Super NES & Super Famicom
When the NES was faced with 16-bit competition from the Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16, Nintendo responded with the Super Famicom in 1990. The system was redesigned and released as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES) in the United States in 1991.
Release Details
| System |  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super NES / Super Famicom | 21 November 1990 | 23 August 1991 | 11 April 1992 |
| New-Style Super NES / Super Famicom Jr. | 27 March 1998 | October 1997 | - |
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F-Zero
Super NES, 1990
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 21 November 1990
- August 1991
- May 1992
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 30 September 1997
Wii Virtual Console
- 19 November 2006
- 2 December 2006
- 8 December 2006
Wii U Virtual Console
- 20 February 2013
- 27 April 2013
- 27 April 2013
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 3 March 2016
- 4 March 2016
- 17 March 2016
- 29 September 2017
- 29 September 2017
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
5 September 2019
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Super Mario World
Super NES, 1990
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 21 November 1990
- August 1991
- April 1992
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 30 September 1997
Wii Virtual Console
- 2 December 2006
- 5 February 2007
- 9 February 2007
Wii U Virtual Console
- 26 April 2013
- 27 April 2013
- 27 April 2013
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 3 March 2016
- 3 March 2016
- 4 March 2016
- 29 September 2017
- 29 September 2017
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 5 September 2019
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Pilotwings
Super NES, 1990
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 21 December 1990
- August 1991
- November 1992
Wii Virtual Console
- 21 August 2009
- 28 December 2009
- 6 April 2010
Wii U Virtual Console
- 29 May 2013
- 4 July 2013
- 4 July 2013
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 3 March 2016
- 6 April 2016
- 14 April 2016
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 5 September 2019
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no TriforceSuper NES, 1991
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 21 November 1991
- April 1992
- September 1992
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 1 August 2000
Wii Virtual Console
- 2 December 2006
- 22 January 2007
- 23 March 2007
Wii U Virtual Console
- 12 December 2013
- 30 January 2014
- 12 February 2014
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 4 March 2016
- 10 March 2016
- 14 April 2016
- 29 September 2017
- 29 September 2017
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 5 September 2019
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Super Mario Kart
Super NES, 1992
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 27 August 1992
- September 1992
- December 1992
Wii Virtual Console
- 9 June 2009
- 23 November 2009
- 2 April 2010
Wii U Virtual Console
- 19 June 2013
- 27 March 2014
- 6 August 2014
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 17 March 2016
- 24 March 2016
- 9 May 2016
- 29 September 2017
- 29 September 2017
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 5 September 2019
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Super Scope 6
Nintendo Scope 6 -
Star Fox
StarwingSuper NES, 1993
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 21 February 1993
- March 1993
- June 1993
- 29 September 2017
- 29 September 2017
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 5 September 2019
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Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario CollectionSuper NES, 1993
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 14 July 1993
- August 1993
- September 1993
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 30 September 1997
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 3 September 2020
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Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo
Super NES, 1994
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 21 January 1994
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 30 September 1997
Wii Virtual Console
- 26 December 2006
Wii U Virtual Console
- 27 April 2013
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 7 June 2016
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 23 September 2020
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Super Metroid
Super NES, 1994
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 19 March 1994
- April 1994
- July 1994
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 30 September 1997
Wii Virtual Console
- 20 September 2007
- 20 August 2007
- 12 October 2007
Wii U Virtual Console
- 15 May 2013
- 15 May 2013
- 16 May 2013
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 10 March 2016
- 6 April 2016
- 14 April 2016
- 29 September 2017
- 29 September 2017
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 5 September 2019
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Stunt Race FX
Wild TraxSuper NES, 1994
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 4 June 1994
- July 1994
- October 1994
- 29 September 2017
- 29 September 2017
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 5 September 2019
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EarthBound
Mother 2: Giegue no GyakushūSuper NES, 1994
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 27 August 1994
- June 1995
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 30 September 1997
Wii U Virtual Console
- 27 April 2013
- 18 July 2013
- 28 July 2013
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 3 March 2016
- 4 March 2016
- 24 March 2016
- 29 September 2017
- 29 September 2017
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 9 February 2022
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Kirby's Dream Course
Kirby BowlSuper NES, 1994
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 21 September 1994
- February 1995
- September 1996
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 30 September 1997
Wii Virtual Console
- 24 April 2007
- 29 June 2007
- 29 June 2007
Wii U Virtual Console
- 8 May 2013
- 23 May 2013
- 23 May 2013
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 7 June 2016
- 9 June 2016
- 28 July 2016
- 29 September 2017
- 29 September 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 5 September 2019
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Super Punch-Out!!
