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Hype: the Super FX development cartridge package is on the way

Good news! After around 25 days without updates, I just receive a message from Correios (the brazilian USPS equivalent delivery service) that my package just arrived my cou...

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Roadmap - May 2021

How are Vitor Vilela's projects going? This post is a summary of which projects are work in progress, which projects has updates planned and which projects are on the initial phras...

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New early release - F-Zero + 3.58 MHz FastROM patch v1.0

Hi! I'm glad to share with you all the FastROM patch of F-Zero! Although F-Zero does not have many slowdown occurrences compared to other games, there's a few spots where slowdown can occur, in par...

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Star Fox: solving the throughput problem

I recently published an article explaining the throughput problem, a limitation where it's directly attache...

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The throughput problem

The Super Nintendo master clock is 21.48 MHz (derived from 21.477272727272...). Normally, everything you do from the SNES derives from the clock speed. Super FX speed is 21.48 MHz. SA-1 speed is 10...

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Introducing SA-1 Root add-ons: extras patches and changes for customizing your experience

One concern regarding my improvement patches is that sometimes they make the enhanced games run too fast. Although some people defend that it's the way that the game was originally intended to play...

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New early release - Axelay + 3.58 MHz FastROM Beta v0.2

Good news! The FastROM version of Axelay proved to reduce a good amount of slowdown and it's stable. This means that I'm releasing the beta patch for all patrons! Keep in mind this is not the final...

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Roadmap - April 2021

How are Vitor Vilela's projects going? This post is a summary of which projects are work in progress, which projects has updates planned and which projects are on the initial phras...

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Widescreen Super Mario World. But... why?

On my last post, I asked which project should I work now. If you view the poll results, Star F...

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Which project should I work now?

Hi! We just reached an awesome milestone - over 100 patrons! Thank you so much everyone that is supporting me! You have no idea how that makes me happy and how it's helping me real life. As a comme...

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What if Race Drivin' SA-1 Root didn't use Delta Based Frame Correction?

Hi! If you are not aware yet, I just released Race Drivin' SA-1 Root patch. You can download the patch and instructions at 2021-02-21 04:27:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Race Drivin' Update

Hi! I have released a new Patreon exclusive work in progress patch of Race Drivin'. This patch contains several improvements and fixes compared to the first beta v...

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Vitor's Feedback - Part 2

Hey! Thank you all for the participation in the previous feedback post! I have read each one carefully and I've took key notes about every point.

By the way, the happiness ra...

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Vitor's Laboratory Feedback Poll

Hi! I would like to hear your opinion about Vitor Vilela's Laboratory. I made a small poll and I would like to your vote about how happy or not are you currently with this Patreon and my work overa...

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TEST NOW: Work In Progress SA-1 Race Drivin

If you are curious how Race Drivin is currently running on the SA-1 chip, this is your chance! The file download is available under attachments of this post. Make sure to apply the patch over the U...

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Race Drivin: the road for making games run smoother without making it too fast

When I initially analyzed Race Drivin, I said on Twitter that it was impossible to convert the game to SA-1, because the game would simply skip frames and make the...

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Requests Center - January/2021

Hi! It's now time for the monthly "Request Center" post, where we talk about the current projects and you can comment or suggest new works under the comments section.

For who missed the first...

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Project Super FX - It's time to push SNES to the limits

Hi! I have written before that SA-1 is not just the only SNES co-processor I may use to optimize games. Super FX is not just possible but also a reality for games that heavily uses...

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SA-1 Pack v1.40 and MaxTile is here! But what things can still be done with SA-1 and SMW hacking?

The latest SA-1 Pack version with MaxTile is available here: https://github.com/VitorVilela7/SA1-Pack

If you h...

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Introducing Patreon Tiers and Goals

Hi, happy 2021! Hope you are having a great holidays time!

Hope you are all also enjoying Super R-Type with SA-1 Root. For who missed, I recently released version 1.1 and also I have finished...

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Super R-Type SA-1 Is Here

Finally got all glitches fixed and Super R-Type for SA-1 Root is now done!

The download link is available under the attachments.

A few fun facts:

  • It took about 60-70 hours o...

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Super R-Type SA-1 is 95% done

Good news! Super R-Type for SA-1 Root is almost done. After a long time working on the RAM remaps and adapting the SA-1 -> SNES -> SPC700 communication, the game no longer cr...

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Super R-Type for SA-1 - Beta testers needed

Hello! If you have some free time though this week and you are the Super R-Type hero, this post is for you!

I need two or more beta testers to actively test Super R-Type SA-1, possibly severa...

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Super R-Type FastROM is here

Hello! I hope you are all having a great xmas / holidays. Today I'm happy to release an exclusive FastROM patch for Super R-Type to all my patrons. The download link of the patch is available u...

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Requests Center - December/2020

Hey guys! Just an idea I recently had for keeping track of possible projects and personal requests.

Every month I'll create a post called "Requests Center" where we will be able to di...

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Not everything needs SA-1

SURPRISE: Download now Super Castlevania with FastROM, under the attachments of this post! Use a BPS patcher (check View Post

SA-1 Pack v1.35 Released - Super Mario World is now unlocked!

Hello y'all! After a long hiatus on releases, I'm glad for releasing a new version of SA-1 Pack for Super Mario World.

As you know, the SA-1 Pack aims both for SNES players i...

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What if Gradius III used FastROM instead of SA-1?

You can give it a try now! While there is no noteworthy progress on my other SA-1 works, you can check it out one of my initial experiments with Gradius III. The BPS patch is attached on this post....

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Back Into the Hobbies: For Good and Sad Reasons

It happened: I'm back! After months of hiatus, I have decided to return into the ROM hacking community, now exclusively focused on SA-1 Pack/Root content.

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Hiatus

Hi! You all might have noticed that I'm been gone from all social networks lately, including Discord, Twitter, GitHub and here. I'm sorry for not publishing about that earlier, the reason for my hi...

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