{"id":716,"date":"2024-03-08T22:43:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T22:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/?p=716"},"modified":"2024-09-27T18:20:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T17:20:30","slug":"super-nintendo-entertainment-system-snes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/?p=716","title":{"rendered":"Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES): The 16-Bit Powerhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As Nintendo\u2019s second home console, it built on the success of the NES, delivering superior graphics, sound, and gameplay experiences. With iconic games like <em>Super Mario World<\/em>, <em>The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past<\/em>, and <em>Street Fighter II<\/em>, the SNES became a beloved classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hardware Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Processor<\/strong>: 16-bit Ricoh 5A22 running at 3.58 MHz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graphics<\/strong>: Custom PPU with support for 32,768 colors, and advanced sprite capabilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Memory<\/strong>: 128 KB of RAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Storage<\/strong>: Cartridges (up to 4 MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Audio<\/strong>: Sony SPC700 8-bit audio chip with 64 KB of audio RAM, providing 8-channel stereo sound<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connectivity<\/strong>: Two controller ports<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Video Output<\/strong>: 256&#215;224 to 512&#215;448 resolution, supporting RGB output<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Original Release Date:<\/strong> 11th April 1992<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discontinued:<\/strong> 23rd May 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost (New in 1992):<\/strong> \u00a3150<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost (In 2024 Price):<\/strong> \u00a3350<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Modifications I have performed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>General clean (still need to sort out yellowing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cost to me for computer \u00a392.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cost to me for repairs and upgrades \u00a30.00<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Nintendo\u2019s second home console, it built on the success of the NES, delivering superior graphics, sound, and gameplay experiences. With iconic games like Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Street Fighter II, the SNES became a beloved classic. Hardware Specifications Processor: 16-bit Ricoh 5A22 running at 3.58 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":69,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1990s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=716"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":769,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716\/revisions\/769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}