Glossary

Glossary

Common terms you will meet across this wiki, in plain language.

• 1CHIP — A later SNES board revision that combines the main CPU and PPU video chips into a single package. Produces cleaner native RGB.
• FXPak Pro — The current name for the SD2SNES flashcart, an FPGA cartridge that loads games from an SD card and recreates special chips.
• FPGA — A reconfigurable chip used by the FXPak Pro to imitate cartridge enhancement hardware accurately.
• CIC — The lockout chip that checks a cartridge's region before the console will boot it.
• SuperCIC — A replacement lockout chip that defeats region locking and can switch 50/60Hz.
• MSU-1 — A standard supported by the FXPak Pro for streaming CD-quality audio and video in compatible games.
• NTSC / PAL — Regional video standards. NTSC runs at 60Hz, PAL at 50Hz.
• RGB bypass amp — A small board that improves RGB sharpness on older, blurrier SNES revisions.
• SNES Jr (SNS-101) — A redesigned, smaller SNES with clean video but no RF output or expansion port.
• Special chips — Enhancement silicon (such as SuperFX or SA-1) that some cartridges added for extra power.