gusgc360

I just opened a copy of Ultima Exodus and it has the exact same capacitor in the same spot. Basically our pcbs look exactly the same. From what I've heard consulting different sources, it is a sort of "quick fix" in this particular revision of the board. If you look for the Ultima Exodus pcb online on NES archives, you'll find that most copys have two capacitors in the front of the pcb, but both your copy and mine only have one capacitor by design. That leads me to believe that the capacitor on the back is somehow compensating for the capacitor that was added on later revisions. Again, I'm no expert but this is my recollection of the info I found online.