Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Following a series of arcade game successes in the early 1980s, Nintendo made plans to produce a cartridge-based console. Masayuki Uemura designed the system, which was released in Japan on July 15, 1983

The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe and Australia in the year of 1985. In most of Asia, including Japan, China, Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines, the game councel was known as Famicom Family, and was released in 1983. In South Korea, it was known as the Hyundai Comboy and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics. In Russia, although it has never been officially distributed by Nintendo and there were no official representatives, it was known as Dendy. In South Asia, it was known as the Tata Famicom.

For its North American release in 1985, the NES was released in two different configurations, or "bundles". The console deck itself was identical, but each bundle was packaged with different game paks and accessories. The first of these sets, the Control Deck, retailed from $199.99 and included the console itself plus two game controllers. The Deluxe Set retailed for $249.99 and consisted of the console, a R.O.B. accessory, an NES Zapper (electronic gun) and two game paks: Duck Hunt and Gyromite. Today, I think you can purchase an NES system for like $40.





As popular as this video game councel was, the NES changed the way we enjoy entertainment even to this day with the newer systems such as Microsoft's X-box and Sony's Playstation. The NES started off a huge boom for video gamers that has forever encouraged newer ways for entertainment.


Some of the first series of games made were classics such as Super Mario Bro, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. and Popeye. Later games like Mega Man, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and Super Mario Bro 2 & 3 were produced and hit it big in the video game world. Every teenager relyed on the NES growing up in the late 80's.




The NES was the best-selling gaming console of its time that helped revitalize the US video game industry following the video game crash of 1983 and set the standard for subsequent consoles in everything from game design to controller layout.



-Paul

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