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Super Nintendo Entertainment System

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スーパーファミコン Sūpā Famikom
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North American model
Release dates
Japan November 21, 1990
North America August 23, 1991
Europe April 11, 1992
Technical information
Display 16-bit
Media ROM cartridge
Other information
Console generation Fourth generation
Console type Home console
Successor Nintendo 64
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The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Japanese: スーパーファミコン Super Famicom or SFC), often abbreviated as the SNES, is Nintendo's third home video game console and the successor to the Nintendo Entertainment System. EarthBound was released on this system, being the first game in the series officially released outside of Japan. The console's best-selling titles are Super Mario World and Donkey Kong Country. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was succeeded by the Nintendo 64.

Many games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System were re-released as Virtual Console titles on the Wii Shop Channel, the Nintendo eShop for the Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch Online. Among these titles is EarthBound, which was released on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2013, New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in 2016, and Nintendo Switch Online in 2022. Several Super Nintendo Entertainment System titles are included in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as Masterpieces, including EarthBound in both titles (omitted from the international release of Brawl).

History

Legacy

First-Party Console Accessories and Bundles

Hardware

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System supported 16-bit graphics, an improvement from the 8-bit graphics of its predecessor. It supported two-player games, which EarthBound utilized only in battles.

A CD Add-on for the Super NES was codeveloped with Sony and was planned to be released. However, this failed to materialize, and Sony turned the add-on/console into the Sony PlayStation, which became one of Nintendo's fiercest rivals in the Fifth generation and each subsequent generation since with the following consoles in the PlayStation lineup.

EarthBound/Mother games for the SNES

Trivia


Systems with EarthBound and Super Smash Bros. games.
Home consoles
NESSNESN64GCNWiiWii UNintendo Switch
Handheld consoles
GBADS3DSNintendo Switch

References