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The Ricoh 2A03 or RP2A03 (NTSC version) / Ricoh 2A07 or RP2A07 (PAL version) is an 8-bit microprocessor manufactured by Ricoh for the Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. It was also used as a sound chip and secondary CPU by Nintendo's arcade games Punch-Out!! and Donkey Kong 3.
The VS. System went on to become the highest-grossing arcade platform of 1985 in the United States, [28] [29] and Hogan's Alley and Excitebike became the top two highest-grossing arcade system games that year. [30] The success of the VS. System gave Nintendo the confidence to repackage the Famicom for North America as the NES. Nintendo's strong ...
The PlayChoice-10 is an arcade system developed and marketed by Nintendo. Released in August 1986 as the successor to the Nintendo VS. System, the PlayChoice-10 was developed as a means to showcase NES games while maintaining revenue from the arcade business; it did so by allowing players to test up to ten games, one at a time.
Nintendo were initially discouraged after the crash, with Nintendo of America's market research being met with warnings to stay away from home consoles and US retailers refusing to stock game consoles. As a result, Nintendo instead introduced the Famicom to North America in the form of an arcade hardware, the Nintendo VS. System, in 1984. It ...
[3] [8] In particular the system incorporates a Ricoh 2A03 CPU and an NTSC [4] Ricoh 2c02 PPU, on a custom printed circuit board. [2] [14] [15] A notable original chip which was omitted included the lockout chip used on the NES. [3] The system was designed to be compatible with NES, Famicom, and Famicom Disk System titles. [2]
This category includes a list of Nintendo Entertainment System games released on Nintendo VS. System arcade systems. Pages in category "Nintendo VS. System games"
A size comparison of the (top to bottom) Wii (2006), GameCube (2001), Nintendo 64 (1996), North American SNES (1991) and the NES outside of Japan (1985) The Japanese multinational consumer electronics company Nintendo has developed seven home video game consoles and multiple portable consoles for use with external media, as well as dedicated consoles and other hardware for their consoles.
Nintendo: Famicom Modem: Used to connect to a Nintendo server which provided content such as jokes, news (mainly about Nintendo), game tips, weather reports for Japan and allowed a small number of games to be downloaded. Nintendo: Famicom RF Booster RF connector. Hori: Famicom S.D. System Plugs into system's expansion slot for use with ...