<s>
The	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
8-bit	O
third-generation	B-Application
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
produced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
had	O
numerous	O
model	O
variants	O
produced	O
throughout	O
its	O
lifetime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1983	O
as	O
the	O
(	O
and	O
widely	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
design	O
work	O
led	O
by	O
Masayuki	B-Application
Uemura	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
intentionally	O
redesigned	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
NES	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
stigma	O
of	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
lingering	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
crash	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
;	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
conceptualized	O
as	O
a	O
home	O
computer	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ultimately	O
modeled	O
after	O
a	O
videocassette	O
recorder	O
(	O
VCR	O
)	O
for	O
its	O
debut	O
there	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uemura	O
's	O
former	O
employer	O
Sharp	O
Corporation	O
,	O
which	O
previously	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
,	O
released	O
three	O
officially	O
licensed	O
Famicom	O
variants	O
in	O
Japan	O
:	O
a	O
CRT	O
television	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
Famicom	O
,	O
a	O
console	O
that	O
combined	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
hardware	O
in	O
one	O
package	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
console	O
dedicated	O
to	O
video	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
produced	O
two	O
arcade	O
variants	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
:	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
to	O
gauge	O
consumer	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
then-unreleased	O
Famicom	O
games	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
as	O
a	O
demonstration	O
unit	O
for	O
NES	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
/Super	O
Famicom	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
compact	O
,	O
redesigned	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
NES/Famicom	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
elected	O
to	O
revert	O
to	O
the	O
top-loading	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
with	O
the	O
NES	O
due	O
to	O
reliability	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
front-loading	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
targeting	O
the	O
educational	O
market	O
with	O
PC-like	O
styling	O
,	O
Uemura	O
styled	O
the	O
Famicom	O
like	O
a	O
toy	O
as	O
a	O
cheaper	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uemura	O
had	O
considered	O
PC-like	O
styling	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
but	O
elected	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
horizontally-oriented	O
design	O
suited	O
for	O
placement	O
on	O
the	O
floor	O
;	O
he	O
felt	O
Japanese	O
consumers	O
would	O
prefer	O
the	O
latter	O
as	O
more	O
relaxing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controllers	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
adoption	O
among	O
Japanese	O
consumers	O
easier	O
;	O
despite	O
arriving	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
later	O
than	O
its	O
competitors	O
,	O
the	O
Game	O
&	O
Watch-inspired	O
design	O
provided	O
a	O
familiar	O
control	O
scheme	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
already	O
played	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
handheld	B-Application
electronic	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
especially	O
with	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
D-pad	B-Device
for	O
versatility	O
across	O
game	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
among	O
Nintendo	O
employees	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
lunch	O
box	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
design	O
—	O
credited	O
to	O
engineer	O
Masayuki	O
Yukawa	O
—	O
included	O
a	O
front-loading	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
mechanism	O
that	O
was	O
modeled	O
after	O
a	O
videocassette	O
recorder	O
,	O
mainly	O
intended	O
to	O
further	O
remove	O
the	O
console	O
from	O
the	O
stigma	O
of	O
its	O
contemporaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uemura	O
later	O
revealed	O
in	O
2020	O
that	O
the	O
redesign	O
was	O
also	O
intended	O
to	O
prevent	O
a	O
short	B-Application
circuit	I-Application
via	O
direct	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
hardware	O
during	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
insertion	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
especially	O
problematic	O
in	O
a	O
household	O
full	O
of	O
static-inducing	O
furniture	O
in	O
a	O
semi-arid	O
climate	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
the	O
case	O
in	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
Great	O
Plains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
peripherals	O
that	O
accompanied	O
the	O
AVS	O
were	O
scrapped	O
,	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
was	O
kept	O
,	O
albeit	O
in	O
a	O
cost-reduced	O
form	O
as	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
by	O
advertising	O
manager	O
Gail	O
Tilden	O
,	O
helped	O
convince	O
reluctant	O
toy	B-Device
shops	I-Device
to	O
place	O
orders	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
before	O
it	O
launched	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
French	O
NES	O
consoles	O
is	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
an	O
AV	O
port	O
that	O
outputs	O
RGB	O
video	O
via	O
a	O
SCART	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
instead	O
of	O
composite	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
NES	O
is	O
not	O
capable	O
of	O
RGB	O
output	O
(	O
in	O
its	O
original	O
form	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
