The library
780+ titles. The ones you remember, and the ones you missed.
Editor’s shelf
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past1991
- Super Metroid1994
- Chrono Trigger1995
- Super Mario World1990
- EarthBound1994
Introducing the Super Nintendo
A 16-bit machine, still in a class of its own.
Why people still play it
Thirty years on, nothing else feels quite like it.
The Super NES wasn’t a stepping stone — it was a peak. A library built by Nintendo, Square, Capcom and Konami at the height of their powers, scored by composers who treated the SPC700 like a real instrument.
- The controller that taught the world to play
- 16-bit sound that still scores your memories
- Mode 7 graphics — a generational leap
The controller
Four buttons. Two shoulders. The blueprint everyone copied.
A diamond layout, color-coded buttons, and a curve that fits the hand. Sony copied the shoulders. Microsoft kept the layout. You’ll know why the second you pick one up.
The hardware
Built like the household appliance it became.
16-bit
Ricoh 5A22
Custom CPU clocked at 3.58 MHz, with seven graphics modes.
780+
Licensed titles
Built by the era’s greatest studios at the top of their craft.
8-channel
SPC700 audio
Sample-based stereo sound that still rewards a real speaker.
Take one home
Restored, tested, and ready to plug in tonight.
$179
- Console (CPU/PPU rev. 1)
- One controller
- Composite A/V cable
- Power adapter
- Two-year limited warranty