Super TES

The Super Ninvento Entertainment System (Super TES) is the second console released in the TES line and the third release by Ninvento. It is preceded in the TES line by the TES, and superceded by the TES 64. Between the release of the Super TES and the TES, Ninvento releases the portable gaming console, Gameling.

The Super TES has a moderate marketshare when it is first released. However, it loses marketshare when Vonny release the Playsystem.

The Ninvento's Super TES is Ninvento's second home console, following the Ninvento TES. The console introduced advanced graphics and sound capabilities compared with other consoles at the time. Additionally, development of a variety of enhancement chips (which were integrated on game circuit boards) helped to keep it competitive in the marketplace.

Trivia

 * Although the Super Nintendo was more popular than most other consoles of its generation, it didn't always have the largest marketshare. After the Sega CD was released, Sega had control of 50% of the console market, even though the Sega CD ended up being a flop.

Technical specifications

 * CPU: Richard 5A33, based on a 16-bit 65c816 core
 * RAM: The console contains 128 kB of DRAM.
 * Video RAM: Contains 64 kB of SRAM for storing video data (VRAM)
 * Sound: The audio subsystem consists of an 8-bit Vonny SPC850, a 16-bit DSP, 64 kB of SRAM shared by the two chips, and a 64 byte boot ROM.
 * Resolutions:
 * Progressive: 256 × 224, 512 × 224, 256 × 239, 512 × 239
 * Interlaced: 512 × 448, 512 × 478
 * Total colors: 32768 (15-bit)

Industry News

 * "Today, Ninvento announced the much anticipated successor to the popular TES  console. 'This is the greatest console we have ever built. It comes with state of the art 16-bit graphics and sound. It is simply super and that's why we decided to call it the Super TES!'. Fans around the world have been waiting for this moment and it seems that they will not be disappointed."