AMONG all the letters to Santa from children around the world, there are bound to be more than a few requests for new Super Nintendo games for Christmas.
Super Nintendo is among the latest in video game technology and involves using had-held controls while watching yourself on television as you become an heroic warrior, a jet fighter pilot or Formula I racing car driver.
The Super Nintendo was released in the early 1990s and has been gaining popularity all over the world. In Japan, people were queuing up outside stores the night before its release, and the new console sold out - nationwide - within an hour.
Superb graphics and sound effects have helped this game popular, as has the length of time that the games can be played.
However, such delights do not come cheap. A Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) console costs between $1,000 and $1,500, while the consoles are expensive, too - from $250 to $450.
If you think the games cost too much, buy a disk system to go with your SNES console, which cuts the price to $10 per disk. The best place to buy the hardware and software is the Golden Shopping Centre, Shamshuipo. Hong Kong's most popular game at the moment is Dragon Ball Z. It is based on the popular comic book and animated television series and involves a single Super Hero, Son Goku, against seven very bad Super Villains.