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A game console released in North America by the Nintendo Company in 1985, called the Nintendo Entertainment System, model NES-001.

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Why is the screen purple?

Whenever I turn my system on the screen only shows purple. I made sure that there was no dust but just can't get my system to work....

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Try a different AV cable. What type of TV are you connecting your NES to?

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it could be the 72 pin connector. as it can cause graphical issues. (even if one pin doesn’t connect.)

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It is probably the 72 pin connector

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Purple screen or pink screen? I have a similar problem, but it appears pink instead of purple. In my case, the graphic processor (PPU) RCP2C07A-0 has failed.

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