Switch Online’s SNES Update Has Apparently Upgraded The CRT Filter
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Switch Online’s SNES Update Has Apparently Upgraded The CRT Filter
Mario Paint for Switch Online’s Super Nintendo app has received an update. The CRT filter on this app has also been updated. The update is apparently designed to better capture what the original experience on the SNES was like on older television sets. There are already some before-and-after comparisons doing the rounds online. This follows on from Nintendo releasing a similar update for the Nintendo 64 app alongside the launch of the Switch 2 and the GameCube library. It also includes mouse control and Joy-Con 2 mouse mode support.
More details about this latest update have now emerged, and apart from being able to remap the buttons in this specific library, it seems the CRT filter on this app has also received an update.
The filter update is apparently designed to better capture what the original experience on the SNES was like on older television sets. There are already some before-and-after comparisons doing the rounds online.
Polygon has actually showcased this “improved CRT filter” and just how “transformative” it is in a series of screenshots. You can also see more comparisons like this on social media and elsewhere online:
CRT Filter comparison (captured on Switch)
Ver. 4.1.0 // Ver. 5.0.0 Super NES – Nintendo Switch Online / Nintendo ClassicsCRT Filter comparison (captured on Switch)Ver. 4.1.0 // Ver. 5.0.0 pic.twitter.com/V8Njs5shaV July 29, 2025
God damn, the updated CRT filter on SNES NSO is really nice — Liam (@jazzyfuture.bsky.social) 2025-07-29T04:55:19.693Z
A good comparison between the old CRT filter and the new one pic.twitter.com/GXr9KVUU4z July 29, 2025
The new filter is a real improvement. I was trying to get some comparisons of it last night against old screenshots I had. bsky.app/profile/did:… — Dalton | SmashToons (@smashtoons.com) 2025-07-29T21:00:39.093Z
How well does the CRT filter come out here? Looks great on the Switch screen — Jon Cartwright (@jon.gvg.io) 2025-07-29T20:40:21.851Z
This follows on from Nintendo releasing a similar update for the Nintendo 64 app alongside the launch of the Switch 2 and the GameCube library.
Once again, the latest update for the SNES app is part of the Mario Paint game drop this week, which also includes mouse control and Joy-Con 2 mouse mode support.