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​NINTENDO FORMAT INDEX
SWITCH      WII U      WII      GAMECUBE      NINTENDO 64      SUPER NINTENDO      NES
3DS      DS      GAME BOY ADVANCE      GAME BOY

REVIEWS | NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM; NES

Third generation | 1983-2003 | Cartridge
Games: 1,376 | Units sold: 61.91m

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES, or Famicom) helped establish d-pad controls as the norm in console gaming. This powerful system offered a huge array of games and was an enormous commercial success, easily outpacing both the competing Master System and the collective sales of 8-bit home computers. Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Metroid helped ensure the system would be remembered as a classic. It was discontinued on the same day as the SNES in Japan, meaning it had competed at retail for 20 years, across four generations of gaming.
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Metal Gear
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Ski or Die
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Track & Field


​NINTENDO FORMAT INDEX
SWITCH      WII U      WII      GAMECUBE      NINTENDO 64      SUPER NINTENDO      NES
3DS      DS      GAME BOY ADVANCE      GAME BOY

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