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Super Famicom game paks have a slightly more rounded design from Super Nintendo game paks.
Super Famicom game paks have a slightly more rounded design from Super Nintendo game paks.


Game Paks which contain a [[Super FX]] chip should not be used with the [[Multi Player 5]] as this would draw too much current.[1]
Game Paks which contain a [[Super FX]] chip should not be used with the [[Multi Player 5]] as this would draw too much current.<sup>[1]</sup>
 
The colored bar at the top of the label has the following meaning: <sup>[2][3]</sup>
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Color || || Meaning
|-
| Red || style="background: red;"| || Published by Nintendo
|-
| Gold || style="background: gold;"| || Player's Choice - 1 million copies sold
|-
| Purple || style="background: purple;"| || Published by a 3<sup>rd</sup> party
|}


=== See Also ===
=== See Also ===
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=== References ===
=== References ===
* [1] [https://archive.org/details/SNESDevManual/book2/page/n94 page 2-1-5 of Book II] of the official Super Nintendo development manual
# [https://archive.org/details/SNESDevManual/book2/page/n94 page 2-1-5 of Book II] of the official Super Nintendo development manual
* explanation of Game Pak label bar colors: https://youtube.com/shorts/kpXEl4Af13c
# explanation of Game Pak label bar colors: https://youtube.com/shorts/kpXEl4Af13c
# https://forum.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?162715


[[Category:Accessories]]
[[Category:Accessories]]
[[Category:Official Jargon]]

Latest revision as of 04:14, 15 July 2024

A Game Pak is a cartridge which is inserted into the Cartridge Slot on the Control Deck.

Super Famicom game paks have a slightly more rounded design from Super Nintendo game paks.

Game Paks which contain a Super FX chip should not be used with the Multi Player 5 as this would draw too much current.[1]

The colored bar at the top of the label has the following meaning: [2][3]

Color Meaning
Red Published by Nintendo
Gold Player's Choice - 1 million copies sold
Purple Published by a 3rd party

See Also

References

  1. page 2-1-5 of Book II of the official Super Nintendo development manual
  2. explanation of Game Pak label bar colors: https://youtube.com/shorts/kpXEl4Af13c
  3. https://forum.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?162715