Nintendo Staff
NES/Famicom Hardware
Game Pak Expansions
100

This man was the supervisor of RMD 4 under the production of: Super Mario Bros, Doki Doki Panic, etc...

Who was Shigeru Miyamoto?

100

These two output methods were made for different style televisions. 

Why are their two output methods on the NES? (composite/Radio Frequency)

100

This made it possible to save your current progress. this technique was used in games such as The Legend Of Zelda

What did the Battery save do?

200

This music composer was most remembered for his pieces in Super Mario Bros on the Nintendo Entertainment System/Family Computer.

Who was Koji Kondo?

200

This was the NES/Famicom PPU (picture processing unit)

What is the 2C02 chip?

200

This allowed for more capabilities such as video or sound to improve gameplay or add capabilities that the NES/Famicom could not do on its own

What did extra RAM (random access memory) do for the game pak?

300

He was the original landlord of Nintendo

Who was Mario Segale?

300

This was the main CPU (central processing unit) for the NES/Famicom

What is the MOS 6502 chip?

300

This additional chip allowed for bank switching and more memory to make a game bigger.

what is the MMC (multi memory controller) chip?

400

He created such characters Super Mario, as well as The Legend Of Zelda game francise 

What are some of Shigeru Miyamoto's best creations?

400

This is because the loading mechanism of the game paks resembled somewhat of an early VCR so it would look less like a console due to the video game crash of 1983, you slid the cartridge in, and pressed it down to ensure contact with the pins. this is why they loosened and broke down overtime.

Why does the NES loading mechanism cause the pins to break down?

500

He was the creator of the Nintendo Entertainment System/Family Computer including the hit arcade title Donkey Kong.

Who was Masayuki Uemura?

500

This was most likely caused by the flaky lockout chip on the NES breaking down and causing this error, or the pins being to broken down. a dirty game pak or incorrect region pak could also trigger this error.

What caused the blinking red light error?