| Atari 2600 RIOT Map | Kroko | This is a memory map of the RIOT chip/device that reads all the console switches excluding power, including joysticks and controllers. It also contains the only RAM in the system and a general purpose timer. | Hardware Info. | 2600 | N/A | 1.0 | Int | 08 Sep 2010 |
| Atari 2600 TIA Hardware Notes | Andrew Towers | There are a great deal of notes about the Atari 2600 TIA chip by Andrew Towers. It’s a long but worthwhile read. | Hardware Info. | 2600 | N/A | 1.0 | Adv | 06 Mar 2003 |
| Atari 2600 TIA Map | Kroko | This chip makes all the video displays and sounds for the 2600 VCS. It also has 6 registers which are used as A/D converters and for the trigger buttons on the joysticks. The chip also controls the RDY line of the CPU to initiate horizontal syncroni…. | Hardware Info. | 2600 | N/A | 1.0 | Int | 08 Sep 2010 |
| Cart Information | Kevin Horton | This is a document about cart sizes and bank switching which could be very important to know when hacking some of the larger Atari 2600 games. | Hardware Info. | 2600 | N/A | 6.0 | Int | 18 Apr 1997 |
| Collection of Sega 32X Manuals | OEM | We’ve got the official SDK and we’ve got the official manual for this little beast. Seriously, if you’re even remotely interested in programming this puppy, you owe it to yourself (and possibly your unborn children) to download this an…. | Hardware Info. | 32X | N/A | 1.0 | Adv | 29 Mar 2000 |
| Official Documentation on the SH-2 | OEM | Hitachi’s docs on the 32x’s two main processors. | Hardware Info. | 32X | N/A | 1.0 | Adv | 18 Aug 1997 |
| Neo*Geo MVS Hardware Notes | Charles MacDonald | A description of most of the registers of the Neo Geo MVS along with detailed timing information and a few programming precautions. Most of the information is also applicable to the home console and CD platforms. Quality resource for hackers and ho…. | Hardware Info. | ARC | N/A | 1.0 | Adv | 22 Apr 2007 |
| SH-4 Hardware Specifications | OEM | SH-4 programming manual. You’ll need it to work with the Dreamcast processor. | Hardware Info. | DC | N/A | 1.0 | Int | 04 Mar 1999 |
| Famicom Disk System Technical Reference | Brad Taylor | This is a Famicom Disk System technical reference document and there is also a BIOS disassembly included. | Hardware Info. | FDS | N/A | 1.0 | Adv | 23 Apr 2004 |
| FDS Loader Documentation | Brad Taylor | This package has detailed information on how to create your own FDS loader modifications to your FDS and has the software included. The disk loading functions are emulated through the software.
This archive is extremely useful to make your own l…. | Hardware Info. | FDS | N/A | 1.0 | Adv | 21 Nov 2002 |
| FDS Sound | Disch | This document is a reference to Famicom Disk System expansion audio. | Hardware Info. | FDS | N/A | 1.0 | Int | 14 Jul 2004 |
| Everything You Always Wanted To Know About GAMEBOY | kOOPa | Despite its age, this seems to be a pretty comprehensive document detailing the inner works of the old green-screen Gameboy. | Hardware Info. | GB | N/A | 1.00 | Int | 17 Mar 1998 |
| Game Boy Programming Manual v1.0 | OEM | Official Game Boy/Game Boy Color hardware information source, compiled in 1999. Includes 298 pages. | Hardware Info. | GB | N/A | 1.0 | Adv | 09 Nov 1999 |
| Gameboy Programming Manual | DP | This neatly presented PDF manual is a comprehensive compilation of several other Gameboy (color) information docs.
Optimized to be printed out, beware though, it’s 139 (Din A5) pages.
Original sources from: Pan of Anthrox, GABY, Marat Fay…. | Hardware Info. | GB | N/A | 1.01 | Int | 13 May 2008 |
| GB Hardware Information | Marat Fayzullin | This is a comprehensive document on the hardware details for the Gameboy. The following information is mostly based on a document by Pan of Anthrox, Jeff Frohwein’s, Pascal Felber’s, and my own findings. | Hardware Info. | GB | N/A | 1.0 | Int | 07 Jan 2011 |
| GBC Hardware | Reza Lotun | This is pretty decent reference document for the Gameboy’s hardware. However, the GBC specific hardware registers aren’t covered. | Hardware Info. | GB | N/A | 1.0 | Int | 27 Nov 2011 |
| Nintendo Gameboy Cribsheet | Justin Lloyd | A reference containing all pertinent information for programming the Gameboy Color. Includes hardware notes, register lists, Z80’s instruction set and more. This is not intended for beginners to learn from. | Hardware Info. | GB | N/A | 1.1 | Int | 26 Feb 2003 |
| CowBite Virtual Hardware Specifications | Tom Happ | An in dept documentation of the GBA hardware. | Hardware Info. | GBA | N/A | 3.5 | Adv | 08 Feb 2001 |
| Gameboy Advance Cribsheet | Justin Lloyd | A reference guide for programming the GBA on the assembly level. Includes hardware registers, ARM & Thumb op-codes, memory organisation (including VRAM), DMA timings, and other useful information. | Hardware Info. | GBA | N/A | 1.0 | Int | 01 Nov 2001 |
| GBA Programming Manual | OEM | This is a 171 page GBA Programming manual. It has in depth coverage on registers, LCD screen, screen modes, address maps, sound, timers, communications, and more. Just about every piece of technical programming information you could want is in this d…. | Hardware Info. | GBA | N/A | 1.1 | Int | 02 Apr 2001 |
