NES Controller

The NES Controller is a basic design, with two face buttons, two smaller face buttons for Start/Select and a d-pad. The simple design allowed for new players to easily pick up and play games, though it could be quite limiting when more complicated games arrived. The Famicom Controllers are similar, but are wired directly to the console and match the Famicom's colour scheme. The second player Famicom controller lacks the start and select buttons, but features a microphone and volume slider for said microphone. This microphone had extremely limited uses and was dropped when the NES was designed.

NES Zapper

The NES Zapper is a light-gun; a toy gun that can aim and shoot at the television, in order to influence the game. This accessory is famously associated with the common pack-in title, "Duck Hunt", though it also saw use in other games, such as "Wild Gunman" and "Hogan's Alley". The Japanese version, the Famicom Gun, is designed after Nintendo's old toy, the Nintendo Beam Gun, which itself was based off of a real life gun, a Colt Single-Action Army revolver. Due to concerns that it'd be mistaken for a real gun in the United States, a nation where citizens can own handguns, the Famicom Gun was redesigned into the much more toy-like NES Zapper. It would later get recoloured from gray to a bright orange, to really emphasise that it wasn't a real firearm.

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R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy)

R.O.B. is a robot toy that operates off of four AA batteries and moves around, based on signals that flash on the television screen. The device largely uses the same technology as the NES Zapper, but with more variation in what signals it recognises. R.O.B. was released as way to further push the NES as not a videogame console overseas, since the large number of lacklustre games on other consoles had made people wary of videogame consoles. This device helped to push the NES as more of a toy for children, though it only saw limited usage once released, only being compatible with its packaged game, "Gyromite", and the separately released "Stack-Up".

5 Coloured Blocks (for R.O.B.)

The 5 coloured blocks are used alongside R.O.B. for the game they are packaged with, "Stack Up". The blocks are made of a thick, durable plastic and each one is a unique colour: blue, green, red, white and yellow. The player must arrange these blocks in certain formations, in order to beat levels in "Stack Up". However, there's no way for the game to confirm you've arranged them correctly, so it can be easily cheated. The hardware code for these is confirmed in "Stack Up"'s manual.

5 Block Trays (for R.O.B.)

The 5 block trays are used alongside R.O.B. for the game they are packaged with, "Stack Up". These trays hold the coloured blocks mentioned before, and are strong enough to hold all five at a time. The hardware code for these is confirmed in "Stack Up"'s manual.

2 Block Hands (for R.O.B.)

The 2 block hands are used alongside R.O.B. for the game they are packaged with, "Stack Up". These hands have small foam cushions that allow ROB to pick up and place blocks with a variable amount of grip, so that it doesn't grip the blocks to tightly or loosely. The hardware code for these is confirmed in "Stack Up"'s manual.

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Aerial Extension Cable

The Aerial Extension Cable is an RF cable with two different connectors on either side of the cable, made with the intention of connecting the Aerial Switch Box to a television, and generally providing a longer RF connection than the RF Switch. This accessory was only available bundled with the Nintendo 64 in certain European countries, and due to its Belling-Lee connectors, is only compatible with PAL region TVs.

Aerial Switch Box

The Aerial Switch Box is a device with a physical switch, along with two RF IN ports and an RF OUT port. The RF IN ports are labelled "GAME" and "AER" (aerial), so that you can connect a videogame console and a TV set/video player via RF cables to the RF IN ports, and then connect them simultaneously to a television via the RF OUT port and Aerial Extension Cable. The physical switch can then be used to switch between the videogame console or cable TV/VHS, without needing to repeatedly unplug and setup multiple devices. Despite the heavy implication that a game console and TV/VHS device should be used with the device, really any two devices can be hooked up at any time, such as two videogame consoles; the labels are just there to help with organisation. This accessory was only available bundled with the Nintendo 64 in certain European countries, and due to its Belling-Lee connectors, is only compatible with PAL region TVs.

