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{{about|the cartridge used in the Nintendo World Championships|the competition itself|[[Nintendo World Championships]]}}
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'''''Nintendo World Championships 1990''''' is a specialized [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] cartridge only ever used for the [[Nintendo World Championships]] held from March 8, 1990, to December 9, 1990, in 29 cities across the [[United States of America]]. It features one game of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]—''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''—as well as ''{{wp|Rad Racer}}'' and ''[[nwiki:Tetris (NES)|Tetris]]'' as the other two games. The ''Super Mario Bros.'' challenge gave players 99 lives, although they had to collect 50 [[coin]]s in the shortest time possible. All three games were playable for only six minutes and 21 seconds each, but this was adjustable via {{wp|DIP switch}}es on the cartridge.
'''''Nintendo World Championships 1990''''' is an exceedingly rare American game for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], with only 116 cartridges in existence. The cartridges were used for the ''[[Nintendo World Championships]]'' held during 1990 in 30 cities across the U.S. and Canada. 90 gray cartridges were given to the ninety finalists, and 26 gold cartridges were given away in a Nintendo Power contest. The gold ones can go for hundreds of dollars on eBay. It was not released outside America.


==References in later games==
This cartridge was indeed used in the World Championships, and it features the three games: ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Rad Racer|Rad Racer]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]''. The player had a total of 6 minutes 21 seconds to play all three games, but this can be changed by DIP switches on the cartridge.
*''[[NES Remix 2]]'': ''Nintendo World Championships 1990'' is referenced in the Competition Mode, which is set up like the cartridge.
 
*''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'': The physical Deluxe Set of this game includes a gold cartridge replica based on the 1990 cartridge.
The player starts out in ''Super Mario Bros.'' They are given 99 lives, and are required to collect 50 coins in the shortest time possible. After completing this, the game moves on to ''Rad Racer'' where the player has to complete the first track, again in the shortest time possible. Finally, they move on to ''Tetris'' and have to get the highest score possible with the remaining time they have left.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<center><gallery>
NWC 1990.jpg|''[[Nintendo Power]]'' contest gold cartridge prize
File:Standard Cartridge - Nintendo World Championship.jpg|Standard grey cartridge
Nintendo World Championships Title Screen.png|Title screen
File:NWC-Booklet Art.jpg|Front cover of game booklet
NWC 1990-Super Mario Bros.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' title screen
File:1194794648-00.png|Game title screen
NWC-Flyer.jpg|Promotional flyer featuring [[Mario]]
File:NWC 1990-Super Mario Bros.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' title screen
NWC-Shirt1.jpg|Promotional T-shirt
File:NWC 1990-Rad Racer.png|''Rad Racer'' title screen
NWC-Shirt2.JPG|Promotional T-shirt
File:NWC 1990-Tetris.png|''Tetris'' title screen
</gallery>
</gallery></center>
 
==See also==
*[[Nintendo Campus Challenge]]
*[[Nintendo PowerFest '94]]
 
==External links==
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*[http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/nes/nwc/nwc.html AtariHQ Article with info on the cartridge]


==Trivia==
*''[[NES Remix 2]]'' pays homage to this game by having its Competition Mode set up like the ''Nintendo World Championships 1990'' cartridge.
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