The NES had a front-loading cartridge slot in North America, but the so-called “zero-insertion force” mechanism resulted in hardware issues in some models.Developer Tengen reverse-engineered this chip and released games of its own, but it was successfully sued for copyright and patent infringement. Nintendo used a security chip in official cartridges as a way to prevent unauthorized developers from making games for the NES.The third-party Teleplay modem would’ve offered online gaming and cross-platform play between Nintendo and Sega systems, but it was ultimately canceled. But it did allow users to trade stocks, bet on horse races, and more. Nintendo’s official Famicom Modem was released in Japan and didn’t offer online gaming.
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