will that be like an upgrade to the super mario world or will the timing of the game be now off?

Haven’t repaired any snes before but have done many other systems. This system passed burn in but it looks like it has failing PPU. Do these glitches look like 1 or 2 is going bad? Should I even bother recapping? Doesn’t look like any obvious corrosion, pretty clean system overall. Sound is good too. Already cleaned cart slot. Just looking for someone with experience to point me to the most probable chip/s I need to swap.

I'm searching for hidden gems. All of the lists are about the most popular games on the console. I've played and beat most of them already. Could you guys suggest such games?

I was looking for these 2 games for a while and im glad they came in. Now to hunt for Wild guns next

I liked it quite a bit, especially after playing Super Bomberman 2 and getting annoyed at all of the puzzles.