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The PlayChoice-10 is an arcade system based on Nintendo Entertainment System hardware, and is a successor to the Nintendo VS. System. Its name comes from the amount of games it can hold; players can play up to ten games on a single unit. Gameplay sessions have set time limits, though inserting additional coins before actually playing can give players additional time. Two-screen PlayChoice-10s put game instructions and the menu on the top screen and gameplay itself on the bottom screen. The games themselves came in the form of PCBs with ROM chips and used edge connectors to connect to PC10 units. Unlike VS. System games, Nintendo itself handled distribution of all PlayChoice-10 games. In the system's later years, Nintendo of America sold it as a conversion kit for their previous arcade releases. Support for the PlayChoice-10 continued even after Nintendo released the Nintendo Super System, though on July 31, 1992, Nintendo announced they would be ending support for this and all their arcade hardware.[1]

List of PlayChoice-10 games

Release Game Title Ref.
August 1986 Baseball [2]
August 1986 Tennis [2]
August 1986 Golf [2]
August 1986 Excitebike [2]
August 1986 Wild Gunman [2]
August 1986 Mario Bros. [2]
August 1986 Super Mario Bros. [2]
August 1986 Duck Hunt [2]
August 1986 Hogan's Alley [2]
August 1986 Balloon Fight [2]
1987 Pro Wrestling [3]
1987 Volleyball [3]
1987 Gradius* [3]
1987 The Goonies* [3]
1987 Metroid [4]
1987 Castlevania* [5]
1987 1942* [5]
1987 Trojan* [5]
1987 Rush'n Attack* [5]
1987 Track & Field* [5]
1987 Rygar* [6]
1987 R.C. Pro-Am* [7]
1987 Rad Racer* [7]
1987 Double Dribble* [7]
1988 Kung Fu [8]
1988 Double Dragon* [8]
1988 Gauntlet* [8]
1988 Contra* [8]
1988 Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! [9]
1988 Super Mario Bros. 2 [9]
1988 R.B.I. Baseball* [9]
July 15, 1989 Super Mario Bros. 3 [10]
July 15, 1989 Pin-Bot* [10]
July 15, 1989 Ninja Gaiden* [10]
July 15, 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* [10]
July 15, 1989 Tecmo Bowl* [10]
July 15, 1989 Fester's Quest* [10]
1989 Baseball Stars* [11]
1990 Super C* [12]
1990 Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers* [12]
August 1990 Dr. Mario [13]
August 1990 Rad Racer II* [13]
August 1990 Ninja Gaiden II* [13]
1990 Captain Skyhawk* [13]
1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game* [14]
1990 Solar Jetman* [14]
1990 Mega Man III* [14]
1991 Nintendo World Cup [15]
1991 Yo! Noid* [15]
March 1992 Mario's Open Golf [16]
March 1992 Power Blade* [16]
March 1992 Rockin' Kats* [16]
1992 Ninja Gaiden III* [1]

*:Originally a third party game

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nintendo Stops Games Manufacturing; But Will Continue Supplying Software'" (Cashbox, September 12, 1992, page 29)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "Nintendo's 'PlayChoice-10'" (Cashbox, August 30, 1986, page 41)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Gimme 10 Twice!" flyer by Nintendo of America (also in Play Meter, volume 13, number 1, page 87)
  4. ↑ "Players' Picks: Two Pick Hits for Nintendo Systems" (Play Meter, volume 13, number 5, pages 91-92)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Coming to a PlayChoice-10 Near You" flyer by Nintendo of America (also in Play Meter, volume 13, number 7, pages 76-77)
  6. ↑ "News Bulletin" (Play Meter, volume 13, number 11, page 4)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Chicagofest" (Play Meter, volume 13, number 12, page 65)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Todd's Show Review" (Play Meter, volume 14, number 5, page 66)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Nintendo's Summer of Excitement" flyer by Nintendo of America (also in Play Meter, volume 14, number 6, page 7)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 "Nintendo Proudly Premiers New PlayChoice Titles At Seaside Pete" (Vending Times, volume 29, number 10, page 86)
  11. ↑ "A Hot Kit Good For Cold Cash" flyer by Nintendo of America (also in Play Meter, volume 15, number 11, page 28)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Exploring new coin-op frontiers" (Play Meter, volume 16, number 8, page 31)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "Nintendo Bows VS. Dr. Mario Pak At San Diego Distributor Meeting" (RePlay, volume 15, issue 11, pages 44-46)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Video Games at a Glance" (Play Meter, volume 16, number 13, page 108)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Are You Getting All the Games You're Entitled to?" flyer by Nintendo of America (also in Play Meter, volume 17, number 4, page 20)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Machine Catalog 1992" (RePlay, volume 18, issue 4, page 124)
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