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===Video=== | ===Video=== | ||
| + | '''[[Video Signals|Native audio/video output:]]''' | ||
| + | *RF | ||
| + | *Composite | ||
| + | *S-video | ||
| + | *RGB SCART | ||
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===Audio=== | ===Audio=== | ||
===RAM=== | ===RAM=== | ||
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==Region Locking== | ==Region Locking== | ||
| − | + | Although most SNES cartridges can't be just put in a system of another region, you can overcome this by using a region adapter. There are still a certain amount of games that make use of "software region-locking" this means that the game will look at what region the system is. If you boot a game from a different region and it displays a "Not designed for your Super NES/Super Famicom" or a similar message than that game is software region-locked. SNES-TOOL can patch a region locked game so when using a flashcart or a similar device you can play the game on your system | |
| − | These games | + | These games have a software region lock: |
| − | Adventures of Batman & Robin | + | *Adventures of Batman & Robin |
| − | Biker Mice from Mars | + | *Aretha 2 |
| − | Castalvania Dracula X | + | *Art of Fighting |
| − | Clock Tower | + | *Art of Fighting 2 (Ryūko no Ken 2) |
| − | Demon's Crest | + | *Asterix & Obelix |
| − | Donkey Kong Country | + | *Biker Mice from Mars |
| − | Donkey Kong Country 2 | + | *Bomberman B-daman |
| − | Donkey Kong Country 3 | + | *Bushi Seiryuuden - Futari no Yuusha |
| − | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | + | *Castalvania Dracula X/Vampire Kiss |
| − | Earthbound | + | *Clock Tower |
| − | Fatal Fury Special | + | *Coron Land |
| − | Fighter's History | + | *Cyber Knight II |
| − | Final Fight 3 | + | *Dai-3-ji Super Robot Taisen |
| − | Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Douchuu | + | *Dai-4-ji Super Robot Taisen |
| − | Ganbare Goemon 2 | + | *Demon's Crest |
| − | Ganbare Goemon 3 | + | *Dharma Doujou |
| − | Gokujou Parodius | + | *Donkey Kong Country |
| − | Illusion of Gaia | + | *Donkey Kong Country 2 |
| − | Iron Commando | + | *Donkey Kong Country 3 |
| − | Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius | + | *Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden |
| − | Joe & Mac 2 | + | *Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 2 |
| − | Kirby Bowl | + | *Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 3 |
| − | Kirby Super Star | + | *Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story |
| − | Kirby's Avalanche | + | *Earthbound |
| − | Kirby's Dream Course | + | *Fatal Fury Special |
| − | Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei | + | *Fighter's History |
| − | Majin Tensei | + | *Final Fight 3 |
| − | Marvel Super Heroes | + | *Ganbare! Daiku no Gen-san |
| − | Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow | + | *Gokujō Parodiusu - Kako no Eikō o Motomete |
| − | Megaman VII | + | *Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Douchuu |
| − | Megaman X | + | *Ganbare Goemon 2 |
| − | Megaman X2 | + | *Ganbare Goemon 3 |
| − | Metal Warriors | + | *Go Go Ackman 1 |
| − | Mickey to Donald Magical Adventure 3 | + | *Go Go Ackman 3 |
| − | + | *Gokujou Parodius | |
| − | Plok! | + | *Illusion of Gaia |
| − | Prehistorik Man | + | *Iron Commando |
| − | Rock n' Roll Racing | + | *Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius |
| − | Romancing SaGa 3 | + | *Joe & Mac 2/3 |
| − | R-Type III | + | *Live A Live |
| − | Samurai Spirits | + | *Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba |
| − | Secret of Mana | + | *Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu |
| − | Sparkster | + | *Kidou Senshi Victory Gundam |
| − | Street Fighter II - The World Warrior | + | *Kirby Bowl |
| − | Stunt Race FX/Wild Trax | + | *Kirby Super Star |
| − | Sunset Riders | + | *Kirby's Avalanche |
| − | Super Genjin | + | *Kirby's Dream Course |
| − | Super Genjin 2 | + | *Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei |
| − | Super Mario All-Stars | + | *Majin Tensei |
| − | Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | + | *Magical Pop'n |
| − | Super Mario World 2 Yoshi's Island | + | *Marvel Super Heroes |
| − | Super Metroid | + | *Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow |
| − | Tactics Ogre | + | *Megaman VII |
| − | The Great Battle II | + | *Megaman X |
| − | The Great Battle IV | + | *Megaman X2 |
| − | Top Gear 2 | + | *Metal Warriors |
| − | Trinea | + | *Metal Max Returns |
| − | + | *Mickey to Donald Magical Adventure 3 | |
| − | X-Men Mutant Apocalypse | + | *Plok! |
| − | Zombies Ate My Neighbors | + | *Popful Mail |
| + | *Prehistorik Man | ||
| + | *Rock n' Roll Racing | ||
| + | *Romancing SaGa 3 | ||
| + | *Robotrek | ||
| + | *R-Type III | ||
| + | *Samurai Spirits | ||
| + | *Saturday Night Slam Masters | ||
| + | *Secret of Mana | ||
| + | *Slayers | ||
| + | *Sparkster | ||
| + | *Street Fighter II - The World Warrior | ||
| + | *Stunt Race FX/Wild Trax | ||
| + | *Sugoi Hebereke | ||
| + | *Sunset Riders | ||
| + | *Super Genjin | ||
| + | *Super Genjin 2 | ||
| + | *Super Mario All-Stars | ||
| + | *Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | ||
| + | *Super Mario World 2 Yoshi's Island | ||
| + | *Super Metroid | ||
| + | *Super Ninja-kun | ||
| + | *Super Robot Taisen EX | ||
