Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

General NES information
The Nintendo Entertainment System (or NES) was released by Nintendo in 1983 (as the Famicom), 1985 (as the NES), 1986, and 1987. The system used cartridges. The NES's Japanese counterpart, the Famicom (Family Computer), also used cartridges. It was released in 1983. The North American NES was released in 1985. The British (or UK) version of the NES was also released in 1985. The EUR version of the NES was released in 1986. The EU/AU version was released in 1987.

NES-101
The NES-101 is a later model of the NES. It was also known as the NES 2, NES Toploader, and the Control Deck. It was released in 1993.

Sharp Nintendo Television
The Sharp Nintendo Television was a television by Sharp that was licensed by Nintendo. The TV had a built-in Famicom.

Famicom
The Famicom was the NES's Japanese counterpart. It was also known as the Family Computer. It was released in 1983.

Famicom Disk System
The Famicom Disk System was released in 1986. Instead of cartridges, the FDS used floppy discs. There were different types of FDS floppy discs. The types were yellow (normal games), blue (fax games), white (prototypes), pink (tests), and gold (special games, only given to winners of a Nintendo competition).

Famiclones
Famiclones are pretty much bootleg consoles of the NES and Famicom that are compatible with Famicom or NES games. Sometimes, they are compatible with both NES and Famicom games, but those kinds of consoles are very rare. Click here to learn more about Famiclones. (Note: The article has not been created yet)

NES hardware specs
NES hardware specs:
 * Processor: 6508 8-bit
 * Game format: Cartridges, could store 0.5 MB?
 * Controller type: Wired
 * Video outputs: Antenna, RF, RCA, Composite
 * Audio outputs: Array
 * CPU speed: 1.79 MHz
 * GPU speed: 5.32 MHz
 * System RAM: 2 KB
 * CPU cores: 1
 * Video RAM: 2 KB
 * Internal ROM: 32 KB
 * Power Adapter: External