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The '''Super Nintendo Entertainment System''' (abbreviated to SNES, Super NES or Super Nintendo, Japanese: '''Super Famicom''' also called in early development '''NES2''' or '''Nintendo Entertainment System 2''') is a video game console created by [[Nintendo]]. It was the successor to the original [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and rivaled in performance to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It had many popular games, including ''[[Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Other, less popular titles are ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and ''[[Mario Paint]]''. | The '''Super Nintendo Entertainment System''' (abbreviated to SNES, Super NES or Super Nintendo, Japanese: '''Super Famicom''' also called in early development '''NES2''' or '''Nintendo Entertainment System 2''') is a video game console created by [[Nintendo]]. It was the successor to the original [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and rivaled in performance to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It had many popular games, including ''[[Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Other, less popular titles are ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and ''[[Mario Paint]]''. | ||
The Super Famicom was released in Japan on November 21, 1990. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released in America on August 13, 1991, and later in Europe in April, 1992, in Australia in July, 1992. They were discontinued in 1999. the Famicom model was discontinued in 2003. The games were discontinued in 2000. It remained popular throughout the 32/64 bit era. The SNES sold 49.10 million units | The Super Famicom was released in Japan on November 21, 1990. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released in America on August 13, 1991, and later in Europe in April, 1992, in Australia in July, 1992. They were discontinued in 1999. the Famicom model was discontinued in 2003. The games were discontinued in 2000. It remained popular throughout the 32/64 bit era. The SNES sold 49.10 million units during its lifetime. There was also an add-on planned for it called the SNES CD. Nintendo worked with Sony to create this to rival against Sega CD. Nintendo's cooperation with Sony crumbled so the SNES CD was moved to Philips for a short time. The project resulted in the [[Philips CD-i|CD-i]]. | ||
The SNES was re-released as the SNES 2, being released at the same time and had the same RF chip to the [[Nintendo 64]]. Also it was smaller and lacked the eject button. | The SNES was re-released as the SNES 2, being released at the same time and had the same RF chip to the [[Nintendo 64]]. Also it was smaller and lacked the eject button. | ||