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The N-Joypad or CD3900 is a Famiclone, Famicom clone manufactured by the Hong Kong–based company Advance Bright Limited (ABL). There's no AC adapter, with the console running from four AA battery, AA batteries. This console is different from other clones because it does not use Game cartridges, cartridges, relying instead on discs of different sizes resembling compact discs. When the player inserts one of these discs on the system, it triggers a combination of switches on the system allowing a unique selection of Famicom games to be chosen. The system includes a total of 59 games, which are either original games produced in China, or pirate versions of licensed Famicom games with hacked music and/or graphics to hide their origin. The hacked games were mostly produced by a company called Inventor. N-Joypad is sold in Brazil as ''Jogo para TV com CDs,'' and in France as ''Console 59 Méga Jeux.'' Included games The list below shows the names of the games as they appear on the ...
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Famiclone
In video game parlance, a famiclone is a hardware clone of the Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System. They are designed to replicate the workings of, and play games designed for, the Famicom and NES. Hundreds of unauthorized clones and unlicensed game copies have been made available since the height of the NES popularity in the late 1980s. The technology employed in such clones has evolved over the years: while the earliest clones feature a printed circuit board containing custom or third party integrated circuits (ICs), more recent (post-1996) clones utilize single-chip designs, with a custom ASIC which simulates the functionality of the original hardware, and often includes one or more on-board games. Most devices originate in China and Taiwan, and less commonly South Korea. Outside China and Taiwan, they are mostly widespread across emerging markets of developing countries. In some locales, such as former Eastern Bloc, former Soviet countries (especially Russia), So ...
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Dedicated Console
A dedicated console is a video game console that is limited to one or more built-in video game or games, and is not equipped for additional games that are Digital distribution in video games, distributed via ROM cartridges, Compact disc, discs, downloads or other digital media. Dedicated consoles were popular in the first generation of video game consoles until they were gradually replaced by Second generation of video game consoles, second-generation video game consoles that use ROM cartridges. History Most of the earliest home video game systems were dedicated consoles, most popularly ''Pong'' and its many imitators. Unlike almost all later consoles, these systems were typically not computers (in which a CPU is running a piece of software), but contained a Hardwired control, hardwired game logic. In the late 1970s, ROM cartridge-based systems, beginning with the Fairchild Channel F, had risen to prominence during the second generation of video game consoles due to the succes ...
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Hwang Shinwei
Hwang Shinwei () is a Taiwanese video game programmer. From 1988 to 1991, he developed NES video games without a license from Nintendo, mostly published by RCM Co., Ltd. (also known as RCM Group or simply RCM, standing for RamCo Man International ()). His titles are both originals and popular clones, some of which originally not converted for the console (such as ''Rally-X''). They appeared all on different multicart In video game parlance, a multicart is a cartridge that contains more than one game. Typically, the separate games are available individually for purchase (such as '' Sega Smash Pack'') or were previously available individually (such as '' Final ...s but, others like ''Brush Roller'' and ''Magic Jewelry'', were released also on standalone cartridge format, however, those games usually does removed copyright information when in pirate NES/Famicom multicarts, even some single release cartridges. Shinwei retired from NES game development around 1991, coinciding wi ...
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Spy Hunter
''Spy Hunter'' is a vehicular combat game developed by Bally Midway and released for arcades in 1983. The game draws inspiration from the James Bond films and was originally supposed to carry the James Bond brand. The object of the game is to drive down roads in the technologically advanced "Interceptor" car and destroy various enemy vehicles with a variety of onboard weapons. ''Spy Hunter'' was produced in both sit-down and standard upright versions with the latter being more common. The game's controls consist of a steering wheel in the form of a futuristic aircraft-style yoke with several special-purpose buttons, a two-position stick shift (offering 'low' and 'high' gears), and a pedal used for acceleration. ''Spy Hunter'' was a commercial success in American arcades, where it was one of the top five highest-grossing arcade games of 1984 and 1985. It was ported to the Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit computers, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Apple II, ColecoVision, ...
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Toshiba Emi
, formerly , was one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. on June 30, 2007, after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. Its CEO and president was Kazuhiko Koike. When EMI Music Japan was trading as Toshiba-EMI, it was involved with the production of anime. On April 1, 2013, the company became defunct, following its absorption into Universal Music Japan as a sublabel under the name EMI Records Japan. History The company was founded on October 1, 1960, as . From 1962, it licensed Columbia (UK) titles for release in Japan. After an injection of capital by Capitol EMI, EMI acquired 50% of the company in October 1973, and the name was changed to Toshiba EMI Limited. On October 3, 1994, the equity ratio of the company was changed, in which EMI obtained 55% with Toshiba owning the remaining 45%. On June 30, 2007, Toshiba Corporation sold the remaining 45% stake in the company to EMI, giving EMI full ownership ...
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Bird Week
is a single-player action video game released for the Nintendo Family Computer. Gameplay The player plays as a bird and can either play the normal game or the single level practice game. The player must feed butterflies to the baby birds so that they can grow and eventually leave the nest A nest is a structure built for certain animals to hold Egg (biology), eggs or young. Although nests are most closely associated with birds, members of all classes of vertebrates and some invertebrates construct nests. They may be composed of .... The game has no end sequence: beyond level 999, it simply repeats levels until the player loses all of their lives. Each level represents a different season of the year, beginning in early spring and then progressing through summer and autumn before repeating to the following spring. If the proper number of butterflies are not fed to the babies, then the babies end up starving to death. The player loses a life by failing to feed a baby bird, ...
