Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System
Ufouria: The Saga
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Mega Man
Klax
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Armadillo
Dr. Chaos
Super Mario Bros. 3
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Metroid
The Krion Conquest
Tetris
Pac-Man Championship Edition
Zombie Nation
Donkey Kong
Rambo
Dragon Power
Disney's Darkwing Duck
Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular!
Wild Gunman
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Street Fighter
Power Punch II
Dragon Warrior II
Batman: The Video Game
Dragon Warrior IV
Dirty Harry
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Bomberman
Wally Bear and the NO! Gang
Ice Climber
Mighty Bomb Jack
New Ghostbusters II
Super Mario Bros.
Sid Meier's Pirates!
RoboCop 2
The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy
Wayne's World
Pro Wrestling
Wacky Races
Wrecking Crew
Monster Party
Mike Tyson's Intergalactic Power Punch
Stack-up
Super Spike V'Ball
Titenic
The Legend of Zelda
Chiller
Ninja Gaiden
Yoshi
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The Famicom's final design incorporated this red color because of an order from Hiroshi Yamauchi, the president of Nintendo at the time. Yamuchi often wore a scarf of a similar color and decided to include this favorite of his in the system as well.
It should also be noted that at the time of manufacturing, red and white plastics were the cheapest color of plastic to produce.
It should also be noted that at the time of manufacturing, red and white plastics were the cheapest color of plastic to produce.
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Nintendo was originally going to release a home computer in place of the NES. Known as the Advanced Video System, or the AVS, it was going to be a home computer with a heavy gaming twist.
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The Famicom Disk System was an early attempt at expanding the capability of the Famicom, which was the original Japanese version of the NES. This new add-on used discs rather than cartridges, which were cheaper to produce and held more data. Unfortunately the technology at the time was faulty; so much so that Nintendo of Japan continued servicing them until their patents expired in 2003. Interestingly enough, NES has an expansion port located on the bottom of the console. This is because Nintendo planned to release a version of the Famicom Disk System for international markets. This expansion port is absent on the original Famicom, and the Famicom Disk System connects to the Famicom by the cartridge slot. However, the international version of the Famicom Disk System never saw the light of day, and the NES expansion port went unused.
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The Minnesota state lottery was considering using the NES to let people play the lottery. The player would use a game cartridge made by the company to play the lottery, and a modem that would allow them to communicate with the central computer. The plan eventually fell through due to concerns that minors would illegally purchase tickets.
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Due to South Korea banning Japanese cultural imports at the end of World War II, the NES was distributed by South Korean company Hyundai, and was named the Comboy.
Many consoles in South Korea were released under alternate names and published by various Korean companies, including the Game Boy, Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, SNES and Nintendo 64.
Many consoles in South Korea were released under alternate names and published by various Korean companies, including the Game Boy, Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, SNES and Nintendo 64.
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