Nintendo · Game Console · 1983
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released as the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan on July 15, 1983, and as the NES in test markets in the United States on October 18, 1985, followed by a nationwide launch on September 27, 1986. The NES was distributed in Europe, Australia, and parts of Asia throughout the 1980s. It was Nintendo's first programmable home console, succeeding the Color TV-Game line of dedicated consoles, and primarily competed with Sega's Master System in the third generation of video game consoles.
- Chipset
- Ricoh 2A03 (MOS 6502 core) @ 1.…
- Resolution
- 256 x 240 pixels
Audio
- Channels
- 5 (2 pulse, triangle, noise, DPCM)
Performance
- CPU
- Ricoh 2A03 (MOS 6502 core) @ 1.79 MHz (NTSC)
- PPU
- Ricoh 2C02 @ 5.37 MHz
Connectivity
- Controller ports
- 2 (front, 7-pin)
Video Output
- Connector
- RF modulator and composite video (RCA)
- Resolution
- 256 x 240 pixels
Memory & Storage
- Media
- Game Pak cartridge
- Work RAM
- 2 KB
- Video RAM
- 2 KB
- Sprite RAM
- 256 bytes
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