<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
8	I-Device
,	O
also	O
sold	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Tri-star	O
or	O
Tristar	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
unlicensed	O
video	O
game	O
peripheral	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
run	O
games	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
8	I-Device
utilized	O
an	O
NES-on-a-chip	B-Operating_System
integrated	O
circuit	O
to	O
duplicate	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
's	O
own	O
cartridge	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
8	I-Device
's	O
appearance	O
is	O
a	O
light	O
grey	O
,	O
squarish	O
adapter	O
that	O
is	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
so	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
allowed	O
the	O
playing	O
of	O
8-bit	O
NES	O
and	O
Famicom	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
an	O
RF	O
out	O
and	O
a	O
SNES	B-Application
type	O
multi-out	O
connector	O
providing	O
RCA	B-Protocol
output	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
lead	O
goes	O
from	O
the	O
Tri-Star	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
 '	O
multi-out	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
plug	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
A/V	O
lead	O
and/or	O
RF	O
lead	O
into	O
the	O
Tri-Star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
a	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
Tri-Star	O
passes	O
through	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
composite	O
video	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
8	I-Device
features	O
three	O
cartridge	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
these	O
ports	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
onboard	O
NOAC	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
fit	O
NES	O
and	O
Famicom	O
cartridges	O
,	O
respectively	O
:	O
despite	O
otherwise	O
featuring	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
,	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
NES	O
game	O
cartridges	O
used	O
a	O
72-pin	O
design	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
slightly	O
larger	O
cartridges	O
than	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
60-pin	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
port	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
fit	O
standard	O
SNES	B-Application
cartridges	O
,	O
and	O
merely	O
connected	O
with	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
's	O
native	O
hardware	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
8	I-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
play	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
idea	O
was	O
later	O
employed	O
for	O
the	O
Tristar	B-Device
64	I-Device
,	O
an	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
both	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
8	I-Device
is	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
both	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
NES	O
games	O
with	O
one	O
single	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
ports	O
:	O
one	O
for	O
standard	O
NES	O
cartridges	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Famicom	O
cartridges	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
SNES	B-Application
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNES	B-Application
games	O
operate	O
identically	O
to	O
their	O
original	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NES	O
games	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
have	O
their	O
controls	O
revamped	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
8	I-Device
also	O
plays	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
games	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
tabs	O
to	O
block	O
the	O
insertion	O
of	O
the	O
flat	O
back	O
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
games	O
are	O
n't	O
able	O
to	O
function	O
properly	O
when	O
playing	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
8	I-Device
(	O
One	O
example	O
would	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
cartridge	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
+	I-Application
World	I-Application
there	O
are	O
many	O
occasions	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
screen	O
rolls	O
,	O
rendering	O
gameplay	O
practically	O
impossible	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
specific	O
NES	O
joysticks	O
and	O
other	O
controller	O
peripherals	O
that	O
were	O
meant	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
consoles	O
usually	O
do	O
not	O
work	O
when	O
connecting	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
8	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
European	O
model	O
SNES	B-Application
users	O
are	O
only	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
European	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
,	O
other	O
overseas	O
games	O
were	O
incompatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
instruction	O
booklet	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
8	I-Device
apparently	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
8	I-Device
provides	O
RGB	O
output	O
,	O
however	O
this	O
is	O
actually	O
false	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
RGB-support	O
for	O
the	O
peripheral	O
at	O
all	O
—	O
as	O
the	O
pass-through	O
lead	O
that	O
is	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
multi-out	O
only	O
carries	O
composite	O
video	O
and	O
stereo	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
