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Super Mario Bros. is a 1985 video game produced and directed by Shigeru Miyamoto, developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It is the successor to the 1983 arcade game Mario Bros. and the first game in the Super Mario series. Players control Mario, or his brother Luigi in the multiplayer mode, to traverse the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool from King Koopa. They traverse side-scrolling stages while avoiding hazards such as enemies and pits and collecting power-ups such as the Super Mushroom, Fire Flower and Starman. Super Mario Bros. is frequently cited as one of the greatest video games, and is particularly admired for its precise controls. It is one of the best-selling games, with more than 58 million copies sold worldwide. Alongside the NES, it is credited as a key factor in reviving the video game industry after the 1983 crash, and helped popularize the side-scrolling platform genre. The soundtrack is often named among the best video game soundtracks. Mario has become prominent in popular culture, and Super Mario Bros. began a multimedia franchise including a long-running game series, an animated television series, a Japanese anime feature film, a live-action feature film and an animated feature film.

Super Mario Bros. 2 is a 1988 video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. After the smash hit Super Mario Bros. in 1985, Nintendo quickly released a minor adaptation of the original with advanced difficulty titled Super Mario Bros. 2, for its mature market in Japan in 1986. However, Nintendo of America found this sequel too similar to its predecessor, and its difficulty too frustrating for the nascent American market. This prompted a second Super Mario Bros. sequel based on Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic. The characters, enemies, and themes in Doki Doki Panic have the mascots and theme of the festival, and were adapted into the Super Mario theme to make a Western Super Mario Bros. sequel. Super Mario Bros. 2 was a resounding success, becoming the fifth-best-selling game on the NES, and was critically well-received for its design aspects and for differentiating the Super Mario series.

Super Mario Bros. 3 is a 1988 video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was released in North America on February 12, 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 introduced iconic features like the world map, unique power-ups such as the Tanooki Suit, and the Koopalings as bosses. It was the first game to feature the enemy Boo and allowed Mario to slide. The game was a massive commercial success, selling over 17 million copies on the NES alone and becoming one of the best-selling games of all time.

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! is a classic boxing video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), originally released in 1987. The game is famous for its colorful opponents and a notoriously difficult final boss fight against Mike Tyson. In the game, players control a 17-year-old boxer from the Bronx named Little Mac, who fights his way through the ranks of the World Video Boxing Association. The ultimate goal is to earn a "dream fight" against the then-undisputed world heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson.

Ninja Gaiden is a classic video game, originally developed and published by Tecmo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Known for its difficult gameplay and innovative use of cinematic cutscenes, it follows the ninja Ryu Hayabusa as he travels to America to avenge his father's death.

Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos is the 1990 sequel to the popular Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game. Following up on the original game's success, the sequel brings back the cinematic cutscenes and adds new mechanics, such as the ability to create "Shadow Clones" that mimic your movements to multiply your attack power. The game follows Ryu Hayabusa as he embarks on a mission to defeat the new villain, Ashtar, and destroy the powerful Dark Sword.

Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom is the third and final installment of the Ninja Gaiden trilogy for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was released by Tecmo in 1991 and is notable for its unforgiving difficulty. The plot follows Ryu Hayabusa as he investigates the supposed death of his love interest, Irene Lew, only to uncover a conspiracy involving a powerful bio-organism.

Batman: The Video Game is a 1989 action platformer for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), developed and published by Sunsoft. Though it is based on the 1989 Tim Burton film, the game takes significant creative liberties, featuring a much more futuristic and less faithful representation of the movie's events. It is widely remembered for its difficult gameplay, atmospheric graphics, and excellent soundtrack.

The initial 1988 port of the arcade classic, Double Dragon, is notable for its significant differences from the original. In the NES Double Dragon, twin brothers and martial artists Billy and Jimmy Lee embark on a mission to rescue Billy's girlfriend, Marian, from the clutches of the Black Warriors street gang, led by the mysterious Shadow Boss. However, a major plot divergence from the arcade version sees Jimmy Lee revealed as the Shadow Boss, forcing Billy to fight his own brother to save Marian.

Double Dragon II: The Revenge for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is a side-scrolling beat 'em up and a significant improvement over the first NES game in the series. Unlike the arcade version, the NES port was designed differently to include a two-player co-op mode, unique level designs, new moves, and an altered story.