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I remain pretty bummed out by the state of decompilations, ports, FPGA cores etc these days. The rise of GenAI has really flooded the whole scene with garbage and kinda poisoned the whole concept. Good piece from @pandamonium.bsky.social on it www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/09/24/c...

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Column: All A.I. Projects Are Digital Asbestos

The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of all SHIRO! Media Group contributors. The cost of modern day video game consoles and personal computers have skyrocketed…

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undisbeliever @undisbeliever.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I've added basic metasprite drawing to my snesdev game jam game.

Super Famicom screen capture. 2 humanoid sprites are visible on screen.

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Boost Mix Music - game music remastering @boostmixmusic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Nice article in English about Human Creative School, with a callout about the games made by students/former students (I am quite sure the line is blended between being a full time Human employee for those zealous students who ended up being hired by them and turning their projects into releases...)

Human Creative School ad is overlaid first page with two photos of students working/playing

A nice background of design sketches, three photos of students and one of a game and then a callout about "famous alumni" making S.O.S. / Septentrion and Firemen (..and Dragon's Earth too)

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 27/09/2026

I just dumped this Satellaview 8M pack that I recently purchased. Unfortunately it was just a barebones RPG Tsukuru 2 save. That is the 8M pack lottery!

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Starting today, we're piloting Japanese magazines in our digital archive! We've spent the last few months upgrading our library infrastructure to support Japanese-language material, starting with the magazine Neo Geo Freak. Read the full blog post for more info: gamehistory.org/5k-magazines/

A two-page spread from Neo Geo Freak featuring Nakoruru from the game Samurai Shodown. All text is accurately highlighted on the page, including vertical writing being mapped vertically.

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Gaming Alexandria @gamingalexandria.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I've finished uploading all of 1990-1992 of The Super Famicom magazine in 600DPI. Check them out and enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/magazines/ or archive.org/search?query...

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 21/09/2026

I finally made it to the Showa themed izakaya on my island, and they had a big pile of Super Famicom games. I told the waitress that I own at least half of these!

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 20/09/2026

I have written up an article about Dream - Land of Giants, the lost Rare developed title for the SNES. A prototype was leaked earlier this month, though it shows that it was pretty early in development. snescentral.com/article.php?...

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SNES Central: Dream – Land of Giants

Dream - Land of Giants is a concept demo created by Rare that eventually became Banjo-Kazooie on N64.

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wowmd.bsky.social @wowmd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Here's the first footage of the cancelled SNES/SFC port of Railroad Tycoon to ever be posted online, captured from my promotional tape made by the would-be Japanese publisher. For a long time, the only evidence of the game's existence was two blurry Nintendo Power screenshots!

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Zero @scootercomputer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Send this to a 30 or 40 year old to watch them stare into the middle distance about how fleeting life is

The start screen for the Super Nintendo emulator ZNES. Game menu is open with Load selected. The loading snow is also on the screen.

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 14/09/2026

It seems that I don't have a Dream/Project Dream page on SNES Central. This is something I will have to fix this week.

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Yakumono @luigiblood.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

We have a trailer up for #Satellaview Super Mario Bros. 2 English MSU1 Version, which explains everything you need to know in 1 minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX2I...

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Trailer - Satellaview Super Mario Bros. 2 English MSU1 Version

YouTube video by LuigiBlood

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Yakumono @luigiblood.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Releasing now! Satellaview Super Mario Bros. 2 (BS Super Mario USA) MSU1 ROM containing all 4 episodes with full english dub on project.satellaview.org! #Satellaview #SNES Have fun!

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 09/09/2026

It is hard to get excited about new Nintendo games when it seems that a lot of what they put out is just remakes of stuff released in the 90s. It is clear that Nintendo thinks that the only market for big games are people who grew up in the 90s. Maybe they are right?

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VGMuseum (ReyVGM) @vgmuseum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I'm amazed no one has done this before, but I'm currently compiling a list of all the Game Boy and GB Color games that use the link cable, infrared port, or Super Game Boy for multiplayer or trading. I finished the GB list and will be posted on GameFAQs in a few days. There are a total of...

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 04/09/2026

I have a business trip to Kyoto at the end of this month. I have a weekend off, and so I ponder doing a pilgrimage to the old Nintendo headquarters. But who am I kidding, it is far more likely it will be a pilgrimage to the many sake breweries there, lol.

