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It was only when faced with stiff 16-bit competition in the form of the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) that Nintendo shifted its focus from the Famicom to the Super Famicom. The system was amazing at the time - capable of generating colours and sound that no other home console could hope to emulate.

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released in 1991 in the United States, with slightly remodelled hardware, giving it a more angular look (the European release went for the much more pleasing Japanese design). The system was a runaway success, paving the way for some of the finest 2D games ever to be created.

The system was capable of more than even Nintendo imagined, and two UK developers were responsible for Nintendo's biggest surprises on the system. Argonaut developed the Super FX chip, allowing the system to generate textured 3D polygons, and developed a demo to show it off that was developed into the game Star Fox. Rare (a company Nintendo had worked with on the NES) displayed their technique of scanning 3D CGI models onto the high-colour sprite plane of the Super NES - and developed the Donkey Kong Country and Killer Instinct games to show it off. These are just a handful of the games that has made the Super NES one of the most beloved consoles ever.

Super Famicom/SNES Software

Regional Release Lists

• Super Famicom Japanese Releases
• SNES US Releases

Main Nintendo Titles

Game Title	Developer
Battleclash	Intelligent Systems
Donkey Kong Country	Rare
Donkey Kong Country 2	Rare
Donkey Kong Country 3	Rare
Dr. Mario	Nintendo RD1
Earthbound	HAL Laboratory
F-Zero	Nintendo EAD
Famicom Tantei Club Part II	Nintendo RD1
Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo	Intelligent Systems
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu	Intelligent Systems
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776	Intelligent Systems
Hajimari no Mori	Nintendo RD1
Heisei Shin Oni Ga Shima	Nintendo RD1
Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No.1	HAL Laboratory
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run	Rare
Killer Instinct	Rare
Kirby no Kirakira Kids	HAL Laboratory
Kirby Super Star	HAL Laboratory
Kirby's Avalanche	Compile
Kirby's Dream Course	HAL Laboratory
Kirby's Dream Land 3	HAL Laboratory
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo EAD
Major League Baseball	Software Creations
Mario & Wario	Game Freak
Mario no Super Picross	Jupiter
Mario Paint	Nintendo EAD
Marvellous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima	Nintendo RD2
Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge	Intelligent Systems
Panel de Pon	Intelligent Systems
Picross NP Vol.1	Jupiter
Picross NP Vol.2	Jupiter
Picross NP Vol.3	Jupiter
Picross NP Vol.4	Jupiter
Picross NP Vol.5	Jupiter
Picross NP Vol.6	Jupiter
Picross NP Vol.7	Jupiter
Picross NP Vol.8	Jupiter
Pilotwings	Nintendo EAD
Power Lode Runner	Nintendo RD2
Power Soukoban	Nintendo RD2
Sim City	Nintendo EAD
Star Fox	Argonaut
Stunt Race FX	Argonaut
Super Famicom Wars	Intelligent Systems
Super Mario All-Stars	Nintendo EAD
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World	Nintendo EAD
Super Mario Kart	Nintendo EAD
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars	Square
Super Mario World	Nintendo EAD
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island	Nintendo EAD
Super Metroid	Nintendo RD1
Super Play Action Football	Nintendo IRD
Super Punch-Out!!	Nintendo IRD
Super Scope 6	Nintendo RD1
Sutte Hakkun	Nintendo EAD
Tetris & Dr. Mario	Nintendo RD1
Tetris Attack	Intelligent Systems
Tin Star	Software Creations
Uniracers	DMA Design
Vegas Stakes	HAL Laboratory
Wario's Woods	Nintendo RD1
Wrecking Crew '98	Nintendo RD1
Yoshi's Safari	Nintendo EAD
Zootto Mahjong!	Nintendo RD1

Nintendo Published Titles

Game Title	Developer
Derby Stallion '98	ASCII
Illusion of Gaia	Enix
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow	Eurocom
Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut	HAL Laboratory
Mini-4WD Let's & Go! Power WGP2	Jupiter
NCAA Basketball	Sculptured Software
NHL Stanley Cup	Sculptured Software
Pinocchio	Virgin Studios
Space Invaders	Taito
Street Fighter Alpha 2	Capcom
Super Soccer	Human
Super Tennis	Tokyo Shoseki

Broadcast Satellaview-X Titles

Game Title	Developer
Bass Tsuri No. 1	HAL Laboratory
Dr. Mario	Nintendo
Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium	Nintendo
F-Zero: Grand Prix	Nintendo
F-Zero: Grand Prix 2	Nintendo
Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki Hen	Intelligent Systems
Kirby no Omocha Hako	HAL Laboratory
Mario Paint BS	Nintendo
Marvellous: Camp Arnold	Nintendo
Marvellous: Time Athletic	Nintendo
Panel de Pon Event '98	Intelligent Systems
Satella Q	Nintendo
Satella Walker	Nintendo
Satella Walker 2	Nintendo
Shin Oni Ga Shima	Nintendo
Sim City: Gai Tsukuri Taikai	Nintendo
Special Tee Shot	HAL Laboratory
Super Famicom Wars BS	Intelligent Systems
Super Mario Collection	Nintendo
Super Mario USA Power Challenge	Nintendo
Sutte Hakkun	Nintendo
Sutte Hakkun '98: Winter Event	Nintendo
Tantei Club: Yuki ni Kieru Kako	Nintendo
Wario no Mori Futatabi	Nintendo
Yoshi no Panepon	Intelligent Systems
Zootto Mahjong!	Nintendo
Zelda no Densetsu	Nintendo
Zelda no Densetsu: Map 2	Nintendo
Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce	Nintendo
Zelda no Densetsu: Kodai no Sekiban	Nintendo

Cancelled Nintendo Games

Game Title	Developer
Blackout	Nintendo
Fighting Polygon	Nintendo
Sound Fantasy	Toshio Iwai
Special Tee Shot	HAL Laboratory
Star Fox 2	Argonaut
Super Mario FX	Nintendo EAD
Virtual Lake	Nintendo

Super Famicom/SNES Hardware