The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Australasia (Oceania), and 1993 in South America. In Japan, the system is called the Super Famicom (SFC). by Playtronic. Although each version is essentially the same, several forms of regional lockout prevent the different cartridges from being compatible with one another. The SNES is Nintendo's second programmable home console, following the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The console introduced advanced graphics and sound capabilities compared with other systems at the time. The system was designed to accommodate the ongoing development of a variety of enhancement chips integrated in game cartridges to be competitive into the next generation. The SNES was a global success, becoming the best-selling console of the 16-bit era after launching relatively late and facing intense competition from Sega's Genesis console in North America and Europe. Overlapping the NES's 61.9 million unit sales, the SNES remained popular well into the 32-bit era, with 49.1 million units sold worldwide by the time it was discontinued in 2003. It continues to be popular among collectors and retro gamers, with new homebrew games and Nintendo's emulated rereleases, such as on the Virtual Console, the Super NES Classic Edition, and Nintendo Switch Online.
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1989 | SNES | Nintendo, Electronic Arts, Infogrames Entertainment SA, Acornsoft, Superior Software, Brøderbund Software, Maxis | City-building, Simulation, Strategy | Download |
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1995 | SNES | JVC, LucasArts, THQ | Shoot 'em up, Platform, Action, Adventure, Run and gun | Download |
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1992 | SNES | Atlus | Console role-playing | Download |
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1996 | SNES | Nintendo | Action-adventure, Platform, Action, Adventure | Download |
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1995 | SNES | Capcom | Platform, Action, Adventure | Download |
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1992 | SNES | JVC, Nintendo | Shooter, Shoot 'em up, Platform, Action, Adventure, Run and gun | Download |
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1996 | SNES | Square Enix, Enix | Console role-playing, Action role-playing | Download |
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1992 | SNES | Imagineer | Action | Download |
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1993 | SNES | JVC, LucasArts, THQ | Shoot 'em up, Platform, Action, Adventure, Run and gun | Download |
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1992 | SNES | Kemco | Racing | Download |
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1996 | SNES | Nintendo, Pack-In-Video, Natsume Co., Ltd, Nintendo Australia | Console role-playing, Simulation, Role-playing | Download |
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1992 | SNES | Nintendo, Capcom | Platform | Download |
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1994 | SNES | Acclaim Entertainment | Sports | Download |
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1994 | SNES | Disney Interactive Studios, Virgin Interactive, Sega | Platform, Action | Download |
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1993 | SNES | Namco, Mindscape Group | Real-time strategy, Strategy | Download |
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1992 | SNES | Nintendo, Blue Planet Software | Puzzle, Strategy | Download |
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1991 | SNES | Konami | Western, Shooter, Shoot 'em up, Action, Run and gun | Download |
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1997 | SNES | Nintendo | Breakout clone, Action, Strategy | Download |
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1994 | SNES | Playmates Toys, Virgin Interactive, Takara | Shooter, Shoot 'em up, Platform, Action | Download |
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1993 | SNES | Capcom | Action, Beat 'em up, Fighting | Download |
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1993 | SNES | Nihon Falcom, Tradewest, Nintendo, Virgin Interactive, Tectoy | Platform, Action, Beat 'em up | Download |
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1994 | SNES | Nintendo | Action | Download |
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1990 | SNES | Nintendo | Simulation, Flight simulator | Download |
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1995 | SNES | Konami | Platform, Action | Download |
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1993 | SNES | Nintendo, Gremlin Interactive Limited, Kemco, Tokai Communications | Action, Racing | Download |
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1993 | SNES | Capcom | Action, Sports, Fighting | Download |
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1995 | SNES | Capcom | Action, Beat 'em up, Fighting | Download |
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SNES | Konami | Fighting | Download | |
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1997 | SNES | Nintendo | Platform, Action | Download |
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1992 | SNES | Midway Games, Virgin Interactive, Acclaim Entertainment, THQ | Action, Fighting | Download |