<s>
A	O
famiclone	B-Operating_System
is	O
any	O
clone	O
console	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	B-Language
)	O
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
or	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
electronic	O
hardware	O
devices	O
designed	O
to	O
replicate	O
the	O
workings	O
of	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
games	O
designed	O
for	O
,	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
and	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hundreds	O
of	O
unauthorized	O
clones	O
and	O
unlicensed	O
copies	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
since	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
popularity	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
early	O
systems	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
or	O
Famicom	O
not	O
only	O
in	O
functionality	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
in	O
appearance	O
,	O
often	O
featuring	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
new	O
name	O
and	O
logo	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
in	O
former	O
Yugoslavia	O
NES	B-Operating_System
clones	I-Operating_System
often	O
visually	O
resembled	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Few	O
of	O
these	O
systems	O
were	O
openly	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
NES	B-Language
compatible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
manufacturers	O
opt	O
for	O
a	O
less	O
misleading	O
approach	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
system	O
generically	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
TV	B-Device
game	I-Device
"	O
,	O
"	O
8-bit	O
console	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
multi-game	O
system	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Plug	B-Device
&	I-Device
Play	I-Device
"	O
,	O
but	O
even	O
these	O
examples	O
generally	O
say	O
nothing	O
to	O
suggest	O
any	O
compatibility	O
with	O
NES	B-Language
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
NES	B-Operating_System
clones	I-Operating_System
are	O
not	O
officially	O
licensed	O
,	O
they	O
vary	O
in	O
areas	O
such	O
as	O
hardware	O
quality	O
,	O
available	O
games	O
and	O
overall	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
clones	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
resemble	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
,	O
but	O
others	O
have	O
been	O
produced	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
almost	O
all	O
other	O
consoles	O
from	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
,	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
others	O
simply	O
in	O
a	O
generic	O
console	O
shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usually	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
easy	O
to	O
tell	O
a	O
famiclone	B-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
real	O
hardware	O
it	O
imitates	O
by	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
either	O
alternate	O
coloring	O
,	O
brand	O
names	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
match	O
the	O
real	O
console	O
's	O
,	O
or	O
weak	O
construction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console-type	O
clones	O
almost	O
always	O
utilize	O
cartridges	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
usually	O
compatible	O
with	O
real	O
Famicom	O
(	O
60-pin	O
)	O
or	O
NES	B-Language
(	O
72-pin	O
)	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
custom-made	O
carts	O
(	O
especially	O
multi-carts	O
,	O
unauthorized	O
game	O
cartridges	O
which	O
hold	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
games	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
just	O
one	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
often	O
included	O
with	O
console-type	O
clones	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
are	O
most	O
popular	O
in	O
Asia	O
,	O
parts	O
of	O
Europe	O
and	O
Latin	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
few	O
actively	O
sold	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
due	O
to	O
stronger	O
enforcement	O
of	O
the	O
copyrights	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
typically	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
famiclone	B-Operating_System
and	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
patents	O
in	O
the	O
imitated	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
types	O
of	O
systems	O
contain	O
a	O
built-in	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
and	O
are	O
usually	O
powered	O
by	O
batteries	O
,	O
therefore	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
completely	O
portable	O
handheld	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
clones	O
is	O
the	O
Top	O
Guy	O
,	O
although	O
only	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
are	O
known	O
to	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
widely	O
distributed	O
was	O
Redant	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Axe	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
manufactured	O
in	O
several	O
revisions	O
through	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Theory	O
Admiral	O
featured	O
an	O
improved	O
TFT	B-Device
screen	I-Device
and	O
closely	O
resembled	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
or	O
Wintech	O
GOOD	O
BOY	O
-	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
a	O
Famicom	B-Operating_System
clone	I-Operating_System
also	O
called	O
Good	O
Boy	O
-	O
design	O
look	O
like	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
recent	O
handheld	B-Application
clones	O
is	O
Gametech	O
's	O
PocketFami	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
actively	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
portable	O
Famicom	O
by	O
