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3 unusual facts about NES Sound Format


NES Sound Format

NES PowerPak is a NES cartridge that has a CompactFlash card port that enables the transfer of ROM images to this cart.

It allows NSFs stored on the root directory of an SD card (SDHC not supported) to be played on a Famicom.

NES Sound Format (NSF or .nsf) is the filename extension of the audio file format originally designated as NESM (Nintendo Entertainment System Music) by the inventor Kevin Horton.



see also

Game Boy Sound System

The Game Boy Sound System (or GBS) for the Game Boy is akin to the sound system of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), the difference being that GBS has a higher pitch than NES sound format.