On this page, I am compiling a database of original games that are known to work with the Retrode. Thanks go out to [ElmarE] and [JohannesS] for lending me piles of original hardware, and to [ColdFace], [MikeP], [FelixV], [AdamW], [JonY] and [EricZ] for additional testing.
Contents
SNES games
Title TV CC Mbit Extras/Issues Actraiser ? ? ? Actraiser 2 ? E ? Axelay PAL E 8 Axelay NTSC J 8 Batman Returns ? ? ? Battle Clash NTSC U 8 Battle Commander NTSC J 8 SRAM Bill Laimbeer's Combat B ? U ? Blazing Skies PAL E 4 Breath of Fire II PAL E 32 HiROM, SRAM Bubsy NTSC U 16 Cannon Fodder PAL E 16 Choplifter III NTSC U 4 Contra III: Alien War NTSC U 8 Mem mapping issue fixed in firmware v0.14 ? ? ? Cybernator ? ? ? D-Force NTSC U 8 Demon's Crest ? E ? Donkey Kong Country NTSC U 32 HiROM, SRAM Donkey Kong Country PAL E 32 HiROM, SRAM Donkey Kong Country 2 NTSC U 32 HiROM, SRAM Donkey Kong Country 3 NTSC U 32 HiROM, SRAM Doom PAL E 16 SuperFX, SRAM Dragon's Lair NTSC U 4 Dragon Quest V NTSC J 16 SRAM Drakkhen NTSC J 8 SRAM Elfaria NTSC J 16 SRAM F-1 Grand Prix NTSC J 8 SRAM Fatal Fury NTSC U 16 FIFA Soccer '96 PAL E 16 SRAM Final Fantasy Mystic Q ? ? ? Final Fantasy 3 ? ? ? Final Fantasy VI ? ? ? Final Fight 1 ? ? ? Final Fight 2 NTSC J 16 Pirate cart with epoxied blobs Flashback PAL E 16 HiROM FX Skiing 96 PAL E 16 Super FX, SRAM F-Zero NTSC U 4 SRAM F-Zero PAL E 4 SRAM Galaxy Wars NTSC J 2 Ganso Pachinko Ou NTSC J 8 Garou Densetsu NTSC J 16 GP-1 Rapid Stream NTSC J 16 HiROM, SRAM Gunforce NTSC U 4 Hook NTSC U 8 Indiana Jones Greatest A ? ? ? Jimmy Connor's Tennis PAL E 4 Joe & Mac NTSC U 8 Judge Dredd NTSC U 16 Jurassic Park ? ? ? Kablooey NTSC U 4 Killer Instinct NTSC U 32 HiROM Kirby's Avalanche NTSC U 8 Kirby's Dream Course NTSC U 8 SRAM Kirby's Ghost Trap PAL E 8 Kiwame NTSC J 4 Krusty's Super Fun House NTSC U 4 Mem mapping issue fixed in firmware v0.14 Last Fighter Twin NTSC J 8 Lemmings NTSC U 8 Lethal Weapon NTSC U 8 Looney Tunes Road Runner PAL E 8 Magic Sword NTSC J 8 Majintensei NTSC J 16 SRAM Mario Paint PAL E 8 SRAM; Mouse supported from firmware 0.15 Micro Machines 2 PAL E 8 Mortal Kombat NTSC U 16 Mortal Kombat II NTSC U 32 HiRom Mystic Ninja ? ? ? Mystic Quest Legend PAL E 4 SRAM NBA Jam NTSC U 16 NBA Jam PAL E 16 NBA Live 97 PAL E 16 SRAM Nosferatu ? ? ? Out of this world ? ? ? Pachinko Monogatari NTSC J 8 Pachislot Kenkyu NTSC J 4 Parodius PAL E 8 Parodius NTSC J 8 Phalanx NTSC U 8 Pilotwings NTSC U 4 DSP1 Pinocchio NTSC U 32 HiROM Pitfall: The Mayan Adven NTSC U 16 Plok NTSC U 8 Pocky & Rocky 2 NTSC U 16 Primal Rage NTSC U 32 HiROM Prime Goal NTSC J 8 Prince Of Persia NTSC U 8 Race Drivin' NTSC U 4 Ranma 1/2 Akanekodan NTSC J 16 SRAM Riddick Bowe Boxing NTSC U 4 SRAM RoboCop 3 NTSC U 8 Rock n' Roll Racing PAL E 8 Rock n' Roll Racing NTSC U 8 Romancing Saga 2 NTSC J 16 HiROM, SRAM Sandora no Daibouken NTSC J 8 SD the Great Battle NTSC J 8 Secret of Evermore ? ? ? Secret of Mana PAL E 16 HiROM, SRAM SFC Oda Nobunaga NTSC J 8 SRAM Shadowrun ? ? ? Sim City NTSC U 4 SRAM Skuljagger NTSC U 4 SmartBall NTSC U 8 Smash TV ? ? ? Spanky's Quest NTSC U 4 Sparkster PAL E 8 Spider-Man & Venom: Maxi NTSC U 16 Spider Man X-Men Arcade NTSC U 8 SP Momotarou Dentetsu 2 NTSC J 8 SRAM StarFox NTSC U 8 SuperFX, SRAM Star Trek Starfleet Acad ? ? ? Street Fighter 2: Turbo NTSC U 32 HiROM, ROM size detection fixed in v0.14 Street Fighter 2: Turbo NTSC J 32 HiROM, ROM size detection fixed in