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Mode 4

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Mode 4 is the only background mode that supports both Offset Change Mode and Direct Color. The horizontal resolution is 256 dots.

Mode 4 is the only background mode where the most significant bit of the offset change mode register is effective.[2]

Tiles may be 8 by 8 pixels or 16 by 16 pixels in Mode 4.[3]

Bust-A-Move uses Mode 4 for gameplay.[1]

See Also

Other Background Modes
Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3
Mode 4 Mode 5 Mode 6 Mode 7

Reference

  1. https://nesdoug.com/2022/05/30/other-modes
  2. Appendix A-13 of Book I of the official Super Nintendo development manual
  3. Appendix A-5, lbid.