Nintendo Power (cartridge)
Nintendo Power was a video game distribution service for Super Famicom or Game Boy operated by Nintendo that ran exclusively in Japan from 1997 until February 2007. The service allowed users to download Super Famicom or Game Boy titles onto a special flash memory cartridge for a lower price than that of a pre-written ROM cartridge.
Nintendo Power flash cartridges for Super Famicom (SF Memory Cartridge) and Game Boy (GB Memory Cartridge)
The flash writer at a Nintendo Power kiosk for adding games to flash cartridges
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, 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 Europe and Oceania and 1993 in South America. In Japan, it is called the Super Famicom (SFC). In South Korea, it is called the Super Comboy and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics. The system was released in Brazil on August 30, 1993, by Playtronic. Although each version is essentially the same, several forms of regional lockout prevent cartridges for one version from being used in other versions.
Top: North American (NTSC-U) Super NES (c. 1991) Bottom: Japanese (NTSC-J) Super Famicom (the European (PAL) Super NES has the same design) Other variations are pictured under Casing below.
Image: SNES Mod 1 Console Set
The North American design is compared to the Japanese and PAL region design, which has the optional pins for enhancement chips such as the Super FX chip.
Japanese SHVC-001 model (1990–1998)