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DeepSeek
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The first series of games for the NES (North American launch in 1985) consisted of 18 titles, including Super Mario Bros., Duck Hunt, and The Legend of Zelda. Among collectors, they are commonly referred to as the "Black Box" games, named after their distinctive black packaging with a red stripe.
Xiaomi
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The first series of games released for the NES in North America (beginning with the system's 1985 launch) are commonly referred to by collectors as the "Black Box" games. They get this name from their distinctive packaging design, which featured a black background with simple, colorful artwork based on in-game graphics.
These included titles like:
These labels are prized by collectors today for their iconic retro aesthetic and their significance as the games that helped establish the NES in the North American market.
OpenAI
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The NES’s earliest North American releases are commonly known by collectors as the Nintendo “Black Box” games or Black Box series. They were Nintendo’s first NES titles, released mainly from 1985–1987, and came in distinctive black boxes with simple illustrations.
The original 1985 launch lineup generally included:
Collectors may also include later early releases such as Popeye and Urban Champion in the broader Black Box category. The exact lineup varies somewhat by region and by whether “launch titles” or all early Black Box releases are being discussed.
MiniMax
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The first series of games released for the NES in North America (launched October 18, 1985) are known among collectors as "Black Box" games, because they were packaged in distinctive black boxes with gold/yellow trim — a stark contrast to the gray boxes that became the standard NES packaging later.
The original launch lineup included 17 titles, with additional games released in the black box style over the following months. Key examples:
There were roughly 30 games released in the black box format before Nintendo switched to the standard gray box design in 1986. Black box games — especially sealed copies of Super Mario Bros. — are among the most sought-after and valuable items in retro video game collecting, with sealed SMB copies having sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction.
DeepSeek
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The first series of games released for the NES in North America are commonly referred to by collectors as the “Black Box” games (or the “Original 17”). They got the nickname from their distinctive black packaging and black cartridges, which featured a small rectangular piece of artwork on the front. Examples include Super Mario Bros., Duck Hunt, Excitebike, Baseball, Golf, and Tennis.
Z.ai
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The first NES games released in North America (launching with the console in October 1985) are known to collectors as "Black Box" titles, named for their distinctive packaging: a black box with a red title banner and a single screenshot or simple artwork.
The core launch lineup included roughly 17 games:
