VRC1 pinout
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There isn't a consistent pinout for the VRC1 and its clones; here are two. The pins are mostly in the same order, but power and ground definitely move.
Anything with a ? next to it is uncertain; these pinouts were deduced solely based on images of the PCB.
VRC-1: 28-pin 0.6" DIP (canonically mapper 75)
Labeled "Konami 8626K7 007422 VRC 075" on PCB labeled "Konami 302114A":
.--\/--. (r) PRG A15 <- |01 28| -- +5V (r) PRG A14 <- |02 27| <- CPU A14 (f) (fr) CPU A12 -> |03 26| <- CPU A13 (f) (r) PRG A13 <- |04 25| <- PPU A12 (f) (r) PRG A16 <- |05 24| <- PPU A11 (fr) (fr) CPU D0 -> |06 23| <- PPU A10 (fr) (fr) CPU D1 -> |07 22| -> PRG nSEL (r) (fr) CPU D2 -> |08 21| <- CPU R/W (f) (fr) CPU D3 -> |09 20| -> CHR nSEL (r) (r) CHR A12 <- |10 19| <- PPU A13 (f) (r) CHR A14 <- |11 18| <- PPU nRD (f) (r) CHR A13 <- |12 17| -> CIRAM A10? (r) CHR A15 <- |13 16| <- CPU nROMSEL (f) Gnd -- |14 15| -> CHR A16 (r) `------'
Labeled "VRC 007421 8805 Z04" on PCB labeled "JALECO-20":
.--\/--. (r) PRG A15 <- |01 28| <- CPU A14 (f) ?PRG A14 <- |02 27| <- CPU A13 (f) ?CPU A12 -> |03 26| <- CPU nROMSEL? ?PRG A13 <- |04 25| <- PPU A12? (r) PRG A16 <- |05 24| <- PPU A11? (fr) CPU D0 -> |06 23| <- CPU RnW (f) Gnd -- |07 22| -> PRG nSEL (r) (fr) CPU D1 -> |08 21| -- +5V (fr) CPU D2 -> |09 20| -> CHR nSEL? (fr) CPU D3 -> |10 19| <- PPU A10? ?CHR A12 <- |11 18| <- PPU nRD (f) (r) CHR A14 <- |12 17| -> CIRAM A10 (f) ?CHR A13 <- |13 16| <- (CPU nROMSEL OR CPU RnW)? (r) CHR A15 <- |14 15| -> CHR A16 (r) `------'