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[[File:Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 cartridge.jpg|thumb|A cartridge used at the 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge]]
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'''''Nintendo Campus Challenge''''' is a special cartridge used in the events of the same name. There are two different cartridges produced for each event: a [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version for the 1990 competition and a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] cartridge for the 1992 competition. The cartridge is considered to be even rarer than the [[Nintendo World Championships]] cartridge with only one known to exist. It was sold on eBay for $20,100<ref>Guinness World Records, pg. 121{{better source}}</ref> and is currently owned by a private collector.
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|publisher=Nintendo
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The '''{{wp|Nintendo Campus Challenge}}''' was a video game competition that was sponsored by [[Nintendo]]. The competition occurred in 1991 and 1992, and they featured a [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version produced for the 1991 competition and a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] cartridge for the 1992 competition, respectively.


The 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge cartridge features two games of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]—''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''—as well as ''{{wp|Pin Bot (video game)|PIN·BOT}}''. ''Super Mario Bros. 3''{{'}}s objective was to collect 25 [[coin]]s, while ''Dr. Mario''{{'}}s objective was merely to score as high as possible. After the allotted time ends, the player's scores are totaled; their score from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' is multiplied by ten, and the score from ''Dr. Mario'' is multiplied by 100.
==Games==
===NES version===
The NES game was used in the 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge that toured fifty cities. The top prize was an all-expense trip to Florida for the next tournament, which took place in 1992.


The 1992 Nintendo Campus Challenge cartridge featured only one game of the ''Super Mario'' franchise—''[[Super Mario World]]''—as well as ''[[fzerowiki:F-Zero|F-Zero]]'' and ''[[nwiki:Pilotwings|Pilotwings]]''. In ''Super Mario World'', players are required to get 50 coins, similarly to the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' objective of the previous iteration. The ''Super Mario World'' score was unadjusted, simply being the player's overall score at the time of completing the challenge, but the ''F-Zero'' score was multiplied by 100, and the ''Pilotwings'' score by 10,000.
The NES game is a combination of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''{{wp|Pinbot}}'' and ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''. In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the player must collect 25 coins. In ''Pinbot'', the player must reach 100,000 points. Finally, in ''Dr. Mario'', the player must score as high as possible. It is unknown whether ''Pinbot'' or ''Dr. Mario'' were modified, but it is known that ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' was. After the allotted time ends, the player's scores are totaled; their score from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' is multiplied by ten and the score from ''Dr. Mario'' is multiplied by 100.
 
===SNES version===
[[File:NCCTitleScreen.png|thumb|left|Title screen for the Super Nintendo version]]
[[File:NCTitleScreen.png|thumb|Title screen for the Super Nintendo version]]
In 1992, the Nintendo Campus Challenge visited thirty-five different campuses including {{wp|Central Michigan University}}, {{wp|Arizona State University}}, and {{wp|Texas A & M University}}. This version of the game game was a combination of ''[[Super Mario World]]'', ''[[fzerowiki:F-Zero|F-Zero]]'', and ''{{wp|Pilotwings}}''. Like the NES game, it too was modified. In ''Super Mario World'', players are required to get fifty coins. In ''F-Zero'', players are required to complete two laps with the vehicle of their choosing. In ''Pilotwings'', players are required to parachute from two planes and land on a certain target. While the ''Super Mario World'' score was unadjusted, simply being the player's overall score at the time of completing the challenge, the ''F-Zero'' score was multiplied by 100 and the ''Pilotwings'' score was multiplied by 10,000.
 
The first place winner at each university received a Super Nintendo Entertainment System and full retail copies of the three games included in the challenge, while Second, third, and fourth place winners got $100, $75, and $50, respectively. The grand prize winner received $10,000.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
NCC 1991 Title Screen.png|Title screen for the 1991 version
1992 Nintendo Challenge SMW.png|The screen giving players instructions for the ''Super Mario World'' part of the game
NCCTitleScreen.png|Title screen for the 1992 version
NCTitleScreen.png|Alternate title screen for the 1992 version, simply as ''Nintendo Challenge''
1992 Nintendo Challenge SMW.png|The screen giving players instructions for ''Super Mario World'' in the 1992 version
</gallery>
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Nintendo World Championships]]
*''[[Nintendo World Championships]]''
*[[Nintendo PowerFest '94]]
*''[[Nintendo PowerFest '94]]''


==External links==
==External links==
{{NIWA|NWiki=Nintendo Campus Challenge 1992 cartridge}}
*[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/06/garage_sales_unearths_nintendo.php Game Set Watch]
*[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/06/garage_sales_unearths_nintendo.php Game Set Watch]
*[http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0790&usg=__jQEMZ_UsD-hmvioZFB4iSz02BKc= SNES Central]
*[http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0790&usg=__jQEMZ_UsD-hmvioZFB4iSz02BKc= SNES Central]


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