NES Top Loader

NES · 1993

Overview

Nintendo’s redesigned top-loading NES (NES-101 / New-Style NES), released October 1993 with a compact case and a single dogbone controller.

Technical specifications

Manufacturer: Nintendo
Platform: NES
Revision: NES-101
Storage: ROM Game Pak
Released: 1993-10-15
Discontinued: 1995-08-14
CPU: Ricoh 2A03 (6502-based) @ 1.79 MHz
GPU: Ricoh 2C02 Picture Processing Unit (PPU)
Memory: 2 KB work RAM + 2 KB video RAM

Collector note

NES-101 New-Style NES: top-loading slot (more reliable than the front-loader), smaller grey case, one dogbone controller in the box. Same Game Pak library. Often preferred by collectors for reliability; composite AV still typically via RF or adapters depending on board.

Facts

North America / Australia / Japan redesign: October 1993 (~US$49.99).
Same Ricoh 2A03 / 2C02 architecture as NES-001.
Top-loading cartridge slot; compact “AV Famicom–like” redesign for the west.
NES line discontinued August 14, 1995 in NA/EU/AU.

Related consoles

Nintendo Entertainment System · NESOriginal front-loading NES-001
Family Computer (Famicom) · FamicomJapanese Famicom family

Sources

Nintendo Entertainment System · Wikipedia
Nintendo Entertainment System models · Wikipedia

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