its	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
widely	O
distributed	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
legitimate	O
status	O
of	O
Famicom	B-Operating_System
clone	I-Operating_System
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
or	O
similar	O
,	O
but	O
which	O
can	O
only	O
display	O
NES/Famicom	O
games	O
on	O
a	O
TV	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
simple	O
LCD	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
screen	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
such	O
an	O
example	O
is	O
the	O
NES	B-Operating_System
Clone	I-Operating_System
"	O
GameKids	O
Advance	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
resembles	O
an	O
older	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
built-in	O
LCD	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
powered	O
by	O
2	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
,	O
or	O
the	O
included	O
AC	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
TV	O
using	O
the	O
AC	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
game	O
cartridge	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
from	O
a	O
Game	O
Boy/Game	O
Boy	O
Color	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
includes	O
an	O
adapter	O
to	O
play	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pocket	O
Fami	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Pocket	O
Famicom	O
(	O
although	O
this	O
name	O
was	O
never	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
manufacturers	O
as	O
Famicom	O
is	O
a	O
trademark	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
)	O
and	O
Pokefami	O
( ポケファミ	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
unlicensed	O
handheld	B-Application
hardware	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
produced	O
by	O
GameTech	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PocketFami	O
features	O
a	O
standard	O
D-pad	B-Device
and	O
six	O
buttons	O
:	O
the	O
four	O
standard	O
NES	B-Language
buttons	O
(	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
,	O
select	O
,	O
and	O
start	O
)	O
,	O
plus	O
two	O
additional	O
"	O
turbo	O
"	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
2.5	O
inch	O
backlit	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
both	O
NTSC	O
and	O
PAL	B-Language
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
one	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	O
,	O
an	O
RCA	B-Protocol
composite	I-Protocol
output	I-Protocol
jack	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
powered	O
either	O
through	O
3	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
or	O
AC	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
different	O
cartridge	O
pin	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Famicom	O
(	O
60	O
pins	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
international	O
NES	B-Language
(	O
72	O
pins	O
)	O
,	O
international	O
(	O
North	O
American	O
,	O
Australian	O
,	O
European	O
)	O
cartridges	O
cannot	O
be	O
played	O
without	O
an	O
additional	O
converter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
type	O
of	O
hardware	O
clone	O
,	O
popular	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
western	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
hold	O
all	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
hardware	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
a	O
regular	O
game	O
console	O
controller	O
,	O
usually	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
NES-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
"	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
extremely	O
miniaturized	O
hardware	O
(	O
relative	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
)	O
,	O
these	O
controllers	O
usually	O
shun	O
or	O
at	O
least	O
downplay	O
a	O
game	O
cartridge	O
interface	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
storing	O
games	O
directly	O
in	O
internal	O
memory	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
can	O
often	O
run	O
on	O
battery	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
AC	O
power	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
popular	O
for	O
portable	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
clones	O
have	O
become	O
especially	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
TV-Games	B-Device
"	O
fad	O
of	O
selling	O
legitimately	O
emulated	O
classic	O
arcade	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
traditional-looking	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Power	B-Device
Player	I-Device
Super	I-Device
Joy	I-Device
III	I-Device
consoles	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Power	B-Device
Games	I-Device
and	O
XA-76-1E	B-Device
)	O
are	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
unauthorized	O
handheld	B-Application
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System/Famicom	O
clones	O
manufactured	O
by	O
NRTRADE	B-Device
that	O
are	O
sold	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
Asia	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
resembles	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
and	O
attaches	B-Device
to	I-Device
a	I-Device
TV	I-Device
set	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
controller	O
resembles	O
a	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
controller	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
is	O
also	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NTSC	O
,	O
PAL	B-Language
and	O
SECAM	O
versions	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
all	O
use	O
a	O
custom	O
"	O
NES-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
"	O
(	O
NOAC	B-Operating_System
)	O
that	O
is	O
an	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
's	O
hardware	O
(	O
Custom	O
