Taking Apart The Extra Colorful Super Nintendo | Tech Wave

[@shroomie108]

I was lucky enough to play the snes before it was released in america when a japanese kid moved here with a super famicom. Been my favorite system ever since. the rpgs alone make it the best system ever

[@seshi0]

Did he know English? And what games did he have

[@ReshiLuna]

I loved Yoshi's island. It's my fave for the SNES.

[@shroomie108]

Seshio yea he spoke english and he had fzero and super mario world. That was the first time I saw a famicom also. I was very confused why it wasn't called an nes. He was obviously very popular in our neighbohood that summer until the snes came out later that fall.

[@stompingpeak2043]

The only thing that sucks is when the games don't start and you have to fuck with the cartridge until it works

[@JonathanTash]

My PC: Intel inside SNES: Sony inside

[@nortonsegahippie4574]

Cleanest super Nintendo I have seen on KZbin no yellowing on the top

[@rpottertgt16]

Great to see a new tech wave, can't wait to see they next one! You're one of the only ones providing this content and I love to see it.

[@john2001plus]

I had the privilege of working on SNES games for Sculptured Software/Acclaim Entertainment. The 65816 on the Super Nintendo is essentially an 8 bit processor with an 8 bit external data bus, but with the ability to handle 16 bit data internally. The 68000 on the Sega Genesis is a 16 bit processor externally that can handle 32 bit data internally. The 68000 can do more per instruction, and has a much larger instruction set, which is why many programmers like it. However, the 65816 can execute instructions faster, which is why clock speed is not a good comparison. This is why the 65816 based Apple II GS was able to have an interface similar to the 68000 based and much faster Apple Macintosh. I loved programming both chips. I definitely prefer the specs of the Super Nintendo. On these systems the programmers didn't have the benefit of operating systems or high level languages. That meant you had to manage everything on the system yourself and program the games in machine code, which is more difficult. The bottom line is that it took more work to make games on these systems.

[@dirty-moto]

8:42 Regarding the cartridge slot, later models do *not* pop off. You can tell the difference on the newer versions because the sides of it with the screw holes are black plastic. Hope that helps some of you to not accidentally break your system! Sorry if it was already mentioned in the other 250 comments, though.

[@deathscythegaming5630]

Thank you so much man. I had never seen the inside of the console I started out on. Seeing it at almost 30 years old is surreal

[@sevem5sevem207]

Snes is and always will be my favorite and most played system of all time. From the controller to the games - to the look of the system and the cartridges and boxes.

[@brendanmanning6494]

Back when I was young. Our super Nintendo's power port broke and my dad said he could fix it. We were able to do a bit of moding that it would use the same connecting port as the nes and also cut the connecter off the power adapter to put one that would match to the new port on the system. Still working to this day.

[@failedartist7932]

I prefer the UK SNES because it was just colourful and I grew up with it

[@celeschan90]

Not UK, bit Worldwide. It was like that everywhere except America.

[@betacrest10]

Actually europe(and japan)snes has scart connector back then. So yeah the picture is more vibrant.

[@trecaa]

I agree, I have nothing against the American casing but I think the UK one looks nicer.

[@mrbisshie]

It's just too bad all the games ran worse than the US/Japan version due to PAL.

[@michelleashley6186]

My dad grew up with the European SNES and I have the European SNES classic (because I’m from the uk and I know this sounds bias but the European SNES looks way better than the American SNES)

[@HaunterOfKanto]

"Genesis does what Nintendon't!" ... Stop making consoles? o.Oa

[@AmRealityInc]

Lol lose console wars and have inferior games

[@styxxhs8048]

Daaamn! You guys are savages!

[@bland9876]

HaunterOfKanto you did they say genesis when they should have said sega

[@dededetheking5094]

HaunterOfKanto Sega Does what Nintendon't BY CHOSSING QUANTITY OVER QUALITY ( SONIC IN A NUT SHELL ) .

