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Entertainment System console
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Super system
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First brought to Europe in 1992, the Super Nintendo
Entertainment System (SNES) blew gamers away with visuals and
gameplay that dragged video games into a spectacular new era. The
Super Nintendo features true stereo sound, multiple scrolling
backgrounds, and twice the built-in memory of the older NES.
Giant-sized Game Paks allow the system to recreate sprawling
worlds that take weeks to explore.
Graphics power
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The Super Nintendo's built-in DSP (digital signal processor)
performs complicated calculations on in-game images in the blink
of an eye. This is responsible for 'Mode 7', the ability to take
hefty 2D shapes and twist and spin them through three dimensions,
allowing games like Super Mario Kart to create pseudo-3D tracks.
In the face-flappingly fast F-Zero, this is done at speeds that
made even the bravest gamer tremble.
Game library
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Some of Nintendo's biggest arcade and NES characters return in
blistering style on the Super Nintendo. Super Mario World, The
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Donkey Kong Country, Super
Metroid, Super Mario Kart – all are regarded as the some of the
finest games in their genres to this day. Third parties have
helped raise the Super Nintendo's total catalogue of games to
over 500.
Super FX
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Game Paks containing the Super FX chip – including dazzling
debut title Starwing – brought proper polygons blasting to TV
screens in jaw-dropping style. Later games like Yoshi's Island
used the next-generation Super FX 2 chip to warp and bend shapes
in the most eye-pleasing of manners.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System controller SNES controller.
The controller
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Building on the seminal design of the NES controller, Nintendo
set the standard for future video game controllers with the
faultless Super Nintendo controller. The comfortable directional
pad returns, two extra buttons, and the appearance of twin
shoulder buttons – a video game first – effectively double the
gamer's control.
Super Nintendo Mouse
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Super Nintendo Mouse
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Launched alongside Mario Paint, the friendly Super Nintendo art
creation Game Pak, the Super Nintendo Mouse allows budding Van
Goghs to create Mario-inspired masterpieces on-screen with ease.
Featuring two buttons and plugging straight into controller port
1, the Nintendo Mouse is one rodent you can have running around
on the table without fear.
Super Game Boy
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Super Game Boy
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Breathe new life into your classic Game Boy Game Paks with the
Super Game Boy, projecting your portable play onto the big
screen. No need for a Game Boy system – just plug the Game Pak
into the Super Game Boy and go! Using clever technical trickery,
classic black-and-white titles are rejuvenated in four, twelve,
or even 256 vibrant colours, and you can design a border for your
Game Boy play as colourful and flamboyant as your imagination
allows!
Nintendo Score Master Nintendo Score Master.
Nintendo Score Master
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When you need that little bit extra control of your Super
Nintendo games, the Nintendo Score Master can deliver it.
Slotting straight into the Super Nintendo controller port, the
Score Master features a sturdy base that sits below an enormous
joystick, plus six control buttons d and rearranged for
instant access. Autofire, turbo, and slow-mo functions complete
the ideal accessory for the high-score hero.
Super Mario World
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Donkey Kong Country
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Super Mario Kart
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Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
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Starwing
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Final Fantasy VI
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Super Metroid
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- Home console developed by Nintendo and released in the UK in April 1992.
- The 16-bit successor to the NES sold almost 50 million units worldwide.
- Top titles include Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
- The digital signal processor allowed developers to create pseudo-3D graphics.
- Spawned a range of optional peripherals including the Super Game Boy.