What you can do

What you can do with a modded SNES

SNES modding splits into a few clear capabilities. You can mix and match them depending on how much you want to open the console.

Play the library from one device

A flashcart like the FXPak Pro loads games from an SD card. Its FPGA design recreates many of the cartridge enhancement chips, so even titles that relied on special silicon run correctly without original carts.

Run region imports

Original cartridges from other regions can be blocked by the lockout chip and may run at the wrong video speed. A region-free mod removes the lockout barrier and lets you switch 50/60Hz, so a PAL machine can run NTSC games and vice versa.

Improve video output

The SNES can output RGB natively. On 1CHIP boards and the SNES Jr this looks crisp; on older boards an RGB bypass amp cleans up a blurrier signal.

Enhanced audio

The MSU-1 standard, supported by the FXPak Pro, streams CD-quality music and full-motion video in compatible romhacks.