Top: North American SNES (c. 1991) Bottom: PAL SNES, Japanese Super Famicom. Other variations are pictured under Casing below | |
Also known as | SNES Super NES Super Nintendo |
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Developer | Nintendo R&D2 |
Manufacturer | Nintendo |
Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Fourth generation |
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Lifespan | 1990–2003[5] |
Introductory price | ¥25,000 US$199 |
Discontinued |
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Units sold | Worldwide: 49.10 million[5] North America 23.35 million Japan: 17.17 million Other: 8.58 million |
Media | ROM cartridge |
CPU | Ricoh 5A22 @ 3.58 MHz |
Sound | Nintendo S-SMP |
Online services | Satellaview (Japan only) XBAND (USA and Canada only) Nintendo Power (Japan only) |
Best-selling game |
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Predecessor | Nintendo Entertainment System |
Successor | Nintendo 64 |
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Processor | 16-bit Custom WDC 65C816 core |
Clock rates(NTSC) | Input: 21.47727 MHz Bus: 3.58 MHz, 2.68 MHz, or 1.79 MHz |
Clock rates(PAL) | Input: 21.28137 MHz Bus: 3.55 MHz, 2.66 MHz, or 1.77 MHz |
Buses | 24-bit and 8-bit address buses, 8-bit data bus |
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Video reference | |
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Resolutions | Progressive: 256×224 (8:7), 512×224 (16:7), 256×239 (256:239), 512×239 (512:239) Interlaced: 512×448 (8:7), 512×478 (256:239) |
Pixel depth | 2, 4, 7, or 8 bpp indexed; 8 or 11 bpp direct |
Total colors | 32768 (15-bit) |
Sprites | 128, 32 max per line; up to 64 × 64 pixels |
Backgrounds | Up to 4 planes; each up to 1024 × 1024 pixels |
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Audio reference | |
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Processors | Nintendo S-SMP |
Clock rates | Input: 24.576 MHz SPC700: 1.024 MHz |
Output | 8 channels, stereo |
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Japanese SHVC-001 model (1990–1998) | American SNS-001 model (1991–1997) | PAL-region SNSP-001A model (1992–1998) | New-Style Super NES SNS-101 (1997–1999) | Japanese SHVC-101 model (1998–2003) | South Korean SNSN-001 model |
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(help)Last weekend, months after video-game addicts started calling, Dave Adams finally was able to sell them what they craved: Super Nintendo. Adams, the manager of Babbages in South Coast Plaza, got 32 of the $199.95 systems Friday.Based on the publication date, the 'Friday' mentioned would be August 23, 1991.
The Long awaited SNES is finally available to the U.S. gaming public. The first few pieces of this fantastic unit hit the store shelves on August 23, 1991. Nintendo, however, released the first production run without any heavy fanfare or spectacular announcements.
On Friday, area Toys R Us stores […] were expecting SNES, with a suggested retail price of $199.95, any day, said Brad Grafton, assistant inventory control manager for Toys R Us.Based on the publication date, the 'Friday' mentioned would be August 23, 1991.
Super Nintendo began showing up in Southern California stores Wednesday, nearly three weeks before the official Sept. 9 release date. .. Until the official nationwide release Sept. 9, availability will be limited.
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(help)1.4 million units sold during 1996
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(help)Nintendo and Sony first linked up for the Super Nintendo itself, as Sony produced the S-SMP sound chip for the iconic 16-bit console.
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