6502	O
,	O
PPU	O
,	O
PAPU	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
included	O
games	O
were	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
or	O
Famicom	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
to	O
expand	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
included	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
have	O
had	O
their	O
title	O
screen	O
graphics	O
removed	O
to	O
save	O
space	O
on	O
the	O
ROM	B-Device
chip	I-Device
,	O
not	O
to	O
mention	O
a	O
company	O
logo	O
removal	O
trick	O
for	O
reduced	O
liability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wireless	O
version	O
of	O
Power	B-Device
Games	I-Device
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playervision	O
or	O
Game	O
Stick	O
is	O
another	O
unauthorized	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Entertainment	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
hardware	I-Operating_System
clone	I-Operating_System
built	O
into	O
a	O
gamepad	B-Device
and	O
sold	O
in	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
just	O
one	O
version	O
of	O
Power	B-Device
Player	I-Device
Super	I-Device
Joy	I-Device
III	I-Device
,	O
nevertheless	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
varies	O
on	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
user	O
manual	O
and	O
the	O
gamepad	B-Device
video	O
game	O
console	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
has	O
no	O
cartridge	O
slot	O
,	O
or	O
an	O
input	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
controller	O
or	O
Zapper	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
included	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
used	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
a	O
gun	O
(	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
includes	O
the	O
same	O
76	O
games	O
as	O
Power	B-Device
Player	I-Device
Super	I-Device
Joy	I-Device
III	I-Device
,	O
but	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
repeated	O
or	O
are	O
graphical	O
hacks	O
(	O
Teletubbies	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
is	O
just	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
with	O
graphic	O
changes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
are	O
designed	O
to	O
resemble	O
either	O
1980s	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
modern	O
keyboards	B-Device
,	O
or	O
the	O
real	O
Famicom	O
's	O
BASIC	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usually	O
,	O
these	O
clones	O
consist	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
type	O
,	O
but	O
put	O
inside	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
instead	O
of	O
a	O
console	O
lookalike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
usually	O
supplied	O
with	O
a	O
cartridge	O
containing	O
some	O
computer-style	O
software	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
simple	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
and	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
BASIC	O
(	O
most	O
common	O
are	O
G-BASIC	O
,	O
a	O
counterfeit	O
version	O
of	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
,	O
and	O
F-BASIC	O
,	O
an	O
original	O
but	O
more	O
limited	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
"	O
educational	O
"	O
typing	O
and	O
mathematics	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
even	O
include	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
mouse	I-Device
and	O
a	O
GUI-style	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
interface	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
keyboard	I-Language
,	O
clone	O
keyboards	B-Device
are	O
generally	O
not	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
official	O
software	O
(	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
differing	O
key	O
layouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
none	O
of	O
these	O
unlicensed	O
clones	O
contain	O
the	O
10NES	O
authentication	O
chip	O
,	O
most	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
games	O
that	O
an	O
official	O
NES	B-Language
model	O
would	O
not	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
many	O
modern	O
NES	B-Operating_System
clones	I-Operating_System
come	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
selection	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
typically	O
stored	O
on	O
an	O
internal	O
ROM	B-Device
which	O
can	O
range	O
from	O
128	O
KB	O
up	O
to	O
several	O
megabytes	O
in	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
"	O
distinct	O
games	O
"	O
is	O
important	O
,	O
because	O
while	O
many	O
NES	B-Operating_System
clones	I-Operating_System
claim	O
to	O
have	O
thousands	O
of	O
built-in	O
games	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
are	O
usually	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
hacks	O
that	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
start	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
at	O
different	O
levels	O
or	O
with	O
different	O
numbers	O
of	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
usually	O
direct	O
unlicensed	O
copies	O
of	O
official	O
NES	B-Language
and	O
Famicom	O
game	O
titles	O
,	O
usually	O
with	O
copyright	O
information	O
removed	O
and	O
sometimes	O
featuring	O
other	O
minor	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
commonly	O
found	O
games	O
in	O
NES	B-Operating_System
clones	I-Operating_System
are	O
generally	O
games	O
below	O
64	O
K	O
of	O
ROM	B-Device
size	O
and	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
easily	O
split	O
into	O
distinct	O
subgames	O
or	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
and	O
Circus	B-Application
Charlie	I-Application
are	O
present	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
percentage	O
of	O
NES	B-Operating_System
