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The Information page serves to directly link to the various informative resources located on NES Player which deal directly in the hardware, software, and Nintendo's history. From lawsuits to patents and beyond, after reading the below articles you'll have a much better understanding of the NES... guaranteed!
Contents:
...........General Info
...........Hardware
...........Software
...........Prototypes
...........Companies
...........Lawsuits
...........Emulation: Basics In Production & Manipulation
...........Unlicensed Cartridge Scans (by tsr's NES Archive)
...........Patents
...........Technical / FAQs

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General

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Interview with Gregg Tavares (Lead Programmer for MC Kids) NES Player has a exclusive interview with lead programmer of MC Kids, Gregg Tavares. Read all about the trials and tribulations of a game developer, the holiest of men.
My Day at the 1990 Powerfest Travel back to 1990 during Nintendo's Powerfest gaming contest that was held in Universal Studios, Hollywood. Through his firsthand experiences, J.D. takes us through a day of the sights and sounds of all the excitement.
The Man Behind Captain Nintendo "You can call him Captain." The former editor of Nintendo Power and creator of Captain Nintendo tells of his stories from his time at Nintendo of America to the origins of Captain N. These nine chapters written completely for NES Player will forever change your perception of how much politics works in the gaming world.

Hardware

Aladdin Deck Enhancer Highlighting the ins and outs of what you want to know with bonus coverage of the bundled game, Dizzy the Adventurer. Plenty of pictures and information that you just won't find anyplace else.
E-Reader Everything you ever wanted to know about the e-Reader but were too afraid to ask. Let us help you decide if you should make the purchase.
Famicom Disk Drive Read up about the history behind the device, find out how to get it to work with the NES, and discover the seedy underbelly of the FDS pirate library.
Game Axe One of the most thorough pieces on the Internet about this popular portable Famicom.
NES Test Station Service center console that tests controller, RF adaptor, AV cable, AC, NES video/audio outputing, and cartridge function.
NES Top Loader Editorial Listing the pros and cons of this hot collector's piece.
NES Top Loader Feature Pictoral, detailed feature on the esteemed "newer NES". Box pics, scans of instruction manual, etc.
NES Top Loader: Why did it Fail? Editorial Despite better the preformance and style, the NES 2 failed to sell. What went wrong?

Software

Action 52 The Active Enterprises 52 multi-game disaster.
Capcom Game Profile Considered the best of the best in NES software producers, read a list of Capcom-made titles and descriptions.
Doki Doki Panic A personal look at the game which Super Mario Brothers 2 originated from.
Hot Slots All about the first title in the Panesian LTD. porno trio library. Scans, pictures, strategy, and animated naked 8-bit ladies.
Maxi 15 Scans, screen shots, and descriptions of the 15 games contained in AVE's one and only released multicart.
NES Test Cartridges Pictures, some descriptions, and a possible homemade Control Deck test cart - download the roms too.
Nintendo World Championships 1990 Information & exclusive pictures of the monumental Powerfest event in '90 and the "holy grail" itself.
PAL Only Format A complete (?) listing of titles only released on the PAL format featuring box art, screen shots, and descriptions of the better games.
Sachen Game Profile Revered as the premiere NES cult company behind some of the worst games ever, this post-modern company has put out titles varying from educational to pornography all on the same label, and has even manufactered their own pirate clone consoles.

Prototypes

Title Owner Location Found  
Airball Anonymous Classified Info Unreleased game proto. The cart is mint and the label says "Property of Tengen."
Alien 3 h8j00 Madrid, Spain Differences unknown.
Bubble Bobble Part 2 h8j00 Madrid, Spain Differences unknown.
California Raisins
*special feature*
Brandon Murphy Florida First coverage of the infamously rumored California Raisins game! It has been found, and NES Player has the exclusive interview with the lucky finder.
Corvette ZR-1 Challenge Elliot Daaé Norway NTSC version except with the European name and not as Race America.
Darkman nesman Madrid, Spain No differences.
Digger T. Rock
(1) / (2)
Anonymous Classified Info RARE COIN-IT INC. test sample at the Consumer Electronic Show.
Drac's Night Out
(1) / (2) / (3) / (4)
ande3502 Classified Info The only known labeled version of the highly sought after, unreleased Parker Brothers (/Reebok Pump sponsered) game.
Felix the Cat h8j00 Madrid, Spain Differences unknown.
George Foreman KO Boxing thunderpit Madrid, Spain PAL; 1 MB prg. 1 MB chr.
Lethal Weapon 3 h8j00 Madrid, Spain Differences unknown.
Probotector 2 h8j00 Madrid, Spain PAL;differences unknown
Puzzle NES Player.com California Contains EPROMs on a Famicom board connected to a NINA Famicom adaptor, the same kind used in other AVE protos.
Snow Bros. nesdream Madrid, Spain Differences unknown.
Star Trek V - The Final Frontier Anonymous Classified Differences unknown.
Terminator II Judgement Day h8j00 Madrid, Spain Differences unknown.
Tetris 2 nesdream Madrid, Spain Differences unknown.
Videomation Anonymous Classified Info Differences unknown.
Wizards & Warriors 3 h8j00 Madrid, Spain Differences unknown.
Xybots Anonymous Classified Info Unreleased game proto of Atari arcade game. Different label from the Airball proto in that it has an "ATARI GAMES" trademark.

