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'''''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, ''Nintendo World Championships 1990'' is a rare cartridge valued by video game collectors, and usually sells for several thousand dollars.
'''''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.


==Competition rules==
==References in later games==
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 [[wikipedia:DIP switch|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 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'' in marathon mode, and have to get the highest score possible with the remaining time they have left.
 
After the player plays a round of each game, their scores are totaled and some scores are adjusted. The player's score in ''Super Mario Bros.'' is 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.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
NWC 1990.jpg|[[Nintendo Power]] contest gold cartridge
NWC 1990.jpg|''[[Nintendo Power]]'' contest gold cartridge prize
NWC-Booklet Art.jpg|Front cover of Nintendo World Championships booklet
Nintendo World Championships Title Screen.png|Title screen
NWC-Flyer.jpg|Promotional flyer
NWC 1990-Super Mario Bros.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' title screen
NWC-Flyer.jpg|Promotional flyer featuring [[Mario]]
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==
*''[[NES Remix 2]]'' pays homage to this event by having its Competition Mode set up like the ''Nintendo World Championships 1990'' cartridge.


==See also==
==See also==
*''[[Nintendo Campus Challenge]]''
*[[Nintendo Campus Challenge]]
*''[[Nintendo PowerFest '94]]''
*[[Nintendo PowerFest '94]]


==External links==
==External links==
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*[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]
{{Wikipedia|Nintendo World Championships#Cartridge}}
 
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This article is about the cartridge used in the Nintendo World Championships. For the competition itself, see Nintendo World Championships.
Nintendo World Championships 1990
Standard grey cartridge of the Nintendo World Championships 1990
Developer Nintendo
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Nintendo Entertainment System
Release date USA October 10, 1990
Genre Compilation (platform, racing, puzzle)
Mode(s) Single player
Format
NES:
Game Pak
Input
NES:

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 Bros.—as well as Rad Racer and Tetris as the other two games. The Super Mario Bros. challenge gave players 99 lives, although they had to collect 50 coins in the shortest time possible. All three games were playable for only six minutes and 21 seconds each, but this was adjustable via DIP switches on the cartridge.

References in later games[edit]

  • 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.

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

An unused smiley face (likely a placeholder) from Super Mario Bros. 2 The Cutting Room Floor has an article on Nintendo World Championships 1990.
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