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The NES Top Loader (NES-101), Nintendo’s 1993 redesign of the Nintendo Entertainment System. It loads cartridges from the top, has no 10NES lockout chip and uses RF output. Check the listing photos for exactly what is included. Ships within 2 business days.
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The NES Top Loader is Nintendo's redesigned Nintendo Entertainment System, released in October 1993. Cartridges load from the top instead of the front, and the console drops the 10NES lockout chip. Check the listing photos for the exact console and items you will receive.
Nintendo released this redesigned console in North America, Australia and Japan in October 1993. In North America it retailed for US$49.99. It is also known by its model number, NES-101, or as the New-Style NES. Nintendo discontinued it in 1995.
The redesign left out the 10NES lockout chip. Nintendo did this to avoid the reliability issues of the original console. The top-loading slot also replaced the front-loading tray of the first model.
The new console shipped with a single redesigned controller with a rounded "dogbone" shape. Video comes out through an RF modulator only.
The NES-101 top loader and the original front-loading NES play the same NES games. The key differences are the cartridge slot, the missing 10NES chip and the video output. The top loader sends video through RF only, so plan how you will connect it to your TV before you buy. Because the lockout chip is gone, the NES-101 top loader does not run the 10NES check that the first model used. We also stock a Game Genie adapter made for this console.
Browse all NES consoles. Compare the original Nintendo NES Console, add a Nintendo NES Controller, or see the Game Genie Top Loader Adapter. Read more about the Nintendo Entertainment System on Wikipedia.
When did the top loader come out?
Nintendo released it in October 1993 and discontinued it in 1995.
Does the top loader have a lockout chip?
No. Nintendo left out the 10NES lockout chip in this redesign.
What video output does it use?
RF modulator output only.
What comes with this Nintendo NES Top Loader?
Check the listing photos. They show exactly what is included.
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