SNES Mini

fmul9798 · 30-09-2017 10:49am

An evening of castlevania 4 was had, and can confirm the slowdown once things get busy... Just the snes mini being a snes!

CathalDublin · 30-09-2017 11:56am

I’d a nice evening of super MARIO world, it really was a great game.
Smyths said any pre orders not collected will be on gerenal sale Monday so watch the website Sunday night/Monday early or drop into any smyths Monday morning

direstraits · 30-09-2017 12:01pm

smyths tallaght have 4 in stock, gamestop taking pre orders for 50.00euro

Lemming · 30-09-2017 1:41pm

Picked my pre-order up this morning from Game, and bought a hardback SNES Classics history book at the same time which I've not been able to leaf through yet as it's still shrink-wrapped. It's going to be a long, long two and a half months to Christmas as this is a present for my other half (she got me the NES mini for last Christmas)

dmcg90 · 30-09-2017 7:30pm

Anyone found stock of the SNES mini online/in Dublin?

sReq | uTeK · 01-10-2017 8:14am

Anyone know where I can get one in the Dublin Area?

starWave · 01-10-2017 2:06pm

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

Anyone know where I can get one in the Dublin Area?

Smyths have a few in

Retr0gamer · 01-10-2017 2:50pm

sugarman wrote: »

Spent the evening mostly ploughing away at Super Mario World and few 2P games of Mario Kart but I fired up Contra for all of 10mins before calling it a night, do not remember it being that difficult at all but it completely explains why I never completed it back in the day!

Will give it a proper hack tomorrow when Im less hungover.

You need to finish it on hard to get the real ending!

It's not that bad. One of the easier Contra games. The missile boss is the worst it gets.

dmcg90 · 01-10-2017 7:10pm

starWave wrote: »

Smyths have a few in

None in Jervis St (or anywhere on their online stock checker).

ironictoaster · 01-10-2017 7:35pm

Hopefully this will be modded asap so I can get my fix of pilotwings

starWave · 01-10-2017 8:29pm

dmcg90 wrote: »

None in Jervis St (or anywhere on their online stock checker).

It's been out of stock on the website since Friday morning, but they've been in stock in small quantities in the stores. They told me they mark it out of stock online as they only had a few in-store and don't want a stampede in the stores. The stores themselves don't even know what stock is in other stores.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 02-10-2017 8:09pm

fmul9798 wrote: »

An evening of castlevania 4 was had, and can confirm the slowdown once things get busy... Just the snes mini being a snes!

Just played, and finished Castlevania IV for the first time (never owned a SNES growing up).

Those save-states/rewind features are a godsend for me. I don't think I would be able for some of these games without it.

o1s1n · 02-10-2017 8:52pm

It's an amazing game alright.

Using save states you're kinda missing part of the fun. Finishing that game after putting lots of time in, dying over and over - it's fantastic once you finally finish it properly.

You'd definitely be able to finish it the traditional way with practice, nobody is meant to be able to finish it the first time they play it!

Retr0gamer · 02-10-2017 9:25pm

Castlevania 4 isn't that tough really, quite manageable. The only real issue is the later stage where you are trying to out pace the spinning saw blades. It's ok on original hardware but the lag that modern tech adds to it makes it really difficult.

It's got a great soundtrack but I still think CV3 is the highlight of the linear games.

brianregan09 · 03-10-2017 7:24pm

Tried both Smyth's stores in Limerick this morning no go but interestingly enough both told me to come back at different times during the week

K.O.Kiki · 03-10-2017 7:56pm

I still can't complete Megaman

Also, either it's my LCD TV, or the emulation is off; I died to the very first Goomba in SMW as I couldn't bop him on the head!

CiDeRmAn · 04-10-2017 12:00am

I wonder if there's screen lag, depending on the HDMI port and any lousy screen mode, might want to check, see if it can be improved, turn off post filtering on the tv for starters

Jack burton · 04-10-2017 8:09am

I have all my "smoothing" and other bull**** features on my TV turned off, SNES mini working great! No lag that I can notice

Been bashing through GnG the last few nights. Even though it's plagued with slow down I still love it.

KeRbDoG · 04-10-2017 10:10am

Most 'modern' TVs will have a 'games' mode which turns off all that fun stuff so no lag/processing

Retr0gamer · 04-10-2017 11:01am

KeRbDoG wrote: »

Most 'modern' TVs will have a 'games' mode which turns off all that fun stuff so no lag/processing

There's still a frame or two of lag and the SNES Mini operates with a framebuffer with adds at least a frame of lag, maybe more.

I have noticed the SNES mini is much laggier than the SNES with a framemeister but it's not awful either.

direstraits · 04-10-2017 11:35am

UPADTE********

Smyths

Blancharstown, Jervis & Swords have SNES mini in stock, I rang all three!

One per customer

good luck!

