Tag Archives: SNES

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, known as the Super Famicom in Japan, was Nintendo’s 16-bit fourth generation video game console.

August 20, 2026

Aug 2026

Nintendo 64 at 30 and My N64 Memories

Nicholas A. Ferrell

I celebrate the Nintendo 64’s 30th anniversary with a selection of my own late-90s N64 memories.

February 19, 2026

Feb 2026

Video Game Home Console Success By Generation

Nicholas A. Ferrell

I take a look at the top-three market share in North America for home consoles sold in North America by generation, beginning with the NES-dominated generation 3 and going through Switch’s superlative generation 9.

July 30, 2024

Jul 2024

Playing Pokémon Red With NSO SNES Controller

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Playing Pokémon Red with the only controller they originally designed it for, a Super Nintendo controller (some context and caveats apply).

November 22, 2022

Nov 2022

Lateral thinking to extend game console life-cycles

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Applying Nintendo’s idea of “lateral thinking with withered technology” to extending console life-cycles.

May 22, 2022

May 2022

Video Game Visuals That Age Well

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A review of a re-release of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards led me to explore which kinds of classic video game visuals stand the test of time.