There was also a MATTEL version in the UK before Nintendo revoked the rights and redistributed it themselves.

I personally have the Spanish version, never knew the controllers were different! Thanks

In the 80s, Nintendo didn't have an office in Europe, so they relied on local companies to release their games and hardware. NES was released on September 1 1986 in Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway and Denmark) and some other European countries. Then it was released in 1987 in the other "half of Europe, distributed by different companies. This is probably why there are so many different European versions of it. NoE was established in 1990, so they were around when the SNES came out.

@Imperatrixxy

5 жыл бұрын

Sweden still has its own company, Bergsala, who exclusively manages distribution of Nintendo's products in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland Norway and Sweden). The rest of Europe is handled by NoE. Also, while Sweden was among the first to receive the NES on September 1 1986 (since Bergsala has always been based in Sweden), the other Nordic countries didn't get it until the year after.

Thank you for making this video. Very informative.

Really useful, informative video. Many thanks for this.

Great video. Mine is a Japanese Family Computer NTSC version and don't have a composite AV out. The only way to connect it to TV is via RF channel 95. The game cartridge is also smaller than the NES.

Yes, from what I've read the RGB output on the French NES has to do with them using SECAM rather than PAL. Apparently similar adaptations has been done to other video game consoles there.

Nice collection. I just got an EEC version in the male today. I also have the SCN and US versions

You got the NES Hong Kong version, it actually says Hong Kong on the front lid. The machine looks the same, but the black areas on the machine are grey and the cartridges are light grey, they have exact same shape as the us/europe version. A UK seller on ebay actually has two of those machines in stock. You also got the Mattel version of the NES, it says Mattel on the front lid.

Thanks! this explaned why my SCN controllers and power supply didn't work/fit on the German nes i bought :)

I have the Italian version Has the same AC plug with blue and Composite.

Thanks for sharing this. I have the french version of the NES and havent played it yet as im unable to get the rgb output cable. thinking I may trade it in for the uk regional NES.

It's crazy how many variations of the system they made when one or possibly two would have been enough.

Was a early MATTLE VERSION PAL in UK.

Tio tienes la misma consola que mi La NES version española. Lol so I moved to America and I got the European charger for the nes the 220volts or something like that and it doesn't fit in the American plug so I bought an adaptor. But the thing is I think because in America the output for your wall charger is 110volts? Idk but I know it's less. My nes won't turn on. Do you have a fix for this other than buying a complete other new adaptor?

Never knew about the NES-004E or sneaky two versions of PAL, interesting stuff! ...also I deservedly feel like an idiot for completely forgetting about the AV plugs (in my defence I've never used them on the NES!); would've probably saved me some headache hooking it up to my HDTV the other day via RF. Took a while to get the channels sorted and screen to stop shaking but whatever, got it working fine in the end haha.

I wasn't either sure first time a saw the french nes if it used the same multi out cable as snes and N64, but sadly it doesn't. I have an SCN nes, so since it has same power plug size as the NA nes will the scn power cable work on an NA nes?

What the Fungtion the CH3/CH4 in NES?

I have the Dutch version, which is the exact same as the French one, only it does have the original composite and rf outputs, and blue on the ac input.

I have a boxed French NES (Duck Hunt set) I bought off eBay a while ago. I have not used it much as I only have the Duck Hunt/SMB1 double cart for it. I would imagine the special AV cable is quite difficult to find by itself; as far as I know the output is exclusive to the French model. I need to disable the lockout chip on it to be able to play my UK carts on it. I also have a UK ("Mattel") NES with the standard RF out, unfortunately there is a fault with it which makes playing difficult!

I have an european version with a Nintendo sticker on the front. On the spot where the text on your console is. Dont know what version it could be. Never saw it somewhere else.

Yes, the power cable from the scn nes will work on the na nes.

The European version I have doesn’t have the blinking light problem. Just thought I’d let people know

The Hong Kong nes is very rare

Was wondering about these versions, because mine says "Nes version" on the hatch. Is there a list somewhere with the different versions? Are certain versions more rare or worth more than others? Please let me know.

@NekoMichi

8 жыл бұрын

+makedaevilmage Ones with "NES version" on the hatch are European UK model, I think. At least, my model says that. Ones with "NES version" printed are from the 1990 European manufacturing batch when Nintendo took over production. Not sure about the rarity though. Edit: Or it could be Italian.

@makedaevilmage

8 жыл бұрын

+Neko Michi The code at the botton of the NES says GBR, i guess it stand for Great Britain then :P Thanks for the reply!

@TheTurnipKing

8 жыл бұрын

+makedaevilmage in addition to the NES version, the UK also received, in early days, the "Mattel version" which is, for the most part, the same as the NES version.

@baardbi

5 жыл бұрын

@@NekoMichi You're right. NES Version is a UK model.

The 'NES Version' was released in Britain. There's even an 'Asian Version' that was released in certain countries like India, Portugal and the United Arab Emirates.

@mono267

Жыл бұрын

But in Russia were famiclones. I don't know, what was NES in the russian market. It was innflued of rub. and money.

I like your voice retroswede!

Perhaps the NES-004E is for Espanol?

if i modify connector on european version, will it still support european controllers or american only?

