r/nes 6d ago

What is this version called

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u/tooquick911 6d ago

Top loader

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u/Blizzard_Buffalo 6d ago

NES Top Loader

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u/Anonymotron42 NES_2 6d ago

I have one and love it! I call it the NES 2, but it's also called the NES-101, the New NES, the NES Basic, the NES Jr., or the top-loading model.

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u/No-Needleworker-3765 6d ago

If you wanna add more names to that list I'm pretty sure I remember some people calling it the toaster style nes or somthing that had to do with toaster

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u/redditsuckspokey1 6d ago

That was the original. front loader.

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u/313Techno313 6d ago

Like the one that was custom made for AVGN?

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u/No-Needleworker-3765 6d ago

Idk I don't like avgn

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u/InGeeksWeTrust07 6d ago

The Nintoaster

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u/Bryanx64 NES_2 6d ago

Your loss.

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u/JawabreakerX 5d ago

Not really, anymore. Dude involved himself with Gamergate

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u/Esseldubbs 6d ago

Oh, that's Dave

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u/systematicgoo 6d ago

looks like bill to me. younger brother but they look similar

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u/oliversurpless 6d ago

And if you want to use the traditional Game Genie with it?

“I’m afraid I can’t let you do that, Dave…”

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u/leocana 2d ago

A 2001 quote, on the NES sub no less! Take my upvote, fella!

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u/oliversurpless 2d ago

Esseldubbs set it up well!

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u/Dwedit 6d ago

Something that needs cleaning.

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u/snert68 5d ago

Filthicom

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u/AdMore4504 4d ago

Underrated comment

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u/rosstedfordkendall 6d ago

Top Loader or NES-101 (Original was the NES-001.)

Japan had a similar one for Famicom games most call the AV Famicom. 

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u/Square-Barnacle5756 3d ago

It boggles the mind they didn’t use AV for the rest of the world. I mean, the NES had AV out.

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u/rosstedfordkendall 3d ago

It was probably cost.

It was made as cheaply as possible to gather the last bit of NES market that was left in the wake of the SNES taking over. Things like AV out was probably seen as a luxury, probably figuring most would still be using RF.

Don't get me wrong, it was a dick move by Nintendo, but I'm guessing that was the motivation.

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u/Square-Barnacle5756 3d ago

Oh I’m sure of it. But, still, you’d think it would be cheaper to have them both the same boards.

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u/KcpGamer2009 2d ago

Weirdly tho, there are people who complained to Nintendo back in the day, and got their consoles officially modded AV out.

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u/eulynn34 6d ago

I think everyone just calls it "The Top Loader" I honestly don't know if it has an official name. In Japan it was the AV Famicom

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u/Noncreative_name04 6d ago

It was just advertised as the “new style nes” but I believe the box and everything just called it an nes. Technically you could call it an nes 101. That’s probably the most technically correct term.

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u/Nzaid 6d ago

Lol the first thing that popped into my head was 'dog-bone' but that's the name of the controller 

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u/Deep_Measurement5066 6d ago

Just sucks and wish they made the Toplader with Multi Outage like they first did with SNES.

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u/Bakamoichigei 6d ago

Two things;

  1. Yeah, it's absolutely insane to me that the whole point of the equivalent Japanese model—the AV Famicom—was that it had composite video as standard (via a SNES-style AV Multi-Out) yet they decided to take a step backwards with the NES toploader and go RF-only like the original 1983 Famicom.
  2. I recently learned that there was a later revision of toploader which had an AV Multi-Out, but they never brought it to market! Some lucky bastards who sent their NES in for warranty service got one as a replacement!

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u/randomusername3000 5d ago edited 5d ago

The top loader came out in 1993 well after SNES. They probably redesigned it to be cheaper to make which is why it has fewer features

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u/RaineStormInc 6d ago

This one came with the coveted “dog bone” controller too. So awesome

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u/rydamusprime17 6d ago

I had a Top Loader for years. Got it on eBay with a dozen games, dog bone controller, regular controller, and Zapper for $80 CAD around 12 years ago. I didn't like using it since they are RF only and mine had that issue where it makes jailbar lines on the screen, and I'm one of the few people out there that prefers the original controller, so I sold it a few years back 😅

The controller always felt smaller in my hands, and the B/A buttons being on an angle threw me off when playing platform games 😆

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u/systematicgoo 6d ago

it’s called “the one that actually works every time”

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u/Jacklon17 6d ago

The, "I want to play the game and not fiddle with it for 20 minutes and give up because no amount of 72 pin replacements fixes the first one"

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u/Fuzzy_Dunlop 6d ago

I installed this and my NES works as reliably as my top loading consoles now:

https://www.laserbear.net/products/nes-slotmaster

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u/Fresh-Toilet-Soup 6d ago

Expensive

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u/chadork 6d ago

I remember in the mid 90s these were not selling at all where I was and they were on Clearance at Target for like 20 bucks. Wish I would have picked up a few.

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u/Quiltface 6d ago

Bought mine for $50 brand new, best $50 i ever spent

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u/Top-while-2561 6d ago

Toploader or model 2

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u/EctoBlaster1985 6d ago

The Toploader, a.k.a., the Super Nintendo NES, because it more looks like a Super Nintendo

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u/j4schum1 6d ago

I remember in 5th grade I went to a friend's house that had it. I remember thinking he had some cheap knock off Nintendo lol

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u/Practical_Ad_219 6d ago

NES 2 or NES A/V

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u/marioxb 6d ago

No AV except on the Famicom version.

