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Super Nintendo Entertainment System
スーパーファミコン Super Famicom
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North American model

Release dates

Japan:November 21, 1990
North America:August 23, 1991
Europe:April 11, 1992
Australia:July 3, 1992
South Korea:December 1992[1]
China:N/A
Hong Kong:N/A
Taiwan:N/A

Technical specs

  • CPU: 16-bit 65c816 Ricoh 5A22 3.58 MHz
  • Main RAM: 128 kB
  • Video RAM: 64 kB
  • Audio RAM: 64 kB
  • Audio output: 32 kHz 16-bit stereo
  • Total colors: 32768
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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

References

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