Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Manufacturer: | Nintendo |
| Alternate Names: | Super Famicom (Japanese name) SNES (Well known acronym) |
| Announced: | date the console was announced |
| Release date: | JP: 21/November/1990 NA: 1/September/1991 EU: ?/April/1992 AU: date/month in text/year |
| Initial Price: | JP: ¥25,000 NA: $199.99 EU: £149.99 AU: ? |
| Discontinued: | date discontinued |
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System
In Japan, the console was known as the Super Famicom (short for Super Family Computer), the successor to the hugely successful Famicom. The console is usually known as it's acronym, the SNES. The SNES launched in:
- Japan on 21st November 1990 with a retail price of ¥25,000 (Yen).
- United States on 13st September 1991 with a retail price of $200 (USD). Packaged with Super Mario World and two controllers, it had a different design to both the Japanese and the European models.
- Europe on April 1992 with a retail price of £150 (GBP).
The Hardware
Super Nintendo Technical Specification
- CPU: WDC 65C816 16-bit (1.79, 2.68 or 3.58 Mhz switchable)
- Sound CPU: Sony SPC700 8-bit (4.1 MHz), 8-channel DSP with hardware codec similar to ADPCM
- Cartridge Size: 2 - 48 Megabits
- Resolution: typically 256x224 but 512x448 is possible
The Games
A full list of Super Nintendo Entertainment System games documented on GamerWiki can be found at the Super Nintendo Entertainment System category.
Alternatively, a manually created list is also available - this is to be deprecated, so please add any further games to the games to be added page.
Launch Titles
- Super Mario World
- F-Zero
- Pilotwings (not Japan)
