ExtremeTech One Developer Is Fixing SNES Game Lag After 30 Years By Ryan Whitwam on January 6, 2021 at 7:30 am This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. The Super Nintendo is an iconic part of early 90s gaming with classic titles like Super Mario World, Star Fox, and Chrono Trigger. However, the machine itself was woefully underpowered compared with the competition. Nintendo used a series of enhancement chips to compensate, but not all games had them. Now, one dedicated developer is releasing patches to emulate one of those chips in games that never had them, eliminating the annoying slowdowns that have plagued gamers for almost 30 years.