Knowra Super Nintendo Entertainment System Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit home video game console released by Nintendo in Japan in 1990 and later worldwide. Its games used cartridge-based software and dedicated graphics and sound hardware.
Ricoh 5A22 : The SNES central processor, combining a 65C816-compatible CPU core with system-control functions. It coordinates game execution, memory access, and peripherals inside the console.
Super Mario World : A 1990 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the SNES. It introduced Yoshi and became a defining early showcase for the console.
Nintendo Entertainment System : Nintendo's 8-bit home video game console, released in Japan in 1983 and later internationally. The SNES succeeded Nintendo's earlier console and carried forward its cartridge-based market.
Nintendo 64 : Nintendo's 64-bit home video game console, released in 1996 in Japan and North America. It followed the SNES as Nintendo's next major home console generation.
TurboGrafx-16 : A home video game console developed by Hudson Soft and NEC, released in Japan in 1987. It was an earlier competing system whose capabilities complicate simple 16-bit generation labels.
Picture Processing Unit : A specialized chip that generates graphics by composing backgrounds, tiles, and sprites. The SNES graphics hardware supports layered backgrounds, color effects, and large sprites.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past : A 1991 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the SNES. Its world design and combat helped establish the console's action-adventure strengths.
Famicom : Nintendo's Japanese 8-bit home console, released in 1983 and marketed internationally as the NES. The SNES launched in Japan as the Super Famicom, continuing the Famicom's domestic lineage.
Virtual Console : Nintendo's digital distribution service for downloading games from earlier console generations. It brought selected SNES games to later Nintendo systems through official re-releases.
PlayStation : Sony's first home video game console, released in Japan in 1994 and internationally afterward. Its CD-based 3D games represent the shift away from cartridge-focused 2D consoles.
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