Backgrounds

The SNES has 8 background modes, two of which have major variations. The modes are selected by bits 0-2 of register $2105.

Mode    # Colors for BG
         1   2   3   4
======---=---=---=---=
0        4   4   4   4
1       16  16   4   -
2       16  16   -   -
3      256  16   -   -
4      256   4   -   -
5       16   4   -   -
6       16   - 

Kirby Super Star

Also known as Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe and Kirby's Fun Pak.

Mode 7 - Scaling

Mode 7 is a BG mode that allows a background to be rotated, scaled, and skewed. There are more possibilities when HDMA gets involved...

Ogre Battle

Ogre Battle - The March of the Black Queen

Widespread Myths

Widespread Programming Myths, These are myths that frequently show up that mislead people into writing bad code based on false perception of what the system actually does.