NES Four Score
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The NES Four Score is an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System
created by Nintendo
. It allows four-player gameplay on games that supported it. The Four Score was released in 1990.
On the Four Score itself, there is an option to switch between two-player and four-player modes and turbo
A and B buttons that give any of the connected controllers a turbo boost. The Four Score can also be used as a controller extension cable because the wire which leads from the accessory to the NES is several feet in length.
The Four Score is similar to the earlier NES Satellite
, a device that allowed four players to connect to the NES with infrared wireless communication.
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
created by Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
. It allows four-player gameplay on games that supported it. The Four Score was released in 1990.
On the Four Score itself, there is an option to switch between two-player and four-player modes and turbo
Turbo button
A turbo button refers to a button on a piece of electronic equipment, which makes the equipment run faster in some way. Although the name is based on that of a forced induction air compressor which makes a car go faster, automotive turbochargers are not manually operated, but are directly linked...
A and B buttons that give any of the connected controllers a turbo boost. The Four Score can also be used as a controller extension cable because the wire which leads from the accessory to the NES is several feet in length.
The Four Score is similar to the earlier NES Satellite
NES Satellite
The NES Satellite is a Nintendo Entertainment System accessory created by Nintendo, and released in 1989.The Satellite allows up to four players to play the NES anywhere in the room without the necessity of wires running from the NES to the players' controllers. To use, a small infrared receiver...
, a device that allowed four players to connect to the NES with infrared wireless communication.
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Non-compatible games
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See also
- Famicom Four-way Adapter
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