Power Supply Details
Below is a list of power supply requirements on all retro consoles.
I will fill this list out over time from real observation and testing of our own consoles, not just information from online.
Console | Power Supply | Polarity | Power Draw |
Atari 2600 | DC 9V TS jack | Tip Positive | 500mA |
Atari 5200 (2 Controllers) | DC 11.5V (5.5mm x 2.5mm) | Positive Inside | 1.95A |
Atari 5200 (4 Controllers) | DC 9.3V (5.5mm x 2.5mm) | Positive Inside | 1.95A |
Atari 7800 | DC 9V | | 1A |
Atari Jaguar | DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Outside | 1.2A |
Atari Jaguar CD | | | |
Atari Lynx / Lynx 2 | DC 9V (3.5mm x 1.3mm) | Positive Inside | 300mA |
Commodore 16 | DC 9.5V (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Outside | 800mA |
Commodore 64 | | | |
Commodore 128 | | | |
Commodore VIC-20 | | | |
CoreGrafx I & II | DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Outside | 650mA |
Dreamcast | | | |
DS / DS Lite / DSi / 2DS / 3DS | | | |
Famicom | DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Outer | 1A |
Famicom Disk System | DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.0mm) | Positive Outer | 0.5A |
Game Boy | 4x AA / 4.8V DC (3.5mm × 1.35mm) | Positive Outer | 150mA |
Game Boy Pocket / Light | 2x AAA / 3V DC (2.5mm x 0.7mm) | Positive Inside | 150mA |
Game Boy Color | 2x AA / 3V DC (2.5mm x 0.7mm) | Positive Inside | 150mA |
Game Boy Advance | 2x AA | | 100mA |
Game Boy Advance SP | 3.7V 1S Lipo / DC 5V Recharge | | 100mA |
Game Boy Micro | 3.7V 1S Lipo / DC 5V Recharge | | 100mA |
Game Cube | 12V DC | | 3A |
Game Gear (EU / JP) | 6x AA / 9V DC (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Outside | 1A |
Game Gear (US) | 6x AA / 10V DC (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Inside | 1A |
Genesis 1 | | | |
Genesis 2 | | | |
Intellivision | | | |
Master System 1 | DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Outer | 400mA |
Master System 2 | DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Outer | 400mA |
Mega CD | DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Outer | |
Mega CD 2 | DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Outer | |
Mega Drive 32X | DC 9V (4.8mm x 1.7mm) | Positive Inner | |
Mega Drive 1 | DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Outer | 700mA |
Mega Drive 2 | DC 9V (4.8mm x 1.7mm) | Positive Inner | |
Multi Mega | | | |
N64 | | | |
Neo Geo AES | DC 5V or 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm) based on version | Positive Outer | 1.4A @ 5V / 1A @ 9V |
Neo Geo CD | | | |
Neo Geo CDZ | DC 10V @ 1A and 5V @ 1A | 3 Pin Custom (GND, 10V, 5V) | 1A @ 10V / 1A @ 5V |
Neo Geo Pocket | | | |
NES | DC 9V AC (either polarity DC also works) | Positive Inner or Outer | 1A @ 9V |
Nomad | DC 9V (4.8mm x 1.7mm) | Positive Inner | |
PC Engine | DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Outer | 650mA |
PC Engine Duo | DC 10V (6.3mm x 3.0mm) | Positive Inner | 0.6-1.3A @ 9V |
PC Engine Duo-R | DC 9V (4.8mm x 1.7mm) | Positive Inner | 0.6-1.3A @ 9V |
PC Engine GT | DC 7V (3.5mm x 1.35mm) | Positive Inner | 700mA |
PC Engine LT | DC 9V (3.5mm x 1.3mm) | Positive Inner | |
PC Engine Shuttle | DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Outer | 650mA |
PC Engine SuperGrafx | DC 9V (6.3mm x 3.0mm) | Positive Outer | 800mA |
PC Engine Super CD ROM 2 | | | |
PlayStation 1 | | | |
PS One | | | |
PS2 | | | |
PS3 | | | |
PS4 | | | |
PS5 | | | |
PS Vita | | | |
PSP / PSP Go | | | |
Sega CD | DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Outer | |
Sega Saturn | | | |
SNES (PAL) | DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.5mm) | Positive Inner, or AC | |
SNES / Jr (US) | DC 9V (7.0mm x 4.4mm) | Positive Outer | 1A |
Super Famicom / Jr (JAP) | DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm) | Positive Outer | 1A |
Switch | 3.7V 1S Lipo / USB-C Recharge | | 1A |
Switch Lite | 3.8V 1S Lipo / USB-C Recharge | | 1A |
Switch OLED | 3.7V 1S Lipo / USB-C Recharge | | 1A |
TurboGrafx | | | |
TurboExpress | | | |
Twin Famicom | DC 7.4V or 9V (5.5mm x 2.5mm) | Positive Inner | 1.5A |
Wii | | | |
Wii U | | | |
Wondermega | DC 9.5V (4.8mm x 1.7mm) | Positive Inner | 9V is fine |
Wonderswan | | | |
Xbox | | | |
Xbox 360 | | | |
Xbox One | | | |
Xbox Series S | | | |
Xbox Series X | | | |
ZX Spectrum | | | |
ZX Spectrum 128 | Tri-Power Supply 5V/12V/-12V | | 5V @ 2A 12V @ 200mA -12V @ 50mA |
