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Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Technical Specifications

CPU: Custom 65c816 based Ricoh 5A22 

Memory: 128 Kb of RAM

Audio: 2 Sony audio processors

Video: 256 colors maximum on screen. (128 sprites max on screen)

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) was released in Japan as the The Super Famicom in 1990 and released in America and Europe as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. One of the main selling points for the console was the fact that it was packaged with Super Mario World. . The machine introduced advanced graphics and sound capabilities compared with other consoles at the time. Additionally, development of a variety of enhancement chips which were integrated on game circuit boards helped to keep it competitive in the marketplace.The consoles were a global success, becoming the best-selling consoles of the 16-bit era despite being released quite later on  start, although considerable market share was lost to Sega with the fierce competition it faced in North America and Europe from their Megadrive /Genesis console. It just proves that the games industry had risen to new heights after the crash of 83 just 7 years prior. 

The console on the left  is the Super Famicom and the console on the right is the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. (United States Version)

Just like the NES before it the SNES  still has to this day one the best video game library of any console of all time. Most of the games can be considered classics. Like Super Mario World, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter 2, Earthbound, Final Fantasy III, Super Metroid, Star Fox, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Castlevania IV, Sim City, Mega Man X, Donkey Kong Country, Killer Instinct, 8. Super Mario RPG, Super Mario Kart and  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time.

This video highlights 20 games that defined the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. 

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