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The '''Super Nintendo Entertainments System''', or SNES, was a console released in 1991 with twice the built in memory of the older [[NES]]. It was one of the best selling consoles in the 16-bit era. The controler had a directional pad, the A, B, X and Y buttons and "twin shoulder buttons". Although no Pokémon games were made for the SNES, it appears as a decoration.
{{search|console|the SNES game system decoration from [[Generation II]]|Game system}}
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{{Console infobox
|name=Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|jname=スーパーファミコン
|jtrans=Super Famicon
|image=SNES.png
|caption=North American model
|jprelease=November 21, 1990
|narelease=August 23, 1991
|eurelease=April 11, 1992
|aurelease=July 3, 1992
|specs=
*CPU: 16-bit {{wp|WDC 65816/65802|65c816}} {{wp|Ricoh 5A22}} 3.58 MHz
*Main RAM: 128 kB
*Video RAM: 64 kB
*Audio RAM: 64 kB
*Audio output: 32 kHz 16-bit stereo
*Total colors: 32768
*{{wp|SNES#Technical specifications|Full list}}
|congen=4
|pokegen={{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}}
|type=Home
|colors={{colorswatch|FFF|White}}
|nw=yes
|smw=yes
|zw=yes
|met=yes
|wk=yes
|ww=yes
|lw=yes
|sw=yes
|swname=SNES
|sbw=yes
|wb=yes
|dk=yes
}}
 
The '''Super Nintendo Entertainment System''' (Japanese: '''スーパーファミコン''' ''Super Famicon''), also known as the '''Super Nintendo''', is a cartridge-based console created by [[Nintendo]]. It is often shortened to '''SNES'''. It is the successor to the {{wp|Nintendo Entertainment System}}, and was eventually succeeded by the [[Nintendo 64]].
 
It has twice the built in memory of the older {{wp|Nintendo Entertainment System}}. It was the best selling console in the {{wp|History of video game consoles (fourth generation)|16-bit era}}. The controller had a directional pad, A, B, X and Y buttons and "twin shoulder buttons".
 
==Peripherals==
*[[Super Game Boy]]
*[[Super Game Boy 2]]
*[[Satellaview]]
 
==Pokémon games==
{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Picross NP vol. 1]]
| Puzzle
| 1999
|}{{left clear}}
 
===With [[Super Game Boy]] or [[Super Game Boy 2]]===
{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Red and Green|s}}
| Main series RPG
| 1996
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Blue| (Japanese)}}
| Main series RPG
| 1996
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
| Main series RPG
| {{tt|1998|Based on the North American release date, as the games were released under different names in Japan}}
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Yellow}}
| Main series RPG
| 1998
|}{{left clear}}
 
====Game Boy Color Pokémon games====
Although designed for the [[Game Boy Color]], these Pokémon games can also be played on the [[Game Boy]], thus can also be played on the Super Game Boy and Super Game Boy 2.
{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}
| Card game
| 1998
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Pinball]]
| Pinball
| 1999
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}
| Main series RPG
| 1999
|}<br clear="left">
 
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{{Nintendo}}

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