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    Lightbulb Ask Slashdot: Understanding the SNES? [Slashdot]



    An anonymous reader writes "As a product of the 90s I grew up loving the classics that kids today know about from Wikipedia and pop-culture references. Games like Super Bomberman, Zelda: A Link to the Past, Donkey Kong Country I and III (II was a sellout, come on) are the foundations of my childhood memories. Now, though, as a fourth-year electrical engineering major, I find myself increasingly impressed by the level of technical difficulty embedded in that 16-bit console. I am trying, now, to find a resource that will take me through the technical design of the SNES (memory layout, processor information, cartridge pin layouts/documentation) to get a better understanding of what I naively enjoyed 15 some years ago. I am reaching out to the vast resources available from the minds of the Slashdot community. Any guide/blog series that you know of that walks through some of the technical aspects of the, preferably, SNES (alternatively, NES/Nintendo 64) console would be much appreciated."

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    Quote Originally Posted by just some guy View Post
    Donkey Kong Country I and III (II was a sellout, come on)
    Uh...

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    He sounds more like a fanboy than an engineer.

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    A worthy Slashdot article. Thanks Servbot.

    "As a kid I've always enjoyed playing with pet cats. I've decided to find out how they work by dissecting my current cat and seeing how the parts work together, only I can't seem to fit it back together now that I'm done. If anyone can send me technical information on how to put it back together I'd appreciate it. Thanks."

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