SNES (Super Famicom)

The SNES reigned with a software library widely considered the best ever, selling 49 million units from 1990 to 2003. Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Metroid, Chrono Trigger, Street Fighter II, and Final Fantasy VI showcase its unrivaled depth, while the Mode 7 graphics chip delivered 3D-like rotation effects years before true 3D hardware existed. This innovation made it 40% lighter than the average competitor's 16-bit era hardware in graphical processing flexibility.