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The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''' (often referred to as '''NES''' or simply '''Nintendo''') was an 8-bit video game console released by [[Nintendo]] in 1985. Its Japanese equivalent was known as the '''''Family Computer''''', or simply, the '''''Famicom'''''. | The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''' (often referred to as '''NES''' or simply '''Nintendo''') was an 8-bit video game console released by [[Nintendo]] in 1985. Its Japanese equivalent was known as the '''''Family Computer''''', or simply, the '''''Famicom'''''. | ||
The most successful gaming console of its time in Asia and North America (Nintendo claims to have sold over 60 million NES units worldwide), it helped revitalize the video game industry following the video game crash of 1983, and set the standard for subsequent consoles in areas like game design (the breakthrough platform game, ''Super Mario Bros.'', was the system’s first major success). The NES was the first console for which the manufacturer openly courted third-party developers. | The most successful gaming console of its time in Asia and North America (Nintendo claims to have sold over 60 million NES units worldwide), it helped revitalize the video game industry following the video game crash of 1983, and set the standard for subsequent consoles in areas like game design (the breakthrough platform game, ''[[Super Mario]] Bros.'', was the system’s first major success). The NES was the first console for which the manufacturer openly courted third-party developers. | ||
It was succeeded by the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] | It was succeeded by the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. | ||
==Dragon Quest titles for the NES== | ==Dragon Quest titles for the NES== | ||