converts	O
the	O
native	O
composite	O
signal	O
to	O
RGB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
prohibitively	O
expensive	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
poorly	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
;	O
the	O
Samurai	O
brand	O
was	O
later	O
reused	O
on	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
unauthorised	O
Famiclone	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redesigned	O
by	O
Lance	O
Barr	O
,	O
the	O
New-Style	O
NES	O
has	O
a	O
vertical	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
to	O
prevent	O
reliability	O
issues	O
common	O
with	O
the	O
spring-loaded	O
mechanism	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
also	O
removed	O
composite	O
video	O
output	O
,	O
leaving	O
only	O
RF	O
output	O
available	O
on	O
it	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
later	O
produced	O
a	O
rare	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
that	O
replaced	O
RF	O
with	O
the	O
AV	O
"	O
multi-out	O
"	O
port	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
New-Style	O
NES	O
,	O
it	O
came	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
redesigned	O
controller	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
controller	O
;	O
colloquially	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
dog	O
bone	O
"	O
controller	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
resemblance	O
in	O
shape	O
to	O
one	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
retailed	O
separately	O
for	O
$15	O
( $	O
in	O
dollars	O
)	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
Famicom	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
appearance	O
to	O
the	O
New-Style	O
NES	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
former	O
lacks	O
the	O
"	O
bump	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
shorter	O
Famicom	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
RAM	B-Architecture
Adapter	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
two	O
"	O
dog	O
bone	O
"	O
controllers	O
;	O
while	O
this	O
allowed	O
for	O
easy	O
replacement	O
of	O
defective	O
controllers	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
hardwired	O
ones	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
,	O
games	O
that	O
utilized	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
in	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
's	O
second	O
controller	O
are	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
New	O
Famicom	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
New	O
Famicom	O
included	O
composite	O
video	O
output	O
,	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
RF-only	O
Famicom	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
come	O
bundled	O
with	O
an	O
AV	O
cable	O
or	O
an	O
AC	O
adapter	O
(	O
they	O
were	O
sold	O
separately	O
)	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
assumed	O
that	O
prospective	O
customers	O
were	O
in	O
possession	O
of	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
could	O
use	O
the	O
cables	O
intended	O
for	O
that	O
system	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
Famicom	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
September	O
2003	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-General_Concept
Famicom	I-General_Concept
Jr.	I-General_Concept
due	O
to	O
part	O
scarcity	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
official	O
end	O
of	O
Famicom/NES	O
production	O
;	O
the	O
disk	O
rewriting	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
was	O
also	O
terminated	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sharp	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
Television	I-Device
,	O
often	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
C1	O
NES	O
TV	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
CRT	O
television	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
Famicom/NES	O
that	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Sharp	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
C1	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
having	O
provided	O
the	O
high-quality	O
screenshots	B-Application
displayed	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
of	O
the	O
period	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
better	O
picture	O
quality	O
than	O
a	O
Famicom	O
or	O
NES	O
paired	O
with	O
a	O
separate	O
television	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
direct	O
internal	O
display	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
TV	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
two	O
sizes	O
;	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
14-inch	O
model	O
for	O
¥	O
93,000	O
MSRP	B-Protocol
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
1983	O
,	O
a	O
19-inch	O
model	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
for	O
¥	O
145,000	O
MSRP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
systems	O
feature	O
two	O
built-in	O
programs	O
,	O
JR	O
GRAPHIC	O
and	O
TV	O
NOTE	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
were	O
additionally	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
multicart	O
containing	O
trial	B-License
versions	I-License
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
no	I-Application
Sansuu	I-Application
Asobi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
this	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
was	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
C1	O
and	O
represented	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
licensed	O
multicarts	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
Super	O
Famicom-based	O
SF1	B-Device
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
is	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
produced	O
by	O
Sharp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Twin	O
Famicom	O
is	O
a	O
licensed	O
Nintendo	O
product	O
that	O
combines	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
into	O
a	O
single	O
