Super FX creator says the North American SNES almost shipped with it built in

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Nintendo, News

Take a break. Listen to some of the SNES’ best tunes, courtesy of the Super FX chip.

“Nintendo liked the idea of souping up their hardware – there was even talk of putting it inside the USA version of the SNES, which hadn’t been released at that point – but in the end it had to go into the cartridge to keep the initial cost of the console low. It’d have been awesome if it was as standard on every SNES, so it’s a shame that didn’t happen.”

– Super FX developer Jez San

The Super FX chip allowed for games like Star Fox and Yoshi’s Island to be conceived and executed, and having it installed inside cartridges– while it may have been more expensive for developers– certainly kept the SNES cost down far enough where Nintendo could manage to sell as many units as they did and further fund the development of such interesting gaming experiences! It definitely would have been cool to see what the SNES would have looked like if every game was able to use the chip though…

Via Nintendo Life