Artifact Details

Title

NES Action Set Game Controller 1 of 2

Catalog Number

102752122

Type

Physical object

Description

This game controller, part of a set of two seemingly identical controllers, allows two users to interact with the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Action Set. It is grey and black, with black and red buttons. There are two black buttons that have an option for "select" and "start" and two red buttons that have an option for "B" or "A." Finally there is a black button with arrows pointing the four cardinal directions. The game controller was distinct for it's styling and the most exact game play control of it's type and time. Nintendo Entertainment Systems were released to a test audience in 1985 in the US and went on to become the best-selling console of its time. It introduced the business model of licensing thrid-party developers to produce and distribute games. The NES Zapper is a light-sensing video gun that brings sharpshooting accuracy. The copywrite for this object is 1985.

Date

1985-1990

Manufacturer

Nintendo of America, Inc.

Place Manufactured

Japan

Dimensions

overall: 2 in x 4 3/4 in x 3/4 in

Category

I/O device

Credit

Gift of Emmuel J. Gause

Lot Number

X4192.2008

Related Records

102674796 NES Action Set Retail Box