File:Safe areas.png
Safe_areas.png (640 × 480 pixels, file size: 7 KB, MIME type: image/png)
Diagram of safe area on 5.37 MHz NTSC VDPs like the NES PPU
- Red
- Danger Zone, top and bottom 8 lines
- Most TVs hide all of this. Keep NES scroll seam artifacts here if possible. Later consoles don't even generate this.
- Yellow
- Action Safe Area, 256x224, (0, 8)-(255, 231)
- Most TVs show some of this.
- Blue
- PocketNES Safe Area, 240x212, (8, 16)-(247, 227)
- Practically all TVs show this. Platforms, pits, and indicators are fine.
- Gray
- Title Safe Area, 224x192, (16, 24)-(239, 215)
- Marked on Nintendo background planning sheet. Keep menus, score, dialogue, and legal notices here.
The term "5.37 MHz" in the headline is used because the author intended for the diagram to apply generally to any signal source using TMS9918 rate, not specifically only the NES. The safe areas also apply to ColecoVision, SG-1000, Sega Master System, TurboGrafx-16 H32 mode, Genesis H32 mode, and Super NES.
Made by Damian Yerrick in February 2017. Dedicated to public domain using Creative Commons Zero (CC0).
This version is scaled to correct NTSC pixel aspect ratio (8:7). File:Safe areas (pixel perfect).png is unscaled.
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 13:06, 10 August 2024 | | 640 × 480 (7 KB) | Tepples (talk | contribs) | Update with revised text from current version of 240p Test Suite, particularly "PocketNES" to "post-1985" |
| 21:56, 21 September 2021 |  | 640 × 480 (7 KB) | >Maintenance script | == Summary == Importing file |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage
The following page uses this file:
.png){kind=link}