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 03/09/2026

I did some SNES Central database work, really getting close to finishing the ROM images component. Once that is done, the next thing on my list to add are screenshots. Each screenshot needs to be attached to a ROM image.

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cleartonic @cleartonic.net · 31/08/2026

First release of the Dragon Quest VI English patch revision is up: Info Site: cleartonic.net/dq6/ Download: github.com/cleartonic/d...

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Yakumono @luigiblood.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Courtesy of @vervalkon.bsky.social, Konae-chan no Dokidoki Pengin Kazoku has been translated to english, and it is now available on project.satellaview.org #Satellaview

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Vitor Vilela @hackervilela.sneslab.net · 31/08/2026

SimCity SA-1 now has gesture controls. You all know me about my SA-1 work, but it's not just about accelerating games. It's about improving games to make they even more AMAZING than what they already are. Place a lot of roads, parks, wires & more with your mouse!

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Jonathan Leung (VGMaps.com / YT: JonLeung1) @vgmaps.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In Mega Man 7, a well-timed Noise Crush can destroy Spring Man before the fight begins. The animation of the Mega Man 7 Robot Masters' health meters filling up shows their ACTUAL health at that moment, so a Robot Master getting hit when the meter first appears with zero means instant death for them.

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undisbeliever @undisbeliever.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

SNESdev daily log 1: Stopped procrastinating and started working on my 2026 snesdev game jam game.

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 07/08/2026

Typhoon Dolphin knocked out the power at my place today. Since it was too dangerous to go out, I made progress on the SNES Central database. It now has the ability to add ROM images.

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 28/07/2026

I have just posted an article on a prototype of Whizz. There are quite a few differences from the final version of the game. This prototype is courtesy of drx at @hiddenpalace.org, and is the last of the prototypes that he sent to me for release earlier this year. snescentral.com/review.php?i...

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SNES Central: Whizz

This prototype appears to be in an advanced state, but lacks things found in the final version of the game.

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 28/07/2026

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SNES Central: Whizz

This prototype appears to be in an advanced state, but lacks things found in the final version of the game.

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Here's a pre-visualisation video for SNES Maximum Carnage, created by animator Alan Moult ( Software Creations ). He made this video for the game programmers to demostrate how the animations were supposed to work in the game. Thank you to Alan for keeping hold of the video and allowing me to share.

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 23/07/2026

Jon Batiste has a discussion with Nobuo Uematsu about composing music for games and the making of the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack. Very fun! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIyc...

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【植松伸夫×ジョン・バティステ】コラボ vol.2：10歳のジョン・バティステを動かしたFFVIIの音楽

YouTube video by Universal Music Japan Classics

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 14/07/2026

Alright, time to play Whizz.

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Wil Overton @wiloverton.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

People tell me that it's OK to keep reposting old artwork and that you can never do too much promotion. Piffle, I say. Folks are sick enough of me as it is yet here I am again on #portfolioday selling my soul so I can afford to buy booze for t'baby.

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Gaming Alexandria @gamingalexandria.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Making room and need stuff gone so gonna be listing stuff, Will drop this $10 a day until it sells. This is $250 shipped in US today. All are complete with manual. DM me if interested!

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Boost Mix Music - game music remastering @boostmixmusic.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Unreleased SFC game called...Mr. Cockatrice?? Full chicken themed puzzle game we missed out on. Would have been late 1995 or early 1996. Developer: Visit (Shinri Game series, bunch of Uranai games, SFC Appleseed, etc)

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John Romero @johnromero.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I’m so sorry for everyone at id Software affected by these layoffs. I know what it feels like to leave id while id goes on. It’s a strange and painful thing to step away from a place that holds so much of your work, friendships and history. 1/5

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 06/07/2026

I just posted an article on the unreleased SNES game, Tom vs Jerry: The Chase is On! The graphics for this are amazing, but ultimately the publisher, Hi Tech Entertainment, went out of business before it came out. I found some box art! snescentral.com/article.php?...

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SNES Central: Tom vs Jerry: The Chase is On!

Tom vs Jerry: The Chase is On! is an unreleased game by Hi Tech Entertainment. Two prototypes of this game exist.

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 06/07/2026

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SNES Central: Tom vs Jerry: The Chase is On!

Tom vs Jerry: The Chase is On! is an unreleased game by Hi Tech Entertainment. Two prototypes of this game exist.

