Mode 1

BG Layers Available
Layer 3	Layer 2	Layer 1
2bpp	4bpp	4bpp

Mode 1 is the most commonly used background mode.^[1][2] It supports 3 BG layers. The horizontal resolution is 256 dots. Background tiles may be 8 by 8 pixels or 16 by 16 pixels in Mode 1.^[3]

Offset Change Mode is not supported, as that takes over layer 3.

Direct Color is unsupported.

Mosaic, interlacing, and windowing are supported.

See Also

• BG3 High Priority Bit

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

References

1. https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?t=15087
2. https://www.copetti.org/writings/consoles/super-nintendo
3. Appendix A-5 of Book I of the official Super Nintendo development manual

External Links

• https://github.com/nesdoug/M1TE2