▲ 33 ▼ SNES DMA: How the Super Nintendo Moves Data Without the CPU (playstationcouch.com) submitted 13 hours ago by bat1000@sh.itjust.works to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world 1 comment fedilink hide all child comments The SNES CPU does absolutely nothing while DMA runs. 🎮 It's a 2.68 MB/s copy through a tiny VBlank window, and the best devs won by choosing what NOT to send. What's your favorite SNES effect?