[@thepoliticalstartrek]

Even Stevie Wonder sees what you did there.

[@JoshTheBear]

I really enjoy Tech Wave because I take apart plenty of stuff just out of curiosity. Why tf not? Lol

[@andersross4011]

The coolest line in advertising " Sega Genesis does what Nintendomt"

[@1970scout800]

Got my SNES day one..played the shit out of it..still love it today..

[@eartheternal3565]

0:02 That's why I started ordering my coffee black with nothing in it years ago. Rarely but surely, I will end up with cream & or sugar in it. It's unbelievable.

[@wojiaobill]

weird to see a Sony chip on a Nintendo board? Not at all! Samsung made the main processor for several of the iPhones. lots of companies make components for competitors' products

[@logicalfundy]

Samsung also makes the OLED on the iPhone X. What's interesting about Sony is that there's a big story behind the original PlayStation: Sony was going to make a CD-ROM accessory for the Super Famicom (Japanese equivalent of the SNES), but Nintendo decided to go with Philips instead. Apparently that really made some people at Sony really angry, and basically in retaliation they made the PlayStation, and the rest is history.

[@ReshiLuna]

That means they could sabotage the competition! Hmm.. could "battery throttling" be them sabotaging?

[@eugenepesigan4656]

Speaking about that topic....theres actually a microsoft software in the apple II And the office programs in apple was collaborated with microsoft..

[@404_beardalmighty]

Literally the entire reason that the playstation exists, is that Nintendo backed out of a CD collaboration with Sony.

[@Ghesh_Vargiet]

They still make these chips for competition because it’s very profitable

[@bryanna72]

We had both systems growing up. We got the Snes first and then the Sega the following year. In those days the same game could be drastically different between the two systems far as playability, graphics, sound etc. We tried to balance out the games on both systems, Sega had a few flagship titles, Sonic and tons of sports games seemed faster, but in the end it seemed like the snes had just a better variety of games in its library and more polished. What was the other system TG16? I tried that one too but out of all these still snes. Maybe it's where I grew up from atari, the nes, gameboy I seen the progression. Vs I never knew anyone whoever had any Sega consoles to get accustomed to.

[@knuyorkr]

As usual, another great and informative video. I remember the days of the SNES/SEGA Genesis, or the 'Sega does,/ Nintendont".. wars. Lol. I owned both, and loved them individually for their own individual strengths, and games... (of course). Lol... Keep the passion, man, you are the real deal. Peace.

[@LennyQUMFIF]

And Nintendon't is now a GameCube loader for Wii...

[@brianhenry2134]

Some super nintendo's have modular 62 pin connectors. You have the second revision of the snes which doesn't have the sound module. Also some Nes model 101 do have an av port but very rare.

[@iliasmastrogiorgos5508]

Ahhhhh.....the SNES ..a love that never dies! The PAL version of course.

[@pinheadlarry8569]

Legend has it he never managed to actually put it back together. Great Vid as always!

[@thecasualcanuckfox3836]

I really enjoyed this format of video. Very relaxed, some good information. Just a good video overall.

[@TheDrummerDude17]

Ah, the Super NES. My absolute favorite console. I grew up playing this and still have my console and games. Never gonna get rid of it!

[@rabidrivas]

I love the comedy you are slowly introducing into the chanel. It is funny and smart. Keep it up

[@thepoliticalstartrek]

Heat sync wasn't the primary function of that piece of metal. It worked primarily as the RF interference shield. It's secondary function was a heat sync. Kind of a neat way to reduce the number of parts.

