Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and accessories, 1986

Made:
1986-1989

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console with two controller pads, zapper (gun) controllerc, Power Pad dance mat and video games: Dance Areobics, Tetris, Double Dragon, Super Mario Bros 2, Mickey Mousecapade and compilation cartridge of Super Mario Bros, Duck Hunt and World Class Track Meet, made by Nintendo Company Ltd, 1986-1989

In 1983 the video game industry in the US went into drastic decline, caused in part by a saturated market of consoles and games, often of low quality, and a subsequent loss of confidence in video gaming. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), a redesigned version of the company’s Famicom (Family computer) console, became Nintendo’s first home console released outside Japan. The NES was intentionally named and designed to distance itself from previous consoles and their poor reputation. As a huge commercial success, the NES is attributed with helping to revive the video game industry following the 1983 crash and securing Nintendo’s place as a world leading video game company.

Details

Category:
Computing & Data Processing
Object Number:
2021-1610
Materials:
metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
type:
games console

Parts

Controller pad, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1986

Controller pad, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1986

Controller pad for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console, made by Nintendo Company Ltd, 1986

Measurements:
overall: 20 mm x 125 mm x 52 mm,
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2021-1610/2
type:
video games
Controller pad, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1986

Controller pad, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1986

Controller pad for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console, made by Nintendo Company Ltd, 1986

Measurements:
overall: 20 mm x 125 mm x 52 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
2021-1610/3
type:
video games
Zapper (gun) controller, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1986

Zapper (gun) controller, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1986

Zapper (gun) controller for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console, made by Nintendo Company Ltd, 1986

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2021-1610/4
type:
video games
Power Pad dance mat, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1988

Power Pad dance mat, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1988

Power Pad dance mat for controlling Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console, made by Nintendo Company Ltd, 1988

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2021-1610/5
type:
video games
Double Dragon, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1988

Double Dragon, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1988

Double Dragon video game for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console, made by Nintendo Company Ltd., 1988

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2021-1610/8
type:
video games
Super Mario Bros 2, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1988

Super Mario Bros 2, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1988

Super Mario Bros 2 video game for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console, made by Nintendo Company Ltd., 1988

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2021-1610/9
type:
video games
Mickey Mousecapade, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1988

Mickey Mousecapade, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1988

Mickey Mousecapade video game for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console, made by Nintendo Company Ltd.,1988

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2021-1610/10
type:
video games
NES video game, Super Mario Bros, Duck Hunt and World Class Track Meet, 1988

NES video game, Super Mario Bros, Duck Hunt and World Class Track Meet, 1988

Set of three video games on one cartridge containing Super Mario Bros, Duck Hunt and World Class Track Meet for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console, made by Nintendo Company Ltd, 1988

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2021-1610/11
type:
video games