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undisbeliever @undisbeliever.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I'm doing prepwork for the 2026 snesdev game jam. I want to make a small game in C. To hedge my bets I'm going to be using 4 different C compilers. To help motivate me, I'm restarting my SNESdev daily log.

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Yakumono @luigiblood.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Development of SNES Wii Virtual Console | Yakumono's Blog luigiblood.neocities.org/blog/2026-06... This is about a brief history of development of SNES Wii Virtual Console and what it takes, and the people who made it.

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Development of SNES Wii Virtual Console (Blog Post) - Yakumono's Personal Site

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Rachel Mae 🏳️‍⚧️ @rachelmae.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

one of my favorite things to learn about Yoshi's Island was that some of the most impressive effects in the game weren't even done with the Super FX, they were just HDMA trickery. like Salvo the Slime is made of numerous stacked lines pulled from a triangular background image

screenshot of Salvo the Slime from Yoshi's Island, a large greenish blob of slime

screenshot of bsnes-plus's tilemap viewer, showing a shaded triangle stored in background layer 2

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Yakumono @luigiblood.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Get used to the new names (and the rebalanced drum set from the final version) www.youtube.com/watch?v=halx...

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14. Venom (Fortress) - Star Fox 2

YouTube video by LuigiBlood Music

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Arachness @arachness.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Found more... incredible, lol.

An illustration from ASCII Comics by Yoshida Sensha. It shows a tiny knight fighting a gigantic King Slime from Dragon Quest. The King Slime has a giant red and green striped crown with gold ornaments and has a more human face than its usual face. It looks very unamused.

An illustration from ASCII Comics by Yoshida Sensha. It's a drawing of Kirby except with a completely different face. Kirby is carrying a sword in his right hand. His face has tiny eyes and a gigantic mouth with lips and teeth. His arms are muscular.

An illustration from ASCII Comics by Yoshida Sensha. It shows a blue Dragon Quest Slime with a human body. The body is wearing a green business suit with a black tie.

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zsKnight (ZSNES) @zsknight.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

New release of SUPER ZSNES - v0.200b! What's new is: Multiple bug fixes & optimizations, Generic USB HID controller support, GUI Customizations, Chrono Trigger Enhancements, MSU1, bilinear filtering, integer scaling, GUI custoizations, and more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=evfz...

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SUPER ZSNES v0.200b

YouTube video by zsKnight

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ChronoMoogle @chronomoogle.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Pixar, please don’t sue me for this #RandomGameSaturday… It’s Unirally for Super Nintendo!

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 21/06/2026

Kagoshima is a Donkey Kong kind of place.

A picture of me beside a cardboard cutout of Donkey Kong with a big grin. Above is a sign that says "Kagoshima".

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Hayama Akito @theburpman.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

After two years of research I made public a database of fighting games that are playable in some form on Windows 100% manually made in 90's HTML code that looks like shit on mobile. There's a lot of work left but I hope it will be helpful for some people hanagumi.denpa.cl/fightingdb/

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Hayama's Fighting Game Database (Ver.1.0)

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ChronoMoogle @chronomoogle.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I’ve got one of the most awesome birthday presents I’ve ever received from @sd2snes.de last week. Even though it says Made by Krikkz on the label, this FX PAK PRO was hand-assembled by ikari_01 and has a special dedication to our deceased friend Near with a golden Higan logo printed on the back.

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 12/06/2026

Now here is something crazy, four unreleased games on a single advertisement page! Poor Hi Tech, you did not have enough time.

An advertisement with four unreleased games by High Tech. Mickey's Playtown Adventure for the SNES, Barbie Vacation Adventures for the Genesis, Bobby's World for the Genesis, and Tom Vs Jerry The Chase is On for the SNES.

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 12/06/2026

I recall a time when the number of "Megs" a game had was a big deal. 24 Megs is only 3 MB! It seems quaint with some games being well over 100 GB now a days.

An advertisement for Final Fantasy III (i.e. VI) in a magazine from 1994. It shows the box art, Mog, artwork from several monsters from the game, and a couple of screenshots. The text reads "This is the first 244-Meg RPG for the Super NES and one of the most anticipated games of the year. A sure Hit for the holidays".

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 09/06/2026

I am looking through some old EGMs, and I noted that Mortal Kombat 3 made the cover in February, March, April, May, August, September and October 1995. It was like it was the only game that mattered that year! Considering the era, you have to wonder if there was a sponsorship deal.

The covers of the 7 issues of EGM mentioned in the post, featuring Mortal Kombat 3.

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