Knowra Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is a home video game console released in North America in 1985, based on Nintendo's Japanese Family Computer. Its games helped establish conventions for cartridge-based console play and brought Nintendo to a broad North American audience.
Nintendo Entertainment System cartridges : Removable circuit boards that store NES games and connect them to the console through a cartridge slot. Cartridges supplied games and, in some titles, extra hardware that expanded what the console could do.
Nintendo : A Japanese entertainment company founded in 1889 that became a major maker of video game consoles and software. Nintendo developed the console and controlled its hardware, licensing, and signature games.
Super Mario Bros. : A 1985 Nintendo platform game in which Mario traverses side-scrolling stages to rescue Princess Toadstool. Bundled with many NES systems, it became the console's defining early game.
Nintendo seal of quality : A mark Nintendo placed on licensed products to signal that they met its standards and licensing requirements. The seal became a visible part of Nintendo's effort to distinguish licensed NES games from unauthorized releases.
Sega Master System : A Sega 8-bit home video game console released in the mid-1980s as a competitor to the NES. Its stronger graphics capabilities did not translate into comparable North American market share.
Nintendo Entertainment System controller : A rectangular gamepad with a directional pad, A and B buttons, and Start and Select buttons. Its compact button layout became a model for later game controllers.
Nintendo Research & Development 2 : A Nintendo development group that created hardware and software, including the Family Computer and NES. Its engineering work produced the platform that Nintendo redesigned for overseas release.
The Legend of Zelda : A 1986 action-adventure game by Nintendo featuring exploration, puzzle-solving, and a save system. Its battery-backed cartridge made persistent progress possible on the NES.
Nintendo Entertainment System licensing : Nintendo's system for approving and controlling the production of third-party NES games. Limits on game production and approval gave Nintendo unusual control over the console's software market.
Atari 7800 : Atari's 8-bit home video game console, launched in North America in 1986. It competed with the NES during Atari's attempt to regain a place in the console market.
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