Overview

Super Nintendo Entertainment System (スーパー・ニンテンドー・エンターテインメント・システム) often abbreviated as SNES or Super NES is a home video game console released by Nintendo for outside Japanese territories. It is based on the Super Famicom released in Japan.

Differences from the SNES

The appearance of the SNES version was very different from the Super Famicom, and the shape of the cartridges was also different, so it was not compatible with the Super Famicom. The shape of the controller is the same as the Super Famicom but the colors are different.

However, it is the same NTSC standard, and if you take out the cartridges or insert a conversion adapter between the two, it will work with the Super Famicom.

The lock mechanism of the cartridges is almost the same as that of the Super Famicom, and the design of the main unit and cartridges seems to be different.