The Super NES Mouse, sold as the Super Famicom Mouse in Japan, is a peripheral created by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in 1992, on July 14 in Japan, in August in North America, and on December 10 in Europe. Originally designed for use with the game Mario Paint, the Super NES Mouse was sold in a bundle with the game and included a plastic mouse pad. Soon after its introduction, several other titles were released with Mouse support.
The Super NES Mouse and mouse pad
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)