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{{Emulation|[[emulation:Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo emulators]]}}
 
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{{Infobox console
{{Template:Infobox console
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|image = SNES-Model1-Console-Set.jpg
|name = [[Image:snes_superfamicom_logo.png|230px]]
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|image2 = Super-Famicom-Console-Set.jpg
|image = [[Image:SNES-Model1-Console-Set.jpg|230px]]
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|imagecaption = Original North American Model 1<br/>Original Japanese version
[[Image:Super-Famicom-Console-Set.jpg|230px]]
 
|caption = Original North American Model 1 <br />
 
Original Japanese version
 
 
|Manufacturer = [[Nintendo]]
 
|Manufacturer = [[Nintendo]]
 
|Generation = [[:Category:Fourth_generation|Fourth generation]]
 
|Generation = [[:Category:Fourth_generation|Fourth generation]]
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June 6, 1992 (others)<br />
 
June 6, 1992 (others)<br />
 
|Media type = ROM cartridge
 
|Media type = ROM cartridge
|Input Controller = 2 controller ports
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|Input controller = 2 controller ports
 
|Predecessor = [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1983)
 
|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]] [[: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.
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|Successor = [[Nintendo 64]] (1996)
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The '''Super Nintendo Entertainment System''' (also known as the '''Super NES''', '''SNES''' or '''Super Nintendo''') is a [[16-bit]] [[: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===
 
===CPU===
  
'''Processor''': Ricoh 5A22, based on a 16-bit 65C816 core
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*'''Processor''': Ricoh 5A22, based on a 16-bit 65C816 core
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*'''Clock rates''' (NTSC):
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*'''Input''': 21.47727 MHz
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*'''Bus''': 3.58 MHz, 2.68 MHz, or 1.79 MHz
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*'''Clock rates''' (PAL):
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*'''Input''': 21.28137 MHz
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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:'''
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**DMA and HDMA
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**Timed IRQ
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**Parallel I/O processing
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**Hardware multiplication and division
  
'''Clock rates''' (NTSC):
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===Video===
 
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==== [[Video Signals|Native audio/video output]] ====
*''Input:'' 21.47727 MHz
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*RF
 
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*Composite
*''Bus:'' 3.58 MHz, 2.68 MHz, or 1.79 MHz
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*S-video
 
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*RGB SCART
'''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===
 
 
===Audio===
 
===Audio===
 
===RAM===
 
===RAM===
 
 
==SNES Jr.==
 
==SNES Jr.==
 
[[File:Snes_jr..jpg|thumb|North American SNES Jr.]]
 
[[File:Snes_jr..jpg|thumb|North American SNES Jr.]]
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*[[Satellaview]]
 
*[[Satellaview]]
 
*[[Super Game Boy]]
 
*[[Super Game Boy]]
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==Region locking==
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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
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These games have a software region lock:
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*Adventures of Batman & Robin
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*Aretha 2
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*Art of Fighting
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*Art of Fighting 2 (Ryūko no Ken 2)
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*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
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*Donkey Kong Country 3
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*Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden
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*Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 2
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*Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 3
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*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
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*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
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*Kidou Senshi Victory Gundam
 +
*Kirby Bowl
 +
*Kirby Super Star
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*Kirby's Avalanche
 +
*Kirby's Dream Course
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*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
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*Plok!
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*Popful Mail
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*Prehistorik Man
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*Rock n' Roll Racing
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*Romancing SaGa 3
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*Robotrek
 +
*R-Type III
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*Samurai Spirits
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*Saturday Night Slam Masters
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*Secret of Mana
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*Slayers
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*Sparkster
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*Street Fighter II - The World Warrior
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*Stunt Race FX/Wild Trax
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*Sugoi Hebereke
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*Sunset Riders
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*Super Genjin
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*Super Genjin 2
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*Super Mario All-Stars
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*Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World
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*Super Mario World 2 Yoshi's Island
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*Super Metroid
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*Super Ninja-kun
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*Super Robot Taisen EX
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*Super Robot Taisen Gaiden
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*Tactics Ogre
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*Terranigma
 +
*Tetris Battle Gaiden
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*Tetsuwan Atom
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*Tsuyoshi Shikkarai Shinasai - Taisen Puzzle-dama
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*The Adventures of Tintin - Prisoners of the Sun
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*The Great Battle II
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*The Great Battle IV
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*The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie
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*Top Gear 2
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*Tintin In Tibet
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*Trinea
 +
*Undercover Cops
 +
*Wizap!
 +
*Wagyan Paradise
 +
*X-Men Mutant Apocalypse
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*YS V
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*Yuu Yuu Hakusho 2 - Kakutou no Shou
 +
*Yuu Yuu Hakusho Final - Makai Saikyou Retsuden
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*Zombies Ate My Neighbors
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[[Category:Console]]
 
[[Category:Console]]
 
[[Category:Fourth generation]]
 
[[Category:Fourth generation]]
 
==Region Locking==
 
Altough 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 Everdrive or a similar device you can play the game on your system
 
These games all have a software region lock:
 
 
Adventures of Batman & Robin
 
Biker Mice from Mars
 
Castalvania Dracula X
 
Clock Tower
 
Demon's Crest
 
Donkey Kong Country
 
Donkey Kong Country 2
 
Donkey Kong Country 3
 
Disney's Magical Quest 2/Mickey to Minnie Magical Adventure 2
 
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
 
Earthbound
 
Fatal Fury Special
 
Fighter's History
 
Final Fight 3
 
Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Douchuu
 
Ganbare Goemon 2
 
Ganbare Goemon 3
 
Gokujou Parodius
 
Illusion of Gaia
 
Iron Commando
 
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius
 
Joe & Mac 2
 
Kirby Bowl
 
Kirby Super Star
 
Kirby's Avalanche
 
Kirby's Dream Course
 
Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei
 
Majin Tensei
 
Marvel Super Heroes
 
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow
 
Megaman VII
 
Megaman X
 
Megaman X2
 
Metal Warriors
 
Mickey to Donald Magical Adventure 3
 
Plok!
 
Prehistorik Man
 
Rock n' Roll Racing
 
Romancing SaGa 3
 
R-Type III
 
Samurai Spirits
 
Secret of Mana
 
Sparkster
 
Street Fighter II - The World Warrior
 
Stunt Race FX/Wild Trax
 
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
 
Tactics Ogre
 
The Great Battle II
 
The Great Battle IV
 
Top Gear 2
 
Trinea
 
Wagan Paradise
 
X-Men Mutant Apocalypse
 
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
 

Latest revision as of 08:03, 13 April 2022


Super Nintendo Entertainment System
SNES-Model1-Console-Set.jpg
Super-Famicom-Console-Set.jpg
Original North American Model 1
Original Japanese version
Manufacturer Nintendo
Generation Fourth generation
Release date November 21, 1990 (JP)

August 23, 1991 (NA)
April 11 1992 (EU/UK)
June 6, 1992 (others)

Media type ROM cartridge
Input controller 2 controller ports
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[edit]

CPU[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Native audio/video output[edit]

  • RF
  • Composite
  • S-video
  • RGB SCART

Audio[edit]

RAM[edit]

SNES Jr.[edit]

North American 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[edit]

Region locking[edit]

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