Super NES, 1994
Super NES / Super Famicom
- October 1994
- December 1994
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 30 September 1997
Wii Virtual Console
- 7 July 2009
- 20 March 2009
- 30 March 2009
Wii U Virtual Console
- 26 December 2013
- 9 April 2014
- 12 June 2014
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 28 April 2016
- 5 May 2016
- 21 November 2016
- 29 September 2017
- 29 September 2017
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 12 December 2019
- 12 December 2019
- 20 May 2020
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Donkey Kong Country
Super Donkey KongSuper NES, 1994
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 26 November 1994
- November 1994
- November 1994
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 30 September 1997
Wii Virtual Console
- 8 December 2006
- 12 December 2006
- 19 February 2007
Wii U Virtual Console
- 16 October 2014
- 26 November 2014
- 26 February 2015
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 4 March 2016
- 24 March 2016
- 24 March 2016
- 29 September 2017
- 29 September 2017
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 15 July 2020
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Kirby's Avalanche
Kirby's Ghost TrapSuper NES, 1995
Super NES / Super Famicom
- February 1995
- October 1996
Wii Virtual Console
- 24 September 2007
- 27 July 2007
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 21 July 2022
- 21 July 2022
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario: Yoshi IslandSuper NES, 1995
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 5 August 1995
- October 1995
- February 1996
- 29 September 2017
- 29 September 2017
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 5 September 2019
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Mario's Super Picross
Mario no Super PicrossSuper NES, 1995
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 14 September 1995
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 30 September 1997
Wii Virtual Console
- 19 December 2006
- 14 September 2007
Wii U Virtual Console
- 27 April 2013
- 27 April 2013
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 28 November 2016
- 2 November 2016
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 23 September 2020
- 23 September 2020
- 17 February 2021
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Panel de Pon
Super NES, 1995
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 27 October 1995
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 30 September 1997
Wii Virtual Console
- 27 November 2007
Wii U Virtual Console
- 12 February 2014
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 9 August 2016
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 20 May 2020
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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Super Donkey Kong 2: Diddy & DixieSuper NES, 1995
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 21 November 1995
- December 1995
- December 1995
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 30 September 1997
Wii Virtual Console
- 16 May 2007
- 21 May 2007
- 23 October 2007
Wii U Virtual Console
- 23 October 2014
- 26 November 2014
- 26 February 2015
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 24 March 2016
- 6 April 2016
- 14 April 2016
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 23 September 2020
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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG -
Kirby Super Star
Kirby's Fun Pak Hoshi no Kirby Super DeluxeSuper NES, 1996
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 21 March 1996
- September 1996
- January 1997
Wii Virtual Console
- 13 October 2009
- 17 May 2010
- 28 May 2010
Wii U Virtual Console
- 1 May 2013
- 23 May 2013
- 23 May 2013
- 29 September 2017
- 29 September 2017
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 12 December 2019
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Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
Super NES, 1996
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 14 May 1996
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 30 September 1997
Wii Virtual Console
- 30 January 2007
Wii U Virtual Console
- 27 April 2013
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 27 August 2016
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 26 May 2021
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Marvelous: Mōhitotsu no Takarajima
Super NES, 1996
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 26 October 1996
Wii U Virtual Console
- 27 April 2013
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 12 April 2024
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis ShimaSuper NES, 1996
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 23 November 1996
- November 1996
- December 1996
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 30 September 1997
Wii Virtual Console
- 24 December 2007
- 25 December 2007
- 21 October 2008
Wii U Virtual Console
- 30 October 2014
- 26 November 2014
- 26 February 2015
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 9 May 2016
- 2 June 2016
- 2 June 2016
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 18 December 2020
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Wrecking Crew '98
Super NES, 1998
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 1 January 1998
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 23 May 1998
Wii U Virtual Console
- 28 September 2016
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 12 April 2024
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Kirby's Star Stacker
Kirby no Kirakira KidsSuper NES, 1998
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 1 February 1998
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 25 June 1999
Wii Virtual Console
- 5 January 2010
Wii U Virtual Console
- 8 May 2013
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 28 November 2016
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 21 July 2022
- 6 September 2023
- 6 September 2023
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Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shōjo
Super NES, 1998
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 1 April 1998
Wii Virtual Console
- 30 April 2008
Wii U Virtual Console
- 31 July 2013
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 23 August 2017
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Super Famicom Wars
Super NES, 1998
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 1 May 1998
Wii Virtual Console
- 16 February 2010
Wii U Virtual Console
- 2 October 2013
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 28 November 2016
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Picross NP
Super NES, 1999-2000
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 1 April 1999 (Vol. 1)
- 1 June 1999 (Vol. 2)
- 1 August 1999 (Vol. 3)
- 1 October 1999 (Vol. 4)
- 1 December 1999 (Vol. 5)
- 1 February 2000 (Vol. 6)
- 1 April 2000 (Vol. 7)
- 1 June 2000 (Vol. 8)
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Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Super NES, 1999
Super Famicom – Nintendo Power
- 1 September 1999
Super NES / Super Famicom
- 21 January 2000
Wii Virtual Console
- 15 July 2008
Wii U Virtual Console
- 10 July 2013
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- 28 November 2016
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Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut
Super NES, 2000
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Star Fox 2
Super NES, 2017
- 29 September 2017
- 29 September 2017
- 5 October 2017
Super NES – Nintendo Classics / Nintendo Switch Online
- 12 December 2019
Bundle Games
Nintendo published some games exclusively in a hardware bundle. These are usually compilation carts.
Promotional Games
These games were only available as part of a promotion or competition, and were not available for general purchase.
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Star Fox: Super Weekend
Starwing: Competition -
Kuruppon Oven de Cookie
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Motoko-chan no Wonder Kitchen
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Donkey Kong Country: Blockbuster World Video Game Championship II
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Undake 30 Same Game
