NES Advantage

NES Advantage
ManufacturerAsciiware
TypeVideo game controller
GenerationThird generation era
LifespanJuly 1987
Input
  • Joystick (8 direction)
  • 7x digital buttons (A, B, Turbo A, Turbo B, Start, Select, Slow)
  • 2x adjustment knobs (Turbo A, Turbo B)
  • Toggle switch (Player)
ConnectivityNES controller port
SuccessorSuper Advantage

The NES Advantage is a arcade style controller manufactured by Asciiware and released by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. The stick features two turbo buttons. It is very large, and takes up both controller ports on the system.

References

  1. ↑ Nintendo Power: "Also from Asciiware, who actually made the NES Advantage that Nintendo of America then licensed from them, comes the Super Advantage." Nintendo Power. Nintendo of America. June 1993, page 60.