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| − | Unbeknownst to most fans, many [[Sega]] games saw a release on Nintendo's system of choice, the Nintendo Entertainment System (or Family Computer in Japan). [[Sunsoft]] brought several games to Nintendo's console in Japan (and [[Asmik]] brought [[Juuouki|at least one]]), while Tengen (Atari's home console division) brought many [[Sega System 16]] ports to North America. Some of Tengen's releases, like ''[[Alien Syndrome]]'', were modified versions of the Sunsoft releases.
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| − | It is not known exactly what the positions of Sega and Nintendo were when it came to the North American market. Tengen brought its games to the NES without the Nintendo seal of approval, and often with chips that would bypass the piracy prevention tactics Nintendo had adopted. Nintendo were hence often engaged in legal battles with Tengen (especially when it came to the release of ''Tetris'', in which both Nintendo and Tengen had released a version). Tengen's carts were not distributed in large numbers, and many of their Sega ports have become rare collector's items as a result.
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| − | On the other side of things, most of these games were released in about 1989/1990, at a time where NES sales were about to decline thanks to the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. Many these ports were also several years out of date, with superior [[Sega Master System]] versions appearing much earlier, and the quality of these titles were not always on par with Sega's works.
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 2 May 2017
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), originally released in Japan as the Family Computer (Famicom) is a video game console originally released in 1983 by Nintendo.
The Famicom was Nintendo's first cartridge-based home console, becoming the dominant home video game in Japan during the 1980s. In North America it was redesigned and released in 1985, and is typically credited as reviving the region's video game industry after the North American video game crash of 1983. At 62 million consoles have been sold worldwide, it is widely regarded as one of the most influential video game systems in history.
While different in aesthetics, both the NES and Famicom are identical from a technical perspective, and so on Sega Retro are treated as one system.
The NES was the main rival of the Sega Master System. The NES was succeeded by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
For information, see Nintendo Entertainment System.
Pages in category "NES games"
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
