Super Nintendo Entertainment System

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The Super Nintendo Entertainment system, sometimes called Super-NES or SNES, is the second Nintendo gaming console to be released outside Japan. Known as the Super Famicom in Japan, the SNES' only competition at the time was the SEGA Genesis (MegaDrive in Europe). It proved no match for the overall superior SNES in most areas of the world and Nintendo's popularity reached it's heights.

Technical Specifications

 * '''CPU: 16-bit Custom 65C816 running at 1.79, 2.68 or 3.58 MHz (changeable)
 * '''RAM: 1 Mbit (128 Kbyte)
 * '''Memory Cycle Time: 279 ms
 * '''Picture Proccessor Unit: 16-bit
 * '''Video RAM: 0.5 Mbit (64 Kbyte)
 * '''Resolution: 256x224, 512 x 448 pixels max hi res and interlaced modes
 * '''Colors Available: 32,768 colours
 * '''Max colours on screen: 256 colours
 * '''Max sprite size: 64 x 64 pixels
 * '''Max sprites: 128 (32 per line)
 * '''Min/Max Cart Size: 2 Mbit - 48 Mbit
 * '''Audio RAM: 512 Kbit
 * '''Sound chip: 8-bit Sony SPC700
 * '''Sound channels: 8, uses compressed wave samples
 * '''Controller Response: 16 ms
 * '''Pulse Code Modulator: 16-bit
 * '''Power Input: 120V AC, 60Hz, 17 Watts
 * '''Power Output: 10V DC, 850 mA (NTSC), 9V AC (PAL)

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