New-Style NES

The New-Style NES is a compact, cost-reduced, redesigned version of the Famicom/NES released by Nintendo in 1993. Redesigned by Lance Barr, the New-Style NES has a vertical cartridge slot to prevent reliability issues common with the spring-loaded mechanism in the original NES. The console removed the 10NES lockout chip, allowing it to play unlicensed games. The console also removed composite video output, leaving only RF output available on it; Nintendo later produced a rare version of the console that replaced RF with the AV "multi-out" port used on the SNES. Although a game was not bundled with the New-Style NES, it came packaged with a redesigned controller modeled after the SNES controller; colloquially called the "dog bone" controller due to its resemblance in shape to one, it also retailed separately for $15 ($30 in 2022 dollars) each.