<s>
The	O
Tristar	B-Device
64	I-Device
is	O
an	O
unlicensed	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
(	O
N64	B-Operating_System
)	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Produced	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
by	O
Future	O
Laboratory	O
,	O
the	O
Tristar	B-Device
64	I-Device
features	O
two	O
additional	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
ports	O
which	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
accept	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
created	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
,	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Famicom	O
)	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
then	O
emulates	O
the	O
NES	O
(	O
via	O
an	O
NES-on-a-chip	B-Operating_System
)	O
or	O
SNES	B-Application
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
to	O
be	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
also	O
features	O
built-in	O
cheat	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
functionality	O
through	O
a	O
program	O
called	O
the	O
X-Terminator	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Memory	O
Editor	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
SRAM	B-Architecture
and	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
saved	O
game	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
archived	O
and	O
edited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tristar	B-Device
64	I-Device
requires	O
a	O
separate	O
power	O
supply	O
,	O
and	O
connects	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
set	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
RCA	B-Protocol
composite	I-Protocol
output	I-Protocol
cables	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
's	O
own	O
video	O
output	O
being	O
first	O
routed	O
through	O
the	O
Tristar	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tristar	B-Device
64	I-Device
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
8	I-Device
,	O
a	O
device	O
which	O
allowed	O
NES	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
SNES	B-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