RF Cable

The RF Cable is a cable with two different connectors on either side of the cable (different from the Aerial Extension Cable), made with the intention of connecting the Aerial Switch Box (or simply a television) to the console, or the RF Modulator (NUS-003), which would then plug into the console. This accessory was only available bundled with the Nintendo 64 in certain European countries, and due to its Belling-Lee connectors, is only compatible with PAL region TVs.

NES Advantage Joystick

The NES Advantage Joystick is a desktop arcade stick intended to be used with genres more commonly associated with arcade setups, such as fighting games and shoot-em-ups. It has all the same buttons as a standard NES controller, though rather than having face and shoulder buttons, all buttons have been turned into much larger face buttons, and the D-pad has been replaced with a joystick, resembling the usual arcade control panel setup. This controller also features turbo dials for the A and B buttons; turning the dial adjusts how quickly the controller continuously presses the A/B button. There's a "slow" button, a feature that simply continuously presses the Start button, repeatedly pausing and unpausing the game to achieve a slowed-down gameplay experience. The cable that connects the controller to the NES console has two connectors, and flicking the Player switch allows the controller to act as either the Player 1 or Player 2 controller; used for games where the "multiplayer" is both players taking turns at playing the same game. This controller was only released in the United States and Europe.

NES MAX Controller

The NES MAX Controller is a redesigned NES Controller that has all of the same functionality, but with quality-of-life design changes, such as handles on each side, so people don't have to deal with the original controller's notoriously pointy corners poking into their hands. There's turbo buttons for the A and B button for toggleable button mashing, similar to the NES Advantage controller, and the D-pad is replaced with a slide pad, which can help prevent blisters from too much gaming.

Power Pad

The Power Pad is a large plastic mat that allows players to control videogames using their feet. This mat was largely used for various third-party fitness games, originally being released by Bandai in Japan for the game "Family Trainer". Nintendo later bought the rights to the game and accessory in North America, and redesigned the mat into the Power Pad. "Family Trainer" was renamed by Nintendo, to "World Class Track Meet" and was one of only eleven total games compatible with the accessory, half of which never released outside of Japan. This mat accessory would be the ancestor of the short-lived dance mat craze that existed during the early 2000s, with games such as "Dance Dance Revolution" using similar technology.

NES Hands Free Controller

The NES Hands Free is a controller created to allow the physically disabled and those with special needs a way to play NES games with needing to use their hands. The entire device is strapped onto the user, like a vest, with the controls sitting below and in front of the face. The "D-pad" is a large stick with a plastic-bowl end, where the player can use their chin to move the stick in different directions (a foam ball can also be attached, if the plastic becomes uncomfortable). The "A" and "B" buttons are controlled by an "articulation tube", a long plastic tube that the player can sip from and blow into to use either "A" or "B". Sipping or blowing harder activates the "Select" and "Start" buttons, respectively. There's two knobs to adjust how hard the user needs to sip or blow to activate "Select" and "Start", to prevent the user from accidentally pausing the game during gameplay. The location of the "D-pad" stick is adjustable via two moving arms. This accessory was only available by mail order, and only in the United States, for a relatively high price. As such, it's fairly rare accessory nowadays.

NES Control Deck Cleaner

The NES Control Deck Cleaner is a vaguely NES Cartridge-shaped accessory with a large hole that acts as a handle. The NES Control Deck Cleaner can be inserted into the NES console like a cartridge, to clean the contacts within the console. There's also a slot on the back where the NES Game Pak Cleaner (NES-031, see below) can be inserted when not in-use. This accessory was sold as part of the NES Cleaning Kit in both Europe and the United States.

NES Card Pak Cleaner

The NES Card Pak Cleaner is a small plastic stick with cloth pads on either end.  The NES Card Pak Cleaner can be used to clean the contacts on individual NES cartridges, in case the NES Control Deck Cleaner doesn't solve the issue. This accessory was sold as part of the NES Cleaning Kit in both Europe and the United States.

