NES:NES Mods Wiki



The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit console from the third generation of video game consoles. The console was launched as the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan on July 15th, 1983 before later being released in North America (October 18th, 1985) and Europe (September 1st, 1986) as the NES. A floppy drive add-on — the Family Computer Disk System (FDS) — was released in 1986 in Japan.

General Information

 *  Creating Game Backups
 *  Playing Game Backups
 *  Creating Game Save Backups
 *  Applying ROM Patches
 *  Homebrew Games List

Technical Information

 * Model Differences
 *  Connector Pinouts
 *  Region Information

General Mods

 *  In-Game Reset (IGR)
 *  Region-Free Mod (CIC, cart adapter)
 *  Region Free Controller Mods

Video Mods

 *  Video Output Notes
 *  (HDMI) Hi-Def NES
 * (RGB or S-Video) NESRGB
 *  (RGB) Playchoice-10 PPU Mod
 *  (Composite) Top Loader AV Mod
 *  Dejitter Mod
 *  Dot Crawl Fix (composite subcarrier pin lift)

Audio Mods

 * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> "Stereo" Audio Mod
 * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Expansion (EXP) Audio Mod
 * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> ENIO Expansion board

Repair Guides

 * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Blinking Light / Solid Color Screen
 * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Disabling CIC Chip
 * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Boiling 72 pin Connector
 * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Game Cartridge / Connector Cleaning </li>
 * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Blinking Light Win
 * <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Replacing Capacitors