05-21-2019, 04:58 PM
KL is partially correct in that there isn't a proper definitive palette for the NES, apart from the set colours it very much does have. What I'm getting at is that there exist many "variants" of the palette because the NES doesn't store the exact RGB information for the colours - instead letting old analog CRT televisions decipher what colours to show.
With that said, there are a few "official" colour palettes to choose from, drawn from sources where exact RGB information is presented (primarily, via emulation efforts from Nintendo themselves), many of which are available (along with some unofficial interpretations of the NES's "palette" as seen through an older TV) here. Which one you choose is simply a matter of preference - the older vibrant palettes (such as those present in emulators such as Jnes or Nesticle) aren't much to my taste, but the 3DS's VC palette is quite a well done vibrant palette that I feel captures the NES in a more saturated tone while being quite tasteful about it.
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With that said, there are a few "official" colour palettes to choose from, drawn from sources where exact RGB information is presented (primarily, via emulation efforts from Nintendo themselves), many of which are available (along with some unofficial interpretations of the NES's "palette" as seen through an older TV) here. Which one you choose is simply a matter of preference - the older vibrant palettes (such as those present in emulators such as Jnes or Nesticle) aren't much to my taste, but the 3DS's VC palette is quite a well done vibrant palette that I feel captures the NES in a more saturated tone while being quite tasteful about it.