Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System | |
Released: | 1990-11-21 |
Discontinued: | 2003-09-25 |
Developer: | Nintendo |
Type: | Hardware |
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES, is a fourth generation 16-bit video game console developed by Nintendo. The system was one of the best selling in history, most popular in Japan (where it was called the Super Famicom) and the USA. The console uses Ricoh 5A22 for its CPU and an S-SMP chip for audio.
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Games
Models
Super Famicom
Nintendo first released the console as the Super Famicom (family computer) in Japan on November 21, 1990. The platform was officially discontinued on September 25, 2003.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
In most other regions, the Super Famicom was released titled the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in the USA on August 23, 1991, in the UK on April 11, 1992, in Europe in June 6, 1992, and in Australia on July 3, 1992. The platform was officially discontinued in 1999 in North America.
Satellaview
The Satellaview is a hardware add-on to the Super Famicom that gave it access to Nintendo's satellite which allowed the owner to watch video programs, listen to music, and download SNES games. It was release only in Japan on April 23, 1995 and officially discontinued on June 30, 2000.
Music and Sound
The SNES uses an S-SMP audio chip, which, at the time of its release, was one of the most sophisticated audio chips in the consumer market.
Composition
Most composers converted MIDI files, some composed MOD-like music using trackers, and a very few still programmed in assembly as they were used to PSGs.
Links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System - Wikipedia.
- youtube.com/watch?v=jvIzIAgRWV0 - How music was made on the SNES.