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Nintendo NESReleased October 1985
Following a series of arcade game successes in the early 1980s, Nintendo made plans to produce its own console hardware that had removable cartridges, a feature not included with the company's earlier Color TV Games product. Designed by Masayuki Uemura and released in Japan on July 15, 1983, the Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom) was slow to gather momentum: during its first year, many criticized the system as unreliable, prone to programming errors and rampant freezing. Following a product recall and a reissue with a new motherboard, the Famicom's popularity soared, becoming the best-selling game console in Japan by the end of 1984. Encouraged by their successes, Nintendo soon turned their attentions to the North American markets.
In June 1985, Nintendo unveiled its American version of the Famicom at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). With a completely redesigned case and a new name, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) proved to be just as popular in America as the Famicom was in Japan, and played a major role in revitalizing interest in the video game industry.
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; "Archon")
; "Baseball Stars")
; "Bionic Commando")
; "Blades Of Steel")
; "Boulderdash")
; "Burgertime")
; "Castlevania")
; "Contra")
; "Crystalis")
; "Danny Sullivans Indy Heat")
; "Donkey Kong")
; "Double Dragon")
; "Dr Mario")
; "Duck Hunt")
; "Empire Strikes Back")
; "Excite Bike")
; "Galaga")
; "Ghouls Nghosts")
; "Gyromite")
; "Ice Hockey")
; "Karate Kid")
; "Kid Icarus")
; "Legend Of Zelda")
; "Lifeforce")
; "Marble Madness")
; "Mega Man")
; "Metroid")
; "Mike Tysons Punch Out")
; "Narc")
; "Popeye")
; "Punch Out")
; "Rc Pro Am")
; "Rush N Attack")
; "Rygar")
; "Shatterhand")
; "Super Mario Bros")
; "Tetris")
; "Top Gun")
; "Tournament Golf")
; "Track And Field")
; "Yoshi")