clones	I-Operating_System
,	O
usually	O
blown	O
up	O
to	O
count	O
as	O
6	O
or	O
7	O
"	O
distinct	O
"	O
games	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
(	O
often	O
with	O
its	O
clay	O
shooting	O
mode	O
shown	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
)	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
common	O
NES	B-Operating_System
clone	I-Operating_System
feature	O
as	O
they	O
justify	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
popular	O
,	O
although	O
less	O
common	O
choices	O
,	O
are	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
hacks	O
,	O
Excitebike	B-Application
,	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
Magic	O
Jewelry	O
(	O
an	O
unlicensed	O
clone	O
of	O
Columns	B-Application
)	O
,	O
older	O
sports	O
titles	O
and	O
miscellaneous	O
platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
this	O
include	O
UFO	O
Race	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
F-1	B-Application
Race	I-Application
,	O
Pandamar	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
simply	O
Panda	O
)	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
Ladangel	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
's	O
Challenger	B-Application
and	O
UFO	O
Shoot	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
will	O
run	O
most	O
original	O
licensed	O
Nintendo	O
software	O
and	O
work	O
with	O
most	O
original	O
carts	O
(	O
being	O
even	O
more	O
versatile	O
than	O
an	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
because	O
of	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
regional	O
lockout	O
chips	O
and	O
sometimes	O
having	O
a	O
dual	O
60-pin	O
and	O
72-pin	O
cartridge	O
compatibility	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
degree	O
of	O
hardware	O
compatibility	O
with	O
original	O
NES	B-Device
accessories	I-Device
and	O
miscellaneous	O
hardware	O
equipment	O
may	O
vary	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
software	O
level	O
compatibility	O
is	O
not	O
always	O
perfect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
software-level	O
incompatibility	O
in	O
the	O
built-in	O
games	O
that	O
some	O
sport	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
save	B-General_Concept
RAM	I-General_Concept
,	O
causing	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
that	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
fail	O
when	O
trying	O
to	O
save	O
or	O
load	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
most	O
modern	O
Famiclones	B-Operating_System
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
NES-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
ASIC	O
,	O
they	O
automatically	O
inherit	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
limitations	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
graphical	O
glitches	O
and	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
hardware	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
incompatibility	O
is	O
the	O
lack	O
,	O
in	O
some	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
,	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
's	O
expansion	O
port	O
(	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
always	O
present	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
at	O
a	O
logical	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
clones	O
it	O
is	O
internally	O
hardwired	O
;	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
computer-type	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
it	O
is	O
hardwired	O
to	O
the	O
built-in	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
even	O
if	O
not	O
externally	O
accessible	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
also	O
use	O
standard	O
Atari	O
9-pin	O
shaped	O
or	O
even	O
15-pin	O
joypad	O
connectors	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
proprietary	O
NES	B-Language
connectors	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
controllers	O
usually	O
offer	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
a	O
standard	O
NES	B-Language
controller	O
and	O
sometimes	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
slow	O
motion	O
"	O
or	O
several	O
autofire	O
keys	O
with	O
different	O
speeds	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
not	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
standard	O
out-of-the-box	O
NES	B-Language
joypads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
physically	O
identical	O
to	O
Atari	O
9-pin	O
,	O
the	O
protocol	O
is	O
different	O
:	O
Atari	O
uses	O
a	O
parallel	O
protocol	O
where	O
each	O
wire	O
carries	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
use	O
the	O
same	O
4021-based	O
serial	O
protocol	O
the	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connecting	O
standard	O
controllers	O
to	O
them	O
may	O
result	O
in	O
malfunction	O
or	O
damage	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
or	O
the	O
famiclone	B-Operating_System
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
like	O
many	O
modern	O
consoles	O
and	O
other	O
devices	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
TV	O
,	O
many	O
modern	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
lack	O
an	O
RF	O
modulator	O
and	O
instead	O
only	O
have	O
separate	O
audio	O
and	O
composite	O
video	O
outputs	O
(	O
sometimes	O
S-Video	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
to	O
cut	O
on	O
the	O
(	O
already	O
low	O
)	O
production	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
manufacturers	O
have	O
added	O
new	O
backward-compatible	B-General_Concept
features	O
to	O
their	O
NOAC	B-Operating_System
ASICs	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
developers	O
to	O
add	O
new	O
features	O
like	O
an	O
improved	O
processor	O
(	O
a	O
65C816	B-General_Concept
compatible	O
)	O
,	O
