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| Developer | Nintendo R&D2 |
| Manufacturer | Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
| Release Date(s) |
North America: October 18, 1985 Japan: July 15, 1983 Europe: September 1, 1986 United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Australia: 1987 South Korea: 1989 Brazil, South Africa : 1993 Chile: @ 1991 |
| CPU(s) |
NTSC: 8-bit Ricoh 2A03 @ 1.79 MHz PAL: 8-bit Ricoh 2A07 @ 1.66 MHz |
| Memory |
2 KB RAM 2 KB video RAM |
| Graphics |
NTSC: Ricoh 2C02 @ 5.37 MHz PPU PAL: RP2C07 @ 5.32 MHz PPU |
| Sound | PSG 5 channel mono |
| Display |
NTSC: 256x224p PAL: 256x240p |
| Internal Storage | Not Applicable |
| Network Ports | Not Applicable |
| Media | Cartridge |
| Maximum Controllers | 21 |
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  Image(s) and Video(s) |
Advertisement 01 (673X900 in .JPEG) 113.13 KB Advertisement 02 (600X810 in .JPG) 109.39 KB Power Set - Box Back (960X540 in .WEBP) 81.69 KB Power Set - Box Bottom (960X394 in .WEBP) 50.38 KB Power Set - Box Front (1459X816 in .WEBP) 136.25 KB Power Set - Box Left (960X684 in .WEBP) 91.07 KB Power Set - Box Right (1201X864 in .WEBP) 135.78 KB Power Set - Box Top (1529X623 in .WEBP) 104.55 KB Manuals (960X487 in .WEBP) 70.90 KB NES Advantage (640X424 in .JPG) 130.90 KB NES Dogbone (600X600 in .WEBP) 12.49 KB NES Four Score (1113X873 in .WEBP) 56.54 KB NES Max (180X1280 in .JPG) 121.68 KB Poster (800X1080 in .JPG) 321.43 KB Power Glove (734X343 in .JPG) 27.74 KB Power Pad (1500X1500 in .JPG) 414.63 KB R.O.B. (960X960 in .WEBP) 60.30 KB Zapper (500X316 in .JPG) 23.40 KB |
 Manual |
Manual 1986 Version (34 Pages in .PDF) 3.12 MB Manual 1990 Version (12 Pages in .PDF) 1.76 MB |
 Music |
Not Applicable |
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The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on July 15, 1983, as the Family Computer System (Famicom). It was released in US test markets as the redesigned NES in October 1985 and fully launched in the US the following year. The NES was distributed in Europe, Australia, and parts of Asia throughout the 1980s under various names. As a third-generation console, it mainly competed with Sega’s Master System.
The NES was designed by Masayuki Uemura. Nintendo’s president, Hiroshi Yamauchi, called for a simple, cheap console that could run arcade games on cartridges. The controller design was reused from Nintendo’s portable Game & Watch hardware. The western model was redesigned to resemble a video cassette recorder. Nintendo released add-ons such as the NES Zapper light gun for several shooting games, and R.O.B a toy robot accessory.
The NES is regarded as one of the most influential consoles. It helped revitalize the American gaming industry following the video game crash of 1983 and pioneered a now-standard business model of licensing third-party developers to produce and distribute games. The NES features several influential games, including Super Mario Bros. (1985), The Legend of Zelda (1986), Metroid (1986) and Mega Man (1987), which became major franchises.
The NES dominated Japanese and North American markets, but initially underperformed in Europe, where it faced strong competition from the Sega Master System and microcomputers. With 61.91 million units sold, it is one of the best-selling consoles. It was succeeded in 1990 by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
1 This represents the standard maximum quantity of controllers that can be connected to the console without the use of accessories that enable the connection of additional controllers.
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