Glossary Entry: Nintendo Entertainment System
Definition
The NES, or Nintendo Entertainment System as it is more properly known, was an extremely influential game console released in the mid-1980s.
Aside from being the retro gaming system of choice, it's also where many of today's major franchises - including such names as Super Mario, Final Fantasy, Metroid, and the Legend of Zelda - got their start.
Today, many NES games have been made available again via Nintendo's Nintendo Online service and many third party collections.
Aside from being the retro gaming system of choice, it's also where many of today's major franchises - including such names as Super Mario, Final Fantasy, Metroid, and the Legend of Zelda - got their start.
Today, many NES games have been made available again via Nintendo's Nintendo Online service and many third party collections.
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