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|image=[[File:Nintendo Playchoice-10.jpeg|200px]]<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' in a dual-screen cabinet | |image=[[File:Nintendo Playchoice-10.jpeg|200px]]<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' in a dual-screen cabinet | ||
|release=August 1986<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cashbox50unse_5/page/41/mode/1up Cashbox 1986-08-30]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/cashbox50unse_23/page/n53/mode/1up Cashbox 1987-01-17]</ref> | |release=August 1986<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cashbox50unse_5/page/41/mode/1up Cashbox 1986-08-30]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/cashbox50unse_23/page/n53/mode/1up Cashbox 1987-01-17]</ref> | ||
|discontinued= | |discontinued=Mid 1992 | ||
|predecessor=[[VS. System]] | |predecessor=[[VS. System]] | ||
|successor= | |successor={{wp|Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Casing|Nintendo Super System}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''{{wp|Nintendo Entertainment System models#PlayChoice-10|Nintendo PlayChoice-10}}''', or simply the '''PlayChoice-10''', is an arcade machine that consists of ten different games that had previously been available only on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (NES). Players insert coins to play the games included on the Nintendo PlayChoice-10 for an allotted time | The '''{{wp|Nintendo Entertainment System models#PlayChoice-10|Nintendo PlayChoice-10}}''', or simply the '''PlayChoice-10''', is an arcade machine that consists of ten different games that had previously been available only on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (NES). Players insert coins to play the games included on the Nintendo PlayChoice-10 for an allotted time. | ||
The Nintendo PlayChoice-10 was made in response to home gaming consoles nearing the popularity of arcade machines, so [[Nintendo]] decided to capitalize on this trend by making standup arcade machines out of | The Nintendo PlayChoice-10 was made in response to home gaming consoles were nearing the popularity of arcade machines, so [[Nintendo]] decided to capitalize on this trend by making standup arcade machines out of their existing console systems. Nintendo packed its most popular games, including ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games, into a machine case and called it the PlayChoice-10. This system served to advertise new NES games, some of which debuted before their Western NES release like ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. | ||
The machine was compatible with the Nintendo Entertainment System, but it was actually quite different. Instead of using normal NES cartridges, the PlayChoice-10 used special expansion cards containing usually unmodified NES games along with extra 8KB ROM to display hints for dual-screen machines. The PlayChoice-10 output RGB video used a slightly different palette, so games did not look exactly | The machine was compatible with the Nintendo Entertainment System, but it was actually quite different. Instead of using normal NES cartridges, the PlayChoice-10 used special expansion cards containing usually unmodified NES games along with extra 8KB ROM to display hints for dual-screen machines. The PlayChoice-10 output RGB video used a slightly different palette, so games did not look exactly like they would on the NES. Usually, the PlayChoice versions are much more faithful to the NES version when compared to the [[VS. System]] versions, which are usually adjusted to become more difficult. ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf|Mario's Open Golf]]'' is a rare example of a PlayChoice-10 version that has been altered considerably, in this case slimmed down to a few modes. | ||
Starting in 1988, Nintendo began selling both dedicated single-screen upright cabinets and conversion kits for older Nintendo cabinets (''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', ''{{wp|Popeye (game)|Popeye}}'', and VS. UniSystem). The dedicated single-screen cabinet is displayed simply as "PlayChoice" and uses the same type of cabinet as the VS. UniSystem but is painted black instead of gray. | |||
The PlayChoice-10 received a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]-based successor called the | The PlayChoice-10 received a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]-based successor called the {{wp|Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Casing|Nintendo Super System}}. | ||
The Nintendo PlayChoice-10 was one of the last arcade machines | The Nintendo PlayChoice-10 was one of the last arcade machines made by [[Nintendo]] before they announced they would cease production of coin-op equipment in 1992.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cashbox56unse_0/page/28/mode/1up "Nintendo Will No Longer Produce Coin-Op Equipment"]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/cashbox56unse_1/page/29/mode/1up "Nintendo Stops Games Manufacturing; But Will Continue Supplying Software"]</ref> The PlayChoice-10 was never released in Japan. | ||
==List of ''Super Mario'' games== | ==List of ''Super Mario'' games== | ||
Seven titles of the ''Super Mario'' franchise were released for the PlayChoice-10. Comparatively, the | Seven titles of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] were released for the PlayChoice-10. Comparatively, the Super System had only one, ''[[Super Mario World]]''. | ||
*''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'' (1990) | *''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'' (1990) | ||
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