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Fun Fact: Super Game Boy 2

In Japan, Nintendo released the Super Game Boy 2 for the SNES (Super Famicom). It allowed link cable support and more accurately matched the original Game Boy hardware.

Fun Fact: Why Samus Aran Became Blonde

In the first two Metroid games, Samus Aran resembled Sigourney Weaver. But in Super Metroid she became blonde, as they based her on Kim Basinger.

Fun Fact: What Exactly Was Inside the Super Game Boy

Since the SNES could not run a good emulation of Game Boy ROMs, inside the Super Game Boy cartridge was basically the same hardware inside an actual Game Boy handheld.

Fun Fact: The SNES Was Originally Going to Be Backwards Compatible

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was planned to play NES games but it was going to make it $75 more expensive and Nintendo opted to make the console cheaper.

Video Game History: Yoshi’s Safari (SNES)

As a child, I really loved the character Yoshi when I played the Mario games. I’m suprised I never heard of Yoshi’s Safari until the 128-bit era of video games. One of the reasons is that it uses the Super Scope light-gun accessory which failed to become popular. Since it used the Super Scope, itContinue reading “Video Game History: Yoshi’s Safari (SNES)”