[@FloridaManRacer]

The SNES was my family's 4th gaming system. Atari 2600, a gaming computer that I can not remember the name of because I was too young and barely got to use it, an NES on launch and then the SNES. Compared to everything that came before it, the SNES felt like the XBOX One X. It was the first console I can remember playing that felt like it was taking a REAL step forward. The jump from 8-bit to 16 bit was a HUGE deal. I got Mario All Stars with the system and playing what essentially was the first 'remake/remaster' for consoles, Super Mario Bros. looked AMAZING in its new skin. I actually prefer the All-Stars version of SMB and Lost Levels (SMB2 Japan) it feels the same to play to me (I'm not a pro speedrunner counting pixels) but looks 5 times as good. Add in the FX chip and you could really see that Nintendo was trying to assure consumers that they weren't going to do what Atari, Colecovision and Intellivison did by crashing the market with shit systems and games. The NES/SNES basically saved gaming in the western hemisphere. SNES is still my favorite console of all time to this day. So much innovation, tons of great games, a legendary controller that is still considered one of the best ever and the first real glimpse of 3d gaming with Star Fox and Stunt Race FX... This console deserves a place on the console Mount Rushmore.

[@AintNobodyAtAll]

I could watch this kind of video all day. Like, I know all this stuff already, but it's just fun watching these old consoles get torn apart and have a knowledgeable dude talking about it. Too bad it's not the cooler version of the SNES here where the soundchip is a modular part in its own little awesome casing.

[@souta95]

No mention of the revision changes... I am aware of three major revisions. Most consoles are the first revision which is in the larger case with a larger PCB that is almost the size of the entire case, next Nintendo shrunk the PCB but kept the case the same size, then they released the third version that was cost reduced and smaller overall. The final version had no RF out on board and could not output S-Video (I think you could use an S-Video cable but would get a composite signal). Also, the final version is sometimes called the second version since the first two had the exact same exterior appearance.

[@Stephen-Fox]

Favorite system in the 8 or 16 bit eras? Has to be the c64 for me. You had all the Llamasoft stuff of the era for it, the wonderful, wonderful Flimbo's Quest, among others, and most of the Speccy games that are fondly remembered today along with all of the good stuff that was made specifically for it - You had your Dizzy's your Manic Miner's, and so forth. Some fascinating colour and resolution stuff going on compared to it's main competitor, the Sinclair Spectrum, as I recall, too. And then there was the masterful SID chip to handle the sound, which I've seen referred to as the best synthesizer of it's type.

[@Mr.Peanut1986]

I took mine apart, but wasn't quite sure how to clean the silicon boards without damaging anything. I just blew them off and lightly wiped them. It wasn't very dirty inside.

[@loopymatt2]

SNES was my favorite. Still is really, so many good memories!

[@charliemartin-k7m]

I had the Snes and the Sega and loved them both the same and I still own both of them and still play them to this day.

[@jlatte6479]

I love the quirkiness 🤣

[@waltercomunello121]

I'm seriously surprised about how low your views are. Real expertise with a sminch of humour sprinkled here and there.

[@dodgydruid]

I remember our first system, the pong thingy which grew so you had different games and white dash's manipulated and it was called "sports" and very dire. Atari's VCS was the game changer, the Intellivision despite being a fairly forward system just could not keep up with Atari. Its weird too as our first VCS's weren't called Atari's but came in a box with Ingersoll-Rand branding and my mum was tasked by her newspaper to do a review on the VCS so cool stuff we got a free one with a selection of games. I remember then the MSX attempts plus Oric's and Atmos's and the BBC but by this time I had graduated from my humble firestarting meltalot ZX80 to a ZX81 which was slightly less combustible (the ram packs were the new fire fun devices). The ZX80, grandfather of the Spectrum only came in kit form at first and it was a dire dire machine, someone cheaped out on the power block inside and it used to get sooooooo hot and yes it melted and it caught fire often... happy days :)

[@dodgydruid]

I think Genesis/MD's crowning glory was the awesome Zero Tolerance with a full sized first person shooter with an abs immense playfield and depth of interaction and a spot on theme tunes.

[@DankMemeCenterX]

This video was amazing Spawn!

