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[[File:SNES-Model1-Console-Set.jpg|thumb|Original North American Model 1  (1991–1997)]][[File:Super-Famicom-Console-Set.jpg|thumb|Original Japanese version (1990–1998)]]The '''Super Nintendo Entertainment System''' (also known as the '''Super NES''', '''SNES''' or '''Super Nintendo''') is a [[16-bit]] [http://retroconsoles.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Console 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''' <span style="font-weight: normal">(スーパーファミコン<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets <span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: #00e; font: bold 80% sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding: 0 .1em;">?</span>]</sup>, officially adopting the abbreviated name of its predecessor, the Family Computer)</span>, or '''SFC''' for short. In South Korea, it is known as the '''Super Comboy''' (슈퍼 컴보이) and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics.
 
[[File:SNES-Model1-Console-Set.jpg|thumb|Original North American Model 1  (1991–1997)]][[File:Super-Famicom-Console-Set.jpg|thumb|Original Japanese version (1990–1998)]]The '''Super Nintendo Entertainment System''' (also known as the '''Super NES''', '''SNES''' or '''Super Nintendo''') is a [[16-bit]] [http://retroconsoles.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Console 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''' <span style="font-weight: normal">(スーパーファミコン<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets <span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: #00e; font: bold 80% sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding: 0 .1em;">?</span>]</sup>, officially adopting the abbreviated name of its predecessor, the Family Computer)</span>, or '''SFC''' for short. In South Korea, it is known as the '''Super Comboy''' (슈퍼 컴보이) and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics.
 
==Hardware==
 
==Hardware==
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===CPU===
  
{| class="table" style="width:23em;font-size:90%;text-align:left;"
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'''Processor''': Ricoh 5A22, based on a 16-bit 65C816 core
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; borders=1; "|CPU reference
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'''Clock rates''' (NTSC):
|'''Processor'''||Ricoh 5A22, based on a 16-bit 65c816 core
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*''Input:'' 21.47727 MHz
|'''Clock rates''' (NTSC)||''Input:'' 21.47727 MHz<br />''Bus:'' 3.58 MHz, 2.68 MHz, or 1.79 MHz
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*''Bus:'' 3.58 MHz, 2.68 MHz, or 1.79 MHz
|'''Clock rates''' (PAL)||''Input:'' 21.28137 MHz<br />''Bus:'' 3.55 MHz, 2.66 MHz, or 1.77 MHz
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|-
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'''Clock rates''' (PAL):
|'''Buses'''||24-bit and 8-bit address buses, 8-bit data bus
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|-
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*''Input:'' 21.28137 MHz
|'''Additional features'''
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*''Bus:'' 3.55 MHz, 2.66 MHz, or 1.77 MHz
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'''Buses''': 24-bit and 8-bit address buses, 8-bit data bus
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'''Additional features:'''
 
*DMA and HDMA
 
*DMA and HDMA
 
*Timed IRQ
 
*Timed IRQ
 
*Parallel I/O processing
 
*Parallel I/O processing
 
*Hardware multiplication and division
 
*Hardware multiplication and division
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==Add-ons==
 
==Add-ons==

Revision as of 06:32, 29 May 2013

Original North American Model 1 (1991–1997)
Original Japanese version (1990–1998)

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

Add-ons