v0.14 Street Fighter II PAL E 16 Street Fighter II NTSC J 16 Street Racer PAL E 8 Strike Gunner NTSC J 8 Stunt Race FX NTSC U 8 Super FX, SRAM Stunt Race FX PAL E 8 Super FX, SRAM Super B-Daman NTSC J 16 HiRom, SRAM DrBZ - Super Boutouden 2 NTSC J 16 Super Battletank 2 NTSC U 8 Super Bomberman NTSC J 4 HiRom Super Bomberman 3 NTSC J 16 HiRom Super Castlevania 4 PAL E 8 Super Castlevania 4 NTSC U 8 Super Chase HQ NTSC U 8 Super Donkey Kong NTSC J 32 HiRom, SRAM Super Double Dragon ? ? ? Super Empire Strikes Bac ? ? ? Super Gameboy NTSC J 2 Loads the gameboy border but not the game Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts NTSC U 8 Super Mario All-Stars NTSC U 16 SRAM Super Mario All-Stars PAL E 16 SRAM Super Mario AllStars+SMW NTSC U 16 SRAM Super Mario Kart NTSC U 4 HiROM, DSP1, SRAM Super Mario Kart NTSC J 4 HiROM, DSP1, SRAM Super Mario Kart PAL E 4 HiROM, DSP1, SRAM Super Mario World NTSC U 4 SRAM Super Mario World NTSC J 4 SRAM Super Mario World PAL E 4 SRAM Super Metroid PAL E 32 SRAM Super NBA Basketball NTSC U 8 SRAM Super Pang NTSC J 4 Super Probotector PAL E 8 Super Return of the Jedi ? ? ? Super Smash TV NTSC U 4 Super Soccer PAL E 4 Super Star Soccer PAL E 8 Super Star Wars NTSC U 8 Super Street Fighter II NTSC U 32 HiRom Super Tennis PAL E 4 Super Tetris 3 NTSC J 8 SRAM Super Wagyanrando NTSC J 8 SRAM Table Game NTSC J 8 HiROM The Ignition Factor ? ? ? T. M. N. T. Tournament F NTSC U 16 Teen. Mut. Hero Turtles PAL E 8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Tur NTSC J 8 Tetris & Dr. Mario PAL E 8 The King of Rally NTSC J 8 The Legend Of Zelda PAL E 8 SRAM The Magical Quest Starri NTSC U 8 The Simpsons Bart's Nigh NTSC U 8 Thunder Spirits NTSC U 8 Tiny Toon Adventures PAL E 8 Tiny Toon Adventures NTSC J 8 Top Gear 2 PAL E 8 Torneko no Daiboken NTSC J 16 SRAM Twinbee NTSC J 8 SRAM Ultraman ? ? ? Uncharted Waters:New Hor NTSC U 16 HiROM, SRAM UNSquadron ? ? ? Virtual Bart NTSC U 16 Wanderers from Ys 3 ? ? ? Weapon Lord ? E ? Wild Guns ? ? ? Wolfenstein 3D PAL E 8 HiRom World Cup Striker PAL E 8 HiRom, SRAM World Heroes NTSC U 16 HiROM Wrestlemania PAL E 32 X-Men Mutant ACP ? ? ? Yoshi's Cookie NTSC U 4 Yoshi's Island NTSC U 16 Super FX, SRAM Yoshi's Island PAL E 16 Super FX, SRAM Yuuyuu Hakusho NTSC J 16 Zan2 Spirits NTSC J 8 SRAM Zombies PAL E 8
Not working:
Title TV CC Mbit Extras/Issues Super Mario RPG * * 48 SA-1 lockout Kirby's Dream Land 3 * * 32 SA-1 lockout
SEGA Games
Title CC Mbit Extras/Issues 688 Attack Sub UE 8 Aero Blasters J ? After Burner II UE 4 Aladdin ? ? Alien 3 ? ? Altered Beast UE 4 Ariel The Little Mermaid UE 4 Arrow Flash ? ? Asterix and the Great R E 16 Chksum error(1) Atomic Runner ? ? Ayrton Senna's Super Mo JE 8 Batman ? ? Batman Revenge of the J ? ? Bill Walsh College Footb UE 8 Chksum error(1) Bio Hazard Battle ? ? Blades of Vengeance UE 8 Blaster Master 2 ? ? Chksum error reported, works fine Bonanza Bros ? ? Botukon ? ? Castlevania Bloodlines ? ? Chakan ? ? Club Soccer Console Edit E 4 College Football's Natio U 16 Columns JUE 1 Comix Zone ? ? Contra Hard Corps ? ? Cool Spot E 8 Darius II J ? HUGE Cartridge needs some slot filing Desert Strike: ReturnGlf UE 8 Dick Tracy JUE 4 Chksum error(1) Dynamite Headdy J ? EA Hockey U 4 Earthworm Jim E 24 Earthworm Jim 2 ? ? Ecco the Dolphin UE 8 Ecco The Tides of Time ? ? Elemental Master J ? F1 World Championship E 16 Fatal Fury ? ? FIFA Int. Soccer JUE 16 FIFA Soccer 95 UE 