Tag Archives: Super Famicom
In Fitting with the Season, Here’s a Nintendo-Sanctioned Version of Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ on the Super Famicom
Yes, you read that right. This unused 16-bit cover of Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ was featured as a part of Do-Re-Mi De~Fa!, a digital music magazine distributed via the Super Famicom’s Satellaview service, which we’ve been talking about an awful lot this … Continue reading
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Tagged Games Culture, Music, Nintendo, Satellaview, SNES, Super Famicom
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Silver Trousers and Future Visions with the Satellaview
I stumbled across this introduction video for Nintendo’s Satellaview, which for those who don’t know is a Super Famicom peripheral that allowed users in Japan to download exclusive games and content from scheduled satellite radio broadcasts, provided by a company … Continue reading
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Tagged Games Culture, Nintendo, Satellaview, SNES, Super Famicom, Video
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Watch the President of Sony uppercut PaRappa the Rapper in this SNES-CD homebrew game
When the prototype of the ill-fated SNES-CD add-on (also known as the Super Disc, or even the Nintendo PlayStation) leaks out into the hands of the public, what are you, the president of Sony, going to do? Get revenge by causing … Continue reading
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Tagged Fan Game, Fan Works, Features, Homebrew, Nintendo, PlayStation, Satellaview, SNES, Sony, Super Famicom
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Experience an overlooked adventure with English-dubbed Satellaview Zelda
The Satellaview has become something of a curio amongst Nintendo fans, both due to a diverse library of interesting titles and content, as well as a somewhat peculiar distribution method that has resulted in a fair amount of said content … Continue reading
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Tagged Fan Works, Games Culture, Nintendo, Satellaview, SNES, Super Famicom, The Legend of Zelda
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A Little Look At… Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection
Box art is one of the most important – and perhaps most under-appreciated – aspects of video game presentation. Traditionally, box art has always served a number of irreplaceable functions to both consumers and publishers; it creates the crucial first impression … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Books, Box Art, Features, Nintendo, SNES, Super Famicom, Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection
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You’ve Probably Never Played… New 3D Golf Simulation: Devil’s Course
New 3D Golf Simulation: Devil’s Course (True Golf Classics: Wicked 18) Developer: T&E Soft Publisher: T&E Soft, Bullet-Proof Software Platform(s): SNES, PC9801, 3DO, Mega Drive Release Date: March 5th 1993 (JPN), October 1993 (US) Have you ever wondered to yourself ‘is there golf in hell?’ If … Continue reading
Bargains, In-flight Entertainment and Carts Galore – Culture Collection #9
There’s no better way to spend your weekend than with some portable games. If Game Boy classics are your style, then FamicomSpirits has got you more than covered with this truly envy-inducing mound of carts! Whilst it’s obviously difficult to … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture Collection, Famicom, Famicom Disk System, Features, Game Boy, Games Culture, Mario, Nintendo, SNES, Street Fighter, Super Famicom
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No crying until the end – An analysis of EarthBound’s finale
This week I beat EarthBound for the first time. I’d played it on many an occasion in the past, including almost to completion in its native Japanese thanks to the GBA compilation title Mother 1+2, but with the game finally … Continue reading
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Tagged EarthBound, Features, Mother, Nintendo, Opinion Piece, Shigesato Itoi, SNES, Super Famicom
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You’ve Probably Never Played… Motoko-chan no Wonder Kitchen
Motoko-chan no Wonder Kitchen Developer: Ajinomoto Publisher: Ajinomoto Platform(s): Super Famicom Release Date: September 1993 (Japan exclusive) When games are developed for advertising reasons, they have a strong tendency to suffer in quality, putting brand names and mascots before all else. The … Continue reading
