SNES consoles appear to run faster with age — APU frequency increased by up to 182 Hz after 35 years
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Why SNES hardware is running faster than expected—and why it’s a problem
To some observers, this is evidence that SNES APUs originally produced in the '90s have been speeding up slightly as they age ...
Super Nintendo consoles have been quietly overclocking themselves for 35 years, but it took until 2025 for the SNES fandom to notice
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Speedrunners Just Discovered a Strange Problem With Old SNES Consoles: They’re Sounding Faster
There are also tool-assisted speedruns, and this is where things get trickier. TASBot relies on frame-perfect inputs, meaning ...
20 Best SNES Games of All Time, Ranked
SNES is part of every 90s kids' childhood, with some of the greatest gaming titles to date. Here are the best SNES games from ...
Retro acceleration: The SNES might be running faster as it ages
Tinkerers and speedrunners have recently discovered that the audio processors in many aging Super NES consoles are now ...
A strange phenomenon is detected in these SNES and the investigation of the “rejuvenated consoles” enigma is on
In a phenomenon that has baffled the gaming community, users around the world have reported that the so-called Super Nintendo ...
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Nintendo Alarmo Sound Clock gets NES Super Mario Bros. update
Just in time for MAR10 Day, you can now wake up to the sounds and scenes of the original Super Mario Bros. from the NES.
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System improves over time
Like a fine wine – if wine makes Mario jump higher The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) console is somehow ...
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SNES Games That Hold Up Brilliantly
The SNES boasts its fair share of dungeon crawling RPGs, so trying to pick just one that holds up can be quite the task. Fortunately, Illusion of Gaia makes an incredible case for itself with its ...