better	O
graphics	O
,	O
stereo	O
sound	O
(	O
by	O
adding	O
another	O
audio	O
unit	O
)	O
,	O
PCM	B-Algorithm
audio	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
a	O
unified	O
bus	O
(	O
OneBus	O
)	O
which	O
lets	O
manufacturers	O
use	O
a	O
single	O
ROM	B-Device
to	O
store	O
games	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
(	O
one	O
for	O
program	O
and	O
other	O
for	O
graphics	O
)	O
the	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
and	O
Famicom	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
patents	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	O
expired	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
followed	O
in	O
2005	O
by	O
NES-specific	O
patents	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
covering	O
the	O
10NES	O
lockout	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Nintendo	O
still	O
holds	O
various	O
related	O
trademarks	O
,	O
NES	B-Operating_System
hardware	I-Operating_System
clones	I-Operating_System
are	O
no	O
longer	O
necessarily	O
illegal	O
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
patent	O
infringement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
famiclone	B-Operating_System
manufacturers	O
who	O
incorporate	O
copyrighted	O
games	O
into	O
the	O
unit	O
may	O
still	O
be	O
subject	O
to	O
legal	O
liability	O
on	O
that	O
basis	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
copyrights	O
having	O
much	O
longer	O
terms	O
than	O
patents	O
(	O
in	O
most	O
countries	O
creative	O
works	O
such	O
as	O
games	O
are	O
automatically	O
in	O
copyright	O
for	O
many	O
decades	O
,	O
sometimes	O
up	O
to	O
95	O
years	O
after	O
their	O
creation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
old-style	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
continue	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
,	O
the	O
newly	O
legitimized	O
market	O
has	O
seen	O
several	O
clones	O
that	O
openly	O
advertise	O
support	O
for	O
original	O
Famicom	O
or	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
(	O
or	O
sometimes	O
both	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
not	O
usually	O
publicized	O
by	O
previous	O
clones	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
often	O
marketed	O
as	O
cheap	O
gifts	O
rather	O
than	O
Famicom-compatible	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
these	O
newer	O
efforts	O
include	O
the	O
Generation	O
NEX	O
,	O
which	O
resembles	O
a	O
flattened	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
and	O
supports	O
both	O
NES	B-Language
and	O
Famicom	O
games	O
,	O
Gametech	O
's	O
Neo-Fami	O
(	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
Famicom	O
and	O
NES	B-Language
compatible	O
versions	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
FC	O
Game	O
Console	O
"	O
by	O
Yobo	O
Gameware	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
PocketFami	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
ambitious	O
,	O
albeit	O
still	O
slightly	O
flawed	O
,	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
older	O
TopGuy	O
,	O
GameAxe	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Theory	O
Admiral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
these	O
more	O
legitimate	O
clones	O
are	O
still	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
NES-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
architecture	O
as	O
the	O
older	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
still	O
suffer	O
from	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
compatibility	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Japanese	O
Famicom	O
and	O
North	O
American/European	O
NES	B-Language
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
front-loading	O
slot	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
console	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
top-loading	O
slot	O
handles	O
Famicom	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NEX	O
is	O
a	O
slimmer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
,	O
measuring	O
an	O
inch	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
in	O
height	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
uses	O
a	O
custom-designed	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
based	O
on	O
NES-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
most	O
Nintendo	O
clone	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NEX	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
approximately	O
95	O
percent	O
of	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
,	O
excluding	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Castlevania	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
includes	O
stereo	O
sound	O
capabilities	O
for	O
homebrew	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wired	O
and	O
wireless	O
controllers	O
were	O
redesigned	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
controller	O
,	O
having	O
an	O
appearance	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
includes	O
controller	O
ports	O
that	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
plug	O
in	O
and	O
use	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
controllers	O
instead	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
wireless	O
NEX	O
controllers	O
are	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NEX	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
other	O
NES	B-Device
accessories	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Zapper	B-Device
gun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complaints	O
were	O
made	O
regarding	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
compatibility	O
with	O
NES/Famicom	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
exhibited	O
graphical	O
and	O
audio	O
issues	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
