Nintendo NES/Famicom

The NES was originally released as the Family Computer, or Famicom in Japan. It was later released as the Nintendo Entertainment System around the world. There was a Japan only disk addon for it called the Famicom Disk System.

• NES Overview
• Famicom Disk System (FDS) Overview
• BIOS

NES Overview

• Cores:
  • nestopia (default)
  • fceumm
  • quicknes
• Paths:
  • famicom
  • nes
  • nesh (Convenience folder for romhacks)
• Supported Extensions: .nes .unif .unf .zip .7z
• Bios: None
• Libretro Documentation:
  • Nestopia
  • FCEUmm
  • QuickNES

Famicom Disk System (FDS) Overview

• Cores:
  • nestopia (default)
  • fceumm
  • quicknes
• Path: fds
• Supported Extensions: .fds .zip .7z
• Bios: Required
• Libretro Documentation:
  • Nestopia
  • FCEUmm
  • QuickNES

BIOS

The original NES does not require a BIOS file, but a BIOS is necessary for the Famicom Disk System.