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> Nintendo would make a new NES board revision and then the companies had to figure out I don’t understand how they can Do that and still maintain backwards co
by TedDoesntTalk 5y ago
> Nintendo would make a new NES board revision and then the companies had to figure out
I don’t understand how they can Do that and still maintain backwards compatibility with old cartridges?
- toast0 5y agoThe changes only broke (some) unlicensed cartridges, it didn't break cartridges that had a Nintendo manufactured protection chip.
- tedunangst 5y agoYou stick a diode on the reverse fry line, so sending -5v resets the console instead of the copy chip.