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History of Retro and 8-bit gaming

By Jonesy5

  • Nintendo entertainment system (NES)

    Nintendo entertainment system (NES)
    In 1985, the American Video Game Console market was revived with Nintendo’s release of its 8-bit console, the Famicom (a contraction of "Family Computer"), known outside Asia as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was offered in three tiered bundles: the basic bundle of the console and basic controller with Super Mario Bros.; the basic bundle plus the additional Zapper and Duck Hunt; and the Zapper bundle plus the Power Pad and World Class Track Meet. The NES instantly became a success.

  • Gamecube

    Gamecube
    released by Nintendo on September 14, 2001 in Japan, November 14, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia. The Nintendo GameCube was the first Nintendo home console to use optical discs as its primary storage medium, after several aborted projects from Nintendo and its partners to utilize optical-based storage media.