F-Zero was a Super Nintendo launch title that really showcased the new 16-bit technology. Mode 7 was on full display in the game, as players zoomed around at 400 km/h and higher with boost power. The ...

Independent UK developer Mode 7 has told GameSpot today that it has been granted official Nintendo developer status. Mode 7 is a small development studio founded in 2003 by Ian Hardingham, and later ...

I’ll admit that I never really knew what “Mode 7 graphics” meant when I used the term as a kid. Through context clues, I pieced together that it referenced games that had a faux-3D look. But I didn’t ...

Putting aside legal considerations, gaming console emulators do a wonderful job of making old games accessible and playable on modern computers. Unfortunately, the game themselves weren't designed ...

Emulating SNES games hits us right in the nostalgic feels, but playing SNES games on an 1920×1080 monitor is a painful reminder of the limitations of SNES hardware. [DerKoun] felt the same ...

Mode 7 is definitely one of the coolest features of many SNES games. Remember hopping into your first go-kart in Super Mario Kart and seeing your favourite characters drive around "fully-3D" courses?

Oxfordshire indie developer Mode 7 Games first emerged with multiplayer sword-fighting title Determinance in 2006, but it was this year's tactical strategy game and Steam hit Frozen Synapse that put ...