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 NES ⓘ
linked to: Nintendo consoles
alsoKnownAs Family Computer ⓘ
NES ⓘ
linked to: Nintendo consoles
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 derivative ⓘ
linked to: MOS Technology 6502
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 ⓘ
Mega Man ⓘ
Metroid ⓘ
Super Mario ⓘ
linked to: Super Mario series

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 ⓘ
Contra ⓘ
Duck Hunt ⓘ
Mega Man 2 ⓘ
linked to: Mega Man

Metroid ⓘ
Super Mario Bros. ⓘ
Super Mario Bros. 2 ⓘ
Super Mario Bros. 3 ⓘ
The Legend of Zelda ⓘ
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link ⓘ
originalJapaneseAbbreviation 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.

Nintendo → product → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Nintendo → notableConsoleFamily → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Super Mario Bros. 2 → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Super Mario Bros. 2 → platform → Famicom ⓘ
linked to: Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Bros. 2 → originalReleasePlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Super Mario Bros. 3 → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Super Mario Bros. 3 → platform → Famicom ⓘ
linked to: Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Bros. 3 → originalPlatform → Famicom ⓘ
linked to: Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario → firstReleasePlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Super Mario → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Nintendo video games → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Mushroom Kingdom → platformOfFirstAppearance → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Mario Bros. → portedTo → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Nintendo Entertainment System → originalJapaneseAbbreviation → Famicom ⓘ
linked to: Nintendo Entertainment System
The Legend of Zelda → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Metroid → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Fire Emblem → platform → Famicom ⓘ
linked to: Nintendo Entertainment System
Fire Emblem → firstReleasePlatform → Famicom ⓘ
linked to: Nintendo Entertainment System
Link → firstAppearancePlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Super Nintendo Entertainment System → predecessor → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Super Mushroom → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Tanooki Suit → platformAppearance → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Dr. Mario → firstPlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Super Mario Bros. → firstPlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Super Mario Bros. → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Gradius → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Gradius → platform → Famicom ⓘ
linked to: Nintendo Entertainment System
Sega Master System → mainCompetitor → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula) → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Virtual Console → contentFromPlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Intelligent Systems → developsFor → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Nintendo consoles → notableWork → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Nintendo consoles → hasPart → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Tetris → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Rare → platformDevelopedFor → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
David Crane → platformWorkedOn → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Super Leaf → platformOfFirstAppearance → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Frog Suit → platformOfFirstAppearance → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Frog Suit → platformOfFirstAppearance → Famicom ⓘ
linked to: Nintendo Entertainment System
Boomerang Bro → firstAppearancePlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Desert Land → gamePlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Water Land → platformOfOrigin → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Giant Land → platformAppearance → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Ice Land → platformOfOrigin → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Pipe Land → gamePlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Dark Land → platformContext → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Dark Land → platformContext → Famicom ⓘ
linked to: Nintendo Entertainment System
Kuribo’s Shoe → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
subject linked to: Kuribo’s Shoe power-up
Super Mario All-Stars → originalPlatformOfRemakes → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
Sky Land → platformOfOrigin → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