We’re seeing double right here.
Many of the gamers hoping to choose up an SNES Classic at launch are the identical of us who rushed to get an NES Classic earlier than they inevitably disappeared. Yet in a not-too-surprising accident, each programs are just about precisely the identical from a hardware perspective.
Eurogamer lately (and actually) cracked open a copy of the SNES Classic to get a better take a look at what powers it. As it seems, the hardware is sort of similar to that of the NES Classic. Both use an Allwinner R16 SoC with 4 ARM Cortex A7s paired with an ARM Mali 400 MP2 GPU. Both programs additionally use a Hynix 256MB DDR3 reminiscence chip alongside 512MB of NAND storage. Even the utmost HDMI outputs on each models solely help as much as 720p.
That’s to not say Nintendo hasn’t made modifications to the SNES Classic, solely that the variations happen on the software program finish. The Super NES emulation software program layer replicates a variety of addon processors that are supposed for particular video games – such because the Super FX and FX2 chips powering Star Fox and Yoshi’s Island. Super Mario RPG, Super Mario Kart, and Kirby’s Super Star cartridges all got here with particular chips which the SNES Classic manages to emulate faithfully. And that’s not even contemplating how these 720p video games have been initially offered in 240p.
There are sure implications in utilizing similar hardware, a very powerful of which is that hackers and modders already know the right way to port further video games to the system. On a extra disappointing notice nonetheless, it additionally means Nintendo exaggerated claims that it simply wasn’t feasible to produce more NES Classic units.
On the brilliant aspect, SNES Classic manufacturing will proceed into 2018, so hopefully extra followers will get copies this time.
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