The CIC & 10NES Explained

The CIC & 10NES Explained

A brief history and technical deep dive into the Nintendo CIC and 10NES Lockout System.

References

• Wikipedia: CIC (Nintendo) – https://ift.tt/KrIkA8a
• NesDev Wiki: CIC lockout chip – https://ift.tt/aR6wlWD
• NesDev Forums: Reverse Engineering the CIC – https://ift.tt/N8crFHP
• SHARP Microcomputers Data Book (1990) – https://ift.tt/o40MtP2
• Patent Arcade – Case: Atari v. Nintendo (N.D. Cal. 1993) [C, P] – https://ift.tt/q9TfkyN
• Video Games and Reverse Engineering – https://ift.tt/1GwxuSk
• US Patent 4799635A (The Nintendo 10NES Patent) – https://ift.tt/WsV9wum