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* There are no IRQs
* There are no IRQs
* There is no WRAM support
* There is no WRAM support
* PRG always has the last two 8k banks fixed to the end.
* PRG always has the last two 8KiB banks fixed to the end.
* CHR always gives the left pattern table (0000-0FFF) the two 2k banks, and the right pattern table (1000-1FFF) the four 1k banks.
* CHR always gives the left pattern table (0000-0FFF) the two 2KiB banks, and the right pattern table (1000-1FFF) the four 1KiB banks.
* Mirroring is hardwired, one game uses 4-screen mirroring (Gauntlet).
* Mirroring is hardwired, one game uses 4-screen mirroring (Gauntlet).
* CHR size limit is 64k, PRG size limit is 128k.
* CHR size limit is 64KiB, PRG size limit is 128KiB.
* The two registers are repeated across the entire address space from $8000-$FFFF, not just $8000-$9FFF


Registers:
Registers:
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== Variants ==
== Variants ==
[[INES Mapper 076|Mapper 76]] increases CHR to 128kB by inflating the 1k CHR banks to 2k and making the originally-2k banks inaccessible.
[[INES Mapper 076|Mapper 76]] increases CHR to 128KiB by inflating the 1KiB CHR banks to 2KiB and making the originally-2KiB banks inaccessible.


Mappers [[INES Mapper 088|88]] and [[INES Mapper 154|154]] increase CHR to 128kB by connecting PPU's A12 line to the CHR ROM's A16 line, making tiles in $0000 and $1000 come from disjoint sections of ROM.
Mappers [[INES Mapper 088|88]] and [[INES Mapper 154|154]] increase CHR to 128KiB by connecting PPU's A12 line to the CHR ROM's A16 line, making tiles in $0000 and $1000 come from disjoint sections of ROM.


[[INES Mapper 154|Mapper 154]] additionally adds mapper-controlled one-screen mirroring.
[[INES Mapper 154|Mapper 154]] additionally adds mapper-controlled one-screen mirroring.


[[INES Mapper 095|Mapper 95]] is like this mapper except that CHR A15 controls CIRAM A10, much as CHR A17 controls CIRAM A10 in [[iNES Mapper 118|TxSROM]].
[[INES Mapper 095|Mapper 95]] uses the MSB to control mirroring by connecting CHR A15 to CIRAM A10, much as CHR A17 controls CIRAM A10 in [[iNES Mapper 118|TxSROM]].


== References ==
== References ==
*FCEUX source code
*FCEUX source code

Revision as of 01:24, 9 May 2013

iNES Mapper 206 is a stripped-down version of MMC3 used by Tengen and Namco. Chips used include "Tengen MIMIC-1" and "Namcot 118", and the boards made by Nintendo of America that used this mapper are NES-DxROM. Many ROMS using this mapper are incorrectly listed as using MMC3, but will usually work if emulated with MMC3, and the mirroring is correct, as if they were on a TEROM or TFROM board.

Compared to MMC3:

  • There are no IRQs
  • There is no WRAM support
  • PRG always has the last two 8KiB banks fixed to the end.
  • CHR always gives the left pattern table (0000-0FFF) the two 2KiB banks, and the right pattern table (1000-1FFF) the four 1KiB banks.
  • Mirroring is hardwired, one game uses 4-screen mirroring (Gauntlet).
  • CHR size limit is 64KiB, PRG size limit is 128KiB.
  • The two registers are repeated across the entire address space from $8000-$FFFF, not just $8000-$9FFF

Registers:

  • $8000: 00000xxx - Select which internal register gets written by $8001
  • $8001: 00xxxxxx - Value written to the internal register. PRG registers use only 4 bits.

Internal registers:

  • 0, 1: 2k CHR banks at 0000, 0800. Least significant bit is ignored.
  • 2, 3, 4, 5: 1k CHR banks at 1000, 1400, 1800, 1C00.
  • 6, 7: 8k PRG banks at 8000, A000.

Variants

Mapper 76 increases CHR to 128KiB by inflating the 1KiB CHR banks to 2KiB and making the originally-2KiB banks inaccessible.

Mappers 88 and 154 increase CHR to 128KiB by connecting PPU's A12 line to the CHR ROM's A16 line, making tiles in $0000 and $1000 come from disjoint sections of ROM.

Mapper 154 additionally adds mapper-controlled one-screen mirroring.

Mapper 95 uses the MSB to control mirroring by connecting CHR A15 to CIRAM A10, much as CHR A17 controls CIRAM A10 in TxSROM.

References

  • FCEUX source code