The NES, a redesigned version, made its debut in American test markets in October 1985, before becoming widely available in the rest of North America and other countries.Īfter developing a series of successful arcade games in the early 1980s, Nintendo planned to create a home video game console. It was first released as the Family Computer ( FC), commonly known as the Famicom, in 1983 in Japan. The Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. Ricoh 2A03 8-bit processor ( MOS Technology 6502 core)
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