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PlayChoice-10
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. |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nintendo Stops Games Manufacturing; But Will Continue Supplying Software'" (Cashbox, September 12, 1992, page 29)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Gimme 10 Twice!" flyer by Nintendo of America (also in Play Meter, volume 13, number 1, page 87)
- ↑ "Players' Picks: Two Pick Hits for Nintendo Systems" (Play Meter, volume 13, number 5, pages 91-92)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "News Bulletin" (Play Meter, volume 13, number 11, page 4)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Chicagofest" (Play Meter, volume 13, number 12, page 65)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Todd's Show Review" (Play Meter, volume 14, number 5, page 66)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 10.0 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)
- ↑ "A Hot Kit Good For Cold Cash" flyer by Nintendo of America (also in Play Meter, volume 15, number 11, page 28)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Exploring new coin-op frontiers" (Play Meter, volume 16, number 8, page 31)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Video Games at a Glance" (Play Meter, volume 16, number 13, page 108)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Machine Catalog 1992" (RePlay, volume 18, issue 4, page 124)