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Super Nintendo Entertainment System

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Overview[]

Like the NES, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System can fit up to two controllers. It has a power switch to the left, an eject button in the middle, and a reset slider to the right. The controller has the Control Pad on the left, Select and Start buttons on the middle, Y/X/B/A Buttons on the right, L and R buttons on the top. The Y Button is green; the X Button is blue; the B Button is yellow; the A Button is red. The logo is on the top middle. Super NES games contain memory sizes ranging from 4 to 32 megabits, as well as 16-bit video graphics and audio.

The Super NES was released as the Super Famicom in Japan on November 21, 1990[1], in North America on August 13, 1991[2][3], in Europe on April 11, 1992, and in South Korea late in 1992 as the Super Comboy. A total of 46 million units were sold worldwide. 20 million of them were in North America, each priced at $199.99. New video games for the Super NES were released until October 6, 1998, and the system was discontinued in 1999 (2003 in Japan).

Games[]

Some notable games for the Super NES include Super Mario World (1991), Super Mario Kart (1992), Super Mario All-Stars (1993), Donkey Kong Country (1994), Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995), Kirby Super Star (1996), and the console's last game, Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997).

Accessories[]

In June 1994, an add-on adapter cartridge for the Super NES was introduced -- the Super Game Boy. Priced at $49.99, this accessory allows you to play Game Boy games while using a Super NES. In such cases, a border is included during gameplay. Games released before 1994 only contain the standard border, while games released during the Super Game Boy's existence contain full color graphics for the game and a special border for each certain game.

Gallery[]

Video Games
Arcade Donkey Kong (1981) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984)
NES Mario Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)
Kirby Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Game Boy/Color Mario Super Mario Land (1989) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999)
Kirby Kirby's Dream Land (1992) • Kirby's Pinball Land (1993) • Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995) • Kirby's Block Ball (1996) • Kirby's Star Stacker (1997) • Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2001)
Wario Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) • Wario Land II (1998) • Wario Land 3 (2000)
Pokémon Red, Green and Blue (1996) • Yellow (1998) • Gold and Silver (1999) • Crystal (2000)
Sega Master System/Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) • Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1993) • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) • Sonic & Knuckles (1994)
Sega Game Gear Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) • Sonic Chaos (1993) • Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (1994) • Sonic Drift 2 (1995) • Sonic Blast (1996)
Super NES Mario Super Mario World (1991) • Super Mario Kart (1992) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Kirby Kirby's Dream Course (1994) • Kirby Super Star (1996) • Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997)
Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Country (1994) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (1996)
Nintendo 64 Mario/Yoshi Super Mario 64 (1996) • Mario Kart 64 (1996/1997) • Yoshi's Story (1997/1998) • Mario Party (1998/1999) • Mario Party 2 (1999/2000) • Paper Mario (2000/2001) • Mario Party 3 (2001)
Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Racing (1997) • Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
Kirby Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000)
Other Super Smash Bros. (1999)
Sega Saturn Sonic Jam (1997) • Sonic R (1997)
Dreamcast Sonic Adventure (1998/1999) • Sonic Shuffle (2000) • Sonic Adventure 2 (2001)
Game Boy Advance Mario Super Mario Advance (2001) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001/2002) • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003) • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) • Mario Party Advance (2005)
Wario Wario Land 4 (2001)
Sonic Sonic Advance (2001/2002) • Sonic Advance 2 (2002/2003) • Sonic Battle (2003) • Sonic Advance 3 (2004)
Kirby Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2002) • Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (2004)
GameCube Mario Luigi's Mansion (2001) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002) • Mario Party 4 (2002) • Mario Party 5 (2003) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) • Mario Party 6 (2004) • Mario Party 7 (2005)
Sonic Sonic Mega Collection (2002) • Sonic Heroes (2003/2004) • Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) • Sonic Riders (2006)
Kirby Kirby Air Ride (2003)
Other Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)
Nintendo DS Mario/Yoshi Super Mario 64 DS (2004) • Mario Kart DS (2005) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005) • Super Princess Peach (2005/2006) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006) • Yoshi's Island DS (2006) • Mario Party DS (2007) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Kirby Kirby Canvas Curse (2005) • Kirby Squeak Squad (2006/2007) • Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008) • Kirby Mass Attack (2011)
Sonic Sonic Rush (2005) • Sonic Rush Adventure (2007) • Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (2008)
Wii Mario Super Paper Mario (2007) • Mario Party 8 (2007) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007) • Mario Kart Wii (2008) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) • Mario Party 9 (2012)
Sonic Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) • Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008) • Sonic Unleashed (2008) • Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) • Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (2010)
Kirby Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010) • Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) • Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition (2012)
Nintendo 3DS Super Mario 3D Land (2011) • Mario Kart 7 (2011) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013) • Mario Party: Island Tour (2013) • Yoshi's New Island (2014) • Super Mario Maker (2016) • Mario Party: Star Rush (2016)
Wii U Mario New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) • New Super Luigi U (2013) • Super Mario 3D World (2013) • Mario Kart 8 (2014) • Mario Party 10 (2015) • Yoshi's Woolly World (2015) • Super Mario Maker (2015) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016)
Sonic Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) • Sonic Lost World (2013)
Nintendo Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017) • Super Mario Party (2018) • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019) • Yoshi's Crafted World (2019) • Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019) • Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020) • Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Other consoles Xbox 360: Sonic Free Riders (2010) • Sonic Generations (2011)

  1. ↑ Super Famicom
  2. ↑ Super NES (1996)
  3. ↑ Super NES (1997)
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