![]() ![]() It was so innovative that it is often used as a reference when talking about retrogaming. The SNES standard controller was designed to provide precise and intuitive control for games. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) came with a standard controller that has four action buttons, a directional pad, L and R buttons and Start and Select buttons. The SNES was also the first console to include online gaming capabilities, thanks to the Satellaview network gaming system, which was launched in Japan in 1995. Other popular games for the console include The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Metroid, Donkey Kong Country and Chrono Trigger. The SNES was launched with titles such as Super Mario World, F-Zero and Pilotwings, all of which were major commercial successes. The console also introduced new game genres, including JRPGs which were exported, and horizontal scrolling racing games. It introduced many technical improvements over the NES, including more detailed graphics and a wider colour palette, the well known Mode 7 which allows sprites to be rotated and zoomed. ![]() ![]() The SNES was very popular and sold over 49 million units worldwide. Released in 1990 in Japan, 1991 in North America and 1992 in Europe, it is the replacement for the aging NES, which was beginning to lose market share to Sega's Megadrive released 2 years earlier. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or SNES ( Super Famicom in Japan), is a 16-bit generation console designed by the Japanese company Nintendo. ![]()
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