SNES

Arts & Entertainment abbreviation · Video Game

SNES
Stands forSuper Nintendo Entertainment System
CategoriesArts & Entertainment

SNES stands for Super Nintendo Entertainment System, a video game abbreviation.

Nintendo's 16-bit home console, released in North America in 1991, home to Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Metroid and Donkey Kong Country.

Example: The SNES versus Sega Genesis rivalry defined the early 1990s.

Usage notes

Released in Japan as the Super Famicom in 1990. Its Mode 7 graphics allowed rotating and scaling backgrounds, used in F-Zero and Super Mario Kart. Pronounced "S-N-E-S" or "snez".

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