Inside Nintendo's classic games console
Lots of people know the Nintendo Entertainment System. Fewer know the Japanese console it was based on, the Nintendo Family Computer, also known as the Famicom. We'll take a look inside the Famicom and its accessories, including a unique disk system attachment.
Inside the Cartridge
Famicom cartridges were generally constructed of two molded plastic halves that snapped together without screws. Inside is a printed circuit board with either discrete ROM packages or "glob-tops," in which the silicon chips containing the game data are encased in a blob of resin.
Unlike the NES, the Famicom had no one standard cartridge design. Different game manufacturers crafted their own carts, some of which you can see here. The tan cartridge in the middle even contains an LED that lights up when the system is powered on.
