New SNES portable is heavy on the SNES, light on the portable
By Donald Melanson 
posted November 10th 2008 4:53PM
posted November 10th 2008 4:53PM
The SNES has certainly proven to be one of the most popular consoles to get the portable treatment among those go-getter console modders out there, and it looks like it's not showing any signs of losing that status, with this so-called SNEP (Super Nintendo Entertainment Portable) only the latest to pop up on our radar. As you can see above, this one is a tad less portable than some other handheld SNES mods we've seen (it also apparently needs to be plugged in), but it does at least do better job than most at staying true to the SNES's (or, more accurately, the Super Famicom's) instantly-recognizable appearance. There's no plans available for building your own, unfortunately, but you can check it out in action in the video after the break.
[Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy]
[Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy]
What is it with modders and SNES? I know it's old school, but its all been done, and a SNES is a SNES, and after 10 or so years (how old IS it?!) all the mods look the same...
On top of that, most of its good games are available for either the DS or GBA.
But, really, this is more about having fun doing the mod than practicality. People do it because they can. To that, I say "more power to 'em."
Its called a hobby. Look into it.
I like it...but I don't need this to play SNES games.
all you need to play SNES games is a WII or a DS cause THEY'VE RUN OUT OF IDEAS FOR GOOD GAMES SO THEY GO BACK AND PORT OLD GAMES.
[low rank that !]
it plays doom!
http://www.gamespot.com/snes/action/doom/index.html
Wow, lowest ranked is actually.... highest ranked? Go figure. I agree with his ranking.
@yopladas maybe people like old school i know i do i purchased a pmp machine, once i get it i will be enjoying, so do research before you bash people over it.
@hey actually in my opinion, snes, snes, genesis, are the best, ds sucks.
@(Unverified) wii sucks and its not portable, and ds sucks also, and doeds ds also do videos and music and ebook, have fm radio etc?
psp can emulator snes better than this one
except this isnt an emulator
Can I emulator?
emulator!? I hardly know 'er!
I'll stick to my GBA and all the SNES remakes over that thing.
And miss out on two extra buttons? Besides, it's just so beautiful....
Yoshi's Island.... an all time favorite. Seriously this game is super fun and super long. I wonder how long it took to draw all these countless long levels. Superb game. Played it for a year on my E65 gameboy emulator.
In the video he didn't even grab the flower :)
If you can validate building a porsche kit car that is; slower, handles worse, less dependable, harder to fix, and costs more than the car straight off the assembly line, then you will love this mod.
@fieldcar thank you i am less intelligent because of that, u cant compare what you said with a emulator pmp device.
Or, if you like the feeling of getting something done the way you want it. Why don't you all go back to what you were doing instead of whining about someone else's work. They did it for them, Not you.
i like soup
I like turtles.
I'm kinda with the crowd that chants "why bother?"
Emulation in an ergonomic compliant handheld is already available.
The only novelty and practicality in hardware mods or fabrication would be to try to solve an issue, like left handedness, or limited mobility.
I think that these are talented individuals that are working hard, not smart.
Looks sorta like a Gizmondo...but with more plastic, if that's possible.
I wonder how that thing will attract the ladies????
like magnets, repelling magnets
Well then turn it around.
That's how big the original PSP was.
This thing looks like a GP32.
Can it run Crysis ????
My psp does this...lol
There's good reason to build a SNES portable as opposed to simply playing on a GBA (which is techincally very similar) or a DS. Namely, the GBA had far weaker sound than the SNES.