Companies

Licensee Address Book Find out the addresses and telephone contact info to many of NES licensees.
Active Enterprises Unlicensed company that brought us such games as 'Action 52' and 'Cheetahmen II'.
Capcom Considered the best of the best in NES software producers, read a list of Capcom-made titles and descriptions.
Panesian The people behind the dirty trio of unlicensed porno games.
Sachen Revered as the premiere NES cult company behind some of the worst games ever, this post-modern company has put out titles varying from educational to pornography all on the same label, and has even manufactered their own pirate clone consoles.

Lawsuits

Atari Games Corp.and Tengen, Inc. (Plantiff) V. Nintendo of America Inc. and Nintendo Co., LTD., (Defendant) - Security Code
Atari Games Corp.and Tengen, Inc. (Plantiff) V. Nintendo of America Inc. and Nintendo Co., LTD., (Defendant) - Tetris
Lewis Galoob Toys (Plantiff) V. Nintendo of America Inc. and Nintendo Co., LTD., (Defendant) - Game Genie
States of New York and Maryland (Plantiff) V. Nintendo of America Inc. and Nintendo Co., LTD., (Defendant) - Antitrust

Emulation

A Beginner's Guide to Rom Hacking V2.0 A basic guide to hacking by Silver X.
Graphic Hacks in TLP NES Player tutorial to using Tile Layer Pro and some basic entertaining examples you can try out yourself.
Rom Hacking and NESticle Basic rom hacking techniques in NESticle by Lanny Cox.

Unlicensed Games

Active Enterprises
Action 52
Cheetahmen 2

AGCI
Chiller
Death Race
Shock Wave

American Video Entertainment (AVE)
Black Jack
Death Bots
Double Strike: Aerial Attack
Dudes with Attitude
F-15 City Wars
Impossible Mission II
Krazy Kreatures
Mermaids of Atlantis
Puzzle
Pyramid
Rad Racket: Delux Tennis II
Solitaire
Tiles of Fate
Trolls on Treasure Island
Ultimate League Soccer
Venice Beach Volleyball
Wally Bear & the NO Gang

Bunch Games
Castle of Deceit
Galactic Crusader
Mission Cobra
Moon Ranger
Tagin' Dragon

Caltron
Carlton 6 in 1

Camerica
Bee 52
Big Nose Freaks Out
Big Nose the Cave Man
Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
Fire Hawk
Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade
Micro Machines
Mig-29 Soviet Fighter
Quattro Adventure
Quattro Arcade
Quattro Sports
Stunt Kids
Ultimate Stuntman

Camerica (Aladdin)
Big Nose Feaks Out
Dizzy the Adventurer
Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy, The
Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade
Micro Machines
Quattro Adventure
Quattro Sports

Color Dreams
Baby Boomer
Captain Comic
Challenge of the Dragon
Crystal Mines
King Neptunes Adventure
Master Chu & the Drunkard Hu
Menace Beach
Metal Fighter
Operation Secret Storm
Pesterminator
P'radikus Conflict, The
Raid 2020
Robo Demons
Secret Scout
Silent Assault

Panesian
Bubble Bath Babes
Hot Slots
Peek-A-Boo Poker

Tengen
After Burner
Alien Syndrome
Fantasy Zone
Gauntlet
Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom
Klax
Ms. Pac Man
Pac Man
Pac-Mania
RBI Baseball
RBI Baseball 2
RBI Baseball 3
Road Runner
Rolling Thunder
Shinobi
Skull & Crossbones
Super Sprint
Tetris (Tengen)
Toobin'
Vidicators

Wisdom Tree
Bible Adventures
Bible Buffet
Exodus
Joshua
King of Kings, The
King of Kings, The (different label art)
Maxi 15
Spiritual Warfare
Sunday Funday

Scans from Tsr

Patents

Aladdin Deck Enhancer View
Camerica Carts View
Dog Bone New NES Controller View
NES Advantage View
Nintendo Carts View
Robotic Operating Buddy View
NES Converter View
Mario Cooler Cup View

Technical / FAQs

RF vs. RGB NP scan.
NES Scrolling NP scan.
NES Motherboard NP scan.
Trouble Shooting:
1pg - 2pg
Retail store ed. troubleshooting.
Cleaning Guide Practical information to help you clean carts.
Unlicensed Game List Our complete list compiled of all 87 unlicensed NES games and 7 Aladdin carts.