| + | *Super Robot Taisen Gaiden | ||
| + | *Tactics Ogre | ||
| + | *Terranigma | ||
| + | *Tetris Battle Gaiden | ||
| + | *Tetsuwan Atom | ||
| + | *Tsuyoshi Shikkarai Shinasai - Taisen Puzzle-dama | ||
| + | *The Adventures of Tintin - Prisoners of the Sun | ||
| + | *The Great Battle II | ||
| + | *The Great Battle IV | ||
| + | *The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie | ||
| + | *Top Gear 2 | ||
| + | *Tintin In Tibet | ||
| + | *Trinea | ||
| + | *Undercover Cops | ||
| + | *Wizap! | ||
| + | *Wagyan Paradise | ||
| + | *X-Men Mutant Apocalypse | ||
| + | *YS V | ||
| + | *Yuu Yuu Hakusho 2 - Kakutou no Shou | ||
| + | *Yuu Yuu Hakusho Final - Makai Saikyou Retsuden | ||
| + | *Zombies Ate My Neighbors | ||
Revision as of 17:29, 15 October 2018
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| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
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| Generation | Fourth generation |
| Release date | November 21, 1990 (JP) August 23, 1991 (NA) |
| Media type | ROM cartridge |
| Predecessor | Nintendo Entertainment System (1983) |
| Successor | Nintendo 64 (1996) |
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (also known as the Super NES, SNES or Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit video game console that was released in 1990 by Nintendo in Japan, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe & Australasia (Oceania), and South America in 1993. In Japan, the system is called the Super Famicom (スーパーファミコン?, officially adopting the abbreviated name of its predecessor, the Family Computer), or SFC for short. In South Korea, it is known as the Super Comboy (슈퍼 컴보이) and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics.
Hardware
CPU
Processor: Ricoh 5A22, based on a 16-bit 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
Additional features:
- DMA and HDMA
- Timed IRQ
- Parallel I/O processing
- Hardware multiplication and division
Video
- RF
- Composite
- S-video
- RGB SCART
Audio
RAM
SNES Jr.
The SNES Jr., also referred to as the SNES 2, was a redesign of the SNES released late in the consoles lifetime. It does not support s-video output and lacks an RF jack, although an external RF adapter can be used.
Add-ons
Region Locking
Although most SNES cartridges can't be just put in a system of another region, you can overcome this by using a region adapter. There are still a certain amount of games that make use of "software region-locking" this means that the game will look at what region the system is. If you boot a game from a different region and it displays a "Not designed for your Super NES/Super Famicom" or a similar message than that game is software region-locked. SNES-TOOL can patch a region locked game so when using a flashcart or a similar device you can play the game on your system These games have a software region lock:
- Adventures of Batman & Robin
- Aretha 2
- Art of Fighting
- Art of Fighting 2 (Ryūko no Ken 2)
- Asterix & Obelix
- Biker Mice from Mars
- Bomberman B-daman
- Bushi Seiryuuden - Futari no Yuusha
- Castalvania Dracula X/Vampire Kiss
- Clock Tower
- Coron Land
- Cyber Knight II
- Dai-3-ji Super Robot Taisen
- Dai-4-ji Super Robot Taisen
- Demon's Crest
- Dharma Doujou
- Donkey Kong Country
- Donkey Kong Country 2
- Donkey Kong Country 3
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 2
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 3
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
- Earthbound
- Fatal Fury Special
- Fighter's History
- Final Fight 3
- Ganbare! Daiku no Gen-san
- Gokujō Parodiusu - Kako no Eikō o Motomete
- Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Douchuu
- Ganbare Goemon 2
- Ganbare Goemon 3
- Go Go Ackman 1
- Go Go Ackman 3
- Gokujou Parodius
- Illusion of Gaia
- Iron Commando
- Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius
- Joe & Mac 2/3
- Live A Live
- Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba
- Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu
- Kidou Senshi Victory Gundam
- Kirby Bowl
- Kirby Super Star
- Kirby's Avalanche
- Kirby's Dream Course
- Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei
- Majin Tensei
- Magical Pop'n
- Marvel Super Heroes
- Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow
- Megaman VII
- Megaman X
- Megaman X2
- Metal Warriors
- Metal Max Returns
- Mickey to Donald Magical Adventure 3
- Plok!
- Popful Mail
- Prehistorik Man
- Rock n' Roll Racing
- Romancing SaGa 3
- Robotrek
- R-Type III
- Samurai Spirits
- Saturday Night Slam Masters
- Secret of Mana
- Slayers
- Sparkster
- Street Fighter II - The World Warrior
- Stunt Race FX/Wild Trax
- Sugoi Hebereke
- Sunset Riders
- Super Genjin
- Super Genjin 2
- Super Mario All-Stars
- Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World
- Super Mario World 2 Yoshi's Island
- Super Metroid
- Super Ninja-kun
- Super Robot Taisen EX
- Super Robot Taisen Gaiden
- Tactics Ogre
- Terranigma
- Tetris Battle Gaiden
- Tetsuwan Atom
- Tsuyoshi Shikkarai Shinasai - Taisen Puzzle-dama
- The Adventures of Tintin - Prisoners of the Sun
- The Great Battle II
- The Great Battle IV
- The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie
- Top Gear 2
- Tintin In Tibet
- Trinea
- Undercover Cops
- Wizap!
- Wagyan Paradise
- X-Men Mutant Apocalypse
- YS V
- Yuu Yuu Hakusho 2 - Kakutou no Shou
- Yuu Yuu Hakusho Final - Makai Saikyou Retsuden
- Zombies Ate My Neighbors
