It goes without saying that the Super Nintendo is a console of the heart for many people around the world. Nintendo’s 16-bit can boast of having contributed to the democratization of video games and made them more popular thanks to licenses like Super Mario World or Donkey Kong Country. A dream machine that still holds some secrets. We’ll find out together.
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5- The Super Playstation
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It’s a fairly well-known fact these days, but important enough to mention. For a time during the Super Nintendo era, Nintendo worked with Sony to develop an add-on for the SNES to add a CD player. Except that Nintendo made a U-turn at the last minute and canceled the collaboration. As a result, Sony continued to develop the idea that led to the Playstation and eventually became the third largest console brand in history.
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4- Super Hyundai
Social and political tensions between Japan and South Korea have long slowed trade, up until the mid-2000s when South Korea banned imports of Japanese products into its country. However, some manufacturers such as Nintendo found the solution because they went through another company to sell the Super Nintendo there. Because of this, South Korea has the Hyundai Super Comboy, a Super Nintendo distributed by Hyundai.
3- The Super Nintendo Arcade
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If you were a fan of arcades in the 90’s, you might have seen this fun terminal. The Nintendo Super System is a machine that lets you play some of Super Nintendo’s flagship titles. You could play Super Mario World or F-Zero there, but enough to tell you that it was a money pit if you wanted to finish the games, as the duration of the games was determined by a timer. We didn’t buy credit, we bought game time.
2- The history of cloud gaming
Nintendo was often ahead of its time, sometimes too much. In the case of the Satellaview, it is an accessory that is placed under the Super Famicom and allows access to content. You can enter competitions, have new games, and access magazines or information bulletins. As this content is only available for download, much of this content is now gone.
1- Manage your bank account with the SNES
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In 1998, TranDirect Holding thought it would be interested in capitalizing on the Super Nintendo’s popularity to create a service to manage its bank account through the console. The project was called the TranDirect Home Banking System and took the form of a cassette that could be connected to a telephone cord. Thus, it would have been possible to manage his transactions, pay bills or even check his email by paying a monthly service. Apparently, at a time when the internet was starting to seep into homes, the project was quickly abandoned.