How the Super Game Boy played and enhanced Game Boy games on the SNES | White_Pointer Gaming
4,481The Super Game Boy was a fantastic idea that allowed Game Boy games to be played on the Super Nintendo with various enhancements. But how did it actually work? This video explores this in depth, from the hardware to how it enhanced colours to what role the SNES played and more.
0:00 Intro and brief history
1:28 Hardware overview and the speed difference
7:38 Constructing the video and customisation
11:37 How SGB enhanced games worked
15:30 Multiplayer, enhanced sound and more
20:05 The myth of Mario's Picross
21:39 Conclusion
Further resources:
SGB programming: https://imanoleasgames.blogspot.com/2016/12/games-aside-1-super-game-boy.html
SGB programming: https://ia903208.us.archive.org/9/items/GameBoyProgManVer1.1/GameBoyProgManVer1.1.pdf
SNES Timing: https://snes.nesdev.org/wiki/Timing
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