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|publisher=Nintendo
|released={{released|USA|1990}}
|genre=Compilation (Platform, Racing and Puzzle)
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'''''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. Because of this, it is a particularly rare game and is valued by video game collectors. Both versions usually sell for several thousand dollars on eBay. It was not released outside America.

It features the three games: ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''{{wp|Rad Racer}}'', and ''{{wp|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.

==Competition Rules==
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.

*In ''Super Mario Bros.'', the player starts with 99 lives. The game ends when collecting 50 coins, and then ''Rad Racer'' starts.
*After clearing the ''Rad Racer'' track, the player can progress to Tetris.
*''Tetris'' plays in a marathon mode until the timer runs out.

After the player plays a round of each game, their scores are totaled. Each score is adjusted. The player's score in ''Super Mario Bros.'' are not adjusted, their score in ''Rad Racer'' is multiplied by ten, and the score in ''Tetris'' is multiplied by 25. This encourages the players to reach ''Tetris'' as quickly as possible as it is the best way to achieve high scores.

==Legacy==
The Nintendo World Championship cartridges are considered the "Holy Grail" of NES Collecting by many fans.{{ref needed}} Gold cartridges are the most sought-after NES cartridges in the history of video gaming and may go for over $10,000.

==Gallery==
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NWC 1990.jpg|[[Nintendo Power]] contest gold cartridge
NWC-Booklet Art.jpg|Front cover of game booklet
NWC-Flyer.jpg
NWC-Shirt1.jpg|Promotional T-shirt
NWC-Shirt2.JPG|Promotional T-shirt
Nintendo World Championships Title Screen.png|Game title screen
NWC 1990-Super Mario Bros.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' title screen
NWC 1990-Rad Racer.png|''Rad Racer'' title screen
NWC 1990-Tetris.png|''Tetris'' title screen
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==Trivia==
*''[[NES Remix 2]]'' pays homage to this game by having its Competition Mode set up like the ''Nintendo World Championships 1990'' cartridge.
==Related==
*''[[Nintendo Campus Challenge]]''
*''[[Nintendo PowerFest '94]]''
==External Links==
*[http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/nes/nwc/nwc.html AtariHQ Article with info on the cartridge]
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