Nintendo Entertainment System

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The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit home video game console released in the 1980s that popularized modern console gaming with iconic titles like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 8-bit video game console
home video game console
abbreviation Nintendo consoles
surface form: NES
alsoKnownAs Family Computer
Nintendo consoles
surface form: NES
audioOutput mono audio
bestSellingGame Super Mario Bros.
bits 8-bit
caseColor gray
controllerPorts 2
controllerType rectangular gamepad with D-pad and two main action buttons
countryOfOrigin Japan
cpu Ricoh 2A03
cpuArchitecture MOS Technology 6502
surface form: MOS Technology 6502 derivative
discontinuationDateEurope 1995
discontinuationDateJapan 2003-09-25
discontinuationDateNorthAmerica 1995
generation third generation of video game consoles
graphicsProcessor Ricoh 2C02 PPU
hardwareRevision NES-001
NES-101
introducedFranchise Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula)
surface form: Castlevania

Mega Man
Metroid
Super Mario series
surface form: Super Mario

The Legend of Zelda
japaneseVariant Famicom Disk System
lifetimeSales over 60 million units
manufacturer Nintendo
marketImpact helped revive the North American video game industry after the 1983 crash
maxResolution 256×240 pixels
mediaFormat ROM cartridge
notableFeature front-loading cartridge slot in North American model
strict licensing program for third-party developers
top-loading design in NES-101 revision
notableGame Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula)
surface form: Castlevania

Contra
Duck Hunt
Mega Man
surface form: Mega Man 2

Metroid
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
The Legend of Zelda
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
originalJapaneseAbbreviation Nintendo Entertainment System self-linksurface differs
surface form: Famicom
originalJapaneseName Family Computer
powerSupply external AC adapter
predecessor Color TV-Game series
regionLocking uses 10NES lockout chip
releaseDateEurope 1986
releaseDateJapan 1983-07-15
releaseDateNorthAmerica 1985-10-18
soundChannels 5 internal audio channels
successor Super Nintendo Entertainment System
supportsPeripherals NES Advantage
NES Four Score
NES Zapper
Power Pad
R.O.B.
targetMarket home entertainment
videoOutput RF
composite video

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Larry Koopa firstAppearancePlatform Nintendo Entertainment System
Iggy Koopa platform Nintendo Entertainment System
MOS Technology 6502 usedIn Nintendo Entertainment System
this entity surface form: Nintendo Entertainment System (via 2A03 variant)
Mega Man platformOfDebut Nintendo Entertainment System
Pac-Man platform Nintendo Entertainment System
Wii U Virtual Console platformSupported Nintendo Entertainment System
Peach firstAppearancePlatform Nintendo Entertainment System
subject surface form: Princess Peach
1-Up Mushroom platformOfFirstAppearance Nintendo Entertainment System
Sidestepper appearsOnPlatform Nintendo Entertainment System
Atari 2600 influenced Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario series firstPlatform Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario series platform Nintendo Entertainment System
Metal Man platformOfFirstAppearance Nintendo Entertainment System