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Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, 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 Eu ...
accessories encompasses first- and third-party hardware in the 1990s.


First-party accessories

* Cleaning Kit - the cleaning device that cleans the console and the gamepak. * Super NES Controller - the console's included controller contains a four-direction D-pad, four face buttons (A, B, X, Y), two center buttons (Start and Select), and two shoulder buttons (L and R) (
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) * Super Game Boy - adapter for playing
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games on the Super NES console (
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Super NES Mouse The Super NES Mouse, sold as the in Japan, is a peripheral created by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was first released on July 14, 1992, in Japan, in August 1992 in North America, and on December 10, 1992, in Europe. O ...
- two-button mouse (
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Super Scope The Super Scope, known as the Nintendo Scope in Europe and Australia, is a first party light gun peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The successor to the NES Zapper, the Super Scope was released in North America and the ...
- light-gun (
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) * Score Master - desktop joystick with auto-fire ( Nintendo PAL) *
Satellaview The is a satellite modem peripheral produced by Nintendo for the Super Famicom in 1995. Containing 1 megabyte of ROM space and an additional 512 kB of RAM, Satellaview allowed players to download games, magazines, and other media through sate ...
(BS-X) - satellite receiver for downloading software and newsletters ( Nintendo JP) *
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- flash-cartridge ( Nintendo JP)


Third-party accessories


Controllers


Directional controllers

* Advanced Control Pad - joypad with auto-fire (Mad Catz) * Angler - optional "stick" in D-pad (Beeshu) * asciiGrip - normal joypad for single-handed use (ASCII) * asciiPad - joypad with auto-fire and slow-motion capabilities (ASCIIWare) * Capcom Pad Soldier - pad with pistol-grip shape and all six action buttons of the face (
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) * Competition Pro - joypad with auto-fire and slow-motion (Competition Pro) * Competition Pro - slightly redesigned standard joypad (Competition Pro) * Conqueror 2 - joystick with auto-fire, programmable buttons (QuickShot) * Cyberpad - 6-shaped pad, programmable, auto-fire, slow motion (Suncom) * Dual Turbo - set of 2 wireless joypads with auto-fire (Akklaim) * Energiser - programmable, auto fire, slow motion (Wild Things) * Fighter Stick SN - desktop joystick, auto-fire, slow motion (ASCIIWare) * Jet Fighter - jet fighter-shaped controller with auto-fire (Beeshu) * Gamemaster - edgy-shaped pad, one programmable button (Triton) * Gamepad 6 - auto-fire controller with a 6-button layout similar to a Sega Genesis controller (Performance) * Game Commander - licensed by Nintendo ( Imagineer) / Super Hori Commander - Japanese version (Hori) * Game Commander II - licensed by Nintendo (Imagineer) * High Frequency Control Pad - normal pad, wrong button colors (High Frequency) * Invader 2 - joypad with auto-fire (QuickShot) * JS-306 Power Pad Tilt - joypad with auto-fire, slow-motion, tilt-mode (Champ) * Multisystem 6 - pad supports Genesis and Super NES (Competition Pro) * Nigal Mouncefill Fly Wheel - wheel-shaped, tilt-sensor instead D-pad (Logic 3) * NTT Data Pad - joypad with numeric keypad and special ID (JRA PAT) * Pro Control 6 - programmable features, auto-fire, slow motion, L/R as face buttons, also compatible with Sega Genesis (Naki) * Pro Fighter 6 - desktop joystick, programmable features, auto-fire, slow motion, reverse, also compatible with Sega Genesis (Naki) * Pro Player - desktop joystick, auto-fire, slow motion, also compatible with Sega Genesis (Naki) * Rhinogear - joypad with auto-fire and slow-motion (ASCIIWare) * SF-3 - very flat normal pad with auto-fire (Honey Bee) * SGB Commander - double functions for Y/X/L/R to mute sound, reduce game speed, change colors and modify the display window, L/R as face buttons, Super Game Boy/regular Super Famicom mode switch (Hori) * SN Programpad - programmable button macros with LCD screen (InterAct) * SN Propad - joypad with auto-fire and slow-motion (STD/InterAct) * SN Propad 2/SN Propad 6 - joypad with auto-fire and slow-motion, L/R as face buttons (STD/InterAct) * SN-6 - standard joypad clone (Gamester) * Specialized Fighter Pad - auto-fire, L/R as face buttons (ASCIIWare) * Speedpad - joypad, one auto-switch, L/R buttons as face buttons (Logic 3) * Super Advantage - desktop joystick with auto-fire (ASCIIWare) * Super Control Pad - standard joypad clone plus 3-position switch (?) * Super Joy Card - standard joypad with auto-fire (
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) * Supercon - standard joypad, odd shape, odd start/select buttons (QuickShot) * Superpad - standard joypad clone (InterAct) * Superpad - standard joypad (Performance) * Super UFO - auto-fire, extra A/B/Y/X around regular buttons, but no extra L/R, no turbo option or switch for L/R (Fire) * TopFighter - desktop joystick, programmable, LCD panel, auto-fire, slow-motion (QJ) * Turbo Touch 360 - joypad with auto-fire (Triax) * V356 - normal joypad, with 3-position switch (Recoton) * noname joypads - normal joypad clones without Nintendo text nor Super NES logo (various) * noname joypad - wireless joypad, no extra functions and dish-shaped receiver (
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) * noname joypads set of 2 wireless joypads with auto-fire (Game Partner) * noname pad - standard joypad clone (Tomee) * AK7017828? - joypad, slow-motion, auto-fire (Game Partner) * SNES+MD? - joypad with whatever special features (Nakitek)


