Hacking your NES/Famicom console for better video and audio

[dlevere]

Posted Jul 18th 2011 3:42 A.M. by Mike Nathan



Dominic wrote in to share a pretty neat Famicom console mod that improves both the video and audio output of the system. While some of you may be familiar with the PlayChoice 10, we’re guessing that many of you are not. The PlayChoice 10 was an arcade-style machine that allowed you to play up to 10 different NES games. The system’s hardware was quite similar to the Famicom/NES consoles, but the graphics and sound performance was superior to either console.

Dominic decided to tweak his Famicom system, and ended up replacing its native Picture Processing Unit (PPU) with one from a PlayChoice 10. This allows the console to output RGB video natively, resulting in a crisper picture with brighter coloring. He didn’t stop there, however. His Famicom system also sports an upgraded audio circuit that boasts psuedo-stereo sound as well as increased bass response and better overall audio clarity.

The console looks nearly stock, and performs quite well according to Dominic. Be sure to check out the video comparison embedded below to see how the modifications improved his system’s performance.

[OldSchoolGamer]

Has anyone ever hacked a real Game Genie so it can enter more than just 3 lines of codes? If not, I'm sure it is possible for someone to do. I'm suprised nobody had tried doing this yet.

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