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The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Japanese: スーパーファミコン Super Famicom), also known as the Super Nintendo, is a cartridge-based console created by Nintendo. It is often shortened to SNES. It is the successor to the Nintendo Entertainment System, and was eventually succeeded by the Nintendo 64.
It has twice the built in memory of the older Nintendo Entertainment System. It was the best selling console in the 16-bit era. The controller had a directional pad, A, B, X and Y buttons and "twin shoulder buttons".
Peripherals
Pokémon games
With Satellaview
With Nintendo Power (via SF Memory Cassette)
With Super Game Boy or Super Game Boy 2
Game Boy Color Pokémon games
Although designed for the Game Boy Color, these Pokémon games can also be played on the Game Boy, thus can also be played on the Super Game Boy and Super Game Boy 2.
Cameos
- The player has a SNES in their bedroom in front of their TV in the Generation I games. In FireRed and LeafGreen, it's replaced with a NES.
- Copycat also has a SNES in front of her bedroom's TV. Her console is running a game where Mario has a bucket on his head, a reference to the game Mario & Wario, which was also developed by Game Freak. Unlike the player, Copycat retains her SNES in the remakes.
- The SNES is one of several consoles the player can decorate their bedroom with in the Generation II games.
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