NEX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
considered	O
the	O
console	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
,	O
while	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
counterpart	O
did	O
not	O
present	O
any	O
noticeable	O
graphic	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christopher	O
Grant	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
was	O
critical	O
of	O
IGN	O
's	O
review	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
address	O
the	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
brought	O
up	O
in	O
other	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shane	O
Hirschman	O
of	O
CraveOnline	O
reviewed	O
the	O
console	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
also	O
considered	O
it	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
:	O
"	O
Given	O
the	O
Generation	O
NEX	O
's	O
inexpensive	O
price	O
,	O
high-quality	O
,	O
and	O
efficient	O
game	O
play	O
,	O
gamers	O
of	O
all	O
types	O
will	O
be	O
pleased	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
is	O
back	O
and	O
better	O
than	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kuchera	O
preferred	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
controllers	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
wireless	O
controllers	O
too	O
expensive	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
popular	O
famiclone	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
was	O
Rinco	O
Home	O
Computer	O
3600	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
officially	O
distributed	O
its	O
products	O
here	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
unknown	O
if	O
they	O
took	O
legal	O
actions	O
against	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
sellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
distributed	O
Super	O
Family	O
Electrolab	O
Ending-Man	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Ending-Man	B-Operating_System
Terminator	I-Operating_System
clone	O
)	O
and	O
Electrolab	O
Family	O
Game	O
with	O
official	O
distribution	O
of	O
Supervision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
popular	O
brand	O
of	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
were	O
made	O
by	O
Bit	O
Argentina	O
and	O
that	O
is	O
Bitgame	O
,	O
Super	O
Bitgame	O
and	O
Video	O
Racer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
entered	O
the	O
Argentina	O
market	O
with	O
H.Briones	O
Argentina	O
S.A.	O
as	O
representativeand	O
Bit	O
Argentina	O
was	O
awarded	O
as	O
official	O
distributor	O
with	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
still	O
sell	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
known	O
clone	O
in	O
these	O
countries	O
is	O
Zhiliton	O
which	O
looks	O
like	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
model	O
I	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
small	O
market	O
of	O
these	O
countries	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
other	O
clones	O
such	O
as	O
Dendy	O
,	O
UFO	O
,	O
Subor	O
,	O
Liko	O
,	O
Terminator	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
and	O
Fei	O
Hao	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Steepler	O
,	O
Dendy	O
producer	O
,	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
sell	O
consoles	O
in	O
all	O
post-Soviet	O
states	O
with	O
relinquished	O
its	O
claim	O
to	O
Dendy	O
sales	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
n't	O
take	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Steepler	O
,	O
Dendy	O
producer	O
,	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
sell	O
consoles	O
in	O
all	O
post-Soviet	O
states	O
with	O
relinquished	O
its	O
claim	O
to	O
Dendy	O
sales	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
n't	O
take	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
1989	O
,	O
Famicom	O
-	O
and	O
NES-compatible	O
consoles	O
were	O
made	O
and	O
sold	O
in	O
Brazil	O
by	O
local	O
companies	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
also	O
imported	O
and	O
sold	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
cartridges	O
and	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Famicom-compatible	O
system	O
,	O
called	O
Dynavision	O
2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
by	O
Dynacom	O
and	O
used	O
joysticks	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
system	O
,	O
Dynavision	O
3	O
,	O
had	O
gamepads	B-Device
similar	O
to	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
gamepads	B-Device
and	O
had	O
a	O
dual	O
slot	O
that	O
allowed	O
both	O
60-pin	O
and	O
72-pin	O
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
company	O
,	O
Geniecom	O
,	O
produced	O
a	O
black-colored	O
clone	O
with	O
headphone	B-Device
jacks	O
on	O
gamepads	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Genie	O
code	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NASA	O
clone	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
,	O
but	O
had	O
two	O
slots	O
,	O
a	O
72-pin	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
and	O
a	O
60-pin	O
on	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
themselves	O
arrived	O
in	O
Brazil	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
with	O
the	O
American	O
cartridge	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
China	O
,	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
official	O
Famicom	O
consoles	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
imports	O
,	O
which	O
created	O
a	O
large	O
grey	O
market	O
for	O
famiclone	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
and	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
popular	O
famiclone	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
was	O
by	O
Subor	O
,	O
which	O
sold	O
millions	O
until	O
their	O
