Super Nintendo Entertainment System

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The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit home video game console known for its influential library of games and major role in the early 1990s console wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16-bit video game console
Nintendo console
home video game console
alsoKnownAs Super Nintendo Entertainment System
surface form: SNES

Super Nintendo Entertainment System
surface form: Super Famicom

Super Nintendo Entertainment System
surface form: Super NES
colorPalette up to 32,768 colors
controllerPorts 2
cpuBitWidth 16-bit
discontinuationDecade 2000s
enhancementChipExample SA1
Super FX chip
surface form: Super FX
generation fourth generation of video game consoles
graphicsCapabilities Mode 7 scaling and rotation
introducedFeature enhancement chips in game cartridges
legacy iconic role in retro gaming culture
influential game library
lifetimeSalesApproximate 49 million units
mainCompetitor Sega Mega Drive
surface form: Sega Genesis
manufacturer Nintendo
mediaFormat ROM cartridge
notableGame Chrono Trigger
Donkey Kong Country
EarthBound
Final Fantasy VI
Street Fighter II
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
originalNameInJapan Super Nintendo Entertainment System self-linksurface differs
surface form: Super Famicom
popularInRegion Europe
Japan
North America
predecessor Nintendo Entertainment System
regionLocking yes
releaseYearAustralia 1992
releaseYearEurope 1992
releaseYearJapan 1990
releaseYearNorthAmerica 1991
roleInIndustry major competitor in early 1990s console wars
simultaneousColorsOnScreen up to 256
soundChip Sony SPC700
successor Nintendo 64
supportsMultiplayer yes
supportsPeripheral SNES Mouse
Super Game Boy
Super Multitap
Super Scope

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Nintendo product Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Sega Mega Drive competedWith Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Neo Geo AES competitor Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Doom franchise (via id Software) platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
subject surface form: Doom franchise
Super Mario Bros. 2 platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Bros. 3 platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario World platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario World bundledWith Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario video game franchise platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
subject surface form: Super Mario
Nintendo video games platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Cranky Kong platformDebut Super Nintendo Entertainment System
NBA Live platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mario Kart platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mario Kart firstReleasePlatform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Rainbow Road platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System successor Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Metroid platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Fire Emblem platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
this entity surface form: Super Famicom
Star Fox platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Star Fox firstReleasePlatform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System alsoKnownAs Super Nintendo Entertainment System
this entity surface form: SNES
Super Nintendo Entertainment System alsoKnownAs Super Nintendo Entertainment System
this entity surface form: Super NES
Super Nintendo Entertainment System alsoKnownAs Super Nintendo Entertainment System
this entity surface form: Super Famicom
Super Nintendo Entertainment System originalNameInJapan Super Nintendo Entertainment System self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Super Famicom
Nintendo 64 predecessor Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Virtual Boy predecessor Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Cape Feather platformDebut Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mortal Kombat platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
NBA Jam platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Earthworm Jim originallyReleasedOnPlatform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Earthworm Jim platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Final Fight platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
European Mega-CD contemporaryWith Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Art of Fighting platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Samurai Shodown platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Advanced Entertainment System contemporaryWith Super Nintendo Entertainment System
AES concurrentWith Super Nintendo Entertainment System
TurboGrafx-16 competitor Super Nintendo Entertainment System
TurboGrafx-16 competitor Super Nintendo Entertainment System
this entity surface form: Super Famicom
Virtual Console contentFromPlatform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Intelligent Systems developsFor Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo consoles notableWork Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo consoles hasPart Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Silicon & Synapse platformFocus Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Rare platformDevelopedFor Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Wolfenstein 3D platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
id Tech 1 platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Atari Jaguar competitor Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Doom (1993 video game) platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System