Nintendo Entertainment System

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

See also

• Gamecube
• Wii
• WiiWare
• Wii Channels
• Virtual Console