When was the Super Nintendo Entertainment System first introduced?
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES),[lower-alpha 2] also known as the Super NES[lower-alpha 3] or Super Nintendo,[lower-alpha 4] is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Australasia (Oceania), and 1993 in South America. In Japan, the system is called the Super Famicom (SFC).[lower-alpha 5] In South Korea, it is known as the Super Comboy[lower-alpha 6] and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics. The system was released in Brazil on August 30, 1993,[14] by Playtronic. Although each version is essentially the same, several forms of regional lockout prevent the different versions from being compatible with one another.
CD-i games from The Legend of Zelda series
In 1989, Nintendo signed a deal with Sony to begin development of a CD-ROM-based system known as the SNES-CD (also known as the "Nintendo Play-Station", with separated words) to be an add-on to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that would allow for FMV and larger games. However, Nintendo broke the agreement and instead signed with Philips to make the add-on, which caused Sony to spin off their add-on into its own console called the PlayStation (with "PlayStation" as one word due to a copyright issue with the trademark "Play-Station" owned by Nintendo). Witnessing the poor reception of the Sega Mega-CD, Nintendo scrapped the idea of making an add-on entirely. As part of dissolving the agreement with Philips, Nintendo gave them the license to use five of their characters, including Link, Princess Zelda, and Ganon, for games on Philips's console called the CD-i, after the partnership's dissolution.