Eight Thematic Mod Types Explored

For NES and SNES

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This post explores eight types of mods for Nintendo consoles spanning the third and fourth generations of game consoles.

Note that external mods aren’t covered in this post. Examples include randomizer websites, achievement sets, HD texture packs, widescreen mods, Archipelago integrations, and Lua scripts.

Comparison Chart

See the Legend table further below for type descriptions.

Rank	Type	System(s)	Modder(s)
1	Conversion	NES to SNES	infidelity
2	Conversion	NES to SNES	Rumbleminze
3	Translation	NES, SNES	Gideon Zhi
4	Super Acceleration 1 (SA1)	SNES	Vitor Viela
5	FastROM	SNES	kandowontu
6	MSU-1	SNES	Cubear
7	Save/Load	SNES	BillyTime! Games
8	Save/Load	NES	8-bit fan
9	Self-Rando	NES, SNES	clymax
10	Leveling	NES, SNES	clymax

Legend

Rank	Type	Description
1	Conversion	Porting a game from one system to another
2	Translation	Translating a game from Japanese to another language
3	Super Acceleration 1 (SA1)	Improving performance by retargeting certain operations to run on an acceleration chip
4	FastROM	Improving performance by activating a higher speed of ROM access
5	MSU-1	Adding support for CD-quality audio
6	Save/Load	Adding support for save files
7	Self-Rando	Adding an internal randomizer
8	Leveling	Adding a leveling system

So, what do you think? Do you know of a mod type that should be added to or removed from the list? Which listed mod type is your favorite? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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