Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo Entertainment System

North American NES Japanese Famicom
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Generation	Third generation
Retail availability	JP July 15, 1983 NA October 18, 1985 EU September 1, 1986 AUS 1987
Discontinued	NA August 14, 1995 JP September 2003
Units sold	61.91 million
Media	ROM cartridge, Floppy Disk
CPU	1.79MHz Ricoh 2A03 8-bit processor
Best-selling game	Super Mario Bros. (pack-in), 40.23 million Super Mario Bros. 3, 18 million Super Mario Bros. 2, 10 million
Predecessor	Color TV Game
Successor	Super Nintendo

The Nintendo Entertainment System (abbreviated to NES or Nintendo) is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe and Australia in 1985. In most of Asia, including Japan (where it was first launched in 1983), China, Vietnam, Singapore, Middle East and Hong Kong, it was released as the Family Computer (ファミリーコンピュータ Famirī Konpyūta), commonly abbreviated as the Famicom (ファミコン Famikon, or FC for short). In South Korea, it was known as the Hyundai Comboy (현대 컴보이) and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics. In Russia, an unlicensed clone was manufactured called Dendy (Де́нди). Similarly in India, clones were popular by the names of Little Master and Wiz Kid It was succeeded by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

As the best-selling gaming console of its time, the NES helped revitalize the US video game industry following the video game crash of 1983, and set the standard for subsequent consoles in everything from game design to controller layout. In addition, with the NES, Nintendo introduced a now-standard business model of software licensing for third-party developers.

Virtual Console Global Problems (NES)

NES Global Problems

Problems that may occur with any NES title on Dolphin are listed below.

DirectX with NES Games

Most NES games suffer strange graphical issues when using the DirectX backend with some graphics drivers; notably NVIDIA. This is a driver bug.

NVIDIA Title Corruption

As of 5.0-4869, the D3D driver bugs can be worked around by setting Ubershaders to Exclusive/Synchronous (Ubershaders). It's unknown what exactly is going on with the driver that's causing Exclusive Ubershaders/Synchronous (Ubershaders) to work properly.

This seems to have been rectified at some point, though it's unclear what resolved it.

Virtual Console Compatibility List (NES)

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Compatibility	Description
	Perfect: No issues at all!
	Playable: Runs well, only minor graphical or audio glitches. Games can be played all the way through
	Starts: Starts, maybe even plays well, but crashes or major graphical/audio glitches
	Intro/Menu: Hangs/crashes somewhere between booting and starting
	Broken: Crashes when booting
	Unknown: Has not been tested yet

Region indicator	Region description
AU	Australia
CA	Canada (NTSC /w French translation)
EU	Europe, PAL/SECAM territories
JP	Japan and Asia (NTSC-J)
KO	Korea
NA	North America and NTSC territories
RU	Russia

