
From #pong to #nintendoswitch, always interested in #videogamehistory. Collecting #atari and #nes as well as the best of all systems
California, USA
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Basic Gamer Bob retweeted
My friends, the SNES 2CHIP Edge Enhancer is 90% ready to go. I would like to write a few paragraphs about it, if that's OK.
1) My design is 100% all original. It's not based off of any forum post or esoteric website dedicated to any kind of video fixes. I broke SNES' DAC down internally via die shots to determine how the DAC was constructed and most importantly WHY it has the problems that it does with video sharpness.
2) The SNES Enhancer is compatible with ALL non 1-CHIP SNES systems. That means if your SNES is blurry, this works! The trade-off to this is that currently, it's a 5 wire installation. But if you look at the picture below, it's incredibly simple and will install very quickly. I felt that it was important to support ALL versions of the 2CHIP SNES, rather than making 4,000 different PCBS for 4,000 different revs.
3) The SNES Enhancer doesn't use any sort of video amplifier. Meaning, this isn't a boosted low-pass filter that will "sharpen" the video. I don't like that and let me explain why. For starters, it's bandwidth limited and the sharpening performance is predicated on the type of video content that the SNES' PPU is rendering. I decided not to make something that was going to perform badly or even oscillate depending on what sort of game's played. I've taken an entirely different approach and I'll be discussing it at a later time. But the long and the short of it is that I wanted to design a video appliance for the SNES that will work for ALL video content, evenly. The video output will be sharpened for all outputs. That means RGB, S-Video and Composite Video will all 3 benefit from this design. The PCB is a 5 wire install. Now, I could absolutely design version of this that are "console" specific that will just fit in. But the way I see it, it's 5 measly wires and in order to satisfy the broad spectrum of SNES revisions, I'm willing to accept this as the installation is incredibly simple.
4) This isn't a magical cure all fix for "noise". There are a plehtora of reasons why the SNES can be noisy. Part of the reason why I've waited so long to release this is I'm also in the process of working out some complimentary mods that will help clean-up/improve the picture quality of the SNES. Remember, these are analog video signals!
5) This wouldn't have been possible without @retrotink2 and @furrtek. Mike and I worked on the best ideas to edge enhance the SNES' video output and his input was integral. Furrtek helped me with analyzing the die shots of the 2CHIP PPU's DAC so that I could reverse how it works by how it was designed. This wouldn't have happened without his input and expertise, either.
Anyhow, this installs super easily and I was able to bring the (B)ill (O)f (M)aterials down so that it's not incredibly expensive to make. I hope you guys enjoy this. It's my love letter and farewell to the SNES.
Enjoy some of these 2CHIP screenshots of a launch model SNES fitted with the SNES Enhancer!
Thank you to @GamemasterH and @MatthewPTaranto for this awesome new book on Nintendo and Howard’s experiences at 1980s Nintendo! It is precisely what I have wanted for a long time.
Finished Super Mario Bros 3 for the first time since 1990. It is still great fun. Fairly long and slightly stressful since you can’t save and thus have to do it in one run. But immensely satisfying! On to SMW.
Basic Gamer Bob retweeted
We are on the lookout for additional issues of the Nintendo Power "Official Game Pak Directory" monthly update! If you have any, please let us know.
Note that we are NOT looking for the March/April 1989 edition in the second photo, this one is common. Looking for any others.
I said I was done buying #VHS. But these three perfectly hit the nostalgia spot.
When is the last time you bought brand new 5 1/4” floppies? Today! 💾 #floppy #floppydisk #retrocomputing
This is really the main reason I wanted to get my Tandy back! My original childhood pirated copy of Prince of Persia still works! #tandy #princeofpersia #dosgaming
Finally got my Tandy 1000 TL/2 up and running! Just like the one I had as a kid. I love the DeskMate GUI included. #tandy #tandy1000 #286 #dos #deskmate
Played through Luigi’s Mansion for GameCube for the first time. My son and I really enjoyed it. Luigi nervously humming the theme song as we wandered around the mansion was a highlight of my Nintendo experiences. I couldn’t get enough of it!
I just supported War_Mapper on @buymeacoffee! 🎉
War_Mapper is mapping the current conflict in Ukraine. You can support by buying a coffee ☕️ here — buymeacoffee.com/warmapper/c…
Playing Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure for the #atari #lynx tonight. What is everyone else playing? #RetroGaming #billandted
Great article on floppy disks. Good to know that good quality disks that are stored properly can still work well.
We spoke with the last person standing in the floppy disk business — ✍️ by @Walskaar + #NiekHilkmann of @FloppyTotaal 💾 >> aigaeod.co/floppy
Big thanks to @kobunheat for this super clean copy of #DragonQuestIX as well as a signed copy of his Power-Up book at @CAExtremeOrg. Great to meet you!





















