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The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''', often abbreviated as '''NES''', is an 8-bit home video game console, and originally released as the '''Family Computer''' | The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''', often abbreviated as '''NES''', is an 8-bit home video game console, and originally released as the '''Family Computer''' in Japan on July 15, 1983. It was later redesigned and released worldwide, first in North America on October 18, 1985, and in Europe and Australia in 1987. It is most notable for hosting the first games in now world-famous series such as ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''The Legend of Zelda''. Only a single Kirby game was developed for the console, ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''. | ||
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[[File:NES Classic Edition.png|150px|thumb|left|The NES Classic Edition.]] | [[File:NES Classic Edition.png|150px|thumb|left|The NES Classic Edition.]] | ||
[[File:Nintendo Classic Mini Family Computer.png|150px|thumb|left|The Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer.]] | [[File:Nintendo Classic Mini Family Computer.png|150px|thumb|left|The Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer.]] | ||
The '''Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition''', known as '''Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System''' in | The '''Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition''', also known as '''Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System''' in European languages, shortened to '''NES Classic Edition''' or just '''NES Classic''', is a standalone emulation device made to resemble a Nintendo Entertainment System which released in 2016. It emulates 30 pre-installed NES games, one of which is ''Kirby's Adventure''. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*A prototype of ''[[Kirby Super Star#Development|Kirby Super Star]]'' was developed for the Famicom in order to test out ideas before HAL received Super Famicom development kits.<ref>[https://www.famitsu.com/news/201705/17132636.html?page=2 Famitsu, 桜井政博氏が語る、初代『星のカービィ』開発秘話。当時の企画書に、あのゲームの原点があった？(2/2)]</ref> | *A prototype of ''[[Kirby Super Star#Development|Kirby Super Star]]'' was developed for the Famicom in order to test out ideas before HAL received Super Famicom development kits.<ref>[https://www.famitsu.com/news/201705/17132636.html?page=2 Famitsu, 桜井政博氏が語る、初代『星のカービィ』開発秘話。当時の企画書に、あのゲームの原点があった？(2/2)]</ref> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
===Nintendo Entertainment System=== | ===Nintendo Entertainment System=== | ||
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The Nintendo Entertainment System, often abbreviated as NES, is an 8-bit home video game console, and originally released as the Family Computer in Japan on July 15, 1983. It was later redesigned and released worldwide, first in North America on October 18, 1985, and in Europe and Australia in 1987. It is most notable for hosting the first games in now world-famous series such as Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. Only a single Kirby game was developed for the console, Kirby's Adventure.
Kirby games
Other games featuring Kirby
Classic Edition
File:Nintendo Classic Mini Family Computer.png
The Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer.
The Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition, also known as Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System in European languages, shortened to NES Classic Edition or just NES Classic, is a standalone emulation device made to resemble a Nintendo Entertainment System which released in 2016. It emulates 30 pre-installed NES games, one of which is Kirby's Adventure.
Trivia
- A prototype of Kirby Super Star was developed for the Famicom in order to test out ideas before HAL received Super Famicom development kits.[1]
Names in other languages
Nintendo Entertainment System
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ファミリーコンピュータ Famirī Konpyūta ファミコン Famikon |
Family Computer Famicom |
Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ニンテンドークラシックミニ ファミリーコンピュータ Nintendō Kurashikku Mini Famirī Konpyūta |
Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer |
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