It’s hard not to get wrapped up in nostalgia whenever you look at a SNES game — and while there are a number of reasons for this, one of the major reasons has to be the visuals. As it turns out, there is actually a lot that is unique about the graphics on the Super Nintendo.
The ever-knowledgeable DYKGaming tells us all about the fascinating graphical capabilities of the SNES, including:
- Special features like the SFX chip and Mode 7
- What games make use of the SNES’ special graphical capabilities
- The many graphic “modes” the console includes
- What made mode seven so special amongst these modes
- How the system renders its graphics
- How the system dealed with sprites and scaling
- how Starfox used a special chip inside its cartridge in order to render its unique graphics
- What other games went on to use special chips for their graphics — like Super Mario RPG
- And most of all, how the system kept afloat as a 16-bit console in the 32-bit age
It’s an educational and enlightening watch, the kind you can see more of here.
Super Nintendo Effects Dev Special – Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Mario Castañeda [DYKGaming]
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