After little more than a week, hackers cracked the SNES Classic
Super NES Classic owners are no longer forced to live in a world in which the original Shaq Fu is out of reach.
In the roughly one week since Nintendo's '90s-nostalgia-in-a-box launched, hackers have delved into its depths and returned with some unsurprising news. The SNES Classic can be hacked, and it's actually pretty dang easy to do.
I should note before we go any further: There is always a risk with this sort of thing. Putting aside the legally questionable activity of tracking down SNES game ROMs -- cartridges turned into computer files, basically -- there's also a possibility of breaking your precious, hard-to-find Classic.
Assuming you're chill with the risks, the process isn't all that complicated, and actually leans on software that worked/works with 2016's NES Classic. The latest version of Hakchi2 added support for the SNES Classic and it's reportedly "working fine" with roughly 75 percent of SNES ROMs.
Even for the ones it doesn't play nice with, the makers of Hackchi2 recommend a fix in their latest patch notes.
I haven't tried this myself yet, and honestly, I probably won't anytime soon. Hacking the NES Classic never seemed appealing to me, especially with a robust offering of games already available from the 3DS Virtual Console. It's also just not worth the risk in my mind, given the obstacles we all faced in purchasing either of these micro-machines.
As much as I love the idea of installing all three Super Star Wars games, there are other places to play those games -- and plenty of others.
Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
