Nintendo Entertainment System
Manufacturer: Nintendo
Released: October, 1985
Price at launch: $199 for Control Deck or $249 for Deluxe Set with R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy accessory)
In 1983, the video game industry collapsed. The market had become flooded with too many systems, too many low-quality games, and too many imitators. But one company took the risk that single-handedly saved the future of gaming. Nintendo brought its wildly popular Famicom gaming console from Japan to the U.S., and rechristened it the Nintendo Entertainment System. The NES had an innovative gamepad, an 8-bit digital brain for enhanced power, and one of the most popular video games of all time bundled with it — Super Mario Bros. Nintendo sold 61.9 million systems worldwide.