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| − | + | '''Game cartridges''' are inserted into game console units in order to play different games. They consist of some form of nonvolatile memory storage that could contain a program and data. Sometimes they have been used to store other sorts of programs (e.g., [[BASIC]] interpreters or [[web]] browsers), but games have always been their primary use. Cartridge-based games came into use in the late 1970s in such systems as the Magnavox Odyssey<sup><small>2</small></sup> and the Atari VCS (later known as the Atari 2600), representing a major advance over earlier units that only played a limited selection of built-in games which could not be expanded. Since then there have been many generations of game consoles with steadily increasing capabilities, though eventually [[CD]]s and Internet downloads took over as more common means of distributing software for them rather than cartridges. | |
| − | '''Game cartridges''' are inserted into game console units in order to play different games. They | + | |
The electronic formats of data stored in these cartridges are documented in [[ROM and memory images]], which is in the electronic formats section. This article, in the physical formats section, is intended for documenting the physical characteristics of the cartridges. | The electronic formats of data stored in these cartridges are documented in [[ROM and memory images]], which is in the electronic formats section. This article, in the physical formats section, is intended for documenting the physical characteristics of the cartridges. | ||
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| + | == Cartridges == | ||
| + | *[[NES cartridge]] | ||
| + | *[[SNES cartridge]] | ||
| + | *[[Nintendo 64 cartridge]] | ||
| + | *[[Game Boy cartridge]] | ||
| + | *[[Game Boy Color cartridge]] | ||
| + | *[[Game Boy Advance cartridge]] | ||
| + | *[[Nintendo DS cartridge]] | ||
| + | *[[Nintendo 3DS cartridge]] | ||
| + | *[[Nintendo Switch cartridge]] | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
| + | * [http://www.alamogordonews.com/news/ci_23342105/alamogordo-green-lights-search-buried-atari-game Alamogordo green lights search for buried Atari games] | ||
| + | * [http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/04/landfill-excavation-unearths-years-of-crushed-atari-treasure/ Landfill excavation unearths years of crushed Atari treasure] | ||
| + | * In-browser playable version of infamous Atari E.T. game: [https://archive.org/details/E.T._The_Extra-Terrestrial_1982_Atari_NTSC Original version], and a fan-created [https://archive.org/details/ET_Fixed_Final "fixed" version] | ||
| + | * [http://imgur.com/a/Dk5hL Marriage proposal via modded game cartridge] | ||
| + | * [https://archive.org/details/MAME_0.151_ROMs Internet Archive: MAME 0.151 ROMs (classic video consoles)] | ||
| + | * [https://archive.org/details/consolelivingroom Console Living Room: Play classic games online] | ||
| + | * [https://endrift.com/mgba/2014/12/28/classic-nes/ Classic NES Series Anti-Emulation Measures] | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLEMsw1SjDY The 8-Bit Guy: How Oldschool ROM Cartridge Games Worked] (video) | ||
Latest revision as of 18:20, 6 September 2023
Game cartridges are inserted into game console units in order to play different games. They consist of some form of nonvolatile memory storage that could contain a program and data. Sometimes they have been used to store other sorts of programs (e.g., BASIC interpreters or web browsers), but games have always been their primary use. Cartridge-based games came into use in the late 1970s in such systems as the Magnavox Odyssey2 and the Atari VCS (later known as the Atari 2600), representing a major advance over earlier units that only played a limited selection of built-in games which could not be expanded. Since then there have been many generations of game consoles with steadily increasing capabilities, though eventually CDs and Internet downloads took over as more common means of distributing software for them rather than cartridges.
The electronic formats of data stored in these cartridges are documented in ROM and memory images, which is in the electronic formats section. This article, in the physical formats section, is intended for documenting the physical characteristics of the cartridges.
[edit] Cartridges
- NES cartridge
- SNES cartridge
- Nintendo 64 cartridge
- Game Boy cartridge
- Game Boy Color cartridge
- Game Boy Advance cartridge
- Nintendo DS cartridge
- Nintendo 3DS cartridge
- Nintendo Switch cartridge
[edit] Links
- Alamogordo green lights search for buried Atari games
- Landfill excavation unearths years of crushed Atari treasure
- In-browser playable version of infamous Atari E.T. game: Original version, and a fan-created "fixed" version
- Marriage proposal via modded game cartridge
- Internet Archive: MAME 0.151 ROMs (classic video consoles)
- Console Living Room: Play classic games online
- Classic NES Series Anti-Emulation Measures
- The 8-Bit Guy: How Oldschool ROM Cartridge Games Worked (video)
