Quick Specs

  • Manufacturer: Nintendo
  • First release: July 15, 1983 (Japan, as Famicom); October 18, 1985 (US, as NES)
  • Designed by: Nintendo R&D2 (led by Masayuki Uemura)
  • CPU: Ricoh 2A03/2A07 (6502-based, ~1.79 MHz NTSC)
  • Memory: 2 KB RAM, 2 KB VRAM (base)
  • Graphics: Ricoh 2C02 PPU
  • Game format: Cartridges

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