Despite the console's relatively late start, and the fierce competition it faced in North America and Europe from Sega's Genesis/Mega Drive console, it was the best-selling console of its era. The best-selling game is Super Mario World with over 20.6 million units sold. The last game to be published for the system was Frogger in 1998. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released in North America on Augwith Super Mario World, F-Zero, Pilotwings, SimCity, and Gradius III. Of the console's 784 official releases, 250 were exclusive to North America and 63 to Europe. Alternatively, disconnecting one pin of the console's lockout chip will prevent it from locking the console, although hardware in later games can detect this situation. This can be overcome through the use of adapters, typically by inserting the imported cartridge in one slot and a cartridge with the correct region chip in a second slot.
Internally, a regional lockout chip within the console and in each cartridge prevents PAL region games from being played on Japanese or North American consoles and vice versa. The physical incompatibility can be overcome with use of various adapters, or through modification of the console. The cartridges are shaped differently for different regions North American cartridges have a rectangular bottom with inset grooves matching protruding tabs in the console, while other regions' cartridges are narrower with a smooth curve on the front and grooves.
Excerpt: The Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console has a library of games, which were released in plastic ROM cartridges. Chapters: List of Super Nintendo Entertainment System games, Chro Trigger, Final Fantasy VI, Cyborg 009, James Bond Jr., Final Fantasy IV, Space Invaders, List of Super Famicom games (A-H), Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Sh jo, List of Super Famicom games (S-Z), Mortal Kombat II, List of Super Famicom games (I-R), Doom (video game), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Street Fighter II, Super Mario Kart, Mega Man X (video game), List of Super Famicom and Super Nintendo games by genre, Secret of Mana, Seiken Densetsu 3, Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Dragon's Lair, SimCity, Lemmings (video game), Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, Dragon Warrior III, Wolfenstein 3D, Konpeki Kantai, EarthBound, Ather World (video game), Bastard, Mortal Kombat (1992 video game), Papuwa, Breath of Fire II, F-Zero (video game), Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
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