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Ice Climber
is a 1985 Platformer, platform video game developed and published by Nintendo. It was released for both the arcade Nintendo VS. System, VS. System and the Famicom / Nintendo Entertainment System console. The main protagonists, Popo and Nana, collectively known as the Ice Climbers, scale 32 vertically scrolling, ice-covered mountains to recover stolen vegetables from a giant condor. In some European countries, ''Ice Climber'' was bundled with the Nintendo Entertainment System. The arcade expansion, features exclusive content from the traditional NES release; including an animated title screen (gaming), title screen, a stage select menu at the start of the game and between levels, 16 more mountains, occasional blizzard and wind effects, more enemies and vegetables, and bonus multiplier item (gaming), items. Popo and Nana are playable characters in the Super Smash Bros., ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, starting with the 2001 game, ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' for the GameCube. Ninten ...
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Pony Canyon
, also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966, which distributes music, films, home video, and video games. It is affiliated with the Japanese media group Fujisankei Communications Group. Pony Canyon is a major leader in the music industry in Japan, with its artists regularly at the top of the Japanese charts. Pony Canyon is also responsible for releasing taped concerts from its artists as well as many anime productions and several film productions. Pony Canyon is headquartered in Tokyo with offices in Taiwan and South Korea. It employs approximately 360 people. Pony Canyon also owns the recording label Flight Master. History On October 1, 1966, Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. established a new record label division, called as Nippon Broadcasting System Service, Inc., in order to produce and market music from Japanese artists. The division formally changed its name in 1970 to Pony Inc. in order to match the brand names it had bee ...
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Lunar Pool
''Lunar Pool'' (known as in Japan) is a sports video game. It was developed in 1985 by Compile for the NEC PC-8000 series (in Japan), the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES, in Japan, North America, and Europe), and the MSX (in Japan), and re-released for the Wii on the North American Virtual Console on October 22, 2007. The game combines pool (pocket billiards) with aspects of miniature golf. The object is to use a to knock each into one of the s on pool tables of various shapes. The game offers sixty levels, and the friction of the table is adjustable. ''Lunar Pool'' was distributed by Pony Canyon in Japan and Fujisankei Communications International for the rest of the world. Gameplay ''Lunar Pool'' is played on virtual pool tables of different shapes, some containing obstacles. The player must shoot the cue ball to knock other colored object balls into the pockets. One life is lost whenever the player either fails to pocket an object ball on three consecutive shots or pockets ...
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Tennis (1984 Video Game)
is a tennis video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer (Famicom). It was originally released in Japan on January 14, 1984, a few months after the July 15, 1983 launch of the Famicom. An arcade game version titled ''VS. Tennis'' released for the Nintendo VS. System the same year, becoming a hit at Japanese and American arcades that year; it was the sixth top-performing arcade game of 1984 in the United States. ''Tennis'' is one of 17 launch games for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in North America and Europe. It was also ported to the Game Boy in 1989, going on sale about a month after the launch of the handheld consose in Japan, and becoming one of the five launch titles for North America. Gameplay ''Tennis'' features single-player and two-player modes for singles and doubles matches, with either competitive or cooperative gameplay. A computerized opponent's artificial intelligence can be set to one of five difficulty levels. Mar ...
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Battle City
is a 1985 multi-directional shooter video game developed and published by Namco for the Family Computer. Released only in Japan, it is the sequel to arcade game ''Tank Battalion''. An arcade version for the Nintendo VS. System titled VS. Battle City would follow, along with a Game Boy version in 1991, which was developed and published by Nova Games. The Famicom version was later included as an unlockable in the Japanese release of '' Star Fox: Assault'', and would eventually be digitally re-released via the Virtual Console for Wii and Wii U. The arcade version was released by Hamster Corporation as part of their ''Arcade Archives'' series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on September 12, 2024. Although the Famicom version was never officially released outside Japan, ''Battle City'' was one of the most common inclusions in unofficial famiclone multicarts. Gameplay The player controls a tank and shoot projectiles to destroy enemy tanks around the playfield. The enemy t ...
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Baseball (1983 Video Game)
is a baseball video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer (Famicom). It was originally released in Japan on December 7, 1983, a few months after the July 15 launch of the Famicom. An arcade game version titled ''VS. Baseball'' released for the Nintendo VS. System in 1984, featuring enhanced graphics and speech, becoming a hit at Japanese and American arcades. The game was later released as launch title for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in 1985, and in Europe in 1986. It was also ported to the Game Boy in 1989 as one of the handheld's four launch titles. ''IGN'' noted that the universal appeal of baseball made the game instrumental in the NES's successful test market launch and regarded it as an important part of Nintendo's early history. At the time, it competed with Sega's arcade hit '' Champion Baseball'', released earlier in 1983. Gameplay As in real baseball, the object of the game is to score the most runs. The game supp ...
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