Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The NES was released on October 18th, 1985 in the US. I remember getting the NES on Christmas morning 1985. I still have it and it still works! What else can be said about this console? Some of the best games ever made came out on the NES, giving birth to franchises that endure to this day such as Mario Bros., Metroid, and Castlevania. I remember playing Gyromite and Duck Hunt all Christmas day. Soon after I got Super Mario Bros. and the rest is history.
My personal NES favorites are Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest, Super Mario Bros. 3, and Tecmo Super Bowl. Too bad they didn’t have achievements back then. I would have unlocked the “Win the Superbowl with every NFL team” achievement in Super Tecmo Bowl!
So Happy Birthday NES and thanks to Nintendo for creating such an amazing product. I wonder…would I have become such a huge gamer had the NES never existed?
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