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[[2010]] marked the system's 25th anniversary in North America, which was officially celebrated by Nintendo of America's magazine, Nintendo Power, in the November 2010's issue #260 with a special 26-page tribute section. Other video game publications also featured articles looking back at 25 years of the NES, and its impact in the video game console market. | [[2010]] marked the system's 25th anniversary in North America, which was officially celebrated by Nintendo of America's magazine, Nintendo Power, in the November 2010's issue #260 with a special 26-page tribute section. Other video game publications also featured articles looking back at 25 years of the NES, and its impact in the video game console market. | ||
In [[2016]], Nintendo announced that they would release a smaller reproduction of the system later in the year, entitled the NES Classic Edition. The system will have 30 built-in games and the ability to create save states. | |||
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Revision as of 14:58, 19 August 2016
Nintendo Entertainment System | |
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Manufacturer | Nintendo |
Released | 1983 |
Total Games | 1596 (1,021 present) |
← (none) | SNES → |
The Nintendo Entertainment System (abbreviated as NES) is a third generation video game console, of 8-bit era, developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was initially released in Japan as the Family Computer (ファミリーコンピュータ Famirii Konpyuuta?) (often shortened to Famicom (ファミコン Famikon?) and abbreviated as FC) on July 15, 1983, and was later released in North America in 1985, in Europe in 1986, and Australia in 1987. In South Korea, it was known as the Hyundai Comboy (현대 컴보이) and was distributed by SK Hynix which then was known as Hyundai Electronics.
By itself, it used cartridges for software, and had two controller slots. Numerous peripheral devices such as the Zapper were released for the system. One of the biggest was the Japan-exclusive Family Computer Disk System, which allowed for otherwise normal games but on floppy disk media, as well as certain other features. Some of these games were ported back to cartridge format, chiefly for the purpose of international releases. Eventually the abilities of cartridges overtook the Disk System, though a few floppy-based games continued to be released up until 1992 in varying forms.
The best-selling gaming console of its time, the NES helped revitalize the US video game industry following the video game crash of 1983, and set the standard for subsequent consoles of its generation. With the NES, Nintendo introduced a now-standard business model of licensing third-party developers, authorizing them to produce and distribute titles for Nintendo's platform.
A redesigned version was released throughout 1993, and this version itself had at least three different specs; they were marketed under the same name as the originals, but are differentiated by their model numbers. Japan received the HVC-101, commonly known as the "AV Famicom"; North America received the NES-101 (as two different specs with the same model number), commonly known as the "Top Loader NES".
It was eventually succeeded by the Super Famicom, later released as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System elsewhere.
2010 marked the system's 25th anniversary in North America, which was officially celebrated by Nintendo of America's magazine, Nintendo Power, in the November 2010's issue #260 with a special 26-page tribute section. Other video game publications also featured articles looking back at 25 years of the NES, and its impact in the video game console market.
In 2016, Nintendo announced that they would release a smaller reproduction of the system later in the year, entitled the NES Classic Edition. The system will have 30 built-in games and the ability to create save states.
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The original model: the Family Computer.
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An NES with Zapper controller.
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Another NES.
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NES-101 top-loader model.
Subcategories
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "NES"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 1,017 total.
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- Darkwing Duck
- Day Dreamin' Davey
- Deadly Towers
- Deep Dungeon III: Yuushi heno Tabi
- Defender II
- Defender of the Crown
- Demon Sword
- Dengeki Big Bang!
- Desert Commander
- Destiny of an Emperor
- Devil World
- Devilman
- Dig Dug
- Dig Dug II
- Digger: The Legend of the Lost City
- Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
- Disney's Aladdin
- Disney's Beauty and the Beast (SNES)
- Disney's The Little Mermaid
- Dokuganryu Masamune
- Don Doko Don
- Donald Land
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong 3
- Donkey Kong Classics
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Donkey Kong Jr. Math
- Donkey Kong Jr. no Sansuu Asobi
- Door Door
- Doraemon
- Double Dragon (NES)
- Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES)
- Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
- Double Dribble (NES)
- Dough Boy
- Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundoukai
- Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari
- Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zenin Shuugou!