Title	Year	Region	Compatibility
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia	2009	NA/EU	5
Adventure Island aka Dragon's Curse aka Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima	2007	JP/NA/EU/AU/KO	5
Adventure Island II aka Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima II	2010	JP/EU	Template:Ratings/Adventure Island
Adventures of Lolo	2007	JP/NA/EU/KO	5
Adventures of Lolo 2	2007	NA/EU	5
Atlantis no Nazo	2008	JP	5
Balloon Fight	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Baseball aka Moero!! Pro Yakyū	2006	JP/NA/EU	5
Bases Loaded aka Moero!! Pro Yakyuu	2008	JP/NA	5
Battle City	2007	JP	5
Binary Land	2011	JP	5
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa	2008	JP/NA/EU	5
Blades of Steel	2007	NA/EU	5
Blaster Master aka Chō Wakusei Senki: Metafight	2009	JP/NA/EU	5
Bokosuka Wars	2008	JP	5
Bubble Bobble	2007	JP/NA/EU/KO	5
BurgerTime	2011	JP/NA	5
Castlevania aka Akumajō Dracula	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest aka Dracula II: Noroi no Fūin	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse aka Akumajō Densetsu	2008	JP/NA/EU	5
Chack'n Pop	2008	JP	5
Challenger	2007	JP	5
Championship Lode Runner	2009	JP	5
City Connection	2008	JP/NA/EU	5
Clu Clu Land	2008	JP/NA/EU	5
Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge aka Bikkuri Nekketsu Shin Kiroku! Harukanaru Kin Medal	2009	NA/JP	5
Devil World	2008	JP/EU	5
Dig Dug	2008	JP/NA/EU	5
Donkey Kong	2006	JP/NA/EU	5
Donkey Kong 3	2008	JP/NA/EU/AU	5
Donkey Kong Jr.	2006	JP/NA/EU/AU	5
Donkey Kong Jr. Math aka Donkey Kong Jr. no Sansū Asobi	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Double Dragon	2008	JP/NA/EU	5
Double Dragon II: The Revenge	2012	JP/NA/EU	5
Double Dribble	2007	NA/EU	5
Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai	2007	JP/KO	5
Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zenin Shūgō!	2009	JP	5
Dragon Buster	2009	JP	5
Druaga no Tou	2007	JP	5
Elevator Action	2007	JP/NA	5
Esper Dream	2007	JP	5
Excitebike	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Exerion	2007	JP	5
Famicom Mukashibanashi: Shin Onigashima (Zengohen)	2007	JP	Template:Ratings/Famicom Mukashibanashi: Shin Onigashima (Zengohen)
Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shōjo (Zengohen)	2009	JP	Template:Ratings/Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shōjo (Zengohen)
Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Kōkeisha (Zengohen)	2007	JP	Template:Ratings/Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Kōkeisha (Zengohen)
Famicom Wars	2009	JP	5
Faxanadu	2010	JP/NA/EU	5
Field Combat	2007	JP	5
Final Fantasy	2009	JP/NA	5
Final Fantasy II	2009	JP	5
Final Fantasy III	2009	JP	5
Fire Emblem Gaiden	2009	JP	5
Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi	2009	JP	5
Flappy	2007	JP	5
Formation Z	2009	JP	5
Front Line	2007	JP	5
Galaga	2007	JP/NA/EU/KO	5
Ganbare Goemon 2	2012	JP	5
Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ōgon Kiseru	2012	JP	5
Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū	2007	JP	5
Getsu Fūma Den	2009	JP	5
Gomoku Narabe Renju	2006	JP	5
Gradius	2006	JP/NA/EU	5
Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou	2007	JP	5
Ghosts 'n Goblins aka Makaimura	2007	NA/EU	Template:Ratings/Ghosts 'n Goblins
Hanjuku Hero	2007	JP	5
Ice Climber	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Ice Hockey	2006	JP/NA/EU	5
Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu: Subette Koronde Dairantō	2009	JP	5
Ikki	2007	JP	5
Joy Mech Fight	2008	JP/KO	5
Kanshaku Tamanage Kantarō no Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi	2008	JP	5
Kekkyoku Nankyoku Daibouken	2007	JP/KO	5
Kid Icarus aka Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami	2007	JP/NA/EU/KO	5
King's Knight	2007	JP/NA	5
Kirby's Adventure aka Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari	2007	JP/NA/EU/KO	5
Legend of Kage, The aka Kage no Densetsu	2006	JP/NA	5
Legend of Zelda, The aka The Hyrule Fantasy: Zelda no Densetsu	2006	JP/NA/EU/AU	5
Life Force aka Salamander	2008	JP/NA	5
Lode Runner	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Lunar Pool aka Lunar Ball	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Mach Rider	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Mappy	2008	JP	5
