The FXPak Pro (nee, the SD2SNES Pro) has received a new hardware revision that should be shipping to customers as of the date of this article. Although functionality seems to be the identical to previous FXPak Pro revisions, Rev.D is different enough that the current beta firmwares are not compatible with it. If you’ve received […]
Even after continued support for the better part of a decade, significant new features are still being implemented on the FXPAK (nee, SD2SNES) series of Super Nintendo flash carts. In the last few weeks alone we have seen save states, Super Game Boy simulation, and now robust support for MSU-1 mods that enable CD-quality soundtracks […]
Redacted173 has revealed themselves as the author of the new SD2SNES Super Game Boy 2 support (although with a name like redacted we still don’t really know who they are), and has open-sourced its code on GitHub along with an update. I have compiled a care package with all of the necessary files here. FURiOUS, […]
Update: More details in my new article. An anonymous coder dropped off a modified SD2SNES firmware in a few places today which adds a Super Game Boy core to the SD2SNES. The Super Game Boy was a cartridge that allowed you to play Game Boy games on a Super Nintendo. It contained an entire Game […]
An unofficial firmware update for the SD2SNES (FX Pak) has been released by Matheus aka FURiOUS. A software developer and a world record speed runner. He recently announced on his github page where the files and details for this firmware are located. As well as information on how to use the new save and loadstate […]
The popular flash, SD2SNES is getting a name change and will now be known as the FXPAK. This is in large part due to licensing issues with the term “S.D.” and creator of the SD2SNES, Igor Golubovskiy (krikzz) not wanting legal or trademark issues occurring due to the name. Here is his tweet below. Due […]
Ikari has just released new firmware for both the SD2SNES and SD2SNES Pro. Currently on v1.10.3, most changes since the last post have been fixes, which are always welcome! See below for the full list. As always, the latest version can be found here: https://sd2snes.de/blog/downloads [Mk2] Revert S-DD1 bitfile to earlier build which happens to less […]
Website StoneAgeGamer (SAG) is now providing their different options for ordering custom ROM carts of the new SD2SNES Pro. This will open up later today on 5th April 2019 at 12:00 (Noon) EST (Eastern Standard Time). There are many options to choose from ranging with two base models with several tiers of color and edition […]
Stone Age Gamer has just detailed their trade-in program that will let you trade your original SD2SNES for credit towards a new SD2SNES Pro. While I think this is an absolutely amazing thing to offer, in my opinion, it’s not necessary for everyone; The original SD2SNES is still an excellent product that will continue to […]
Ikari just released the latest SD2SNES firmware v1.10.0, adding support for the new Pro model (AKA MK.III) as well as S-DD1 support for both the original SD2SNES & Pro. The new firmware also allows SA-1 special chip games to be MSU-1 patched for the Pro. SA1+MSU1 were too large to fit the Spartan III FPGA […]
