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 uring the mid
1980's and early 1990's, the NES invaded the U.S. and obsessed millions of children (yours
truly included). In school, it was "hip" to talk about NES games and share strategies with
friends; those unfortunate enough not to have an NES were considered "uncool." With this
section, I hope to share with you memories of how it was like growing up in the NES era, from
someone who considers himself very lucky to have lived during that magical time.
System Specifications:
| Manufacturer: |
Nintendo |
| Catch Phrase: |
"Now you're playing with power." |
| Year Released: |
1985 (1983 in Japan) |
| CPU: |
6502 8-bit MOS |
| CPU Speed: |
1.79 MHz |
| RAM: |
16 Kbits (2 Kbytes) |
| Video RAM: |
16 Kbits (2 Kbytes) |
| Picture Resolution: |
256x240 Pixels |
| Color Palette: |
52 |
| Max Colors at Once: |
25 |
| Max Sprite Size: |
8x16 Pixels |
| Max Sprites: |
64 |
| Sound Channels: |
2 Square Wave, 1 Triangle Wave, 1 Noise,1 DPCM |
| Min/Max Cart Size: |
192 Kbits/6 Mbits* |
* The largest licensed NES cart, Kirby's Adventure, is six megabits, but
there isn't really a max size since all PRG-ROM/CHR-ROM can be mapped-in by memory mappers.
There are also multi-game carts (e.g. the Action 52 and various pirate carts) that are
larger than Kirby's Adventure.
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