(r) this line goes to the ROM only. (s) this line is Shared between the ROM, MMC/chip, and Nintendo (n) this line connects to the NES cart edge only, and not the ROM (w) this line connects to the WRAM only and nowhere else MMC3 Chip: (44 pin QFP) [Made by Kevin Horton (khorton@iquest.net)] ---------- Comes in three types: 'MMC3A', 'MMC3B', and 'MMC3C' 33 23 | | .-------. 34-| |-22 | MMC3B | 44-| |-12 \-------' | | 1 11 Pin# Function Pin# Function ---- -------- ---- -------- 1 - ??? *1 23 - PRG A17 (r) 2 - CHR A10 (r) 24 - PRG A13 (n) 3 - CHR A12 (n) 25 - PRG A18 (r) 4 - CHR A11 (n) 26 - PRG /CE (r) 5 - CHR A10 (n) 27 - +5V 6 - GND 28 - GND 7 - CHR A13 (r) 29 - M2 8 - CHR A14 (r) 30 - WRAM /CE (w) 9 - CHR A12 (r) 31 - PRG D7 (s) 10 - CIRAM A10 (n)*32 - PRG A0 (s) 11 - CHR A15 (r) 33 - PRG D6 (s) 12 - CHR A17 (r) 34 - PRG D0 (s) 13 - /IRQ 35 - PRG D5 (s) 14 - PRG /CE (n) 36 - PRG D1 (s) 15 - GND 37 - PRG D4 (s) 16 - ??? *2 38 - PRG D2 (s) 17 - PRG R/W (n) 39 - PRG D3 (s) 18 - PRG A15 (r) 40 - GND 19 - PRG A13 (r) 41 - WRAM CE (w) 20 - PRG A14 (n) 42 - WRAM /WE (w) 21 - PRG A16 (r) 43 - CHR A11 (r) 22 - PRG A14 (r) 44 - CHR A16 (r) NOTES: *: On Gauntlet, this is unused. *1: PINS 1 & 2. Sometimes these are connected together. If they are not, pin 1 is left floating. *2: PIN 16. Sometimes this is connected to ground. Other times it is left floating. It seems that pins 1,2 & 16 are related; pins 1 & 2 are shorted as are pins 15 and 16. Or else pisn 1 & 2 are left open as well as 15 & 16. I've never seen say, pins 1 & 2 shorted while pin 16 was open or vice-versa. I suspect they relate to extra RAM in the CHR section.