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Nintendo Entertainment System
Description
The Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES (JPN: Family Computer) was the first the sixth game system released by Nintendo, and the first one to be released outside of Japan. It was released around the world throughout the '80s, and is commonly cited as the system that saved the video game industry after the video game crash of 1983, which was caused by an over-saturation of shitty, half-arsed games.
The Famicom was first released in Japan in 1983, while the NES was first test-marketed in 1985 in New York City. After selling the entire batch in New York, the NES was released nationwide in the United States and in Canada in 1986. Later, it also saw British/European (1987), Australian (1987), and Korean (1989) releases. The Famicom and NES were later redesigned with similar cases and modifications. Specifically, the Famicom was made A/V only (the original Famicom was RF only), while the NES was, ironically, made RF only (the only version to have both was the original NES).
The NES would prove to be popular for a long time, lasting from 1983 to 2003 in Japan and from 1985 to 1995 in the United States.
People Who Own An NES
Notable Games
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA)
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan)
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Castlevania
- Legend of Zelda
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
- Duck Hunt
- Wild Gunman
- Nintendo World Cup
- Ducktales
- Top Gun
- Wario's Woods
- Mega Man
- Final Fantasy
- Blaster Master
- Startropics
- Too many to name.
Trivia
- In Japan, the Famicom was manufactured all the way until 2003, believe it or not. The only reason it was discontinued was due to the scarcity of the parts needed.
- In the Noughties, NES nostalgia started to bloom, which saw re-releases of NES games, t-shirts, and a massive jump in value for NES systems.
- In Korea, the NES was sold by Hyundai and renamed the "Hyundai Comboy" in order to bypass Korea's ban on Japanese culture. In addition, the American NES design was sold in Korea instead of the Japanese Famicom design, to further hide the fact that it was Japanese.
- Before the Wii, the NES had its own version of motion-sensitive gaming: the Power Glove. Unfortunately, the Power Glove never worked properly.
- In addition, before the 3DS, certain NES games supported 3D, albeit with glasses.
