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This is a development board used internally by Nintendo between 1983-1985 for the Famicom. Early versions of this board exist that don't have the "ERC" or Nintendo copyright text in the silkscreen.
These were the very first Famicom development PCBs that were created by Nintendo for the Famicom, and were used for development on games dating between 1983-1985. The earliest variants of this board feature no text on the silkscreen at all, and it wasn’t until later that the name “HVC-ERC” was added, among other minor changes. Being so early in the Famicom’s life, they have no extra hardware inside, and is just a simple variant of the common “NROM” PCBs which can be found in most games from the period. It's believed that this board was only used internally by Nintendo, and has never been found carrying any third party game.

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Photo
HVC-ERC
ID HVC-ERC
Type EPROM cartridge
Date 1983
Text ©1983 Nintendo, HVC-ERC
System NES

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These were the very first Famicom development PCBs that were created by Nintendo for the Famicom, and were used for development on games dating between 1983-1985. The earliest variants of this board feature no text on the silkscreen at all, and it wasn’t until later that the name “HVC-ERC” was added, among other minor changes. Being so early in the Famicom’s life, they have no extra hardware inside, and is just a simple variant of the common “NROM” PCBs which can be found in most games from the period. It's believed that this board was only used internally by Nintendo, and has never been found carrying any third party game.