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nintendo's second act, where 16 bits quietly rewired what games could feel like.
means the super nintendo entertainment system, a 16-bit home console nintendo shipped in 1990 to answer sega's genesis and win the console war on craft, not speed.
from born from nintendo's need to defend its nes empire after sega's genesis arrived faster and cooler; nintendo answered with mode 7 graphics, richer sound, and a library built on refinement over flash.
mode 7faked 3d by rotating and scaling flat backgrounds
launch price199 dollars in 1991, steep for the era
controller legacyintroduced shoulder buttons still standard today
sales totalsold over 49 million units worldwide
for instance
super mario world — 1990 launch title, cape feathers and yoshi debut
chrono trigger — 1995 rpg still ranked among greatest ever made
street fighter ii turbo — defined arcade-perfect ports and console fighting games
super metroid — 1994 game that invented the metroidvania template