The NES Encyclopedia: Every Game Released for the Nintendo Entertainment System
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- Create Date：2022-01-12 09:50:58
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Chris Scullion
- ISBN：1526737795
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Summary
The NES is one of the most iconic video game systems of all time， and is credited with 'saving' the American video games industry in the early 80s when it looked likely to collapse。
The NES Encyclopedia is the first ever complete reference guide to every game released on the Nintendo Entertainment System， Nintendo's first industry-defining video game system。 As well as covering all 714 officially licensed NES games， the book also includes more than 160 unlicensed games released during its lifespan， giving for the first time a definitive history of this important console's full library。 Written by a retro gaming expert with 30 years of gaming experience and a penchant for bad jokes， the NES Encyclopedia promises to be both informative and entertaining。
The NES continues to enjoy a strong cult following among Nintendo fans and gamers in general with wide varieties of officially licensed merchandise proving ever popular: both for older fans who remember it the first time around， and younger gamers discovering the system for the first time through Nintendo's regular re-releases of its older games。
Nintendo's most recent console， the Switch， is the fastest selling video game console of all time in the United States and Japan。 Nintendo will be launching a variety of classic NES games for download on the system later in 2018， meaning a new audience of gamers is due to discover the NES for the first time。
The NES Encyclopedia is the first ever complete reference guide to every game released on the Nintendo Entertainment System， Nintendo's first industry-defining video game system。 As well as covering all 714 officially licensed NES games， the book also includes more than 160 unlicensed games released during its lifespan， giving for the first time a definitive history of this important console's full library。 Written by a retro gaming expert with 30 years of gaming experience and a penchant for bad jokes， the NES Encyclopedia promises to be both informative and entertaining。
The NES continues to enjoy a strong cult following among Nintendo fans and gamers in general with wide varieties of officially licensed merchandise proving ever popular: both for older fans who remember it the first time around， and younger gamers discovering the system for the first time through Nintendo's regular re-releases of its older games。
Nintendo's most recent console， the Switch， is the fastest selling video game console of all time in the United States and Japan。 Nintendo will be launching a variety of classic NES games for download on the system later in 2018， meaning a new audience of gamers is due to discover the NES for the first time。
Reviews
Patrick
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Exceptionally researched survey of every official NES game released outside of Japan （i。e。 North America， Europe， and Australia）， as well as about 200 notable unlicensed games released during the NES lifespan from approximately 1988-1994。 As an encyclopedia-style book， there are no deep dives into any one specific game here， but it makes an excellent reference guide。My one quibble is that there are a fair number of spelling， grammatical， or formatting errors for a book released by a fairly notab Exceptionally researched survey of every official NES game released outside of Japan （i。e。 North America， Europe， and Australia）， as well as about 200 notable unlicensed games released during the NES lifespan from approximately 1988-1994。 As an encyclopedia-style book， there are no deep dives into any one specific game here， but it makes an excellent reference guide。My one quibble is that there are a fair number of spelling， grammatical， or formatting errors for a book released by a fairly notable UK publisher。 One or two in a book this size is understandable; a dozen or more is questionable。 Nonetheless， it's still an excellent resource。 。。。more
Stephen Chase
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The greatest book ever！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
Brian
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If you are a fan of video games of the classic variety， this book will scratch all of those itches。 In this book， every NES game ever released in the US and Europe is covered， and this includes unlicensed games。 Each entry includes limited information on each game， a fun little fact and a screenshot。
Ricky Kimsey
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Needs A Magnifying GlassThis is a good listing of NES games that include both authorized and unauthorized titiles。 However my main gripe is the small type that requires you to either hold the e reader close to your face or get a magnifying glass in order to read it。
Delphi Library
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With The NES Encyclopedia， author and retro-gamer Chris Scullion has released a compendium of all 714 licensed videogames ever released for the original 1980s Nintendo Entertainment System – as well as a huge chunk of unlicensed games that are still being created today。 The encyclopedia opens with a quick author introduction and history of the Kyoto， Japan， based Nintendo company， which was founded in 1889 （yes， 1889！） and got its start manufacturing toys and playing cards。 The intro also has pl With The NES Encyclopedia， author and retro-gamer Chris Scullion has released a compendium of all 714 licensed videogames ever released for the original 1980s Nintendo Entertainment System – as well as a huge chunk of unlicensed games that are still being created today。 The encyclopedia opens with a quick author introduction and history of the Kyoto， Japan， based Nintendo company， which was founded in 1889 （yes， 1889！） and got its start manufacturing toys and playing cards。 The intro also has plenty of vintage advertisements that were originally found in the backs of comic books or in the Sears catalog， including several for R。O。B。 （robotic operating buddy）， the console accessory who looked strikingly similar to #5 from the Short Circuit movies。Of course， the bulk of the book consists of all the videogames themselves。 From the games you’ve probably never heard of – Banana Prince， The Trolls in Crazyland， Panic Restaurant – to the classics you and all your friends owned – Tetris， Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out， Super Mario Bros。 – this encyclopedia does a detailed job of including game cover art and screenshots， release dates， software developers， and seemingly unknowable facts for each and every title。 The entries also delve into each games’ gimmicks， player reception， innovations， and any controversy resulting from the release of the game。This blast from the past is recommended for any level of gamer or collector， young or old， that holds a fascination for the beginnings of videogame history。 。。。more
Joseph Doran
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