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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
Each cartridge's flash RAM is divided internally into eight blocks. Unless an 8-block game is loaded onto the cartridge, however, one block is reserved for the game selection menu, leaving only seven blocks for games. In addition, each cartridge has a small amount of SRAM for game saves, which is divided into sixteen blocks. Games are rounded up in capacity (i.e. a 10 megabit Super Famicom game needs three flash RAM blocks (12 megabits), a Game Boy game that needs 100 kilobits of save space would need 2 SRAM blocks (128 kilobits)). The system does have one limitation - games that utilize a special chip (such as the | Each cartridge's flash RAM is divided internally into eight blocks. Unless an 8-block game is loaded onto the cartridge, however, one block is reserved for the game selection menu, leaving only seven blocks for games. In addition, each cartridge has a small amount of SRAM for game saves, which is divided into sixteen blocks. Games are rounded up in capacity (i.e. a 10 megabit Super Famicom game needs three flash RAM blocks (12 megabits), a Game Boy game that needs 100 kilobits of save space would need 2 SRAM blocks (128 kilobits)). The system does have one limitation - games that utilize a special chip (such as the [[wikipedia:Super FX|Super FX]]) like ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' cannot be placed on the NP cartridge, as the needed chip was not in the cartridge. | ||
==''Super Mario'' games released on the Nintendo Power service== | ==''Super Mario'' games released on the Nintendo Power service== |