decline	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Colombia	O
,	O
console	O
named	O
"	O
Creation	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Super	O
Creation	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
nichi-man	O
"	O
were	O
popular	O
,	O
later	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
PolyStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
a	O
recent	O
famiclone	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
is	O
the	O
Nanica	O
Smitch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
800	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
built	O
in	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
removable	O
controllers	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
controllers	O
look	O
like	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
instead	O
the	O
thumbsticks	O
are	O
replaced	O
with	O
d-pads	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
famiclone	B-Operating_System
is	O
available	O
just	O
in	O
Colombia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
entered	O
Czechoslovakian	O
market	O
in	O
1992	O
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
after	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
countries	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
NES	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
unknown	O
if	O
distributor	O
took	O
legal	O
actions	O
against	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
resellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
shops	O
marketed	O
a	O
few	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
with	O
yellow	O
carts	O
like	O
Terminator	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
or	O
promoted	O
unlicensed	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
like	O
Action	B-Application
52	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Few	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
in	O
Germany	O
like	O
VidiTex	O
VT-720	O
,	O
sold	O
by	O
Ultra-Sat	O
Vierhaus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
late	O
1980s/early	O
1990s	O
,	O
Greek	O
Software	O
distributed	O
BIT	O
72	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
clones	O
that	O
could	O
play	O
only	O
NES	B-Language
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
entered	O
the	O
Greek	O
market	O
and	O
after	O
that	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
market	O
were	O
cheap	O
imitations	O
of	O
SNES	B-Application
called	O
SP-60	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
entered	O
the	O
Hungarian	O
market	O
in	O
1991	O
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
NES	B-Language
,	O
and	O
every	O
clone	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Sárga	O
Kazettás	O
Nintendo	O
(	O
Nintendo	O
with	O
yellow	O
carts	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
was	O
in	O
this	O
region	O
form	O
early	O
1980s	O
,	O
but	O
stores	O
distributed	O
clones	O
like	O
Crazyboy	O
,	O
Redstone	O
,	O
NASA	O
(	O
compatible	O
with	O
NES	B-Language
)	O
,	O
Action	O
Set	O
,	O
NTDEC	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
under	O
the	O
name	O
Samurai	O
marketed	O
by	O
Samurai	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
license-built	O
NES	B-Language
consoles	O
,	O
Samurai-branded	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
produced	O
by	O
Micro	O
Genius	O
began	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
from	O
various	O
producers	O
,	O
compatible	O
with	O
NES	B-Language
or	O
Famicom	O
,	O
were	O
rebranded	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Spica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
games	O
were	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
called	O
locally	O
Mushroom	O
Eater	O
)	O
,	O
Contra	O
,	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
Double	O
Dragon	O
,	O
Mega	O
Man	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
clones	O
include	O
consoles	O
like	O
Super	O
Semtoni	O
,	O
Terminator	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
besides	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
,	O
many	O
shops	O
sold	O
Megason	O
,	O
Micro	O
Genius	O
,	O
Goodboy	O
,	O
Terminator	B-Operating_System
B.S	O
550	O
,	O
Hitex	O
,	O
Family	O
Game	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
clones	O
sold	O
by	O
its	O
original	O
names	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
consoles	O
rebranded	O
by	O
distributors	O
and	O
sold	O
with	O
new	O
names	O
like	O
Cartobit	O
(	O
known	O
elsewhere	O
as	O
Mega	O
Power	O
II	O
)	O
,	O
Top	O
Consolle	O
(	O
known	O
elsewhere	O
as	O
Terminator	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
MegaTronix	O
(	O
known	O
elsewhere	O
as	O
SP-60	O
)	O
,	O
MARgame	O
(	O
known	O
elsewhere	O
as	O
Micro	O
Genius	O
IQ-901	O
)	O
and	O
Amstrad	O
NN-900	O
(	O
known	O
elsewhere	O
as	O
PolyStation	B-Device
2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famiclones	B-Operating_System
were	O
brought	O
to	O
Mongolia	O
from	O
China	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
is	O
Subor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
popular	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
famiclone	B-Operating_System
in	O
Poland	O
is	O
the	O
BS-500AS	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Terminator	B-Operating_System
,	O
along	O
with	O
some	O
other	O
clones	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Gold	O
Leopard	O
King	O
or	O
Polystation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
took	O
legal	O
actions	O
against	O
small	O
sellers	O
of	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
and	O
cartridges	O
producers	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
never	O
sued	O
Pegasus	O
distributors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Romania	O