piece	O
of	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
Twin	O
Famicom	O
include	O
a	O
slot	O
for	O
Famicom	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
slot	O
for	O
the	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
's	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
(	O
called	O
"	O
Disk	O
Cards	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
switch	O
located	O
right	O
below	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
formats	O
,	O
a	O
power	O
button	O
,	O
a	O
reset	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
eject	O
button	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
has	O
slots	O
for	O
controller	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Twin	O
Famicom	O
has	O
the	O
expansion	B-Device
port	I-Device
present	O
in	O
other	O
Famicom	O
variations	O
that	O
allows	O
additional	O
peripherals	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
labeled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
also	O
features	O
three	O
additional	O
expansion	B-Device
ports	I-Device
;	O
port	O
"	O
B	O
"	O
is	O
located	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
of	O
port	O
"	O
A	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
ports	O
"	O
C	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
D	O
"	O
are	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
rear	O
,	O
hidden	O
by	O
a	O
removable	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Twin	O
Famicom	O
generates	O
an	O
NTSC	O
signal	O
,	O
but	O
outputs	O
composite	O
video	O
and	O
monophonic	O
audio	O
via	O
RCA	B-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
instead	O
of	O
using	O
an	O
RF	O
modulator	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
greater	O
audiovisual	O
quality	O
on	O
TVs	O
and	O
monitors	O
with	O
such	O
inputs	O
;	O
such	O
connections	O
were	O
rare	O
in	O
Japan	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
is	O
a	O
Famicom-based	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
produced	O
by	O
Sharp	O
Corporation	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
additionally	O
features	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
pressure-sensitive	O
touchpad	B-Application
,	O
enabling	O
users	O
to	O
produce	O
subtitles	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
during	O
gameplay	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
perform	O
other	O
basic	O
editing	O
functions	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
is	O
present	O
to	O
enable	O
video	O
narration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
relatively	O
obscure	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
has	O
recently	O
seen	O
increased	O
interest	O
from	O
fans	O
,	O
hackers/modders	O
,	O
and	O
collectors	O
on	O
the	O
secondary	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
historical	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
collectors	O
are	O
highly	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
improved	O
picture	O
quality	O
resulting	O
from	O
its	O
internal	O
RGB	O
video	O
generation	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
shared	O
only	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
arcade	O
systems	O
;	O
the	O
Famicom	O
Titler	O
is	O
recognized	O
by	O
collectors	O
as	O
a	O
practical	O
way	O
to	O
obtain	O
such	O
a	O
system	O
appropriate	O
for	O
modern	O
television	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
is	O
also	O
popular	O
within	O
the	O
modding	B-Device
community	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
ease	O
of	O
modification	O
in	O
outputting	O
a	O
true	O
RGB	O
signal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
March	O
1984	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Vs.	B-Device
Tennis	I-Device
,	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo-Pak	O
conversion	O
kits	O
used	O
for	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
3	I-Application
;	O
based	O
on	O
Famicom	O
hardware	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
introduce	O
Famicom	O
games	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
without	O
committing	O
to	O
a	O
general	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
retailers	O
were	O
hesitant	O
in	O
doing	O
so	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lingering	O
fallout	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
crash	O
the	O
year	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
cabinet	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
were	O
initially	O
produced	O
;	O
collectively	O
called	O
the	O
VS.	B-Application
DualSystem	I-Application
,	O
both	O
had	O
dual-screen	O
setups	O
,	O
with	O
distinctions	O
made	O
between	O
an	O
upright	O
and	O
a	O
sit-down	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complaints	O
about	O
the	O
upright	O
VS.	B-Application
DualSystem	I-Application
's	O
size	O
from	O
operators	O
led	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
later	O
introduce	O
the	O
VS.	B-Application
UniSystem	I-Application
in	O
1985	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
upright	O
cabinet	O
and	O
only	O
one	O
motherboard	O
while	O
including	O
two	O
control	O
sets	O
to	O
support	O
two-player	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
VS.	O
System	O
's	O
hardware	O
was	O
virtually	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
it	O
included	O
more	O
random-access	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
(	O
RAM	B-Architecture
)	O
;	O
utilizing	O
the	O
bank	B-General_Concept
switching	I-General_Concept
technique	O
,	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
could	O
support	O
more	O
levels	O
and	O
features	O
than	O
their	O
console	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swapping	O
games	O
was	O
accomplished	O
by	O
replacing	O
the	O
existing	O
game	O
's	O
read-only	B-Device
memory	I-Device
(	O
ROM	B-Device
)	O
chip	O
with	O
the	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
desired	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
