SNES Mini/Retro consoles modding service

BS Dave

BS Dave

BS Dave

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i’m thinking of getting a SNES mini and want to do the RGB mod for it but haven’t really soldered anything ever.

This one...

http://www.retrorgb.com/snesminiths7374.html

There’s an old CRT broadcast monitor at work that’s rotting away and would make these SNES games look amazing.

Is there anyone in the uk that could undertake the work for me? Or is it worth having a go myself? I used to paint miniatures so have quite a steady hand...

Dave
 
Yep i’ve read up and I think you’re right. I’ve emailed voltar who makes one of the mods to see if it’ll work on a pal version or if he could make one... hope so

Edit I think there is no uk edition. It’s simply the American edition in the box we remember so the mod would work we’d just need an American tv to use it.

I may have access to a Sony PVM which might work...
 
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mr plow I was intending to do that yes, I just want it to look like it did when I was a teenager. I don’t know tonnes about this. I am confused by the SNES mini and SNES mini classic as I can’t find any mention of this on the Wikipedia page. Was the SNES mini essentially the SNES version of PS slim?

It’s sounding like the real SNES is the way forward...
 
Mr Plow said:
Yep as above the SNES Mini/Super Famicom Junior was a compact SNES released in 1997 in the US and Japan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New-Style_Super_NES

It doesn't output an RGB signal (only composite) unless modded like cee-S-dee has done to theirs and of course you'd either have to purchase real cartidges or an Everdrive/SD2SNES cart. If you are interested in purchasing a real SNES for use with a PVM then I'd recommend doing what I did and picking up either a Super Famicom (I did this as I prefer the design which is the same as our PAL consoles, got it from eBay) or an American SNES. The reason for this is PAL consoles are limited to running at 50Hz which means the image won't be full screen and unoptimised games will run 17.5% slower than they should. You can modify a PAL console to run at full speed/full screen but the signal will still run slightly off-spec which causes graphic glitches in some circumstances. If you go the import route then you'll also need to grab a replacement PSU as it'll probably come with a region specific plug adaptor, you can pick replacements up for around £5, an RGB SCART cable compatible with NTSC consoles (I use Retro Gaming Cables for mine) and the BNC to Scart adaptor cee-S-dee mentioned above (also available at Retro Gaming Cables).

Regarding the Sony PVM, might be worth finding out what model it is (should be printed on the back, mines a PVM-14L3 for example).
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Great. Thanks so much for this. The Everdrive/SD2SNES looks cool too, expensive but then I guess you get pretty much everything. Would the superfamicom come from the states? Or NTSC - J. I agree the US SNES is UGLY! Would I just need a power adapter for a UK SNES? I’m interesting in going the original route now.
 
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So would you recommend the sd2snes over an adapter and individual American games? At the moment I’m only interested in the Mario bros games, Mario Cart and super bomber man and Zelda (I want to get the multi tap for 4 way play at some point). Is the sd2snes pretty problem free? Obviously if I just need to get that and i never have to buy anything that’s great but i don’t want the games to not run perfectly. Do the ROMs come with the SD2SNES or do they need to downloaded separately? Thanks for all the help and advice btw.
 
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