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The '''Cartridge Slot''' is located on the top of the console, where a [[Game Pak]] is inserted.
The '''Cartridge Slot''' is located on the top of the console, where a [[Game Pak]] is inserted.  At the bottom of the cartridge slot is the '''Game Pak (GPK) Connector''', which has 62 pin pads.


The Super Nintendo has small plastic tabs in the cartridge slot to prevent Super Famicom games from being inserted.  These can be destroyed to allow Super Famicom games to fit into the cartridge slot and play.
The Super Nintendo has small plastic tabs in the cartridge slot to prevent Super Famicom games from being inserted.  These can be destroyed to allow Super Famicom games to fit into the cartridge slot and play.

Revision as of 07:52, 14 May 2023

The Cartridge Slot is located on the top of the console, where a Game Pak is inserted. At the bottom of the cartridge slot is the Game Pak (GPK) Connector, which has 62 pin pads.

The Super Nintendo has small plastic tabs in the cartridge slot to prevent Super Famicom games from being inserted. These can be destroyed to allow Super Famicom games to fit into the cartridge slot and play.

The cartridge slot, straddling regions C2 and D2 in the jwdonal schematic.