emulator: nes
type: libretro
core_classification: community_fork
source: "https://github.com/rz5/nes"
upstream: "https://git.9front.org/plan9front/plan9front (sys/src/games/nes/)"
profiled_date: "2026-03-24"
core_version: "1.0"
display_name: "Nintendo - NES / Famicom (nes)"
cores: [nes]
systems: [nintendo-nes]
files: []
notes: >
  Port of aiju's NES emulator from 9front (Plan 9) to libretro by rz5.
  Minimal emulator supporting mappers 0 (NROM), 1 (MMC1), 2 (UxROM),
  3 (CNROM), 4 (MMC3), 7 (AxROM). Palette hardcoded in ppu.c.
  No BIOS or external files required. NES hardware boots directly
  from cartridge ROM. No FDS support (only .nes extension).