ChonkBlocker
Free download ROM 1.0.6 · Desktop 1.0.3
Chonk Blocker Retro

The arcade gem fighter rebuilt as a real 16-bit Super Nintendo game—then wrapped in a focused desktop experience that gets out of the way and lets you play.

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No account. No launcher. Just Chonk.

16-Bit systemCB-001
Chonk Blocker Retro title screen running on the SNES
Power
Play now or take it with you

Pick your machine

Chonk is free.

The cartridge, or a standalone app for your machine.

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Desktop v1.0.3 · ROM v1.0.6

Release trust. Windows executables are Authenticode-signed with Microsoft Azure Trusted Signing. macOS builds are signed with an Apple Developer ID certificate and notarized by Apple. Every file ships with a SHA-256 checksum.

Illustrated Chonk Blocker game box featuring Cinder and Lattice charging toward an amber crystal

Cover art · CB-001

Chonk Blocker, boxed.

Original Cinder and Lattice artwork for CB-001, paired with a North American cartridge shell and the complete 256 KiB SNES release.

North American shellLoROM / FastROM256 KiB

Native app · macOS v1.0.3

The desktop build.

An OpenGL SNES emulator made just for Chonk Blocker.

Chonk Blocker Retro running the SNES game inside its native macOS desktop surround
Running the cartridgeOpenGL 3 · adaptive frame delay
Chonk Blocker Retro native CRT settings with the game visible behind the panel
CRT presetsClean · Pro monitor · Living room · Arcade

Gameplay film · 00:31

Chonk Blocker on SNES.

Power gems, diamonds, incoming garbage, and a quick pass through the native CRT presets.

Captured from live playStereo · 720p web cut

One more round

Keep the blocks falling.

Retro is our free love letter to the 16-bit era. For online versus, characters, ladders, challenges, achievements, and the full modern game, meet the original Chonk Blocker.

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release://chonkblocker-retro/desktop/v1.0.3 
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ CHONKBLOCKER_RETRO // DESKTOP v1.0.3       │
├─────────┬────────────────────────────────────┤
│ VIDEO   │ OPENGL_3 :: LATE_SUBMIT            │
│ INPUT   │ SNES_LATCH :: NATIVE_PATH          │
│ AUDIO   │ S-DSP :: CLOCK_ADAPTIVE_48K        │
│ CRT     │ MULTIPASS_LINEAR_LIGHT             │
└─────────┴────────────────────────────────────┘

Chonk Blocker Retro 1.0.3

A desktop performance release with exact-latch controls, explicit GPU presentation, full CRT effects, and resilient hardware-shaped audio.

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