Mario Bros.	2006	JP/NA/EU/KO	5
Mega Man aka Rockman	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Mega Man 2 aka Rockman 2: Dr. Wily no Nazo	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Mega Man 3 aka Rockman 3: Dr. Wily no Saigo!?	2008	JP/NA/EU	5
Mega Man 4 aka Rockman 4: Arata Naru Yabou‼	2010	JP/NA/EU	5
Mega Man 5 aka Rockman 5: Blues no Wana!?	2011	JP/NA/EU	5
Metal Max	2010	JP	5
Metal Slader Glory	2007	JP	5
Metroid aka Metoroido	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Mighty Bomb Jack	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Milon's Secret Castle aka Meikyū Kumikyoku: Milon no Daibōken	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Moero! TwinBee: Cinnamon Hakushi wo Sukue!	2010	JP	5
Nazo no Murasame Jō	2008	JP	5
NES Open Tournament Golf aka Mario Golf	2007	JP/NA/EU/KO	5
NES Play Action Football	2007	NA	5
Ninja Gaiden aka Ninja Ryūkenden	2007	JP/NA/EU	Template:Ratings/Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos	2007	NA	5
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom	2008	NA	5
Ninja JaJaMaru-kun	2006	JP/NA/EU	5
Ninja-kun: Ashura no Shō	2009	JP	5
Ninja-kun: Majou no Bōken	2008	JP	5
Nuts & Milk	2007	JP	5
Operation Wolf	2008	NA/EU	5
Pac-Man	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Pinball	2006	JP/NA/EU	Template:Ratings/Pinbal
Pooyan	2007	JP	5
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom aka Salada no Kuni no Tomato Hime	2010	JP/NA	5
Punch-Out‼	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Renegade aka Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun	2008	JP/NA	5
River City Ransom aka Street Gangs aka Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari	2007	NA/EU	5
S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team	2011	NA/EU	5
SD Gundam World-Gachapon Senshi: Scramble Wars	2010	JP	5
SD Gundam World-Gachapon Senshi 2: Capsule Senki	2011	JP	5
Seicross	2011	JP	5
Shadow of the Ninja	2010	NA/EU	5
Skate or Die!	2007	EU	5
Sky Kid	2008	JP/NA	5
Smash Table Tennis aka Smash Ping Pong	2008	JP/EU	5
Soccer	2006	JP/NA/EU	5
Solomon's Key aka Solomon no Kagi	2006	JP/NA/EU/AUS	5
Spelunker	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
StarTropics	2008	NA/EU	5
Star Luster	2008	JP	5
Star Soldier	2007	JP/NA	5
Sugoro Quest: Dice no Senshi Tachi	2011	JP	5
Super C aka Probotector II: Return of the Evil Forces	2007	JP/NA	5
Super Dodge Ball aka Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu	2008	JP/NA/KO	5
Super Mario Bros.	2006	JP/NA/EU	5
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Super Mario Bros. 2 aka Super Mario Bros. USA	2007	JP/NA/EU/KO	5
Super Mario Bros. 3	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Takeshi no Chōsenjō	2009	JP	5
Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Kiken na Futari (Zengohen)	2009	JP	5
Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Shinjuku Chūō Kōen Satsujin Jiken	2008	JP	5
Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Toki no Sugiyuku Mama ni...	2009	JP	5
Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Yokohama-kō Renzoku Satsujin Jiken	2008	JP	5
Tecmo Bowl	2007	NA	5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aka Gekikame Ninja Den	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Tennis	2006	JP/NA/EU	5
Transformers: Convoy no Nazo	2008	JP	5
Tsuppari Ōzumō	2007	JP	5
TwinBee	2008	JP	5
Ufouria: The Saga aka Hebereke	2010	JP/NA/EU	5
Urban Champion	2006	JP/NA/EU/KO	5
Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu	2007	JP	5
Volguard II	2008	JP	5
Volleyball	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Wagan Land	2008	JP	Template:Ratings/Wagan Land
Wario's Woods aka Wario no Mori	2006	JP/NA/EU/AU	5
Wrecking Crew	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Xevious	2006	JP/NA/EU/KO	5
Yie Ar Kung-Fu	2009	JP	5
Yoshi aka Mario & Yoshi aka Yoshi no Tamago	2007	JP/NA/KO	5
Yoshi's Cookie	2008	JP/NA/EU/KO	5
Zanac	2007	JP/NA	5
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link aka Zelda no Densetsu 2: Link no Bōken	2007	JP/NA/EU	5
Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II	2009	NA	5
Zoids: Mokushiroku	2009	JP	5

See also

• GameCube
• Wii
• WiiWare
• Wii Channels
• Virtual Console