The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was the second home console that Nintendo released.

Overview
Super Nintendo Entertainment System logo

After the success the NES had worldwide and the pressure of better consoles in the market as the Sega Genesis, Nintendo decided it was time to introduce a new home console; the SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System), it debuted in Japan on November 21, 1990 and in august 1991 in the rest of the globe (North America, South America, Europe and Australia).

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System logo in Japan

It was essentially a 16-bit console and a direct competitor of the Genesis. As with the NES the SNES proved to be the best console in the market as it out sold its competition. The SNES saw its success thanks to some of the games that were released for it; Super Mario World (best selling game) and Donkey Kong Country all of its releases. The SNES era was arguably the golden era of video games.

Nintendo's first trial into CD-ROM games was with the SNES in Japan, releasing games such as Secret of Mana and several Legend of Zelda games. Ultimately, the project did not bear much fruit and did not get ported elsewhere. As a result, games such as Secret of Mana had to cut content in order to fit a standard SNES cartridge.

The SNES also had online capabilities by way of the Satellaview add-on. It connected to Satellite via a modem and was released in 1995 in Japan only. It allowed the user to download and play games in weekly or daily installments, and only broadcast at certain times. It was pioneering in both downloadable game media and episodic content on consoles and is viewed as a precursor to services such as the Wii's Shop Channel and Xbox Live Marketplace.


Technical Specifications

  • CPU: Custom Nintendo processor running at 21.47727 MHz
  • Memory: 128 Kb main RAM, 64 Kb video RAM, 64 Kb audio RAM
  • Video: 256x224 or 512x224 or 256x239 or 512x239 progessive resolutions, 512x448 or 512x478 interlaced resolutions, 32,768 colors (256 colors max on screen)
  • Audio: 2 Sony audio processors (1 8-bit, and 1 16-bit DSP) 8 channels, 32 KHz, 16-bit stereo output

SNES - Recent Games

Name Platforms Developer
DoReMi Fantasy: Milon's DokiDoki Adventure
released on March 10, 2008
SNES, WSHP Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer
released on March 4, 2008
SNES, DS Chunsoft
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
released on Aug. 2, 2006
SNES, ARC, WSHP Capcom
Tales of Phantasia
released on March 6, 2006
GBA, SNES, PSP, PS1 Namco Tales Studio Ltd.
Frog Feast
GEN, SNES, CDI, JAG, SCD, NGCD Rastersoft
Disney's Magical Quest 3 starring Mickey and Donald
GBA, SNES Capcom
Mega Man & Bass
GBA, SNES, WSC Capcom
Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder
GBA, SNES Pronto Games, Inc.
Dragon Warrior I & II
released on Sept. 27, 2000
SNES, GBC Chunsoft, TOSE Co., Ltd., Armor Project
Super Bowling
SNES, N64 Athena Co., Ltd.
Puyo Puyo 2
GB, GG, GEN, SNES, PS1, SAT, TGCD, WSC, NGPC, WSHP Compile
Final Fantasy V
released on Sept. 30, 1999
GBA, SNES, PS1 Square Enix, Square Co., Ltd.
Wrecking Crew '98
released on May 23, 1998
SNES Nintendo R&D1
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
SNES, PS1, SAT Quest Corporation
Super Famicom Wars
SNES Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.
Famicom Tantei Kurabu Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo
GBA, SNES Nintendo
BS Super Famicom Wars
SNES, BS-X Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.
Heisei Shin OniOni Shima: Kouhen
SNES Nintendo
Heisei Shin OniOni Shima: Zenpen
SNES Nintendo
Kirby's DreamLand 3
released on Nov. 27, 1997
SNES HAL Laboratory, Inc.

SNES - Upcoming Games

Name Platform Developer
BioMetal
SNES Athena Co., Ltd.
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
expected release 1996
GEN, SNES, PS2, SAT, ARC, XBLM Midway Games, Avalanche Software LLC, Williams Electronic Games, Inc.
Big Sky Trooper
expected release 1996
SNES LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Breath of Fire II
expected release 1995
GBA, SNES, WSHP Capcom
Castlevania: Dracula X
expected release 1995
SNES Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Super Street Fighter II
expected release 1994
AMI, GEN, SNES, CD32, ARC, WSHP, PC Capcom
Mega Man Soccer
expected release 1994
SNES Capcom
Mega Man X2
expected release 1994
SNES, PS2, GC Capcom
Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City
expected release 1994
SNES Electronic Arts
The Hurricanes
expected release 1994
GEN, SNES Arc Developments
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General Information Edit
Platform Name: SNES
Release Date: Aug. 21, 1991
Online Support: False
Install Base: 49,100,000
Original Price: $199
Producing Company: Nintendo
Total Games: games
Recurring Appearances
Earth
first in
43
Space
first in Spacewar!
37
New York
first in
31
Japan
first in
29
Chicago
first in
26
Jungle
first in
21
The United States of America
first in
19
Castle
first in
18
Seattle
first in
16
China
first in
14
2D
first in Computer Space
138
Jump
first in Donkey Kong
113
Health
first in
111
Boss Fight
first in
94
Game Over
first in
90
Tie-In
first in
74
Side-Scrolling
first in
72
Death
first in
60
Melee
first in
56
Anthropomorphism
first in
53
Sword
first in
66
Gun
first in
41
Sports Jersey
first in
34
Cleats
first in
28
Bomb
first in B-17 Bomber
28
Helmet
first in
24
Laser
first in
22
Key
first in
22
Spaceship
first in Spacewar!
21
Shield
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