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The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''' (commonly abbreviated to '''NES''') is a home video game console developed and released by [[Nintendo]] in 1985. It was first released in Japan as the '''Family Computer''' (also known as the '''Famicom''') on July 15, 1983. The NES would grow to dominate a vast majority of the video game market throughout the 1980s and the early 1990s. The NES is often credited as the console that put Nintendo on the map internationally and | The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''' (commonly abbreviated to '''NES''') is a home video game console developed and released by [[Nintendo]] in 1985. It was first released in Japan as the '''Family Computer''' (also known as the '''Famicom''') on July 15, 1983. The NES would grow to dominate a vast majority of the video game market throughout the 1980s and the early 1990s. The NES is often credited as the console that put Nintendo on the map internationally and single-handedly saved the industry from the {{wp|video game crash of 1983}}. | ||
The first two games of ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' and ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', were originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Initially released on [[Family Computer Disk System]], they were converted to standard cartridges for the international release, as the Disk System was never released outside of Japan. In 1994, the first game was re-released in Japan on a standard Family Computer cartridge format. Rather than the usual gray, the two ''The Legend of Zelda'' titles were each released in a gold-colored cartridge, which would also be the case for certain pressings of the two [[Nintendo 64]] titles, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]''. | The first two games of ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' and ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', were originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Initially released on [[Family Computer Disk System]], they were converted to standard cartridges for the international release, as the Disk System was never released outside of Japan. In 1994, the first game was re-released in Japan on a standard Family Computer cartridge format. Rather than the usual gray, the two ''The Legend of Zelda'' titles were each released in a gold-colored cartridge, which would also be the case for certain pressings of the two [[Nintendo 64]] titles, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]''. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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TLOZ box art.jpg|''The Legend of Zelda'' | Famicom.jpg|A Family Computer | ||
Zelda II box art.jpg|''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' | TLOZ box art.jpg|''The Legend of Zelda'' box art | ||
Zelda II box art.jpg|''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' box art | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Consoles]] | [[Category:Consoles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:08, January 8, 2022
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| Type | Home console |
| Release dates |  July 15, 1983 (as Family Computer)  October 18, 1985  1986 |
The Nintendo Entertainment System (commonly abbreviated to NES) is a home video game console developed and released by Nintendo in 1985. It was first released in Japan as the Family Computer (also known as the Famicom) on July 15, 1983. The NES would grow to dominate a vast majority of the video game market throughout the 1980s and the early 1990s. The NES is often credited as the console that put Nintendo on the map internationally and single-handedly saved the industry from the video game crash of 1983.
The first two games of The Legend of Zelda series, The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, were originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Initially released on Family Computer Disk System, they were converted to standard cartridges for the international release, as the Disk System was never released outside of Japan. In 1994, the first game was re-released in Japan on a standard Family Computer cartridge format. Rather than the usual gray, the two The Legend of Zelda titles were each released in a gold-colored cartridge, which would also be the case for certain pressings of the two Nintendo 64 titles, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
Gallery[edit]
A Family Computer
The Legend of Zelda box art
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link box art