NOT ONLINE, walk in only!

direstraits · 04-10-2017 1:01pm

Out of stock Smyth's, I pick up last one

ironictoaster · 04-10-2017 3:08pm

Off topic. But this fantastic. https://youtu.be/VxnTsR6AjMc

Cantstandsya · 04-10-2017 8:27pm

I think the scalpers are going to get nicely burned on these. Good stuff.

Retr0gamer · 05-10-2017 12:38am

Finished SMW with 95 exits... very annoying. Turns out it was the super short star world level, just didn't finish it the normal way.

direstraits · 05-10-2017 4:15pm

Smyth's blanchardstown have them in store only. Was just off the phone to them

CiDeRmAn · 05-10-2017 8:09pm

There's two copies of Retro magazine with the Super Play special in Easons in Swords.

Mr.Saturn · 05-10-2017 8:17pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

There's two copies of Retro magazine with the Super Play special in Easons in Swords.

I'd advise being extra quick about it too, since the next issue (a fancy-pants feature on Mario Sunshine) hits shelves in the UK today, so guess they'll be here either tomorrow or Monday.

The Last Bandit · 07-10-2017 9:37am

Hakchi has been updated to support adding roms to the SNES Mini now as well, still in beta with limitations but working.

brianregan09 · 07-10-2017 10:22am

Tried both limerick branches this morning and nothing ☹☹

CiDeRmAn · 07-10-2017 12:39pm

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Hakchi has been updated to support adding roms to the SNES Mini now as well, still in beta with limitations but working.

Great news, going to wait myself until it's in a better state of release, not taking chances!

CathalDublin · 07-10-2017 10:03pm

I take it it’ll also play NES ROMs too?

Deep Thought · 08-10-2017 2:02pm

just got me one in Smyths Blanchardstown

Asked if any, yer man said of course..so they had a few

brianregan09 · 08-10-2017 6:29pm

**** anyway nothing in either smyths down here

TechnoFreek · 08-10-2017 8:24pm

Theoretical question.

If one was the put additional roms on to the snes mini, would one need to consider the region of the aforementioned rom. The age old 60hz NTSC versus 50hz pal battle.

Or does it make no difference?

Inviere · 08-10-2017 8:29pm

TechnoFreek wrote: »

Theoretical question.

If one was the put additional roms on to the snes mini, would one need to consider the region of the aforementioned rom. The age old 60hz NTSC versus 50hz pal battle.

Or does it make no difference?

It'll run them all at 60Hz regardless. You'll only see problems with PAL optimised games, and perhaps those with region locks built in (ie hz checks)...for the latter, just get the US variants & all's well.

TechnoFreek · 08-10-2017 8:46pm

Thanks dude.

CiDeRmAn · 08-10-2017 10:43pm

It's undoubtedly why the games on the SNES Mini are all US editions.
No Probotector or Starwing.

Retr0gamer · 08-10-2017 11:07pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

It's undoubtedly why the games on the SNES Mini are all US editions.
No Probotector or Starwing.

Proper order... although I do like the Patlabor styling of the probotector robots.

CiDeRmAn · 09-10-2017 8:43am

I prefer the scifi styling of the Probotector theme rather than the politically dodgy Contra, brings back all those American adventurism overseas crap that nation used to enjoy so much

K.O.Kiki · 09-10-2017 12:59pm

I'm seriously considering hacking my SNES mini too.
So many games I want to play on my TV with a real pad!

Deep Thought · 09-10-2017 1:09pm

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Hakchi has been updated to support adding roms to the SNES Mini now as well, still in beta with limitations but working.

Hakchi?

The Last Bandit · 09-10-2017 2:05pm

TechnoFreek · 09-10-2017 2:32pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

It's undoubtedly why the games on the SNES Mini are all US editions.
No Probotector or Starwing.

Very good point. Obvious in hindsight

CiDeRmAn · 09-10-2017 2:54pm

TechnoFreek wrote: »

Very good point. Obvious in hindsight

That's what Mrs Ciderman says about the state of our marriage

Inviere · 09-10-2017 3:44pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I prefer the scifi styling of the Probotector theme rather than the politically dodgy Contra, brings back all those American adventurism overseas crap that nation used to enjoy so much

Hey now, Bill & Lance are only protecting America's oil interests, spreading peace and democracy, and being all round good guys....

TechnoFreek · 09-10-2017 4:35pm

Deep Thought wrote: »

Hakchi?

Watch out for auto correct on this one.

Chris_Heilong · 09-10-2017 4:51pm

CathalDublin wrote: »

I take it it’ll also play NES ROMs too?

Yeah, and megadrive roms also from what I have heard.

Retr0gamer · 09-10-2017 5:01pm

The Contra name is kind of bizarre as the games have absolutely nothing to do with the Contra controversy and all to do with ripping off Aliens and HR Gieger.

K.O.Kiki · 09-10-2017 5:02pm

Found this gem:

As a nice surprise, it looks like Nintendo fully anticipated this, and left a note for tinkerers within the NAND! Hidden within the /etc directory is a file simply named "nineties", which contains:

Enjoy this Mini,
Disconnect from the present, and
Go back to the nineties.

SNES Mini

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