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The age old rallying cry that "Sega Genesis does what Ninten-don't" might finally be coming to an end.
If you've ever wondered exactly how far a Super Nintendo could be pushed, today's surprise reveal of a brand-new SNES cartridge hack, as made by a single engineer, is for you. Behold: the SuperRT chip, a proof of concept of how the "SuperFX" idea of the '90s might have worked with unlimited budgets.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020...n-unmodified-snes-revved-up-with-ray-tracing/
Expansion chips could be found in SNES games like Killer Instinct & Starfox, which reflected their price at launch.
If you've ever wondered exactly how far a Super Nintendo could be pushed, today's surprise reveal of a brand-new SNES cartridge hack, as made by a single engineer, is for you. Behold: the SuperRT chip, a proof of concept of how the "SuperFX" idea of the '90s might have worked with unlimited budgets.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020...n-unmodified-snes-revved-up-with-ray-tracing/
Expansion chips could be found in SNES games like Killer Instinct & Starfox, which reflected their price at launch.