Nintendo Entertainment System
Family Computer (Japan)

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Released in Japan on the 15th July 1983, the Family Computer (Famicom) was Nintendo's first home videogame console. It combined Nintendo's arcade hits with all-new titles and a groundbreaking control pad, and was the first console manufacturer to actively court third party developers. The console's popularity skyrocketed with the release of the groundbreaking Super Mario Bros. in 1985, leading Nintendo to dominate the Japanese videogame market.

In 1986, Nintendo introduced the Famicom Disk System to Japan. Rather than carts, this Famicom accessory took rewritable "Disk Cards", allowing for larger games, improved music and game saves. Many of Nintendo's key titles (The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Kid Icarus) began their lives on the Disk System.

Also in 1985, the console was launched in America, where the videogame market was struggling. The console was redesigned to look less like a toy and more like a video cassette player, and renamed the Nintendo Entertainment System. The system's release was accompanied by a huge launch lineup, and aggressive licensing and marketing. The gamble was a success, and for many years following, the word "Nintendo" was synonymous with videogames.

Famicom/NES Software

Regional Release Lists

• Japanese Release Dates
• US Release Dates
• European Release Dates

Main Nintendo Games

Backgammon	Nintendo
Balloon Fight	Nintendo
Barker Bill's Trick Shooting	Nintendo
Baseball	Nintendo
Clu Clu Land	Nintendo
Clu Clu Land (Disk)	Nintendo
Devil World	Nintendo
Donkey Kong	Nintendo
Donkey Kong Jr.	Nintendo
Donkey Kong Jr. Math	Nintendo
Donkey Kong 3	Nintendo
Donkey Kong Classics	Nintendo
Dr. Mario	Nintendo
Duck Hunt	Nintendo
Excitebike	Nintendo
F-1 Race	Nintendo
Famicom Grand Prix: F-1 Race	Nintendo
Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally	Nintendo
Famicom Tantei Club	Nintendo
Famicom Tantei Club Part II	Nintendo
Famicom Wars	Intelligent Systems
Family BASIC	Nintendo / Hudson
Fire Emblem	Intelligent Systems
Fire Emblem Gaiden	Intelligent Systems
Golf	Nintendo
Golf Japan Course	Nintendo
Golf U.S. Course	Nintendo
Gomoku Narabe	Nintendo
Gumshoe	Nintendo
Gyromite	Nintendo
Hogan's Alley	Nintendo
Ice Climber	Nintendo
Ice Climber (Disk)	Nintendo
Ice Hockey	Nintendo
Joy Mecha Fight	Nintendo
Kaettekita Mario Bros.	Nintendo
Kid Icarus	Nintendo
Kirby's Adventure	HAL Laboratory
The Legend of Zelda	Nintendo
Mach Rider	Nintendo
Mahjong	Nintendo
Mario Bros.	Nintendo
Metroid	Nintendo
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!	Nintendo
Mother	Ape
Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School	Nintendo
Nazo no Murasamejou	Nintendo
NES Open Tournament Golf	Nintendo
NES Play Action Football	Nintendo
Pinball	Nintendo
Popeye	Nintendo
Popeye no Eigo Asobi	Nintendo
Pro Wrestling	Nintendo
Shin 4nin Uchi Mahjong: Yakuman Tengoku	Chamoir
Shin Oni Ga Shima	Nintendo
Short Order & Eggsplode	Nintendo
Soccer	Nintendo
Stack-Up	Nintendo
Star Tropics	Nintendo
Star Tropics II: Zoda's Revenge	Nintendo
Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo
Super Mario Bros. 2	Nintendo
Super Mario Bros. 2	Nintendo
Super Mario Bros. 3	Nintendo
Tennis	Nintendo
Tetris	Nintendo
Tetris 2	Nintendo
Time Twist: Rekishi no Katasume de...	Nintendo
To The Earth	Nintendo
Urban Champion	Nintendo
Volleyball	Nintendo
VS. Excitebike	Nintendo
Wario's Woods	Nintendo
Wild Gunman	Nintendo
Wrecking Crew	Nintendo
Yoshi	Game Freak
Yoshi's Cookie	BPS
Yume Koojoo: Dokidoki Panic	Nintendo
Yuu Yuu Ki	Nintendo
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link	Nintendo

Special Releases

All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo
Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansuu Lesson	Nintendo
Golf Japan Course Prize Card	Nintendo
Golf U.S. Course Prize Card	Nintendo
I Am A Teacher: Super Mario no Sweater	Nintendo
I Am A Teacher: Teami no Kiso	Nintendo
Nintendo World Championships 1990	Nintendo / Square
Super Mario Bros. + Duck Hunt	Nintendo
SMB + Duck Hunt + World Class Track Meet	Nintendo / Bandai
Punch-Out!! (Gold Cart)	Nintendo

Cancelled Nintendo Games

Nintendo Published Titles

4nin Uchi Mahjong	Hudson Soft
10 Yard Fight	Irem Corp
Anticipation	Rare
Cobra Triangle	Rare
Dance Aerobics	Bandai
Dragon Warrior	Enix
Faxanadu	Hudson Soft
Final Fantasy	Square
Ginga no Sannin	Enix
Knight Move	JV Dialog
Kung Fu	Irem Corp
Mega Man 6	Capcom
Nintendo World Cup	Technos Japan
Pin Bot	Rare
R.C. Pro-Am	Rare
Rad Racer	Square
Slalom	Rare
Smash Ping Pong	Konami
Snake Rattle 'N' Roll	Rare
Super Spike V'Ball	Technos Japan
Super Spike V'Ball + Nintendo World Cup	Technos Japan
Super Team Games	Bandai
World Class Track Meet	Bandai

Famicom/NES Hardware

Famicom

Nintendo Entertainment System