UberNES - Nintendo Screen Saver

Nintendo Screen Saver Installation

System Requirements

  • You must have .NES files in order for the screen saver to work

Download / Installation (Mac)

  1. Download Nintendo Saver 2016 (Mac).

  2. Unzip the downloaded file and double-click the "NintendoSaver2015.dmg" file

  3. Find the image on your desktop and double-click to open it, then double-click the "Nintendo Saver.saver" file inside the image to install
    1. Depending on your security settings, you may see a pop-up window that says "Nintendo Saver.saver" could not be opened because it is from an unidentified developer
    2. Install it anyway by launching System Preferences and clicking the "Security and Privacy" icon
    3. You should see "Nintendo Saver.saver" listed near the bottom; click "Open anyway" to install
    4. Select whether you want to install for the current user or all users to complete installation

  4. Configure the Nintendo Screen Saver through the usual Mac Screen Saver perferences pane:
    1. Launch System Preferences
    2. Click the "Display & Screen Saver" icon
    3. Click the "Screen Saver" tab at the top of the panel to view your screen savers
    4. Select "Nintendo Saver" from the list of available screen savers.
    5. Click the "Screen Saver Options" button to view the Nintendo Screen Saver options window
      • Select the directory that contains UberNES movies (you can download them directly from the screen saver if you do not have any)
      • Create a game list by selecting the directory that contains your NES ROMs, which are required for movie/demo mode playback

Download / Installation (Windows)

  1. Download Nintendo Saver 2016 (Windows).

  2. Unzip the downloaded file and move the Nintendo Saver.scr file to your Windows/System32 directory.
    • On older versions of Windows, you may need to place the file in your Windows/System directory.

  3. Configure the Nintendo Screen Saver through the usual Windows Screen Saver dialog:
    1. Right-click on your Windows desktop.
    2. Click the "Properties" menu item.
    3. Click the "Screen Saver" tab.
    4. Select "Nintendo Saver" from the list of available screen savers.
    5. Click the "Settings" button to view the Nintendo Screen Saver options window
      • Select the directory that contains UberNES movies (you can download them directly from the screen saver if you do not have any)
      • Create a game list by selecting the directory that contains your NES ROMs, which are required for movie/demo mode playback


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