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[[Category:Nintendo licensed mappers]]
The generic designation '''JxROM''' refers to cartridge boards made by Nintendo of Europe that use the [[Sunsoft FME-7]] mapper IC.
The generic designation '''JxROM''' refers to cartridge boards made by Nintendo of Europe that use the [[Sunsoft FME-7]] mapper IC.
These boards are the European counterpart to boards manufactured by Sunsoft that used the FME-7, including several Famicom boards and the North American '''NES-BTR'''.
These boards are the European counterpart to boards manufactured by Sunsoft that used the FME-7, including several Famicom boards and the North American '''NES-BTR'''.
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|DD2''-E301'' || 256 KiB || 8 KiB (battery) || 256 KiB ROM || Dodge Danpei 2 (J)
|DD2''-E301'' || 256 KiB || 8 KiB (battery) || 256 KiB ROM || Dodge Danpei 2 (J)
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|''FC-''GMK || 256 KiB || || 128 KiB ROM || Gimmick! (J) || with expansion sound (YMZ284)
|''FC-''GMK || 256 KiB || || 128 KiB ROM || Gimmick! (J) || with expansion sound (YM2149)
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|GRM''-E301'' || 128 KiB || || 256 KiB ROM || Gremlins 2 - The New Batch (J)
|GRM''-E301'' || 128 KiB || || 256 KiB ROM || Gremlins 2 - The New Batch (J)

Latest revision as of 04:20, 18 October 2023

The generic designation JxROM refers to cartridge boards made by Nintendo of Europe that use the Sunsoft FME-7 mapper IC. These boards are the European counterpart to boards manufactured by Sunsoft that used the FME-7, including several Famicom boards and the North American NES-BTR. The iNES format assigns Mapper 69 to JxROM.

Nintendo manufactured these JxROM boards for the European market:

Board PRG ROM PRG RAM CHR comments
JLROM 256 KiB 128 KiB ROM
JSROM 128 KiB 8 KiB (no battery) 256 KiB ROM equivalent to BTR

Sunsoft manufactured the Famicom counterparts:

Board PRG ROM PRG RAM CHR ROM Name comments
BAT-E301 128 KiB 128 KiB ROM Batman (J)
BBW-E301 128 KiB 8 KiB (battery) 256 KiB ROM Barcode World (J) with expansion (Barcode Battler)
FC-DBT 128 KiB 8 KiB (no battery) 256 KiB ROM Dynamite Batman! (J) FC counterpart of BTR
DD2-E301 256 KiB 8 KiB (battery) 256 KiB ROM Dodge Danpei 2 (J)
FC-GMK 256 KiB 128 KiB ROM Gimmick! (J) with expansion sound (YM2149)
GRM-E301 128 KiB 256 KiB ROM Gremlins 2 - The New Batch (J)
HEB-E301 128 KiB 128 KiB ROM Hebereke (J)
PYK-E301 128 KiB 128 KiB ROM Pyokotan no Dai Meiro (J)