[@DeceptiJeown]

Love the humor you've been throwing in lately!

[@xzylo451]

According to the channel Gamehut, the Sega Genesis was able to display up to 512 colors on screen and simulate 4,096 colors using a dither pattern thanks to a hardware glitch; however, due to the fact that the glitch required the user to tune the software differently for each tv, it was only used for a tech demo.

[@AmRealityInc]

My first system... Just a supreme classic.

[@mrpyrostorm3165]

Nice trip down memory lane. But I prefer the Super Famicom style Australian one. Something about the shape of the system and colour of the control pads.

[@godofwar10510]

That intro lmao love it

[@AndrewO83]

Yeah not much going on now for anyone I should think. E3's over and we're all bored...but thank goodness for Tech Wave!

[@kenabi]

not all the snes revisions had swapable cart slots.some of them have fully soldered connectors, i've got a rgb-02 with a non-modular.

[@DaemonCaedo1]

Man I loved that thing. In a lot of ways, I miss those days of gaming.

[@bland9876]

I had a portable super Nintendo and I'm glad it was missing 2 buttons because then games would have a better control scheme like metroid where originally you had a separate button for diagonal up and diagonal down but now you push a button for diagonal and then push up and down on the dpad to switch

[@Spoogitywoogums]

Holy hell I actually learned something! I loved the SNES but didn't think it had so many advantages in terms of processing

[@icetrey8662]

I had a Super Nintendo, Genesis and a Turbo Graphx. I laughed at the people arguing over which one was better. Everyone was missing out.

[@retrosoul8770]

Exactly, they're all timelessly great. I'd surely argue the Gen and Snes were better but that's only because the larger install base created more games for the both of them. The battle between them is easily the most contentious console war of all-time.

[@styxxhs8048]

Was gex, turbo graphx? I remember seeing a gex game at a local best buy as a kid waaaay back when... looked good compared to what we had.. but then i never heard of it again, for the rest of my life, pretty much...

[@icetrey8662]

I'm pretty sure Gex was PS1.

[@icetrey8662]

You'd argue that the Gen and SNES were better, while you were doing that I would just play Y's, Bonk, Air Zonk, Bomberman and other favorite memories from my childhood. Even the shitty one's like Dark Wing Duck. My point was and still is, games. I don't count exclusives, i play them. Don't care about the install base because I am the install base.

[@retrosoul8770]

Yeah Gex is Ps1, played the game literally the other day coincidentally, underrated platformer (much preferred to the 3D sequels) because it came out during the era of "let's ignore the beautiful next gen 2D sprite art in favor of blocky polygons yeah!". Aat I couldn't agree more, it's all about quality over quantity and enjoying the games, though quantity is important too when attempting objectivity, I say "attempting" because it's essentially impossible lol. And I'd never take those childhood memories away from you, they are precious indeed and create the fondness that ppl have to the systems.

[@thekev-nyc]

I love your videos. Your analysis and tech knowledge are always insightful. Kinda wish IGN would have hired you for their Nintendo coverage instead of that other guy who shall remain nameless.

[@jacobcordell2882]

I love the stacking joke that's hilarious

[@arkanoid77]

At the time Super Famicon came out in Japan I was insanely excited but I was in EU so I had to wait. Then the SNES came out in US and the European Super Nintendo was announced to be sold almost a year after. I could not wait so I imported the damn SNES with Super Mario World and F-Zero from the US. Thanks to grandma :D

[@Sector8]

You should check if the SMD caps started leaking and if they are replaced on the motherboard yet. These components are passed there Lifetime on most SNES's

[@wojiaobill]

"they didn't put sugar in this" they're saving your life bro lol

[@CrispymexicanDUCK]

"This might be the worst day of my life." Honestly, *same*

[@TheColinputer]

