Nintendo Entertainment System

The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987. In most of Asia, including Japan (where it was first... See more

Release date
July 15, 1983
Media
Cartridge
Max Controllers
2
Notes

The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987. In most of Asia, including Japan (where it was first launched in 1983), China, Vietnam, Singapore, the Middle East and Hong Kong, it was released as the Family Computer, commonly shortened as either the romanized contraction Famicom, or abbreviated to FC. In South Korea, it was known as the Hyundai Comboy, and was distributed by Hynix which then was known as Hyundai Electronics.

Cpu

8-bit Ricoh 2A03 @ 1.79 MHz (NTSC) or 8-bit Ricoh 2A07 @ 1.66 MHz (PAL)

Memory

2 KB RAM, 2 KB video RAM

Graphics

Ricoh 2C02 @ 5.4 MHz (NTSC) or RP2C07 (PAL) PPU

Sound

PSG 5 channel mono

Display

NTSC: 256x224p / PAL: 256x240p

Manufacturer

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Developers

Nintendo R&D2

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