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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 by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia (Oceania), and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, 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. Although each version is essentially the same, several forms of regional lockout prevent the different versions from being compatible with one another.
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|title=Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|logo=[[File:SFC Logo.png|67px]][[File:SNES Logo.png|183px]]
|image={{nowrap|[[File:SNES Console.png|300px|The North American SNES (circa 1991)]]<br/>[[File:SFC Console.png|300px|The PAL version of SNES]]}}
|caption='''Top:''' North American SNES (circa 1991)<br/>'''Bottom:''' Japanese Super Famicom<br/>
|manufacturer=Nintendo
|type=Video game console
|generation=Fourth generation
|releasedate={{vgrelease|JP=November 21, 1990}}{{vgrelease|NA=August 23, 1991}}{{vgrelease|EU=April 11, 1992}}{{vgrelease|AUS=July 3, 1992}}
|discontinued={{vgrelease|JP=September 2003}}{{vgrelease|NA=1999}}
|CPU=16-bit 65c816 Ricoh 5A22 3.58 MHz
|media=ROM cartridge
|onlineservice=Satellaview (Japan only), XBAND, Nintendo Power (Japan Only)
|unitssold= 49.10 million
|topgame=''[[Super Mario World]]'' (pack-in), 20.60 million<br />
''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (pack-in), 9 million{{-}}
''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', 8 million
|predecessor=[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|successor=[[Nintendo 64]]
}}


The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was Nintendo's second home console, following the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (NES). The console introduced advanced graphics and sound capabilities compared with other consoles at the time. Additionally, development of a variety of enhancement chips (which were integrated on game circuit boards) helped to keep it competitive in the marketplace.


The SNES was a global success, becoming the best-selling console of the 16-bit era despite its relatively late start and the fierce competition it faced in North America from Sega's Genesis console. The SNES remained popular well into the 32-bit era, and although Nintendo has dropped all support for the console, it continues to be popular among fans, collectors, retro gamers, and emulation enthusiasts, some of whom are still making homebrew ROM images.
The '''''Super Nintendo Entertainment System''''' (also known as the '''Super NES''', '''SNES''' or '''Super Nintendo''') is a [[wikipedia:History of video game consoles (fourth generation)|16-bit]] [[wikipedia:video game console|video game console]] that was released by [[wikipedia:Nintendo|Nintendo]] in North America, Europe, Australasia (Oceania), and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the '''Super Famicom''' (スーパーファミコン) or '''SFC''' for short, officially adopting the abbreviated name of its predecessor, the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]]. In South Korea, it is known as the '''Super Comboy''' (슈퍼 컴보이) and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics. Although each version is essentially the same, several forms of [[wikipedia:Regional lockout|regional lockout]] prevent the different versions from being compatible with one another.


== Virtual Console Compatibility List (Super NES) ==
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was Nintendo's second home console, following the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (NES). The console introduced advanced graphics and sound capabilities compared with other consoles at the time. Additionally, development of a variety of [[wikipedia:List of Super NES enhancement chips|enhancement chips]] (which were integrated on game circuit boards) helped to keep it competitive in the marketplace.
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The SNES was a global success, becoming the best-selling console of the [[wikipedia:History of video game consoles (fourth generation)|fourth generation era]] despite its relatively late start and the fierce competition it faced in North America from [[wikipedia:Sega|Sega]]'s [[Sega Genesis|Genesis/Mega Drive]] console. The SNES remained popular well into the [[wikipedia:History of video game consoles (fifth generation)|32-bit era]], and although Nintendo has dropped all support for the console, it continues to be popular among fans, collectors, retro gamers, and emulation enthusiasts, some of whom are still making [[wikipedia:Homebrew (video games)|homebrew]] [[wikipedia:ROM image|ROM images]].


The SNES sold 49.10 million units worldwide. It was discontinued in 1999-2002 well after the launch of it's successor, the [[Nintendo 64]].
== Virtual Console Compatibility List (Super Nintendo) ==
'''Help to complete the list!'''
'''Help to complete the list!'''
*If a game is missing or information is incomplete, feel free to modify this page.
*If a game is missing or information is incomplete, go to the [[Template:Virtual Console/Super Nintendo|SNES VC Ratings Template]], then press edit at the top of that page. '''Please put in alphabetical order!'''
*If there are problems with a game? Go to the wiki page for the game and write down the problem! Just click on ''edit'' at the top of the page.
*If you want to update a game's rating, click the icon [[file:Note.svg.png]] to the right of the rating stars, and put just a number of 1 through 5 into the page. Use the compatibility guide below as a reference for what rating to use.
*If there are problems with a game, go to the page for that game and write down the problem!
 
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