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NES SNES VS. Compare and Contrast
SNES SPECS Central Processing Unit (CPU) - 16-bit (main 'brain' of the system)Work RAM for CPU - 128 Kilobytes (CPU temp. storage) Picture Processing Unit (PPU) - 16-bit (generates all of the graphics) Video RAM for PPU - 64 Kilobytes (temp. storage for the PPU) Maximum Colors on One Screen - 256 Total # of Colors Available - 32,768 Maximum Screen Resolution - 512 pixels X 448 pixels Maximum # of Sprites per Screen - 128 Maximum # of Sprites per Line - 32 Maximum Sprite Size - 64 pixels X 64 pixels Minimum Sprite Size - 8 pixels X 8 pixels Scrolling Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal Audio Processing Unit (APU) - 8-bit (main sound processor) producing 16-bit sound Pulse Code Modulator (PCM) - 16-bit (converts digital information from the game pak into sound) Number of Sound Channels - 8 Clock Speed - 3.58, 2.68, and 1.79 MhzSoftware RAM - YES System Specs NES SpecsCPU: Motorola 6502 processor, running at approximately 1.79 MHzGraphics: 8-BitResolution: 256x240 resolutionColor Palette: 52 colorsOn Screen Colors: 16, 4 per spriteMax. Sprites: 64 per screen, 8 per lineSprite Size:Minimum 8x8 pixels, Maximum 8x16 pixelsRAM: 2KBVideo RAM: 2KB
NES Favorite Games • Metroid • Mega Man • Legend of Zelda • Super Mario Bros. 3
NES Business Specs Units Sold Worldwide: 61.91 millionJapan: 19.35 millionNorth America: 34.00 millionEurope & Australia: 8.56 million Release Dates Best Selling Games Super Mario Bros. 3 Super Mario Bros. 2 Super Mario Bros. Cool Sales Fact Nintendo’s first interchangeable game console
SNES Favorite Games • Earthbound • Super Mario World • Chrono Trigger • Super Mario Kart
[1] • SNES Business Specs Units Sold Worldwide: 49.10 million[Japan: 17.17 millionNorth America: 23.35 millionEurope & Australia: 8.58 million Release Dates JP November 21, 1990 NA August 23, 1991[a] EU June 6, 1992 [1]AUS July 3, 1992 Cool Sales Fact The Yakuza tried to rob shipments of this console for it sold so well on its first day Best Selling Games Super Mario World Donkey Kong Country
Preferred System Preferred System: NES • Reasons Against Preference • Lower Graphical Quality • Harder to obtain games • Reasons For Preference • More enjoyable games • Simple to use