What is a NES "TOP LOADER"?? [Archive]

stargate

03-07-2003, 08:03 PM

I hear this term thrown around alot. Is this just the normal NES system that everyone had in the 80's?

klimatron8

03-07-2003, 08:08 PM

NO. It's Nintendo's revised version of the original NES machine. This second version was much smaller, had different shaped controllers, and the games loaded into the top of the machine i.e. - "Top Loader".

By coincidence there is a picture of it in this link to a bogus auction in the ebay insanity contest.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3617&item=3012043618

stargate

03-07-2003, 08:10 PM

wow, I've never seen that before. How much do they go for? Are they better i.e. don't screw up as much?

kainemaxwell

03-07-2003, 08:43 PM

wow, I've never seen that before. How much do they go for? Are they better i.e. don't screw up as much?
The toaster NES had a design flaw involving the pin connector which is what causes alot of the issues you've read about here. The top-loader alleivates that problem and places NES carts perfectly (except for some unlicenced carts, Tengen I belive for one).

I found this site with the pros and ocns of the toaster nes, top loader and nes emulation that'll help:
http://www.geocities.com/nesfaqs/forms.html

Arqueologia_Digital

03-07-2003, 10:10 PM

I only see this NES model on an old "Game Pro en espa�ol" magazine i think

stargate

03-07-2003, 10:26 PM

wow, I've never seen that before. How much do they go for? Are they better i.e. don't screw up as much?
The toaster NES had a design flaw involving the pin connector which is what causes alot of the issues you've read about here. The top-loader alleivates that problem and places NES carts perfectly (except for some unlicenced carts, Tengen I belive for one).

I found this site with the pros and ocns of the toaster nes, top loader and nes emulation that'll help:
http://www.geocities.com/nesfaqs/forms.html

after reading the pros and cons, I'll stick with my toaster model !!!

klimatron8

03-08-2003, 12:50 AM

Live and learn. Kaine - I never even realized that the original NES had A/V hookups. I'm gonna go get mine out of storage. Thanks for the link. :duh:
(that duh is for me)

buttasuperb

03-08-2003, 12:52 AM

My toploader has av hookups. Doesn't help the picture that much though.

lionforce

03-08-2003, 07:56 AM

Oops hehee sorry for not explaining that "top loader" term, but like I said before the top loader is definitely an improvement over the original, ahhh @_@ butta your top loader has AV hook ups? I thought all the second models only had an RF switch hook up, hmmmm wow if that's the case then your lucky, unless Nintendo released later versions of the second model with A/V hook ups :roll:

Sylentwulf

03-08-2003, 08:01 AM

Take original Nintendo, Tilt backwards until the cart slot is facing in the "up" position.

Congratulations, you now have a top-loader!

CrazyImpmon

03-08-2003, 01:44 PM

Oops hehee sorry for not explaining that "top loader" term, but like I said before the top loader is definitely an improvement over the original, ahhh @_@ butta your top loader has AV hook ups? I thought all the second models only had an RF switch hook up, hmmmm wow if that's the case then your lucky, unless Nintendo released later versions of the second model with A/V hook ups :roll:

Nintendo never released top loader in USA with AV port, only RF. There is a web site somewhere that explains a hack to add AV ports. (here: http://www.gamesx.com/rgbadd/nes2avmod.htm)

Japanese Famicom that looks like top loader has only AV but you need a 60 pins to 72 pins adapter to play NES games.

kainemaxwell

03-08-2003, 03:02 PM

What year was the top loader released? My thought is if Nintendo did release it when the SNES had come out shortly before, why have no AV jacks in? AV jacks arouind then did become the norm I think (correct me if I'm wrong please).

Sylentwulf

03-08-2003, 03:26 PM

Because A/V jacks cost money.

Tom61

03-08-2003, 06:27 PM

What year was the top loader released? My thought is if Nintendo did release it when the SNES had come out shortly before, why have no AV jacks in? AV jacks arouind then did become the norm I think (correct me if I'm wrong please).

A/V jacks are just finally coming in as 'standard' on TVs (standard as in it's harder to find a TV without jacks, than it is to find them with). The 25" TV my parents bought in 1999 only has RF in.