NES On a Chip





"So where the hell do I get one?" I hear you ask. Mine came from a Tristar, aka "Super 8". This is a device that allows one to play NES and Famicom games on their SNES. It plugs into the top, and has a pass-thru cable. When the NES portion is in use, it bypasses the SNES' video and subsitutes the NES video instead. It is only using the SNES for its joypads and power supply. If you happen across one of these and want to remove the chip (I used a heat gun), here is the pinout:

                          "NES on a chip" Pinout
                          ----------------------


V 1.00
04/25/00
K.Horton



                                82      63
                                ----------
                              1|\        /|62
                               |\\      //|
                               | \\    // |
                               |  \\  //  |
                               |   \--/   |
                               |   |##|   |
                               |   |##|   |
                               |   /--\   |
                               |  //  \\  |
                               | //    \\ |
                               |//      \\|
                             21|/        \|42
                                ----------
                                22      41


Note: Pin 1 is the "fat" route on the board.


Pin  Function    Pin  Function    Pin  Function    Pin   Function
-------------    -------------    -------------    --------------
1  -             22 - PRG D7      42 - CHR /WE     63 - CHR D0
2  - PL1C        23 - PRG A6      43 - CHR /RD     64 - CHR D7
3  -             24 - PRG D6      44 - /CIRAM      65 - CHR D1
4  -             25 - PRG A5      45 - MIRROR      66 - CHR D6
5  -             26 - PRG D5      46 - CR /A13     67 - CHR D2
6  - PL12L       27 - PRG A4      47 - CHR A6      68 - CHR D5
7  -             28 - PRG D4      48 - CHR A7      69 - CHR D3
8  -             29 - PRG A3      49 - CHR A5      70 - CHR D4
9  -             30 - PRG D3      50 - CHR A8      71 - XTAL 1
10 - PL2C        31 - PRG A2      51 - CHR A4      72 - XTAL 2
11 - +5V         32 - PRG D2      52 - CHR A9      73 - +5V
12 - +5V         33 - PRG A1      53 - CHR A3      74 - VIDEO
13 - PRG A11     34 - PRG D1      54 - GND         75 - NC
14 - PRG M2      35 - PRG A0      55 - GND         76 - NC 
15 - PRG A10     36 - PRG D0      56 - CHR A10     77 - AUDIO
16 - PRG A12     37 - PRG R/W     57 - CHR A2      78 - GND
17 - PRG A9      38 - PRG /CE     58 - CHR A11     79 - GND
18 - PRG A13     39 - PRG IRQ     59 - CHR A1      80 - /RST
19 - PRG A8      40 - GND         60 - CHR A12     81 - PL1D
20 - PRG A14     41 - GND         61 - CHR A0      82 - PL2D
21 - PRG A7                       62 - CHR A13








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