NES Satellite Remote

The NES Satellite is a peripheral that allows for four controllers to be connected simultaneously to a NES console, allowing four-player multiplayer for compatible titles. The peripheral is also wireless, using infrared technology, meaning that players can sit twice as far away from the console. There are three buttons and a switch; the Power button activates the NES Satellite, and the turbo A and B buttons spams the A or B button for every controller plugged in (though this feature is reportedly surprisingly slow). The CTRL/GUN switch is used to switch between either a regular controller or a NES Zapper. This is done to force games to recognise the NES Zapper, regardless of which port its plugged into, as some games will only register the NES Zapper if it's plugged into Controller Port 2. The NES Satellite Remote requires six C-type batteries to power on.

NES Satellite Receiver

The NES Satellite Receiver was bundled with the NES Satellite Remote, and is used to receive infrared signals from the NES Satellite Remote. The receiver is plugged into the NES console's two controller ports, and draws power from the console. The receiver is designed specifically to look like a natural extension of the console.

NES Four Score

The NES Four Score is essentially a wired version of the NES Satellite. It allows four controllers to be plugged in simultaneously, so that people can play certain multiplayer games with four players. The accessory connects directly to the NES console via the two controller ports, eliminating the NES Satellite's disadvantage of gameplay being interrupted by a person walking by and obstructing the infrared signal. The Four Score has turbo A and turbo B buttons that spam the A and B buttons for every controller, and at a much faster rate than the NES Satellite. Lastly, there's a "2/4" Player switch, which functions the same as the "CTRL/GUN" switch on the NES Satellite Remote, which can force the NES Zapper to be used in any port.

NES-034A

It's not known what the difference is between the original model and this variation. If anyone knows, please contact me.

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NES Cartridge

The NES Cartridges are used to play games on the NES. They're much larger than their Famicom equivalents, and are typically grey, though shiny gold cartridges were manufactured for "The Legend of Zelda" and "Zelda II: The Adventure of Link". While most NES cartridges have different PCBs from their Famicom equivalents, preventing any kind of region swapping, some older NES cartridges actually contain a Famicom PCB with a converter. This converter could be removed and used with any Famicom cartridge, as a way to easily avoid region locks. It's due to this that certain older NES games, such as "Stack Up", are so rare, as they were popular targets for people looking to obtain Famicom converters.

NES-038(-01)

This model number is used for NES cartridges with battery saves. Despite being a very common feature now, the ability to save in NES games wasn't very common until midway through the NES's lifetime. These cartridges have larger PCBs than usual, with a small battery soldered on, to record saves. Aside from that, they also usually have gold warning stickers on the back of the cartridge, rather than the usual light-gray.

Interestingly, the model numbers for NES cartridges seems to be a rather late number, despite being available since the NES released. They also only seem to be found on the boxes and cartridges of PAL NES games, released during and after 1990.

New-Style NES Controller

The New-Style NES Controller was bundled with the New-Style NES (NES-101, see below). As the remodel was released a few years after the Super NES, this controller takes a lot of design queues from the Super NES's controller, including the more comfortable "dogbone" shape, and the slanted alignment of the A and B buttons, making them easier to simultaneously press. Ultimately, the controller still functions the same as a standard NES controller.

New-Style NES

The New-Style NES is a remodel released in 1993, after the release of the Super NES, and was sold as a redesigned budget model of the original NES. Most features remain the same, but the cartridge slot is now a "toploader" design, which avoids many of the mechanical issues that the original "VCR" design was prone to. Bizarrely, the console only has an RF port with a channel switch and lacks a standard AV port; bizarre, as the Japanese-equivalent remodel was marketed with an AV port as a major selling point. Nintendo would later release a limited number of refurbished models that have modded AV ports, which are quite rare to find nowadays. The New-Style NES was only sold in the United States and Australia, with only a controller and no cables, as Nintendo assumed that people already owned either NES's or Super NES's and would already have compatible AC adapters and display cables.