NES Four Score

NES Four Score

A NES Four Score
Developer	Nintendo, Hori
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Type	Multitap
Generation	Third generation
Release date	1990 (1990)
Input	NES controller port
Controller input	NES controllers
Platform	Nintendo Entertainment System
Backward compatibility	See list

The NES Four Score is a multitap accessory created by Nintendo in 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Select games can utilize it to enable up to four-player gameplay.^[1] The NES Four Score is similar to the previously introduced NES Satellite, a device that allows four players to connect to the NES and extends the range using infrared wireless communication.

Prior to the advent of NES multitap support, the NES games supporting more than two players required the players to pair up and then alternate turns while sharing the same pair of NES controllers. Some games that originally featured support for more than two players, such as some arcade titles, support only two simultaneous players in their NES versions.

The NES Four Score plugs into both controller ports on the NES console and allows input of up to four NES controllers. On the NES Four Score, there is an option to switch between two-player and four-player modes, and there are turbo A and B buttons that give any of the connected controllers a rapid-fire boost. The NES Four Score can also be used as a controller extension cable because the wire which leads from the accessory to the NES is several feet in length.^[2]