In November 2016, Nintendo surprised everyone by going back to its roots and releasing the NES Classic ... or Linux PC with an SD card slot for loading the Pi’s operating system.

There’s no cartridge slot to put an SD card full of games ... but that’s really not a big deal. The NES turns on instantly; you’ll be prompted the first time to set up your language ...

Retro Gamers everywhere were delighted by the release of the Nintendo Classic Mini: NES, then quickly dismayed ... You may need to remove and re-insert the Micro SD card before you’re done ...

Front of an SD-card-turned-cartridge with and without decal. (Credit: Abe’s Projects, YouTube) The inspiration for this project kicked in while [Abe] was working on a floppy drive conversion ...

Whether it was a PS5 or a new graphics card for your gaming PC ... and most notable change is that it has a real cartridge slot just like the NES did. However, instead of a single game, the ...

[phanick]’s project is a cartridge that is able to run games on the Polish Famicon clone called the Pegasus. The games are stored on an SD card but rather than run in an emulator, an FPGA loads ...

Even the cartridge slot's dust flaps ... set of colors though the console's SD card slot, just in case the included palettes don't quite look like the NES you remember. The dizzying area of ...

The front is home to four controller ports - no need for a Four Score adapter here - while the top has NES and Famicom cartridge ... but the left-hand side has an SD card slot for installing ...

It's fair to say that the announcement of NES Classic Mini earlier this year ... able to add more games in the future – either via SD card or via a digital download – and there are some ...

And that’s it. You won’t find a cartridge port on the NES Classic Edition. There is no SD card slot. There’s no ethernet or internal WiFi. It is, again, a very simple piece of equipment.