Oh man this reminds me of my old SNES. The power port was broken, so i soldered the power supply directly into the board. The power switch broke, so i drilled a hole in the side of the case and would just short the wires to turn it on and off. And the reset switch was jammed down so i just removed it. And well unshorted then re shorted the wires on the power switch when i wanted to reset it. Then later on in the life of the console i broke the controller port. Rather than trying to get a replacement i just got a serial 9pin RS232 cable, cut it in half. Soldered one end into the console and the other end onto a controller that had the plug damaged. Then used a gender changer to connect the 2 ends together to connect the controller to the system. On the plus side too i could use more RS232 cables and gender changers to extend the controller cable if needed. Not long after doing that i used to the 2 spare pins of the 9pin connector and cable to wire the reset switch upto the controller with a bodged in switch All in all it was a pretty banged up old system but still works to this day. I wouldnt want to ake it to an airport however

[@anonymousidea9119]

How did you break all that Good you could fix it at least

[@JonathanRodriguez-sv3fd]

I'm very surprised the Sony chips were inside the SNES, didn't even know they had a partnership, probably explains why the sound was so much clearer on it than the Sega Genesis, which I still have both, with Mortal Kombat 1 and 2, and you can literally hear the difference..

[@johnodaz1273]

Excellent tech video Jon(SW). The SNES is the best system of all time no question and that was the golden age of gaming, we all know the SNES n Arcade days was the best days.

[@JasonSawyer]

Yup, SNES still my favorite library of games ever. It had everything in spades.

[@dukasmc7]

The reset switch is was got janky on mine. Ended up getting something to keep it about halfway pushed, which allowed the games to be played. Sucks that its not modular for an easy fix.

[@budthecyborg4575]

Some days you just need to rip apart some of your best childhood memories.

[@budthecyborg4575]

And of course you hit it with a hammer. Best laugh of the day (Yesterday I was watching Simpit play Wreckfest, that gets "Best laugh of the Week": kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHPCY3RuZ5aqbZY ) As always, your humor is spot on.

[@backyard5865]

Lol, the jokes made the video a lot more entertaining. Thanks for that.

[@calambres6614]

SUPER Nintendo the name says it all

[@mariolegend]

Cover on how you can restore yellow snes back to normal

[@betacrest10]

I believe it involves hydrogen peroxide and some strong sun exposure. From various vids here on YT.

[@jonnie2bad]

1. buy retro bright 2. follow directions on package

[@zsaber20]

My SNES power pin thingy broke off and i have those two pins mentioned and the power cord was always loose, so whenever i would be playing zelda or starfox and get really far, someone in my family walks pass and "accidentally" kicks the system and the whole thing would crash and i lose all of my save progress...good times

[@fliberatos]

I loved my super Nintendo it was the last home console i bought more than 20 games for. I got lost in every rpg that came out for it. Secret of Mana, Chrono trigger, and FF 3. Some of the best gaming of my life

[@DylanDurdle]

Did anyone else think that this video was about a special snes that was modded for a better picture? Anyways... best system ever.

[@MysteryD]

That blue resistor looks like a tylenol.

[@InazumaDash]

You're right they shoulda stuffed a donut in there too and a milk factory. And some Skittles.

[@prezzeruk4054]

Loved the snes! In the uk we had the smoother rounded japanese version...much better looking than the USA version. Damn good system though!

[@robinestuardo1645]

You got yourself a good motherboard there.

[@mikaelrivacov5705]

I have said issue with the FX games. I wonder how I could fix the dock.

[@juanbermudez964]

Super Nintendo & gameboy are my # 1

[@ChiruKobra]

So I presume the hammer is your running gag now?

[@kevboard]

Trvial what do you mean "now"? he actually dialed the hammer back in recent months

[@budthecyborg4575]

Just wait for the start of next-gen, with most likely two versions of each console, we're going to have bits of plastic and computer chips flying for weeks!

[@ReshiLuna]

Bud The Cyborg lol.. sounds like my dad when things break/act slow.. he throws them at the wall.. still picking up Xbox controller pieces.. lol..

