Snes Serial Numbers
- Feb 15, 2017 - Byuu, a revered SNES emulator developer and game archivist, had a plan. With the help of an avid collector from Europe, he would archive hundreds of SNES games, some of which are exceedingly rare. Unfortunately, that plan recently hit the skids when a package worth thousands of dollars went missing.
- I don't know why I noticed this, but while I was reconnecting my SNES after moving furniture/stuff back into my room, I noticed the serial number sticker on the.
Mar 22, 2015 - There's a serial number and barcode in the right place, but it too looks like a copy. Similarly the system label is present but the fonts don't look quite right. Here's the packaging again, and you can see that there should be a window in the back of the box to scan the console's serial number.
Since he's in Europe (I can tell by the model number), he can't get the SHVC-CPU-01, which I think is the best model. The SHVC-CPU-01 has the best audio due to it having a seperate board for it, and 100% accuracy. It can also be modded to have 1CHIP-like video quality, although the page that explains how to do that is entirely in Japanese. If anyone can translate that, that would be highly appreciated.
The 1CHIP also has this weird blooming effect that makes moving whites all weird. This is easiest to see in Yoshi's Island. Not to mention the inaccuracies that the 1CHIP/SNES Jr. Has in games such as Demon's Crest, Super Ghouls and Ghosts, and A.S.P. Air Strike Patrol. The 1CHIP is just an official clone console. Even higan is more accurate than a 1CHIP (if you are using the accuracy profile).
I only know how to do 2 of those things. Reading schematics is really easy. You can just look up a table of what the symbols mean. Soldering is also really easy. I self-taught myself, but there are also plenty of really good guides on YouTube.
Snes 1 Chip Serial
Start off with the simple stuff first, such as making an adapter for something, or RGB modding an N64 (serial number starting with NS1), or making a VGA to SCART adapter to use emulators on a real CRT like I do when I don't have the original console. At least these games exhibit graphical and/or audio glitches only on the 1CHIPs: Air Strike Patrol Treasure of the Rudras Aladdin Final Fantasy Mystic Quest Demon’s Crest Soul Blazer Magical Pop’N Super Ghouls N’ Ghosts None of them are game-ruining, of course. It's not surprising to not notice issues in 8 games in a library of 725 US games. You probably never played any of these, let alone side-by-side with the originals, looking for differences. There's likely a lot more differences that have simply gone unnoticed by anyone. The most compatible system, and with the best audio, is the SHVC-CPU-01. It's the original and, in my mind, the SNES.
Snes 1chip Serial Numbers
But there's no denying that the video from the 1CHIPs is beautiful on a Sony PVM CRT over RGB. If you're using S-video or below though, it's not worth the 100% markup in price for a 1CHIP at all. It's really not worth it at all, honestly. But it has that reputation of being better, so people pay much more for them.
Whether to call the 1CHIP a clone or a redesign is tricky. It's definitely an official product. But it's also a substantial change. If all that counted was being official, we'd have to include the Wii Virtual Console as official as well.
From what I've observed, a lot changed through the revisions, and the 1CHIP especially was the largest change of all. Almost all games were developed on the SHVC-CPU-01, or on dev systems that used said hardware. As such, from a purist perspective, I'm most interested in the first release of the hardware. But I'll be the first to admit that if I'm going to play through my games on my PVM, I'm probably going to go with my 1CHIP anyway. I have really good eyesight (20/10), and don't care for the blurriness of the original at all. But even with that, it's only because I already have the 1CHIP.
I think it's stupid to waste an extra $50 for the difference you get. But to each their own. That mod looks neat, but way, way too complicated for my skill level. According to (maker of bsnes/higan), the 1CHIP is essentially a hardware clone.
Maybe he can weigh in on this if he would like. The inaccuracies are only in a few games, and they are (for the most part) minor, but I prefer 100% accuracy and better audio to picture quality. I use a CRT with a CSY-2100 clone to output my RGB consoles to it, and my SFC looks just fine. If you couple the SHVC-CPU-01 with the mod linked above, it is the best revision of the SFC/SNES. If only I knew Japanese.