NERD confirms its involvement with the Super NES Classic Edition
NERD, otherwise known as the Nintendo European Research & Development team, worked on last year’s NES Classic. It’s no surprise then that they were also largely responsible for the Super NES Classic Edition. On its website, NERD explains the various aspects of the hardware it worked on.
NERD writes the following on its website:
Nintendo releases the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, enabling a new
generation of players to enjoy some of the most iconic games of the 1990s, an era considered by many as
the pinnacle of 2D gaming and the start of 3D gaming.Despite early anticipation from fans following the release of the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo
Entertainment System in 2016, NERD has strived to surprise users with the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super
Nintendo Entertainment System, all the while refining the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment
System experience.In charge of developing the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System software stack,
NERD is proud to highlight the following contributions:
- Super FX support, bringing emulation of Yoshi's Island, Star Fox, and Star Fox 2, a previously unreleased title, for the first time!
- The rewind feature, which enables you to redo a difficult section of a game without having to start at the beginning again
- A refined, tack sharp 4:3 mode with no aliasing
- Dynamic decorative frames that add color to all that unused space on modern 16:9 TVs
- Smoother menu to game transitions