Other controllers

* BatterUP - baseball bat (Sports Sciences Inc.) *
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- handheld gaming console (
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) * Exertainment - exercise bike ( Life Fitness) * Justifier - light-gun (
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) * Lasabirdie - golf club (for use with ''Lasabirdie - Get in the Hole'') (
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) * M.A.C.S. M16 - light-gun (consists of a light-pen attached to an
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, produced for C64 and SNES) (
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) * Miracle Piano Teaching System - piano keyboard (
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) * Nordic Quest - interactive ski-exerciser ( Nordic Track) * NTT Data Pad - joypad with additional numeric keypad (for use with Super Famicom Modem) * Pachinko Controller - some kind of dial (
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) * SNES Multitap - multi-tap device allowing up to four players (
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) * TeeV Golf - golf club (for use with various joypad-controlled golf games) (Sports Sciences Inc.) * Twin Tap - two push-buttons (for use with the Japanese ''Shijou Saikyou no Quiz Ou Ketteisen Super'' quiz game) ( Partyroom21) * X-Band Keyboard - QWERTY keyboard for use with X-Band Modem (Catapult)


Cheat devices

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) * Game Wizard * X-Terminator


Other devices

* Data Packs - Satellaview-style mini FLASH-cartridges that can be plugged into some game cartridges * Multi Player Adaptors / Multitaps - adapters for multiple joypads (various manufacturers) * Nuoptix 3D Glasses (based on
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) - for Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3-D (
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) * Power Plug - auto-fire adaptor, plugs between any joypad/joystick and Super NES console ( Tyco) * StuntMaster - headset with LCD monitor, headphones, motion-sensor (VictorMaxx/ Future Vision Technologies) * Sufami Turbo - mini-cartridge adapter (
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) * NTT Data Communication Modem NDM24 - modem for JRA PAT (Japanese online horse betting) * Super 8 / Tri-star - adapter for NES games * Turbo File Adapter and Turbo File Twin - external storage device (
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) * Voice-Kun - infrared transmitter/receiver (used for controlling Audio CD players) (
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) * X-Band Modem - modem for multi-player gaming (Catapult)


See also

* List of Nintendo Entertainment System accessories *
List of Super NES enhancement chips The list of Super NES enhancement chips demonstrates Nintendo hardware designers' plan to easily expand the Super Nintendo Entertainment System with special coprocessors. This standardized selection of chips was available to licensed developers, t ...
*
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References

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Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, 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 Eu ...