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|publisher=Nintendo | |publisher=Nintendo | ||
| | |released={{released|USA|October 10, 1990}} | ||
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'''''Nintendo World Championships 1990''''' is | '''''Nintendo World Championships 1990''''' is an exceedingly rare American [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] cartridge, with only 116 cartridges in existence. The cartridges were used for the ''[[Nintendo World Championships]]'' held from March 8, 1990 to December 9, 1990 in 29 cities across the United States. 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 cartridge and is valued by video game collectors. Both versions usually sell for several thousand dollars on eBay. It was not released outside America. | ||
== | ==Competition Rules== | ||
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. | |||
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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 cartridge 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== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
NWC 1990.jpg| | NWC 1990.jpg|[[Nintendo Power]] contest gold cartridge | ||
NWC-Booklet Art.jpg|Front cover of Nintendo World Championships booklet | |||
NWC | NWC-Flyer.jpg | ||
NWC-Flyer.jpg | |||
NWC-Shirt1.jpg|Promotional T-shirt | NWC-Shirt1.jpg|Promotional T-shirt | ||
NWC-Shirt2.JPG|Promotional T-shirt | NWC-Shirt2.JPG|Promotional T-shirt | ||
Nintendo World Championships Title Screen.png|Cartridge 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 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[Nintendo Campus Challenge]] | *''[[NES Remix 2]]'' pays homage to this event by having its Competition Mode set up like the ''Nintendo World Championships 1990'' cartridge. | ||
*[[Nintendo PowerFest '94]] | |||
==Related== | |||
*''[[Nintendo Campus Challenge]]'' | |||
*''[[Nintendo PowerFest '94]]'' | |||
==External | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/nes/nwc/nwc.html AtariHQ Article with info on the cartridge] | *[http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/nes/nwc/nwc.html AtariHQ Article with info on the cartridge] | ||
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{{NES}} | {{NES}} | ||
{{Game competitions}} | {{Game competitions}} | ||
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[[Category:1990 games]] | [[Category:1990 games]] | ||
[[Category:Reissues]] | [[Category:Reissues]] | ||
