SNES

Genesis rival, abbreviated

SNES is an abbreviation for Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo's 16-bit home video game console released in the early 1990s.

It succeeded the original NES and is remembered for iconic games like Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

I still have my old SNES in the closet.

games

Zelda

Gaming heroine with triforce

EarthBound · F-Zero · Kirby · Star Fox · Mega Man · Castlevania · Yoshi's Island · Contra · Fire Emblem · SimCity

hardware

cartridge

Sealed container for supplies

processor · graphics · sprites · memory · CPU · palette · pixel · AV cable · power adapter · expansion port

nostalgia

childhood

Life's earliest phase

flashback · yearning · wistful · recollect · fondness · throwback · 90s · CRT · sleepover · rental

collecting

collectible

Object worth amassing

  • classicOf lasting excellence
  • rareSeldom found or seen
  • mintAromatic culinary herb

boxed · reproduction · authentic · resale · eBay · flea market · grading · loose · manual · preservation

Categories
Opposites
console rivalry

SNESSega Genesis

16-bit home console

TurboGrafx-16 · Sega CD · Sega Saturn · PlayStation

gaming generation

SNESNES

1980s home gaming system

Nintendo 64 · Famicom · Nintendo Switch · Wii · GameCube

platform type

SNESGame Boy

Portable gaming handheld

Nintendo DS · Nintendo 3DS · PC gaming · mobile gaming · Game Gear

Family

super, system, NES

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G