Wolfenstein 3-D (Actual SNES Capture) - Mouse Playthrough - Part 1

This is part 1 of my 100% playthrough of Wolfenstein 3-D for the SNES. This is not an emulator. This footage was captured directly from my SNES using an actual Wolfenstein 3-D cartridge. I'm playing through the game using the Super NES Mouse.

Back in 2013 I picked up the Super NES Mouse by purchasing a complete copy of Mario Paint, and I decided to look for additional games that used the Mouse. I quickly found out that the SNES port of Wolfenstein 3-D supported the Mouse, and since I love old school shooters, I decided to pick up a pristine copy off eBay.

Surprisingly, the Mouse works quite well with this game, and I actually prefer it to the standard controller because you can turn faster. You left click to shoot, hold right click to run forward, and use a double right-click to open doors. You turn by sliding the Mouse left and right. You can also walk forward or back by sliding the Mouse forward or back, but this doesn't work well for long stretches since you stop moving as soon as the Mouse itself stops. So I almost exclusively rely on the right click to move forward.

However, the Mouse doesn't allow you to pause the game, switch weapons or strafe. But interestingly, you can use a standard SNES controller at the same time as the Mouse (the Mouse always has to be plugged into controller port two, even when it's by itself, so you can plug a standard controller into port one).

This means you can use the Mouse primarily and still navigate the in-game map or switch weapons using the standard controller. You can even sidestep with the L and R buttons. By the way, if you want to use the password system, make sure to plug a standard controller into controller port one since the Mouse itself doesn't let you scroll through the main menu screen.

I know this port was heavily censored, but I just find it hilarious because Nintendo did weird stuff like simply removing Hitler's mustache. I have to admit that for a 3D-style SNES game, this runs fairly smooth. There's also a certain novelty to playing this game on the Super Nintendo, especially while using a Mouse.

If you're looking for a game to play with the Super NES Mouse, I suggest you try this one. It's a lot of fun. For this playthrough I'm getting 100% ratings in each category (enemy, treasure and secret) for each level. Luckily, this port doesn't have any glitches or other issues preventing you from obtaining a 100% rating on each level (unlike, say, Doom 1 and 2 for the Game Boy Advance), so it's not too difficult to keep track of your completion rate here.

In this first part I completed Missions 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3.

These levels were not completed back-to-back in a single session. I simply edited the successful runs together for a single video.

You can skip to specific levels using the following time marks:

Mission 1-1: 0:28
Mission 1-2: 4:15
Mission 1-3: 9:48

Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the official SNES S-video cable. I used a Toshiba model D-R550 DVD Recorder to upconvert the SNES's native 240p signal to 480i so that the Hauppauge could capture the console's audio/video signal.