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
• NES:Playing Game Backups
• Creating Game Save Backups
• Applying ROM Patches
• NES:Homebrew Games List
• NES:List of NES Games with Save Batteries

Technical Information

• Model Differences
• NES:Region Information
• NES:Connector Pinouts

General Mods

• NES:In-Game Reset (IGR)
• NES:Region-Free Mod (CIC, cart adapter)
• NES:Region Free Controller Mods
• Write-Protect Bypass for FDS-3206 disk drives

 

Video Mods

• NES:Video Output Notes
• (HDMI) Hi-Def NES
• (RGB or S-Video) NESRGB
• (RGB) PlayChoice-10 PPU Mod
• NES:(Composite) Top Loader AV Mod
• NES:Dejitter Mod

Audio Mods

• NES:"Stereo" Audio Mod
• Expansion (EXP) Audio Mod
• NES:ENIO Expansion board

Repair Guides

• Blinking Light / Solid Color Screen:
  • NES:Disabling CIC Chip
  • 72 Pin Connector Refurbishment
  • Game Cartridge / Connector Cleaning
  • NES:Blinking Light Win
• Replacing Capacitors
• NES:Famicom Disk System Glitching Sprites Fix
• NES:Famicom Disk System Belt Replacement

 

Accessories

Flash Carts EverDrive N8 (discontinued) Everdrive N8 Pro PowerPak FDSStick NES:Magic Wild Card FDSKey

3D Printables NES Front Loader Shell NES Controller Shell NES Front Loader Cart Slot Lid Top Loader Rear Port Top Loader Rear Port with Mini-DIN Top Loader SNES Multi-Out Replacement Panel NES:Height Defnes

Other Replacement Power Supplies NES:Controller Adapters NES:Repair Tools Blinking Light Win NES:Capacitor Kit NES:NullCIC NES:OpenTendo