[PLUG] Super Nintendo emulation...
Mel Andres
mel97215 at comcast.net
Wed Jun 3 19:53:09 UTC 2009
Michael Robinson wrote:
> Anyone know if there is a kit to play Super Nintendo Games
> on a Linux PC or a Mac? On Ebay, Super Nintendos have
> gotten ridiculously expensive. I was looking for one that
> never sold, new in the box. Well, none of the ones I found
> were new in the box and worse than that, the sellers were
> asking for more than $100 for them. I found one which
> hadn't been bid on that the seller insists works, but I
> don't expect to win it for what I offered.
>
> I would need an IDE to Nintendo Cartridge or USB to Nintendo
> Cartridge adapter. The old SNES cartridges are so wide that
> I doubt a 5 1/4" slot is wide enough to install a compatible
> cartidge port in. USB is necessary to run SNES games on the
> MAC, unless I find a way to copy the games to something else
> like say a CD.
>
> My brother has a working N64 and a game cube. If there's an
> adapter for the old games, that might work as well.
>
> He is autistic, so the older SNES games are generally easier
> for him to play than the 3D games that are popular now on
> the newer systems. He is great at Super Mario World for
> example, but he can't get very far in Mario 64.
>
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I installed ZSNES and after figuring out the video settings it works
pretty well. I think I got all the ROMS via torrents. I rarely actually
play the games, I just wanted to see if I could get it to work.
Mel
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