Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES),[b]  also known as the Super NES[c]  or Super Nintendo,[d]  is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea,[16]  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).[e]  In South Korea, it is known as the Super Comboy[f]  and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics.[17]  The system was released in Brazil on August 30, 1993,[16] [18]  by Playtronic. Although each version is essentially the same, several forms of regional lockout prevent the different cartridges from being compatible with one another.