16 FIFA Soccer 96 UE 16 Flashback ? ? Flink E ? Gaiares JU ? Gain Ground ? ? Chksum error reported, works fine General Chaos UE 8 Ghostbusters JUE 4 Ghouls and Ghosts ? ? Greendog the Beached Sur ? ? Gunstar Heroes ? ? Gynoug E ? Hard Drivin' ? ? Haunting ? ? Heavy Nova ? ? Hellfire ? ? John Madden Football E 4 Jungle Strike UE 16 Jurassic Park U 16 Jurassic Park Rampage Ed ? ? Kid Chameleon UE 8 Landstalker ? ? LHX Attack Chopper UE 8 Light Crusader ? ? Lightening Force ? ? Chksum error reported, works fine The Lion King JUE 24 Mario Andretti Racing UE 16 Mega Games I E 8 Mega Man: The Wily Wars E 16 Mega Turrican E ? Mercs ? ? Michael Jackson Moonwalk ? ? Mickey Mania E 16 Mickey Mouse ? ? Mickey's Ultimate Challe U 8 Micro Machines E 4 Mortal Kombat JUE 16 Mortal Kombat II JUE 24 Mutant League Football JUE 8 Newman-HaasIndyCar Nigel JUE 16 NHLPA Hockey UE 4 Nigel Mansell's World Ch E 8 The Ottifants E 8 Pete Sampras Tennis UE 8 Chksum error(1) PGA Tour Golf II UE 8 Chksum error(1) Probotector E 16 Puggsy JUE 8 Quack Shot st. Donald Du ? ? Chksum error reported, works fine Raiden Trad ? ? Rambo 3 ? ? Ranger X ? ? Road Rash II UE 8 Robocop vs. Terminator ? ? Rocket Knight Adventures ? ? Sagaia ? ? Chksum error reported, works fine Samurai Shodown ? ? Shadowrun ? ? Shaq-Fu UE 24 Shinobi 3 Return of the ? ? Skeleton Krew ? ? Skitchin JUE 16 Soleil D 16 Sonic 3D Blast U 32 Sonic Spinball E 8 Sonic The Hedgehog JUE 4 Sonic The Hedgehog 2 JUE 8 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 E 16 Requires S2K mod and firmware v0.15+ Sonic&Knuckles JUE 16 Lock-on supported(2) Space Harrier II E 4 Sparkster ? ? Splatterhouse 2 ? ? Chksum error reported, works fine Splatterhouse 3 ? ? Chksum error reported, works fine Stargate UE 16 Star Trek Next Generatio ? ? Steel Empire UE ? Street Fighter CE ? ? Street Fighter II' SCE JUE 16 Streets of Rage 1 ? ? Streets of Rage 2 JE 16 Streets of Rage 3 ? ? Sub-Terrania ? ? Super Hang-On JUE 4 Superman E 8 Sword of Sodan ? ? T2 the Arcade Game ? ? Tazmania U 4 The Adv. of Batman and R ? ? The Revenge of Shinobi W ? Thunder Force III JU ? Thunderforce IV E 8 Tiny Toon Adventures E 4 TMNT the Hyperstone Case ? ? Tods Adventure in Slimew ? ? ToeJam & Earl in Panic U ? Two crude dudes ? ? Urban Strike UE 16 Vectorman UE 16 Winter Olympics E 16 Chksum error(1) Wonder Boy in Monster Wo UE 6 World Cup Italia 90 E 2 World of Illusion (M&D) E 8 WWF Raw UE 24 X-Men ? ? X-Men 2 ? ? Zero Tolerance ? ? Zombies Ate My Neighbors ? ? Chksum error reported, works fine Country codes: U = USA, J = Japan, E = Europe, D = Germany (1) According to Cowering's GoodGen, the dump is true to the original. (2) Two extra wires required to activate the additional ROM for Knuckles in Sonic 2.
Not working:
Title CC Mbit Comments Darius II J Doesn't fit mechanically Virtua Racing E Undocumented SVP processor
A2600 Games (w/ adapter)
Title TV kByte Air Raiders NTSC 4 Armor Ambush NTSC 4 Astroblast NTSC 4 Demon Attack NTSC 4 Dragonfire NTSC 4 Dragster NTSC 4 Frogger NTSC 4 Missile Command NTSC 4 Moon Patrol PAL 8 Pitfall PAL 4
Operating systems:
Windows 2000 Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista 32bit Windows 7 32bit/64bit OS X 10.5 OS X 10.6 Debian 4.0 64bit Debian 5.0.3 64bit Wii(!!!) - details to follow. Thanks to [FelixV] for testing
Emulators:
Snes9x + Snes9x GX zsnes gens (Kega) Fusion Stella
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