,	O
several	O
NES	B-Operating_System
clones	I-Operating_System
could	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
toy	O
stores	O
under	O
marketing	O
names	O
such	O
as	O
Polystation	B-Device
,	O
Terminator	B-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
variations	O
of	O
Famicom	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
keyboard	I-Language
compatible	O
consoles	O
and	O
these	O
consoles	O
were	O
shipped	O
with	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
'	O
999999	O
in	O
1	O
 '	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
around	O
6	O
games	O
in	O
one	O
cartridge	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
were	O
different	O
levels	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
entered	O
Romanian	O
market	O
in	O
mid-1990s	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
bother	O
with	O
famiclone	B-Operating_System
sellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dendy	O
(	O
Russian	O
:	O
Де́нди	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
hardware	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	B-Language
)	O
popular	O
in	O
Russia	O
and	O
CIS	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dendy	O
is	O
an	O
NTSC	O
console	O
with	O
forced	O
PAL	B-Language
mode	O
,	O
like	O
Pegasus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1992	O
by	O
the	O
Steepler	O
company	O
,	O
the	O
Dendy	O
was	O
easily	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
enjoyed	O
a	O
degree	O
of	O
fame	O
roughly	O
equivalent	O
to	O
that	O
experienced	O
by	O
the	O
NES/Famicom	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Steepler	O
,	O
Dendy	O
producer	O
,	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
sell	O
consoles	O
in	O
all	O
post-Soviet	O
states	O
with	O
relinquished	O
its	O
claim	O
to	O
Dendy	O
sales	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
n't	O
take	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
clones	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
TV	B-Device
Games	I-Device
"	O
,	O
were	O
widely	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
popular	O
clone	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
was	O
the	O
Golden	O
China	O
;	O
while	O
another	O
was	O
Reggie	O
's	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
toy	O
store	O
chain	O
that	O
sold	O
it	O
;	O
Older	O
models	O
looked	O
like	O
the	O
Famicom	O
but	O
newer	O
models	O
resembled	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
like	O
the	O
TeleGamestation	O
which	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
mini	O
tower	O
"	O
version	O
with	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
and	O
black/white	O
monitor	O
,	O
to	O
include	O
educational	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
games	O
have	O
had	O
their	O
names	O
removed	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
the	O
original	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
Medical	O
Hospital	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Sega	O
released	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
most	O
pirates	O
wanted	O
to	O
mislead	O
buyers	O
giving	O
a	O
cheaper	O
and	O
similar	O
looking	O
clone	O
,	O
mostly	O
called	O
"	B-Operating_System
Terminator	I-Operating_System
"	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
distributed	O
here	O
NES	B-Language
from	O
1987	O
,	O
but	O
clones	O
were	O
still	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
were	O
these	O
from	O
the	O
NASA	O
and	O
Creation	O
brands	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
nearly	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
console	O
name	O
printed	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
the	O
only	O
difference	O
)	O
,	O
compatible	O
with	O
NES	B-Language
and	O
Famicom	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
originally	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
chipset	O
as	O
the	O
Dendy	O
,	O
manufactured	O
by	O
United	O
Microelectronics	O
Corporation	O
,	O
but	O
manufacturers	O
later	O
used	O
the	O
NOAC	B-Operating_System
ASICs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NASA	O
clones	O
were	O
sold	O
by	O
Gluk	O
Video	O
,	O
company	O
known	O
from	O
releasing	O
many	O
unlicensed	O
games	O
for	O
NES	B-Language
in	O
Spain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
known	O
clones	O
sold	O
here	O
are	O
MasterGames	O
,	O
Nippon'do	O
,	O
Terminator	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thailand	O
's	O
best	O
selling	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
were	O
from	O
Family	O
brand	O
;	O
model	O
were	O
called	O
FR	O
102	O
and	O
FR	O
202	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
headphone	B-Device
jacks	O
and	O
switches	O
to	O
activate	O
the	O
"	O
turbo-pause	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Steepler	O
,	O
Dendy	O
producer	O
,	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
sell	O
consoles	O
in	O
all	O
post-Soviet	O
states	O
with	O
relinquished	O
its	O
claim	O
to	O
Dendy	O
sales	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
n't	O
take	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famiclones	B-Operating_System
in	O
UK	O
were	O
not	O
popular	O
and	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
like	O
Scorpion	O
8	O
,	O
sold	O
by	O
Interactive	O
Enterprises	O
,	O
got	O
here	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
late	O
'	O
80s/early	O
'	O
90s	O
,	O
company	O
called	O
Nintendo	O
de	O
Venezuela	O
C.A	O
began	O
to	O
sell	O
famiclones	B-Operating_System
and	O
bootleg	O
games	O
in	O
self-made	O
packaging	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
logo	O
,	O
that	O
looked	O
like	O
official	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
