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Super Nintendo

The Super Nintendo or SNES as it is widely known, was Nintendo Corporation's 16 bit equivalent to the Sega Megadrive, and was the successor to the Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in Japan on November 21, 1990 and called the Super Famicom (short for Super Family Computer) it quickly established itself as Sega's main rival.

In Autumn 1991, the Super Nintendo hit the American shops. With a different design to the Super Famicom (although the internal architecture was identical), and a different cartridge shape to combat importing of US games overseas, the American model matched the success of the Super Famicom in Japan.

Finally, after almost two years of waiting, the Europeans got to see what all the fuss was about and they weren't disappointed! Sporting the same case as the Super Famicom, but running at a slower clock speed of 50Hz because many TV sets did not have the capability to run at 60Hz, the initial release of the Super Nintendo came bundled with two controllers and Super Mario World. Early game releases included the excellent F-Zero, and an arcade conversion of Super R-Type.

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Over the next few years, the Super Nintendo produced some of the best known video games of all time. Mario made his obligatory appearance in many games (the best of the bunch being Super Mario Kart), and Donkey Kong made a welcome return in the hugely successful Donkey Kong Country trilogy. Other notable successes were Super Probotector: Alien Rebels, Street Fighter 2 Turbo and RPG classics such as Zelda and Secret of Mana.

As the competition between Sega and Nintendo went on, and the games got better and better, so did the technology. Many of the later games released contained additional hardware to create advanced effects, compress data and process instructions quicker. The two most widely used were the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) chip which was used in games such Pilotwings and Super Mario Kart to create 3D effects by scaling and rotating backgrounds, and the SuperFX chip used in Starwing which creates 3D landscapes through polygons and texture mapping (something we are all used to now, but was revolutionary at the time!).

The Super Nintendo was succeeded by the Nintendo 64 in 1997, and was taken off the shelves in 1998. This was due to the phenomenal success of the Playstation. The Playstation had originally been developed by Sony and Nintendo together as a CD add-on for the SNES, but they scrapped the idea. Sony took the technology they had been working on and created the Playstation. The rest is history.

Many people regard the Super Nintendo as the best video game system made, and few could argue the effect it has had on recent game developments. The Nintendo / Sega war that raged in the nineties was the same as the Commodore / Spectrum war of the eighties, and however you feel about the console it will always remain one of the most significant piece's of video gaming history.

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George Foremans KO Boxing

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You're Big George Foreman the people's champion and you've got an appetite for big action that only KO Boxing can satisfy. It's a full menu of hard hitting, real ring action. Take on a roster of heavyweight contenders as you go for the World Championship. Rock your opponents with stinging left right combos and pound your way to the title with a spectacular Big George super punch whole the computer tracks the action!

Fun N Games

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Come and enter the world of Fun n Games and explore the games, activities, art and music packages . There's loads to do and the only limit's your imagination! Fun N Games, it's too cool for school!

Full Throttle - All-American Racing

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Full throttle racing roars across the USA bringing as arcade style water bike and motorcycle racing game to the Super Nintendo. Compete against your rivals as the tour moves from city to city. Over ten different locations are represented ranging from the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina and the hilly streets of San Francisco, to the barren heat of Arizona. Mode seven graphics and other spectacular effects put you right in the action. Get ready to rev your engine high and kick away your opponents as you strive for the Race America Cup at he tour's completion.

Frantic Flea

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Take control of Frantic Flea and save your Miniflea buddies from the Evil Insideos that are slowly taking over the Flea Homeworld! Only your gamesplaying skill can rid the planet of the purple alien menace. Are you up to the challenge? Frantic Flea features amazing cartoon quality graphics, making it feel like you're playing a real animated cartoon!

Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball

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700+ MLBPA superstars, Maddux, Justice, Vaughn, Baerga, Puckett, Alomar, Bonds and more! Exclusive simulated stats from Bill James/Stats Inc! Real baseball action, adjust line-ups and fielders, rundowns, stolen bases, squeeze plays, double play pivots, high spikes, crashes at the plate and bad hops! Pitchers tire and have hot/cold streaks! 3 games in 1 including Clutch Time Simulator and 'The Big Hurt' Home Run Derby! Quick Play mode, one strike and you're out! Customised stadiums! Memory back-up for 23 stat categories! So real, it hurts!

Foreman For Real

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Pay attention pug, you're facing 20 of the toughest boxers in the world! If you gat past them, you got 'Big' George Foreman and the title waiting! This ain't no club fight. Acclaim's motion capture technology makes this the most authentic action you've ever experienced!

F1 World Championship Edition

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F1 is the ultimate challenge for a professional racing driver. This World Championship Edition actually allows you to drive for any of the 12 real teams in all 16 Official Grand Prix races against real F1 drivers. If this isn't enough of a challenge, then there are 3 difficulty levels, changeable weather conditions, a choice of Championship or Knockout challenges and to top it all a phenomenally fast split screen option where you can race head to head against a friend or even your SNES! Start your engines! Get ready to race!

Flintstones - The Treasure of Sierra Madrock

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Rock this town! Join the gang from Bedrock on their latest fun filled adventure. It's your chance to play with the stars! 12 megs of excellent action! One or two players! Five worlds with multiple stages provide hours of entertainment! Races, roulette and many more mini games! Awesome intermission screens bring Bedrock to life!

F1 Pole Position 2

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An official FIA game! 16 circuits, 7 teams, 14 drivers to rediscover the sensations and the suspense of real Grand Prix races!

Euro Football Champ

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With Euro Soccer Champ you not only manage the team and plot strategy, you get to be each member of the team, including Ace! As you battle through a series of matches on your way to the top, you'll control the active player on your team in both offensive and defensive action. Select any one of eight teams to captain and lead your men into victory!

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