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In the history of video games, the third generation of video game consoles, commonly referred to as the 8-bit era, began on July 15, 1983, with the Japanese release of two systems: Nintendo's Family Computer (commonly abbreviated to Famicom) and Sega's SG-1000.
Also known as: Family Computer/Famicom (Japan) Hyundai Comboy (South Korea) Samurai Electronic TV Game System (India) Dendy (Post-Soviet countries) Nintendo Entertainment System (PAL A/PAL B/Southeast Asia)
The Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System has a library of 1376 [a] officially licensed games released during their lifespans, plus 7 official multicarts and 2 championship cartridges.
Seeking to market the Famicom worldwide after its 1983 release in Japan, Nintendo forged a tentative distribution and rights agreement with Atari to market it outside the country as the Nintendo Enhanced Video System; however, both sides never consummated the deal as planned at the Summer CES in June 1983 due to a series of events that culminated in Atari collapsing amid the video game crash ...
The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Brazil. The history of the Nintendo Entertainment System spans the 1982 development of the Family Computer, to the 1985 launch of the NES, to Nintendo's rise to global dominance based upon this platform throughout the late 1980s.
Accessory Name Description Manufacturer Arkanoid Controller: Specific controller for three Arkanoid games. Taito: ASCII Stick L5 One handed Famicom controller.
Eightbit co., Ltd. [3] (Japanese: 株式会社エイトビット, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Eitobitto), also known as 8bit, is a Japanese animation studio established in September 2008 by former Satelight members.
Gameplay in which the player-character Ryu Hayabusa is about to destroy an enemy bird with his current secondary weapon—a shuriken. Ninja Gaiden is a side-scrolling platform game in which the player takes control of the player-character, Ryu Hayabusa, and guides him through six "Acts" that comprise 20 levels. [18]