Super NES Mouse
 The Super NES Mouse and mouse pad | |
| Also known as | Super Famicom Mouse |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo |
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Type | Video game console peripheral |
| Generation | Fourth generation |
| Release date | |
| Introductory price | $29.95 |
| Media | Input device |
| Related | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
The Super NES Mouse, sold as the Super Famicom Mouse (スーパーファミコンマウス, Sūpā Famikon Mausu) in Japan, is a peripheral created by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is designed to imitate the functionality of a standard computer mouse to control compatible Super NES games, some of which required it for play.
Originally designed for use with the game Mario Paint, the Super NES Mouse was sold in a bundle with the game and included a plastic mouse pad. The bundle was released in 1992, on July 14 in Japan, in August in North America, and on December 10 in Europe. During the Super NES's life cycle, 80 games were released with Mouse support.
Overview
[edit]Although this device closely resembles and mimics the functionality of a two-button computer mouse, it is smaller than most computer mice of the time and has a significantly shorter cord than the standard Super NES controller.[1] Due to its proprietary connector it is not compatible with PCs' motherboards.
List of compatible games
[edit]The Super NES Mouse was supported by 80 games during its lifetime, as well as the Super Game Boy accessory.[1][2] Certain games released after the Mouse—such as Yoshi's Island and Kirby Super Star—display a warning message indicating that the mouse is incompatible with that game.[1]
This is a complete list of games that support the accessory:
- Acme Animation Factory[2]
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder[3]
- Alice no Paint Adventure (Japan only)[1]
- Arkanoid: Doh It Again[4]
- Asameshimae Nyanko (Japan only)[1]
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Kondo wa Puzzle de Oshiokiyo! (Japan only)[1]
- Brandish 2: Expert (Japan only)[1]
- BreakThru![1]
- Cameltry (called On the Ball in North America and the UK)[1]
- Cannon Fodder (PAL only)[1]
- Dai-3-ji Super Robot Taisen (Japan only)[1]
- Dai-4-ji Super Robot Taisen (Japan only)[1]
- Dōkyūsei 2 (Japan only)[1]
- Doom[5]
- Dragon Knight 4 (Japan only)[1]
- Dynamaite: The Las Vegas (Japan only)[1]
- Farland Story 2 (Japan only)[1]
- Fun 'n Games[1]
- Galaxy Robo (Japan only)[1]
- Habu Meijin no Omoshiro Shōgi (Japan only)[1]
- Hayazashi Nidan Morita Shōgi (Japan only)[1]
- Hiōden: Mamono-tachi tono Chikai (Japan only)[1]
- Honkaku Mahjong - Tetsuman II (Japan only)[1]
- Honkaku Shōgi - Fūunji Ryūō (Japan only)[1]
- Honkakuha Igo - Gosei (Japan only)[1]
- J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: Volume 1[1]
- Jurassic Park[1]
- Kakinoki Shōgi (Japan only)[1]
- King Arthur's World[1]
- Koutetsu no Kishi (Japan only)[1]
- Koutetsu no Kishi 2: Sabaku no Rommel Shougun (Japan only)[1]
- Koutetsu no Kishi 3: Gekitotsu Europe Sensen (Japan only)[1]
- Lamborghini American Challenge[1]
- Lemmings 2: The Tribes[1]
- Lord Monarch (Japan only)[1]
- Majin Tensei (Japan only)[1]
- Mario no Super Picross (Japan only)[6]
- Mario Paint[2]
- Mario & Wario (Japan only)[7]
- Mario's Early Years: Fun with Letters[1]
- Mario's Early Years: Fun with Numbers[1]
- Mario's Early Years: Preschool Fun[1]
- Masters: Harukanaru Augusta 2 (Japan only)[1]
- Mega lo Mania (PAL only)[1]
- Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra[1]
- Motoko-chan no Wonder Kitchen (Japan only)[1]
- Nobunaga's Ambition[6]
- Operation Thunderbolt[2]
- Oryouri Pon! (Japan only)[1]
- Pieces[8]
- Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods (PAL only)[1]
- PowerMonger (PAL/Japan)[9]
- Revolution X[1]
- Rin Kaihou Kudan no Igo Taidou (Japan only)[1]
- Sangokushi Seishi: Tenbu Spirits (Japan only)[1]
- Sgt. Saunders' Combat! (Japan only)[1]
- Shanghai - Banri no Choujou (Japan only)[1]
- Shanghai III (Japan only)[1]
- Shien's Revenge[1]
- Shōgi Saikyō[1]
- Shōgi Saikyō 2: Jissen Taikyoku Hen[1]
- Sid Meier's Civilization[1]
- SimAnt: The Electronic Ant Colony[10]
- Snoopy Concert (Japan only)[1]
- Super Caesars Palace''[1]
- Super Castles (Japan only)[1]
- Super Game Boy[2]
- Super Noah's Ark 3D''[1]
- Super Pachi-Slot Mahjong (Japan only)[1]
- Super Robot Taisen EX (Japan only)[1]
- Super Solitaire[1]
- T2: The Arcade Game[11]
- Tactical Soccer (Japan only)[1]
- Tin Star[2]
- Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita de (Japan only)[1]
- Troddlers[12]
- Utopia: The Creation of a Nation[1]
- Vegas Stakes[2]
- Wolfenstein 3D[1]
- Wonder Project J: Kikai no Shounen Pino (Japan only)[1]
- Zico Soccer (Japan only)[1]
Several games that were planned to use the mouse were never released, including Kid Kirby, Sound Fantasy, SpellCraft: Aspects of Valor, and Warrior of Rome III.[13][14][1]
Reception and legacy
[edit]The Mario Paint and Mouse package sold more than 1 million units by March 1993.[15] In 1999, a mouse accessory was released for the Super NES's successor, the Nintendo 64, intended for use with games made for its 64DD accessory.[16] Similar to how the Super NES Mouse was bundled with Mario Paint, the Nintendo 64 mouse was only available in a bundle with another Mario art program, Mario Artist: Paint Studio.[17]
In 2017, Hyperkin released the Hyper Click Mouse, an aftermarket Super NES mouse that utilizes optical motion detection in place of the rolling ball used in the original model.[18]
Support for Super NES Mouse controls in compatible games was added to the Nintendo Classics emulated game service on July 29, 2025. These games can be controlled using an external USB mouse on Nintendo Switch, or the Joy-Con 2's mouse controls on Nintendo Switch 2.[6]
References
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- ^ a b c Life, Nintendo (July 29, 2025). "Nintendo Expands Switch Online's SNES Library With A Mouse Game". Nintendo Life. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Edge Prescreen". Edge. No. 1. Future plc. October 1993. p. 44.
- ^ Earth Angel (April 1995). "SNES Reviews - Pieces". GamePro. No. 69. IDG. p. 86.
- ^ "Review - Powermonger". Super Action. No. 10. Europress. July 1993. p. 14.
- ^ "Short ProShots". GamePro. No. 51. IDG. October 1993. p. 118.
- ^ Scarry Larry (February 1994). "SNES Reviews - T2: The Arcade Game". GamePro. No. 65. IDG. pp. 108–9.
- ^ "Troddlers Advertisement". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 99. Sendai Publications. October 1993. p. 68.
- ^ Hagues, Alana (June 14, 2022). "Brand New Details On The Cancelled SNES Kirby Game Have Been Discovered". Nintendo Life. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Priestman, Chris (April 10, 2015). "Vaporware SNES Music Creation Tool Sound Fantasy Released Publicly". Siliconera. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ "Nintendo earnings up 2 percent". United Press International (UPI). Redmond, Washington. 21 May 1993. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Schneider, Peer (August 22, 2000). "Mario Artist: Paint Studio (Import)". IGN. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "Nintendo Mouse". IGN. May 13, 1998. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- ^ Humphries, Matthew (June 29, 2017). "Hyperkin Launching an Optical Mouse for SNES". PCMAG. Retrieved April 30, 2024.