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{{Console | {{Console | ||
|name = Nintendo Entertainment System | |name = Nintendo Entertainment System | ||
|logo = | |logo = [[File:NES.png|200px]]<br> | ||
| | |release = [[File:Flag-United-States.png|22px|USA Flag]] October 18, 1985<br>[[File:Flag-European.png|22px|European Flag]] September 1, 1986<br>[[File:Flag-Australia.png|22px|Australia Flag]] 1987 (month and date unknown)<br> | ||
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|games = ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''<br>''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'' | |games = ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''<br>''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is the first home gaming console made by [[Nintendo]] to be released internationally. It | The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is the first home gaming console made by [[Nintendo]] to be released internationally. It was Nintendo's first American home console (Nintendo arcade games had been released in America before 1985.) | ||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
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===The Adventure of Link=== | ===The Adventure of Link=== | ||
{{Main|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link}} | {{Main|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link}} | ||
{{Game | |||
|name = Nintendo Famicom | |||
|logo = [[File:Famicom.png|200px]]<br> | |||
|release = [[File:Flag-Japan.png|22px|Japan Flag]] July 15, 1983<br> | |||
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==Nintendo Famicom== | ==Nintendo Famicom== | ||
The Famicom, short for " | The Famicom, short for "Family Computer", was the Japanese version of the NES. It was released in 1983. Many more addons for the Famicom than the NES were released, including a [[wikipedia:Famicom Data Recorder|tape drive]] for saving data, a keyboard for use with a [[wikipedia:Family BASIC|BASIC interpreter]], and a [[Famicom Disk System|floppy disk drive]]. The Famicom's controller contained a microphone that could be used in gameplay; the [[Pols Voice]] in ''The Legend of Zelda'' was affected by the player blowing into the microphone. | ||
{{Cat|Consoles}} | {{Cat|Consoles}} | ||
{{Cat|Home Consoles}} | {{Cat|Home Consoles}} |
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