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Nintendo Entertainment System

The Family Computer (ファミリーコンピュータ or Famicom) in Japan or Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) outside of Japan is an 8-bit video game console that was first released by Nintendo in 1983 in Japan and 1985 in North America.

The NES was the most successful video game system of its time and helped revitalize the American video game industry following the crash of 1983. With the NES, Nintendo introduced the now-standard business model of licensing third-party developers to produce and distribute software for the platform.

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  • Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril (2010)

    Developed by Sivak Games for NES

    Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril is a platform game developed by Sivak Games and released on Nintendo Entertainment System.
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  • King of Kings (1998)

    Developed by Wisdom Tree for NES

    King of Kings is a strategy game developed by Wisdom Tree and released on Nintendo Entertainment System.
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  • Street Heroes (1995)

    Developed by Thin Chen Enterprises for NES

    Street Heroes is a fighting game developed by Thin Chen Enterprises and released on Nintendo Entertainment System.
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  • Sunday Funday: The Ride (1995)

    Developed by Wisdom Tree for NES

    Sunday Funday: The Ride is a platform game developed by Wisdom Tree and released on Nintendo Entertainment System.
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  • Disney's Aladdin (Sega Genesis Version) (1993)

    Developed by Virgin Interactive for , GB, , , NES, GEN, MD

    Disney's Aladdin (Sega Genesis Version) is a platform game developed by Virgin Interactive and released on Amiga, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, MS-DOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis.
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Alternative name(s) Family Computer, Famicom, NES
CPU Ricoh 2A03 8-bit processor
Generation: 3
Graphics Ricoh RP2C02
Media ROM Cartridge
Name code NES
Type: Home Console

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