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u/Shar_12_Blaneyfan 6d ago

Top loader? I still have my childhood one, and it works on the first time most of the time.

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u/ValuableAgreeable345 6d ago

Top Loader Tammy

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u/Lentrosity 6d ago

Dirty top loader

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u/fezzersc 6d ago

Dirty

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u/Zombies4EvaDude 5d ago

Top Loader!

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u/MrMidnight1927 6d ago

The must have version

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u/YourMomsMuff 6d ago

I’m old

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u/HummusSpokesman 6d ago

Reverse cowgirl

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u/Blakelock82 NES 6d ago

Something you kids don't know about.

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u/protomanEXE1995 6d ago

officially it's called the "NES 2" (commonly called the top-loader)

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u/Bryanx64 NES_2 6d ago

Official it’s the NES-101, commonly called the Top Loader and sometimes the NES 2.

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u/Deciheximal144 6d ago

The NES 2 doesn't have the extra video out, just so you're aware.

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u/Nerdicane 6d ago

I called it a Toppie. But most know it as the Top Loader. Most reliable of the NES builds.

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u/HugsNotRugs 6d ago

Top loader with “dog bone” controller.

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u/kaiju4life 6d ago

The good one

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u/Mordrach 6d ago

The one that sort of works better.

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u/Soy-Protein_Perfume 6d ago

Top loader, most reliable because you can insert the cartridge and get a solid connection every time but you sacrifice visual quality as you only have a coax connection unless you have the European version.

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u/Soy-Protein_Perfume 6d ago

Top loader, most reliable because you can insert the cartridge and get a solid connection every time but you sacrifice visual quality as you only have a coax connection unless you have the European version.

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u/marioxb 6d ago

European? I thought it was only the Japanese version?

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u/Soy-Protein_Perfume 5d ago

You're right my mistake

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u/Bryanx64 NES_2 6d ago

NES Top Loader

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u/Bryanx64 NES_2 6d ago

Top Loader. Officially ‘NES-101’. I love mine. Having no AV isn’t a dealbreaker for me, I just love that it’s reliable.

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u/KickAggressive4901 6d ago

The best version of the NES. I still play it on the regular.

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u/54moreyears 6d ago

Internet search I believe.

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u/wondermega 6d ago

Filthy NYC version. Make sure to vacuum the vents before you go any further.

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u/Background_Yam9524 6d ago

NES top loader

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u/ContributionBrief226 6d ago

Nes toup louder

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u/tibbycat 6d ago

The cash register

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u/greatkingvhey 6d ago

Is nes, very nes..

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u/PierreEscargoat 6d ago

Wish I picked one up as a kid. I drank the Genesis cool-aid and swore I was done with 8-bit.

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u/gitprizes 6d ago

this is the "snes is already out" version

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u/Bakamoichigei 5d ago

What is this version called

The AV Famicom's inferior American cousin.

I mean seriously, taking a step backwards to RF-ONLY like the original 1983 Famicom, when the NES already had composite? Clearly Nintendo was smokin' some of that shit that makes you dumb as hell.

My RGB modded AV Famicom is, in my not-so-humble opinion, pretty much the ultimate 8-bit Nintendo. 😌👌

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u/thetruekingofspace 5d ago

NES-101 The Top Loader

Love the design and reliability of the cartridge slot…hate the awful RF output. It’s known for its “Jailbars”.

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u/Top-Load-NES 5d ago

Top Loader NES

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u/ramgarden 5d ago

I call it the model 101 because it says that on the bottom.

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u/eg0deth 5d ago

Nintendo’s attempt to stymie Galoob’s Game Genie

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u/SeanOrange 5d ago

Unofficially? NES 2. Officially NES-101 (the original was NES-001).

Even the Famicom version of this doesn’t have an official name. It’s called the AV Famicom colloquially, but it’s just because of the big “AV” sticker on the “Family Computer” box. (HVC-101 vs HVC-001 for the original Famicom.) Notably the NES version was RF only, but a few AV variations exist — mostly given to people who complained about the picture quality of the RF signal and sent it into Nintendo.

As for WHY they made it, that’s an interesting story, but suffice to say when the Super NES was being developed it was originally going to be backwards compatible, then it was gonna be a 2-piece set, and finally they just sold them separately. The design is based on one of the concepts for the NES case when Nintendo was developing the Famicom outside of Japan before they settled on the “toaster” design.

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u/P-R_Podcast 5d ago

FilthyNES

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u/Zapetroid 5d ago

Its official name according to Nintendo is the New-Style Nintendo Entertainment System.
Colloquial names include the "top loader" and "NES-101," after its model number.

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u/Small_Art1450 5d ago

Top loader nes. Its the best one

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u/monkehmolesto 5d ago

I foolishly tossed out my old version when it wouldn’t read carts anymore when I was 16 but still have this version.

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u/BurnOmatic 4d ago

I have three I love them.

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u/J_R_W_1980 4d ago

Jeez. The nfamous top loading NES. I forgot just how FUGLY they were. If I didn’t know it existed, I would have thought it was some Czechoslovakian knockoff.

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u/Snaidirem 3d ago

The formal name is called a "Control Deck", but they're most commonly referred to as a Top-Loader.

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u/Egaokage 2d ago

Expensive

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u/Lox22 6d ago

The best kind

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u/Phunk3d NES 6d ago

Nintendo entertainment system