the system came bundled with a composite cable (labeled stereo a/v cable by nintendo). available separately (and included with the system in the uk) were a rf modulator and switch set (for connection to older televisions) and an official s-video cable, although the latter was only sold at retail stores in japan. in the u.s., the official s-video cable could only be ordered direct from nintendo of america, while in pal territories, no s-video cable was officially sold altogether. furthermore, nintendo omitted several components from the s-video signal path in pal consoles, meaning that using an unmodified ntsc s-video cable will result in an overbright, garish image, or no image at all.