UniKit	O
conversion	O
kit	O
for	O
older	O
Nintendo	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
was	O
released	O
shortly	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
kit	O
sold	O
for	O
less	O
than	O
$	O
1,000	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
later	O
demonstrated	O
a	O
similar	O
kit	O
for	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
cabinets	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
system	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
August	O
1986	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
the	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
showcase	O
NES	O
games	O
while	O
maintaining	O
revenue	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
business	O
;	O
it	O
did	O
so	O
by	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
test	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
games	O
,	O
one	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
upright	O
cabinet	O
variants	O
of	O
the	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
were	O
offered	O
:	O
a	O
stacked	O
dual-screen	O
one	O
and	O
a	O
single-screen	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversion	O
kits	O
were	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
both	O
dual-screen	O
and	O
single-screen	O
formats	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
intended	O
for	O
converting	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
cabinets	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
intended	O
for	O
converting	O
standard	O
Nintendo	O
cabinets	O
;	O
the	O
company	O
later	O
offered	O
conversion	O
kits	O
for	O
VS.	B-Application
UniSystem	I-Application
cabinets	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
five-game	O
PlayChoice-5	O
kit	O
made	O
available	O
alongside	O
the	O
standard	O
ten-game	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
additionally	O
offered	O
a	O
countertop	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
:	O
the	O
PlayChoice	O
CounterTop	O
System	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
two	O
control	O
sets	O
side-by-side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
were	O
distributed	O
on	O
printed	O
circuit	O
boards	O
(	O
PCBs	O
)	O
featuring	O
ROM	B-Device
chips	I-Device
and	O
were	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
motherboard	O
with	O
edge	O
connectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
themselves	O
have	O
minor	O
differences	O
compared	O
to	O
their	O
console	O
counterparts	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
including	O
game	O
instructions	O
;	O
some	O
games	O
had	O
other	O
differences	O
,	O
with	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
using	O
a	O
battery	B-Protocol
save	I-Protocol
to	O
remember	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
initials	O
for	O
high	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
53	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
confirmed	O
to	O
have	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
was	O
not	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
Famicom	O
games	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
promoted	O
the	O
Famicom	O
Adapter	O
as	O
an	O
alternate	O
method	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
acted	O
more	O
as	O
an	O
AV	O
passthrough	O
device	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
emulator	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
switch	O
included	O
on	O
it	O
to	O
shift	O
between	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
outputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
hardware	O
incompatibility	O
,	O
the	O
prototype	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
controllers	O
were	O
compatible	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
pessimism	O
of	O
North	O
American	O
retailers	O
,	O
Yamauchi	O
was	O
still	O
convinced	O
that	O
a	O
launch	O
there	O
was	O
feasible	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
ordered	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
Famicom-based	O
arcade	O
system	O
called	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
to	O
gauge	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
games	O
there	O
;	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
encouraged	O
Yamauchi	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Lance	O
Barr	O
and	O
Don	O
James	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
of	O
which	O
then	O
held	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
"	O
Design	O
&	O
Brand	O
Director	O
"	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
(	O
NOA	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Famicom	O
was	O
initially	O
redesigned	O
to	O
resemble	O
a	O
home	O
computer	O
;	O
christened	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Advanced	O
Video	O
System	O
(	O
AVS	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
featured	O
peripherals	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
,	O
a	O
musical	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
a	O
tape	O
drive	O
,	O
infrared	O
wireless	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
folding	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
itself	O
featured	O
a	O
Famicom-like	O
top-loading	O
system	O
and	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
D-pad	B-Device
had	O
a	O
square	O
shape	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intended	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
authorized	O
service	O
centers	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Class	O
Service	O
program	O
(	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
May	O
–	O
June	O
1990	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
can	O
detect	O
problems	O
with	O
AV	B-Protocol
cables	I-Protocol
,	O
power	O
supplies	O
,	O
and	O
game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
produced	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