- Dr. Chaos
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Dr. Mario
- Dragon Ball 3: Gokuuden
- Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku
- Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Frieza!!
- Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzou Ningen
- Dragon Ball Z: Kyoushuu! Saiyajin
- Dragon Ball: Daimaou Fukkatsu
- Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo
- Dragon Buster
- Dragon Buster II: Yami no Fuuin
- Dragon Power
- Dragon Quest
- Dragon Quest II
- Dragon Quest III
- Dragon Scroll
- Dragon Slayer IV Drasle Family
- Dragon Slayer Jr: Romancia
- Dragon Spirit: The New Legend
- Dragon Warrior
- Dragon Warrior II
- Dragon Warrior III
- Dragon Warrior IV
- Dragons of Flame
- Duck Hunt
- DuckTales
- DuckTales 2
- Dungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements
- Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball
- Dynamite Bowl
- Déjà Vu
E
F
- F1 Race
- Famicom Jump II: Saikyou no Shichinin
- Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden
- Famicom Meijinsen
- Famicom Wars
- Famicom Yakyuu Ban
- Family Boxing
- Family Circuit
- Family Jockey
- Family Mahjong
- Family Mahjong II: Shanghai he no Michi
- Family Pinball
- Family Quiz 4-nin wa Rival
- Family Tennis
- Family Trainer: Rai Rai Kyonshis
- Famista '89: Kaimaku Ban!!
- Famista '90
- Famitre Daiundoukai
- Fantasy Zone
- Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa
- Faria
- Faxanadu
- Felix the Cat
- Field Combat
- Fighting Golf
- Fighting Road
- Final Fantasy
- Final Fantasy I-II
- Final Fantasy II
- Final Fantasy III
- Final Lap (Famicom)
- Fire Emblem Gaiden
- Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
- Fist of the North Star (NES)
- Flappy
- Fleet Commander
- The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino and Hoppy
- Flipull
- Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll
- Flying Hero
- Flying Shark
- Formation Z
- Four Players' Tennis
- Freedom Force
- Front Line
- Fudou Myououden
- Fuuun! Takeshi Jou Two
G
- Galaga
- Galaxian
- Gambler Jiko Chuushinha
- Ganbare Goemon 2
- Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2: Tenka no Zaihou
- Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ougon Kiseru
- Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu
- Ganbare Pennant Race!
- Garfield no Isshukan
- Gauntlet (NES)
- Gegege no Kitarou 2: Youkai Gundan no Chousen
- Gegege no Kitarou: Youkai Daimakyou
- Geimos
- Gekikame Ninja Den
- Gekitotsu Yonku Battle
- Gemfire
- Genghis Khan
- Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf
- The Genji and Heike Clans
- Genpei Touma Den
- Genpei Touma Den: Computer Board Game
- Getsu Fuuma Den
- Ghost Lion
- Ghostbusters
- Ghosts 'n Goblins
- Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Waga Yuku wa Hoshi no Taikai
- Ginga no Sannin
- Goal!
- Godzilla: Monster of Monsters
- Golf (NES)
- Golf Club: Birdie Rush
- Golf-ko Open
- Golgo 13: Kamigami no Koukon
- Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode
- Gomoku Narabe Renju
- The Goonies II
- Goonies II: Fratelli Saigo no Chousen
- The Goonies
- Gozonji: Yaji Kita Chin Douchuu
- Gradius
- Gradius II
- Great Tank
- The Guardian Legend
- Guardic Gaiden
- Guerrilla War
- Guevara
- Gumshoe
- Gun-Nac
- Gun.Smoke (NES)
- Gyro Set
- Gyrodine
- Gyromite
- Gyruss