[@anthonysanchez7538]

Super Nintendo. First system I ever had!

[@kevinhealy7617]

I had the Amiga 1200 & megadrive 2. Would love to have the Amiga back. Still have the megadrive.

[@john2001plus]

Enjoyed the video.

[@stevewilson8733]

I had both genesis and snes I perfected my sega but loved them both

[@ElComanche]

I had a Genesis and a Sega CD. But I had a best friend who had a super Nintendo, so I enjoyed both sides.

[@Smokey-ei3wu]

So you could say Sony started off with the Nintendo for its first big contract

[@BlackMaleLion]

These days, the three video game companies don’t take shots at each other. It sounds like back when the Genesis was out, it was a different story.

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

you know I love the SNES but the second I saw what the Super Famicom looked and the SNES from Europe I want to find the person that designed this ugly looking rectangle with PURPLE and just smack them!!!! Even the game cartridges in Japan/Europe looked 10000 times better than what we got in America!!

[@mikeyjdm]

Yep my Grandfather was a WW2 vet (Navy Seabee)only drank his coffee black.

[@franktorres7963]

great video!

[@just_delightful]

Still working those fingers even back then.

[@johnbell4760]

What does DAC mean? (5:00)

[@raredoge3866]

Take apart the super super nintendo in the next Tech Wave plz!

[@mattyjenkins9871]

My god! This had me in stitches, laffed so hard, Jesus christ SpawnWaves SO FUNNY! - the first 10 seconds, "no sugar, worst day of my life, don't have much going on" LLOOLL - 1.17 "uurrrrrrh......... Super Nintendo stacks better!" LLOOLL! I try not to swear but fuck me, I still can't stop laffing! Absolutely brilliant video! And just noticed (totally unrelated, sorry) SpawnWaves lost soooo much weight since end of 2017/early 2018 to now, its remarkable how different he looks! Well done!

[@only1gameguru]

S famicom = GOAT long live the Phoenix! I miss Yamauchi-kami

[@jh6025]

Yeah I don't have a lot going on. Brilliant.

[@pr3st00]

Best system of all time for me

[@BlackMaleLion]

The Sony chips surprised me. Also, I didn’t own any Nintendo systems before the GBA sp. My first Nintendo system is the DS Lite. Got a used GBA SP off the internet.

[@themangomanjuice]

Love your videos

[@ReshiLuna]

I got a Nintendo ad before this. (I really want a switch for my birthday, but I know I won't get one.. my birthday is the 27th.)

[@TheGenesisCrisis]

@spawnwave you worked on snes consoles? Than maybe you can tell me what's wrong with my snes when I power it on the screen shows on certain games these almost brale or Morse code like vertical lines around certain character sprites, foreground objects, background objects, also making some text bubbles solid white lines unless you stand in just the right spot to be able to read with the other lines still there. I've cleaned the port with compressed air along with a paint brush dipped in alcohol and cleaned the av port and used the cable on a gcn, it worked fine. The only thing I haven't done was open it since Nintendo loves to be a pain with awkward screws.

[@coltonbosse58]

Ya I love tech wave.

[@jaygames1980]

Everyone when I was a kid had the Genesis for the games

[@knightshifter2201]

Not only is the SNES one of the best system ever it’s also Nintendo’s best system made ever in my opinion.

[@ProNerdy]

Could you take apart the snes classic and compare the internals with the snes? Thanks for your great videos

[@mimakos]

We need more of your acting

[@enjoi0555]

Spawn’s comedy is so cringey, yet it makes me smile.

[@anderscullingross2480]

I was a major Sega Fanboy. Although I did own a Gameboy $ a Gameboy Colour. Why did the Sega Nomad system fail in North America? The Steam Deck reminds me of the Sega Nomad.

[@Stempy]

@10:07 Anyone else wondering wth was in his hand? Then it hit us...