@doramilitiakatiemelody1875

4 жыл бұрын

Any NES controller would work

So, i bought a store test/show model that was never used. It looks like a USA version. But i live in belgium, it has the same ports but it uses a european adapter and it plays PAL games. But also USA games. It hase never bean opend/modded.

a bunch of various nes console

The asian version is pretty cool looking, the black part is grey like where the power and reset button is

I have the Mattel version from Australia

@Laynel8

7 жыл бұрын

+8-BitKiwi Same here bro

@texaswalker2011

6 жыл бұрын

Same

@baardbi

5 жыл бұрын

What's wrong with the Mattel version?

@coreygriffin9964

5 жыл бұрын

The British and Australian NES were both the Mattel version

@user-rs1990

5 жыл бұрын

@@coreygriffin9964 Actually, the British NES was the 'NES Version'. But still, both Australian and British games are interchangeable!

Obviously the german version is from west germany correct?

What about the mattel version that was made for Australia and new Zealand.

@sp00kiestchannelevah76

6 жыл бұрын

That's not Europe

@killshotdank7450

6 жыл бұрын

sp00kiest channel EVAH!!! sorry about that I guess I should have read the title properly.

Theres also the Brazillian version, but i think it wasn't much different from the American version, even the box of the console wasn't translated to portuguese

@eloiferreira7500

6 жыл бұрын

Jão8bits in Brazil theres clones systens someones very good than nes , heres are nes of playtronic do Brasil the same product of usa with system ntsc on my country officially nes released in 1994

@rafaeldourado3236

4 жыл бұрын

@@eloiferreira7500 Na verdade a Playtronic distribuiu entre 1993 e 1995. Entre 1986 e 88 a Nintendo importou alguns "Mattel Version" para o mercado brasileiro, mais deu errado. Tanto que a indicação da Playtronic para a Nintendo foi feita pela Mattel.

@eloiferreira7500

4 жыл бұрын

@@rafaeldourado3236 sim inclusive o nes daqui é palm e não ntsc ele vinha com uma placa de transcodifucação de fábrica para palm disso eu não sabia até pouco tempo

The french version use Pal Secam

I have the north American Nes and the German version Nes

The French version was arguably superior. I hate to admit it. The composite sync RGB signal is still a shitload better than the composite or RF signal you can get from any other model.

@Metal-Possum

7 жыл бұрын

***** I remember reading recently that it wasn't RGB, just a composite signal via a SCART cable. Seems I got it rather wrong in the above comment. I rather hate Nintendo, admittedly the NES being composite only was a step above its predecessors, but Sega went all out on each of their consoles.

@yanis7272

7 жыл бұрын

I'm French, the French version is not a true RGB... But the French SNES has a true RGB ;)

Strange..I have an american model in europe huh.. (note that my nes wasn't a recent purchase, it was actually bought when the nes was still beeing produced)

They had NES in europe? i thought sega ruled the market there?

@RickyTheFoxOfficialChannel

6 жыл бұрын

Well, the NES was released in Europe...but was a badly released! Especially in Italy!! (PERCHÉ U SAN GENNA’????!!!!)

@kohZeei

3 жыл бұрын

Nintendo ruled in sweden at least, until the playstation came. Nes outsold master system more than 4 to 1 in sweden.

weird, thought the Euro NES was DC instead of AC, or something like that. Maybe I'm thinking of Super Nintendo.

@RickyTheFoxOfficialChannel

6 жыл бұрын

TheTurnipKing Ehm the SNES using the same power adaptor of the NES ... and the same RF output and RF cable

My nes says on the lid nes version anyone know where thats from

@NekoMichi

8 жыл бұрын

+ThePotatoGamer It's the British model.

@grengooblin6792

8 жыл бұрын

thanks

The frensch nes is the most gimmick one, because of it's rgb output,but too bad it's just fake rgb,do frensch tv sets lack composite input??? I would be not serprised about that.

@CIubDuck

9 жыл бұрын

The end of the cable that connects to it is composite, it's just like a snes cable just that it's formed a bit differently. ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517ambtzFuL.jpg

@t0nito

8 жыл бұрын

+johneygd French TVs don't lack a composite input but they use the SECAM colour system, so instead of creating an entire new board revision with complex circuitry to output a SECAM system they simply replaced the RF modulator with a PAL to RGB separator, since virtually all European TVs have a Scart RGB input that was the easiest solution for Nintendo.

The Dutch version is just like the NTSC version except it's PAL.

*The USA unit uses DC not AC like all the European units sir! It will explode so don't do it people!* 🤓

Jag har en fransk rgb kabel ligandes råka få en extra när jag köpte ettnes ått min mamma och råka få en med en extra om du vill ha :) Sen när det gäller ström plugen så har mitt europeiska nes den blå med :)

I must say NES wasent really succesufull in europe cause well Sega Realsed master system earlier so yeah sega won in eruope also same goes for mega drive

@kohZeei

3 жыл бұрын

In Sweden Nintendo Always was the most popular until the playstation came. Nes sold more than 4 times as much than the master system in sweden.

welcome to swiden

@TorutheRedFox

8 жыл бұрын

More like welcome to Europe. The land of loads of duplicates. XD

Look at your nails bro!

@mikaelbohlinoja

8 жыл бұрын

+limpreis All of us Swedes look like that, it's good for the immune system to train defense!

@MR-ob6nj

4 жыл бұрын

It's called work moron. Something you've obviously never done.