news.com.com — On Oct. 18, 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) first went on sale in the United States. It was an 8-bit video game console, and largely thanks to "Super Mario Bros.," a spinoff from the arcade hit "Donkey Kong," the NES quickly became the most successful game system of its era
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earthboundx5Oct 19, 2005
nintendo (the company) is like 116 years old
Closed AccountOct 19, 2005
pity nintendo is dieing like who buys a game cube go golden eye on n64
phr34kyOct 19, 2005
20 years on and it's still my fav game :)Although the article neglected the fact that Nintendo did actually release a console between the NES and the N64... n00bs.
orangetideOct 19, 2005
I'm so old. 20 years. sheesh.I remember my grandmother babysitting me, and getting sick of listening to the repetive music for Super Mario Bros. So she took me down to the store and asked the clerk to sell her the best game. I was so shocked that I got a new game (Zelda), it was awesome, she drove me home and I could barely speak I was just kind of stunned. Of course Zelda had repetive music too, but slightly less so. :)
tk99Oct 19, 2005
I got mine the Christmas of '85.I was 5 years old and I never looked back.For all the Old G's 8-bit still the most badd ass generation of them all.
drahknonOct 19, 2005
The thing about the NES was that it was a console that the whole family __actually__ played. For whatever reason, it was the device that standardized the video game system as stock furniture in every living room.
rc_collinsOct 19, 2005
This is old, not news.--danPS. Someone is always bound to say it!
cronicusxOct 19, 2005
In my personal opinion, the Revolution is the best looking game console. Probably because it looks clean and simple. I hope the controller will be well used for shooters. THat'll be cool!
thecrowOct 22, 2005
Still play it a lot.