![]() Notable peripherals included the main control pad (NES-004), the Zapper (NES-005) and, of course, the Cleaning Kit (NES-030). In the West, the Nintendo Entertainment System got Nintendo's most transparent of product codes: NES. ![]() The RF switch did, though (HVC-003), as did the Famicom 3D System pictured above, and a whole lot more. The Famicom's controllers were connected to the base console, though, so they didn't get a separate code. The main console unit is always '-001' and the AC adaptor is typically '-002', with controllers coming after that. In Nintendo's homeland the Famicom and its accessories carried the designation HVC, or 'Home Video Computer'. Famicom ( HVC) / NES ( NES) Image: Nintendo Life We begin with the trusty Nintendo Entertainment System, or Famicom in Japan. We knew most of the codes below already, but the ones we didn't required checking the back of our own consoles, or heading to the Maru-Chang webpage for a few of the more obscure ones. ![]() Some of their origins are well-known (or obvious), while others are known only to the Nintendo engineers who named them. But beyond internally cataloguing every peripheral under a console's umbrella, do these designations have any meaning? Today we're going to take a tour of all Nintendo's console hardware product codes and look at where they come from.
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